,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bida  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjad,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to combat human trafficking4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,combat ,human ,trafficking ,act
 of #bjad4  #b4 ,reducing demand for sex
 trafficking2 lower mens rea for sex    
trafficking of underage victims  7a7    
,clarification of range of conduct      
punished as sex trafficking ,section    
#aeia of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a77#a71 by striking or maintains and   
inserting maintains1 patronizes1 or     
solicits2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking or      
obtained and inserting obtained1        
patronized1 or solicited2 and  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#b71 by striking or obtained 
and inserting obtained1 patronized1 or  

solicited2 and  7#c7 by striking        
subsection 7c7 and inserting the        
following3  7c7 ,in a prosecution under 
subsection 7a77#a71 the ,government need
 not prove that the defendant knew1 or  
recklessly disregarded the fact1 that   
the person recruited1 enticed1 harbored1
 transported1 provided1 obtained1       
maintained1 patronized1 or solicited had
 not attained the age of #ah years4  4  
7b7 ,definition amended ,section        
#ajc7aj7 of the ,trafficking ,victims   
,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb7aj77 is amended by striking or   
obtaining and inserting obtaining1      
patronizing1 or soliciting4  7c7        
,minimum period of supervised release   
for conspiracy ,to commit commercial    
child sex trafficking ,section #cehc7k7 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting #aeid7;c71 after   
#aeia14  #c4 ,bureau of ,justice        
,statistics report on ,state enforcement
 of sex trafficking prohibitions  7a7   
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the

 terms commercial sex act1 severe forms 
of trafficking in persons1 ,state1 and  
,task ,force have the meanings given    
those terms in section #ajc of the      
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb72  7#b7   
the term covered offense means the      
provision1 obtaining1 patronizing1 or   
soliciting of a commercial sex act      
involving a person subject to severe    
forms of trafficking in persons2 and    
7#c7 the term ,state law enforcement    
officer means any officer1 agent1 or    
employee of a ,state authorized by law  
or by a ,state government agency to     
engage in or supervise the prevention1  
detection1 investigation1 or prosecution
 of any violation of criminal law4  7b7 
,report ,the ,director of the ,bureau of
 ,justice ,statistics shall-- 7#a7      
prepare an annual report on-- 7,a7 the  
rates of-- 7i7 arrest of individuals by 
,state law enforcement officers for a   
covered offense2  7ii7 prosecution      
7including specific charges7 of         

individuals in ,state court systems for 
a covered offense2 and  7iii7 conviction
 of individuals in ,state court systems 
for a covered offense2 and  7,b7        
sentences imposed on individuals        
convicted in ,state court systems for a 
covered offense2 and  7#b7 submit the   
annual report prepared under paragraph  
7#a7 to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the    
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2  7,c7 
the ,task ,force2  7,d7 the ,senior     
,policy ,operating ,group established   
under section #aje7;g7 of the           
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajc7;g772 and 
7,e7 the ,attorney ,general4  #d4       
,department of ,justice training and    
policy  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       
section-- 7#a7 the terms commercial sex 
act1 severe forms of trafficking in     
persons1 and ,state have the meanings   
given those terms in section #ajc of the
 ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act 

of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb72  7#b7   
the term ,federal law enforcement       
officer has the meaning given the term  
in section #aae of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code2  7#c7 the term local law 
enforcement officer means any officer1  
agent1 or employee of a unit of local   
government authorized by law or by a    
local government agency to engage in or 
supervise the prevention1 detection1    
investigation1 or prosecution of any    
violation of criminal law2 and  7#d7 the
 term ,state law enforcement officer    
means any officer1 agent1 or employee of
 a ,state authorized by law or by a     
,state government agency to engage in or
 supervise the prevention1 detection1   
investigation1 or prosecution of any    
violation of criminal law4  7b7         
,training ,the ,attorney ,general shall 
ensure that each anti-human trafficking 
program operated by the ,department of  
,justice1 including each anti-human     
trafficking training program for        
,federal1 ,state1 or local law          

enforcement officers1 includes technical
 training on effective methods for      
investigating and prosecuting           
individuals who obtain1 patronize1 or   
solicit a commercial sex act involving a
 person subject to severe forms of      
trafficking in persons4  7c7 ,policy for
 ,federal law enforcement officers ,the 
,attorney ,general shall ensure that    
,federal law enforcement officers are   
engaged in activities1 programs1 or     
operations involving the detection1     
investigation1 and prosecution of       
individuals described in subsection 7b74
  #e4 ,wiretap authority for human      
trafficking violations ,section #beaf of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;c7--  
7,a7 by inserting before section #aeia  
the following3 section #aeha 7peonage71 
section #aehd 7involuntary servitude71  
section #aehi 7forced labor71 section   
#aeij 7trafficking with respect to      
peonage1 slavery1 involuntary servitude1
 or forced labor712 and  7,b7 by        

inserting before section #agea the      
following3 section #aeib 7unlawful      
conduct with respect to documents in    
furtherance of trafficking1 peonage1    
slavery1 involuntary servitude1 or      
forced labor712 and  7#b7 in paragraph  
7#b71 by inserting human trafficking1   
child sexual exploitation1 child        
pornography production1 after           
kidnapping14  #f4 ,strengthening crime  
victims' rights  7a7 ,notification of   
plea agreement or other agreement       
,section #cgga7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7#i7 ,the right 
to be informed in a timely manner of any
 plea agreement or deferred prosecution 
agreement4  4  7b7 ,appellate review of 
petitions relating to crime victims'    
rights  7#a7 ,in general ,section       
#cgga7;d77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the fifth sentence the following3 
,in deciding such application1 the court
 of appeals shall apply ordinary        

standards of appellate review44  7#b7   
,application ,the amendment made by     
paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with respect 
to any petition for a writ of mandamus  
filed under section #cgga7;d77#c7 of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 that  
is pending on the date of enactment of  
this ,act4