,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #cdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjad,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,portman1   
,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 & 
,mr4 ,wyd57 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,febru>y #c1           
#bjad;,committee dis*>g$2 consid]$ &    
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,s5ate t all necess>y measures %\ld
 be tak5 to protect *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates f human traffick+1 especially    
dur+ ! upcom+ ,sup] ,b[l1 an ev5t ar\nd 
:i* _m *ildr5 are traffick$ = sex4      
,:]eas accord+ to ! ,f$]al ,bureau (    
,inve/igation1 an e/imat$ #bjj1jjj to   
#cjj1jjj *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are at
 risk ( comm]cial sexual exploitation2  
,:]eas ! av]age age ( victims at ! "t ( 
_! entry into sex traffick+ is betwe5 j 
#ab & #ad ye>s old2 ,:]eas sex traffick+
 victims are (t5 abduct$ or lur$ into   
runn+ away by traffick]s2 ,:]eas sex    
traffick+ victims are r\t9ely rap$ &    

beat51 & sometimes ev5 br&$2 ,:]eas !   
va/ majority ( *ild victims ( sex       
traffick+ are *ildr5 f ! fo/] c>e sy/em1
 :]e !y h (t5 be5 fail$ by ! (ficials   
entru/$ to protect !m2 ,:]eas in/ances (
 sex traffick+ occur 9 e ,/ate1 & t5s ( 
?\s&s ( m51 wom51 & *ildr5 are br\ght to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates e ye> & exploit$ = sex 
& labor by traffick]s2 ,:]eas x is      
widely recogniz$ t ! belov$ ,am]ican    
tradition ( ! ,sup] ,b[l1 an ev5t t     
draws t5s ( ?\s&s ( fans to ! ho/ city1 
l o!r major recreational ev5ts1 leads to
 a surge 9 ! sex traffick+ ( und]age    
girls & boys 9 ! ho/ city2 & ,:]eas     
traffick]s aggressively adv]tise & sell 
sex traffick+ victims on websites l     
,backpage4com dur+ ! ,sup] ,b[l 9 ord]  
to meet ! increas$ dem& f visitors to ! 
ho/ city3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is !    
s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 law en=cem5t   
(fic]s1 ! juv5ile ju/ice sy/em1 social  
s]vices1 & ! public %\ld recognize &    
treat all *ildr5 be+ traffick$ = sex z  
victims ( human traffick+ ea* & e day ( 

! ye>2 &  7#b7 ,f$]al & ,/ate law       
en=cem5t ag5cies %\ld take all necess>y 
measures to protect *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates f h>m1 includ+ arre/+ & prosecut+
 bo? traffick]s & buy]s ( *ildr5 = sex 9
 accordance ) ! applicable ,/ate &      
,f$]al laws aga9/ *ild abuse1 /atutory  
rape1 & human traffick+1 p>ticul>ly dur+
 ! fe/ivities surr\nd+ ,sup] ,b[l       
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