#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#ahfb  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the        
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj to modify the criteria for     
determining whether countries are       
meeting the minimum standards for the   
elimination of human trafficking1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,trafficking ,victims ,protection       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjag4  #b4    
,definitions ,section #ajc of the       
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ae7 as        
paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#ag71          
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#d7 the following3     
7#e7 ,concrete actions ,the term        
concrete actions means actions that     
demonstrate increased efforts by the    
government of a country to meet the     
minimum standards for the elimination of
 trafficking1 including any of the      

following3 7,a7 ,enforcement actions    
taken4  7,b7 ,investigations actively   
underway4  7,c7 ,prosecutions conducted4
  7,d7 ,convictions attained4  7,e7     
,training provided4  7,f7 ,programs and 
partnerships actively underway4  7,g7   
,efforts to prevent severe forms of     
trafficking1 including programs to      
reduce the vulnerability of particularly
 vulnerable populations1 involving      
survivors of trafficking in community   
engagement and policy making1 engagement
 with foreign migrants1 ending          
recruitment fees1 and other such        
measures4  7,h7 ,victim services        
offered1 including immigration services 
and restitution4  7,i7 ,the amount of   
money the government has committed to   
the actions described in subparagraphs  
7,a7 through 7,h74  7#f7 ,credible      
information ,the term credible          
information includes all of the         
following3 7,a7 ,reports by the         
,department of ,state4  7,b7 ,reports of
 other ,federal agencies1 including the 

,department of ,labor's ,list of ,goods 
,produced by ,child ,labor or ,forced   
,labor and ,list of ,products ,produced 
by ,forced ,labor or ,indentured ,child 
,labor4  7,c7 ,documentation provided by
 a foreign country1 including-- 7i7     
copies of relevant laws1 regulations1   
and policies adopted or modified2 and   
7ii7 an official record of enforcement  
actions taken1 judicial proceedings1    
training conducted1 consultations       
conducted1 programs and partnerships    
launched1 and services provided4  7,d7  
,materials developed by civil society   
organizations4  7,e7 ,information from  
survivors of human trafficking1         
vulnerable persons1 and whistleblowers4 
7,f7 ,all relevant media and academic   
reports that1 in light of reason and    
common sense1 are worthy of belief4     
7,g7 ,information developed by          
multilateral institutions4  7,h7 ,an    
assessment of the impact of the actions 
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,i7 of paragraph 7#e7 on the prevalence

 of human trafficking in the country4  4
  #c4 ,sense of ,congress  7a7 ,private 
sector support to strengthen law        
enforcement agencies and the role of    
private businesses in preventing and    
combating child sex trafficking ,it is  
the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the  
,president should work with the private 
sector to explore1 develop1 and use     
technology that strengthens ,federal law
 enforcement capabilities to combat     
traffickers and criminal networks2 and  
7#b7 private businesses1 both domestic  
and international1 should take every    
reasonable step to prevent and combat   
child sex trafficking4  7b7 ,efforts to 
end modern slavery ,it is the sense of  
,congress that any future authorization 
of appropriations to carry out the grant
 program authorized under section #abih 
of the ,defense ,authorization ,act for 
,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#gaad7 should simultaneously extend the 
accountability provisions under         
subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e7 of such   

section4  #d4 ,prohibition on placement 
or recruitment fees ,section #ajf7;g7 of
 the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection  
,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajd7;g77 
is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating      
clauses 7i7 through 7iv7 as paragraphs  
7#a7 through 7#d71 respectively1 and    
moving such paragraphs #d ems to the    
left2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 as   
redesignated-- 7,a7 by redesignating    
subclauses 7,i7 through 7,v7 as         
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e71        
respectively1 and moving such           
subparagraphs #d ems to the left2  7,b7 
in subparagraph 7,b71 as redesignated1  
by redesignating items 7aa7 and 7bb7 as 
clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and 
moving such clauses #d ems to the left2 
and  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,d71 as      
redesignated1 by striking unreasonable  
placement or recruitment fees and all   
that follows through the period at the  
end and inserting placement or          
recruitment fees44  #e4 ,minimum        
standards for the elimination of        

trafficking ,section #ajh7;b77#g7 of the
 ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act 
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajf7;b77#g77  
is amended by inserting or enable after 
condone4  #f4 ,actions against          
governments failing to meet minimum     
standards ,section #aaj7;b7 of the      
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
by striking ,the report should and      
inserting ,the report shall1 to the     
extent concurrent reporting data is     
available1 cover efforts and activities 
taking place during the period between  
,april #a of the year preceding the     
report and ,march #ca of the year in    
which the report is made1 and should2   
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 
based only on concrete actions taken by 
the country that are recorded during the
 reporting period after such standards2 
7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b7 by inserting  
based only on concrete actions taken by 
the country 7excluding any commitments  

by the country to take additional future
 steps during the next year7 that are   
recorded during the reporting period    
after compliance2  7,d7 in subparagraph 
7,f71 by striking and at the end2  7,e7 
in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking the   
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,f7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,h7 for each country       
included in a different list than the   
country had been placed in the previous 
annual report1 a detailed explanation of
 how the concrete actions 7or lack of   
such actions7 undertaken 7or not        
undertaken7 by the country during the   
previous reporting period contributed to
 such change1 including a clear linkage 
between such actions and the minimum    
standards enumerated in section #ajh4  2
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in      
subparagraph 7,a77iii7-- 7i7 in         
subclause 7,i71 by adding or at the end2
  7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking 
2 or and inserting a period2 and  7iii7 
by striking subclause 7,,iii72  7,b7 in 

subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the last 
annual report and inserting ,april #a of
 the previous year2  7,c7 in            
subparagraph 7,d77ii71 by striking #b   
years and inserting #a year2 and  7,d7  
in subparagraph 7,e7-- 7i7 in the       
subparagraph heading1 by striking       
,public and inserting ,congressional2   
and  7ii7 by striking shall provide and 
all that follows and inserting the      
following3 shall-- 7i7 provide a        
detailed description of the credible    
information supporting such             
determination on a publicly available   
website maintained by the ,department of
 ,state2 and  7ii7 offer to brief the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives on any written plan    
submitted by the country under          
subparagraph 7,d77ii77,i71 with an      
opportunity to review the written plan4 
2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in     
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at   

the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
striking the semicolon at the end and   
inserting a period2 and  7,c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7,d7 the     
extent to which the government of the   
country is devoting sufficient budgetary
 resources-- 7i7 to investigate and     
prosecute acts of severe trafficking in 
persons2  7ii7 to convict and sentence  
persons responsible for such acts2 and  
7iii7 to obtain restitution for victims 
of human trafficking2  7,e7 the extent  
to which the government of the country  
is devoting sufficient budgetary        
resources-- 7i7 to protect and support  
victims of trafficking in persons2 and  
7ii7 to prevent severe forms of         
trafficking in persons2 and  7,f7 the   
extent to which the government of the   
country has consulted with domestic and 
international civil society             
organizations that resulted in concrete 
actions to improve the provision of     
services to victims of trafficking in   
persons4  2 and  7#d7 by adding at the  

end the following3  7#d7 ,action plans  
for countries upgraded to tier #b       
watchlist  7,a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the release of the 
annual ,trafficking in ,persons ,report1
 the ,secretary of ,state1 acting       
through the ,ambassador-at-,large of the
 ,office to ,monitor and ,combat        
,trafficking and the ,assistant         
,secretary of the appropriate regional  
bureau1 in consultation with appropriate
 officials from the government of each  
country described in paragraph          
7#b77;,a77ii71 and with the assistance  
of the ,united ,states ,ambassador or   
,charge d',affaires in each country1    
shall-- 7i7 prepare an action plan for  
each country upgraded from ,tier #c to  
,tier #b ,watchlist to further improve  
such country's tier ranking under this  
subsection2 and  7ii7 present the       
relevant action plan to the government  
of each such country4  7,b7 ,contents   
,each action plan prepared under this   
paragraph-- 7i7 shall include specific  

concrete actions to be taken by the     
country to substantively address        
deficiencies preventing the country from
 meeting ,tier #b standards1 based on   
credible information2 and  7ii7 should  
be focused on short-term and multi-year 
goals4  7,c7 ,briefings ,the            
,ambassador-at-,large of the ,office to 
,monitor and ,combat ,trafficking and   
all appropriate regional ,assistant     
,secretaries shall make themselves      
available to brief the ,committee on    
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 the 
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate1 the ,committee on ,foreign     
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives on the implementation  
of each action plan prepared under this 
paragraph4  7,d7 ,savings provision     
,nothing in this paragraph may be       
construed as modifying-- 7i7 minimum    
standards for the elimination of        
trafficking under section #ajh2 or  7ii7

 the actions against governments failing
 to meet minimum standards under this   
section or the criteria for placement on
 the ,special ,watch ,list under        
paragraph 7#b74  4  #g4 ,communication  
with governments of countries designated
 as ,tier #b ,watch ,list countries on  
the ,trafficking in ,persons report  7a7
 ,in general ,not less than annually1   
the ,secretary of ,state shall provide1 
to the foreign minister of each country 
that has been downgraded to a ,tier #b  
,watch ,list country pursuant to the    
,trafficking in ,persons report         
submitted under section #aaj7;b7 of the 
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77--    
7#a7 a copy of the annual ,trafficking  
in ,persons report2 and  7#b7           
information pertinent to that country's 
downgrade1 including-- 7,a7 confirmation
 of the country's designation to the    
,tier #b ,watch ,list2  7,b7 the        
implications associated with such       
designation and the consequences for the

 country of a downgrade to ,tier #c2    
7,c7 the factors that contributed to the
 downgrade2 and  7,d7 the steps that the
 country must take to be considered for 
an upgrade in status of designation4    
7b7 ,sense of ,congress regarding       
communications ,it is the sense of      
,congress that1 given the gravity of a  
,tier #b ,watch ,list designation1 the  
,secretary of ,state should communicate 
the information described in subsection 
7a7 to the foreign minister of any      
country downgraded to the ,tier #b      
,watch ,list4  #h4 ,united ,states      
support for integration of              
anti-trafficking interventions in       
multilateral development banks  7a7     
,requirements ,the ,secretary of the    
,treasury1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,state1 acting through the
 ,ambassador at ,large for ,monitoring  
and ,combating ,trafficking in ,persons1
 shall instruct the ,united ,states     
,executive ,director of each            
multilateral development bank to        

initiate discussions with the other     
executive directors and management of   
the respective multilateral development 
bank to-- 7#a7 further develop          
anti-human trafficking provisions in    
relevant project development1           
safeguards1 procurement1 and evaluation 
policies2  7#b7 employing a risk-based  
approach1 require human trafficking risk
 assessments and integration plans as a 
routine part of developing projects     
through existing1 forthcoming or new    
mechanisms and processes2  7#c7 support 
analyses of the impact of severe forms  
of trafficking in persons on key        
indicators of economic and social       
development and of the benefits of      
reducing human trafficking on economic  
and social development2  7#d7 support   
the proactive integration of effective  
anti-trafficking interventions into     
projects with the objectives of         
enhancing development outcomes and      
reducing the incidence of severe forms  
of trafficking in project areas2  7#e7  

increase the capacity of multilateral   
development banks and of recipient      
governments to conduct human trafficking
 risk assessments and integrate         
anti-trafficking interventions into     
projects2  7#f7 support the development 
of meaningful risk mitigation and       
reduction policies1 regulations1 and    
strategies within the multilateral      
development banks to reduce the         
incidence and prevalence of severe forms
 of trafficking in persons and enhance  
development outcomes that may be        
improved by reducing the incidence and  
prevalence of human trafficking2 and    
7#g7 support the inclusion of human     
trafficking risk analysis in the        
development of relevant country         
strategies by each multilateral         
development bank4  7b7 ,briefings ,the  
,secretary of the ,treasury shall make  
relevant officials available to brief   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate1 the ,committee on         
,appropriations of the ,senate1 the     

,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives on the       
implementation of this section4  ,passed
 the ,senate ,december #ag1             
#bjah4,secretary