,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjah,mr4 
,trott 7for himself and ,mr4 ,deutch7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to combat         
trafficking in human organs1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,strategy ,to  
,oppose ,predatory ,organ ,trafficking  
,act or the ,,stop ,organ ,trafficking  
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,the ,world ,health   
,organization 7,,who7 estimates that    
approximately #aj percent of all        
transplanted kidneys worldwide are      
illegally obtained1 often bought from   
vulnerable impoverished persons or      
forcibly harvested from prisoners4  7#b7
 ,in #bjjd1 the ,world ,health ,assembly
 passed a resolution urging its         
member-states to take measures to       
protect the poorest as well as          
vulnerable groups from exploitation by  

organ traffickers4  7#c7 ,on ,february  
#ac1 #bjjh1 the ,united ,nations ,global
 ,initiative to ,fight ,human           
,trafficking 7,,ungift7 hosted the      
,vienna ,forum to ,fight ,human         
,trafficking1 and subsequently reported 
that a lack of adequate illicit organ   
trafficking laws has provided           
opportunity for the illegal trade to    
grow4  7#d7 ,on ,march #ba1 #bjaa1 the  
,council of the ,european ,union adopted
 rules supplementing the definition of  
criminal offenses and the level of      
sanctions in order to strengthen the    
prevention of organ trafficking and the 
protection of those victims4  7#e7 ,in  
#bjje1 the ,united ,states ratified the 
,protocol to ,prevent1 ,suppress and    
,punish ,trafficking in ,persons1       
,especially ,women and ,children1 a     
supplement to the ,united ,nations      
,convention against ,transnational      
,organized ,crime1 which includes the   
removal of organs as a form of          
exploitation under the definition of    

trafficking in persons4  7#f7 ,according
 to a #bjac ,united ,nations report from
 the ,special ,rapporteur on trafficking
 in persons1 especially women and       
children1 the economic and social       
divisions within and among countries is 
notably reflected in the illicit organ  
trafficking market1 in which the victims
 are commonly poor1 unemployed1 and more
 susceptible to deceit and extortion4   
#c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the kidnapping
 or coercion of individuals for the     
purpose of extracting their organs for  
profit is in contradiction of the ideals
 and standards for ethical behavior upon
 which the ,united ,states has based its
 laws2  7#b7 the illegal harvesting of  
organs from children is a violation of  
the human rights of the child and is a  
breach of internationally accepted      
medical ethical standards described in  
,,who ,assembly ,resolution #eg4ah 7,may
 #bb1 #bjjd72  7#c7 the illegal         
harvesting and trafficking of organs    

violates the ,universal ,declaration of 
,human ,rights1 in ,article #c which    
states that ,everyone has the right to  
life1 liberty and security of person41  
and in ,article #d which states that ,no
 one shall be held in slavery or        
servitude42 and  7#d7 establishing      
efficient voluntary organ donation      
systems with strong enforcement         
mechanisms is the most effective way to 
combat trafficking of persons for the   
removal of their organs4  #d4 ,statement
 of policy ,it shall be the policy of   
the ,united ,states to-- 7#a7 combat the
 international trafficking of persons   
for the removal of their organs2  7#b7  
promote the establishment of voluntary  
organ donation systems with effective   
enforcement mechanisms in bilateral     
diplomatic meetings1 as well as in      
international health forums2 and  7#c7  
promote the dignity and security of     
human life in accordance with the       
,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights4  #e4 ,revocation or denial of  

passports to individuals who are organ  
traffickers ,the ,act entitled ,an ,act 
to regulate the issue and validity of   
passports1 and for other purposes1      
approved ,july #c1 #aibf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#baa;a et seq471 commonly known as the  
,passport ,act of #aibf1 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #d4 ,authority to deny or     
revoke passport  7a7 ,issuance ,the     
,secretary of ,state may refuse to issue
 a passport to any individual who has   
been convicted of an offense under      
section #cja of the ,national ,organ    
,transplant ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgd;e7 
if such individual used a passport or   
otherwise crossed an international      
border in the commission of such an     
offence4  7b7 ,revocation ,the          
,secretary of ,state may revoke a       
passport previously issued to any       
individual described in paragraph 7#a74 
4  #f4 ,amendments to the ,trafficking  
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj  7a7 
,definitions ,section #ajc of the       

,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#i7--  7,a7
 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or at
 the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by
 striking the period at the end and     
inserting3 2 or2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,c7 trafficking of persons for the     
removal of their organs 7as defined in  
paragraph 7#ac774  2  7#b7 by           
redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7 through  
7#ae7 as paragraphs 7#ad7 through 7#af71
 respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting   
after paragraph 7#ab7 the following new 
paragraph3  7#ac7 ,trafficking of       
persons for the removal of their organs 
7,a7 ,in general ,the term trafficking  
of persons for the removal of their     
organs means the recruitment1           
transportation1 transfer1 harboring1 or 
receipt of a person1 either living or   
deceased1 for the purpose of removing   
one or more of such person's organs1 by 
means of--  7i7 coercion2  7ii7         

abduction2  7iii7 deception2  7iv7      
fraud2  7v7 abuse of power or a position
 of vulnerability2 or  7vi7 transfer of 
payments or benefits to achieve the     
consent of a person having control over 
a person described in the matter        
preceding clause 7i74  7,b7 ,organ      
defined ,in subparagraph 7,a71 the term 
organ has the meaning given the term    
human organ in section #cja7;c77#a7 of  
the ,national ,organ ,transplant ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgd;e7c77#a774  4  7b7  
,interagency task force ,to monitor and 
combat trafficking ,section #aje7;d77#c7
 of the ,trafficking ,victims           
,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajc7;d77#c77 is amended by inserting 
after the first sentence the following  
new sentence3 ,such procedures shall    
include collection and organization of  
data from human rights officers at      
,united ,states embassies on host       
country laws against trafficking of     
persons for the removal of their organs 
and any instances of violations of such 

laws44  #g4 ,reporting  7a7 ,in general 
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act and       
annually thereafter through #bjbe1 the  
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
comprehensive report that includes the  
following information3  7#a7 ,a         
description of the sources1 practices1  
methods1 facilitators1 and recipients of
 trafficking of persons for the removal 
of their organs during the period       
covered by each such report4  7#b7 ,a   
description of activities undertaken by 
the ,department of ,state1 either       
unilaterally or in cooperation with     
other countries1 to address and prevent 
trafficking of persons for the removal  
of their organs4  7#c7 ,a description of
 activities undertaken by countries to  
address and prevent trafficking of      
persons for the removal of their organs4
  7b7 ,matters ,to be included ,the     
reports required under subsection 7a7   
shall include the collection and        

organization of data from human rights  
officers at ,united ,states diplomatic  
and consular posts on host country laws 
against trafficking of persons for the  
removal of their organs1 including      
enforcement of such laws1 or any        
instances of violations of such laws4   
7c7 ,additional matters ,to be included 
,the reports required under subsection  
7a7 may include the following3 7#a7     
,information provided in meetings with  
host country officials4  7#b7           
,information provided through           
cooperation with ,united ,nations or    
,world ,health ,organization agencies4  
7#c7 ,communications and reports        
provided by nongovernmental             
organizations working on the issue of   
trafficking of persons for the removal  
of their organs4  7#d7 ,any other       
reports or information sources the      
,secretary of ,state determines to be   
necessary and appropriate4  #h4         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   

,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means the ,committee on      
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,organ ,the term organ has the     
meaning given the term human organ in   
section #cja7;c77#a7 of the ,national   
,organ ,transplant ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#bgd;e7c77#a774  7#c7 ,trafficking of   
persons for the removal of their organs 
,the term trafficking of persons for the
 removal of their organs means the      
recruitment1 transportation1 transfer1  
harboring1 or receipt of a person1      
either living or deceased1 for the      
purpose of removing one or more of the  
person's organs1 by means of--  7,a7    
coercion2  7,b7 abduction2  7,c7        
deception2  7,d7 fraud2  7,e7 abuse of  
power or a position of vulnerability2 or
  7,f7 transfer of payments or benefits 
to achieve the consent of a person      
having control over a person described  
in the matter preceding clause 7i74  #i4

 ,limitation on funds ,no additional    
funds are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this ,act or any amendment 
made by this ,act4