,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4  
,walker introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide mandatory minimum terms of      
imprisonment for certain trafficking    
offenses1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,bettering ,resources ,in ,guarding 
from ,human ,trafficking ,act of #bjag  
or the ,,bright ,act of #bjag4  #b4     
,mandatory minimums for certain         
trafficking offenses  7a7 ,peonage      
,section #aeha7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in   
the first sentence1 by striking or      
imprisoned not more than #bj years1 or  
both and inserting and imprisoned for   
not less than five years and not more   
than #bj years2 and  7#b7 in the second 
sentence1 by striking or imprisoned for 
any term of years or life1 or both and  

inserting and imprisoned for not less   
than five years4  7b7 ,vessels for slave
 trade ,section #aehb of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking or imprisoned not more than    
seven years1 or both and inserting and  
imprisoned for not less than five years 
and not more than seven years4  7c7     
,enticement into slavery ,section #aehc 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
striking 1 imprisoned not more than #bj 
years1 or both and inserting and        
imprisoned for not less than five years 
and not more than #bj years2 and  7#b7  
in subsection 7b71 by striking 1        
imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life1 or both and inserting and         
imprisoned for not less than five years4
  7d7 ,sale into involuntary servitude  
,section #aehd7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the
 first sentence1 by striking or         
imprisoned not more than #bj years1 or  
both and inserting and imprisoned for   

not less than five years and not more   
than #bj years2 and  7#b7 in the second 
sentence1 by striking or imprisoned for 
any term or years or life1 or both and  
inserting and imprisoned for not less   
than five years4  7e7 ,seizure1         
detention1 transportation or sale of    
slaves ,section #aehe of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking or imprisoned not more than    
seven years1 or both and inserting and  
imprisoned for not less than five years 
and not more than seven years4  7f7     
,service on vessels in slave trade      
,section #aehf of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking or
 imprisoned not more than two years1 or 
both and inserting and imprisoned for   
not less than one year and not more than
 two years4  7g7 ,possession of slaves  
aboard vessel ,section #aehg of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking or imprisoned not more than 
four years1 or both and inserting and   
imprisoned for not less than one year   

and not more than four years4  7h7      
,transportation of slaves from ,united  
,states ,section #aehh of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking or imprisoned not more than #aj
 years1 or both and inserting and       
imprisoned for not less than five years 
and not more than #aj years4  7i7       
,forced labor ,section #aehi7;d7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in the first sentence1  
by striking 1 imprisoned not more than  
#bj years1 or both and inserting and    
imprisoned for not less than five years 
and not more than #bj years2 and  7#b7  
in the second sentence1 by striking 1   
imprisoned for any term of years or     
life1 or both and inserting and         
imprisoned for not less than five years4
  7j7 ,trafficking with respect to      
peonage1 slavery1 involuntary servitude1
 or forced labor ,section #aeij7;a7 of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in the first sentence1 by
 striking or imprisoned not more than   

#bj years1 or both and inserting and    
imprisoned for not less than five years 
and not more than #bj years2 and  7#b7  
in the second sentence1 by striking or  
imprisoned for any term of years or     
life1 or both and inserting and         
imprisoned for not less than #e years4  
7k7 ,unlawful conduct with respect to   
documents in furtherance of trafficking1
 peonage1 slavery1 involuntary          
servitude1 or forced labor ,section     
#aeib7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7a7 ,whoever knowingly destroys1        
conceals1 removes1 confiscates1 or      
possesses any actual or purported       
passport or other immigration document1 
or any other actual or purported        
government identification document1 of  
another person--  7#a7  7,a7 in the     
course of a violation of section #aeha1 
#aehc1 #aehd1 #aehi1 #aeij1 or          
#aeid7;a72  7,b7 with intent to violate 
section #aeha1 #aehc1 #aehd1 #aehi1 or  
#aeij2 or  7,c7 to prevent or restrict  

or to attempt to prevent or restrict1   
without lawful authority1 the person's  
liberty to move or travel1 in order to  
maintain the labor or services of that  
person1 when the person is or has been a
 victim of a severe form of trafficking 
in persons1 as defined in section #ajc  
of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection
 ,act of #bjjj1  shall be fined under   
this title and imprisoned for not less  
than one year and not more than five    
years2 or  7#b7 in the course of a      
violation of section #aeia1 or with     
intent to violate such section1 shall be
 fined under this title and imprisoned  
for not less than #e years and not more 
than #aj years4  4