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#b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afbe  ,,9 ,,!   
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may   
#bc1 #bjag,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations    
,febru>y #ab1 #bjah,report$ by ,mr4     
,cork]1 ) an amendment,strike out all   
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,/ate  
,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act (     
#aief to include sev]e =ms ( traffick+ 9
 p]sons )9 ! def9ition ( transnational  
organiz$ crime = purposes ( ! rew>ds    
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,t>get$ ,rew>ds = ! ,global
 ,eradication ( ,human ,traffick+ or !  
,,t>get ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 ,s5se (      
,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,traffick+ 9 p]sons is a  
major transnational crime t ?reat5s     
,unit$ ,/ates national security &       
humanit>ian int]e/s4  7#b7 ,traffick+ 9 
p]sons is increas+ly p]petrat$ by       
organiz$1 sophi/icat$ crim9al           

ent]prises4  7#c7 ,combat+ traffick+ 9  
p]sons requires a global approa* to     
id5tify+ & appreh5d+ ! _w's wor/ human  
traffick+ r+s4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x
 is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,/ate's rew>ds program is a p[]ful tool 
9 combat+ sophi/icat$ int]national crime
 & t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ,f$]al law   
en=cem5t %\ld "w 9 conc]t to (f] rew>ds 
t t>get human traffick]s :o ?reat5      
,unit$ ,/ates national security &       
humanit>ian int]e/s by prey+ on ! mo/   
vuln]able p ar\nd ! _w4  #c4 ,rew>ds =  
,ju/ice ,p>agraph 7#e7 ( section #cf7k7 
( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities  
,act ( #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh7k77 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! matt] prec$+         
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ means2  7#b7 
by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z
 clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 respectively1 &    
mov+ su* clauses1 z s r$esignat$1 two   
ems to ! "r2  7#c7 by ins]t+ be=e clause
 7i71 z s r$esignat$1 ! foll[+3  7,a7   
means--  2  7#d7 9 clause 7ii71 z s     
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & 

ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#e7 by add+ at ! end    
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 includes  
sev]e =ms ( traffick+ 9 p]sons1 z su*   
t]m is def9$ 9 section #ajc ( !         
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  
#bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74  4  #a4    
,%ort titles ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,t>get$ ,rew>ds = ! ,global ,eradication
 ( ,human ,traffick+ or ! ,,t>get ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7         
,traffick+ 9 p]sons is a major          
transnational crime1 z recogniz$ by !   
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  
#bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq42     
division ,a ( ,public ,law #ajf-chf74   
7#b7 ,traffick+ 9 p]sons is increas+ly  
p]petrat$ by organiz$1 sophi/icat$      
crim9al ent]prises4  7#c7 ,combat+      
traffick+ 9 p]sons requires a global    
approa* to id5tify+ & appreh5d+ ! _w's  
wor/ human traffick+ r+s4  7b7 ,s5se (  
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's rew>ds program is a 
p[]ful tool 9 combat+ sophi/icat$       

int]national crime & t ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate & ,f$]al law en=cem5t %\ld "w 9   
conc]t to (f] rew>ds t t>get human      
traffick]s :o prey on ! mo/ vuln]able p 
ar\nd ! _w4  #c4 ,rew>ds = ,ju/ice      
,section #cf7k77#e7 ( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t 
,basic ,au?orities ,act ( #aief 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh7k77#e77 is am5d$--  7#a7
 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by  
/rik+ means2  7#b7 by r$esignat+        
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z clauses 7i7 &
 7ii71 respectively1 & mov+ su* clauses1
 z r$esignat$1 #b ems to ! "r2  7#c7 by 
ins]t+ be=e clause 7i71 z r$esignat$1 ! 
foll[+3  7,a7 means--  2  7#d7 9 clause 
7ii71 z r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 
! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#e7 by add+ at !
 end foll[+3  7,b7 includes sev]e =ms ( 
traffick+ 9 p]sons 7z def9$ 9 section   
#ajc ( ! ,traffick+ ,victims ,protection
 ,act ( #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb77    
involv+ at lea/ #a jurisdiction outside 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4  ,febru>y #ab1    
#bjah,report$ ) an am5dm5t