,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bcjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjah,mr4 
,m55dez 7= himself & ,mr4 ,portman7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !     
susp5sion ( ! eligibility = ! ,g5]aliz$ 
,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces ( c\ntries t fail to
 meet m9imum /&>ds = ! elim9ation (     
human traffick+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,anti-,traffick+ ,trade ,act ( #bjah4   
#b4 ,susp5sion ( eligibility = c\ntries 
t fail to meet m9imum /&>ds = !         
elim9ation ( human traffick+ ,section   
#ejb7;b7 ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdfb7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,c\ntries t fail 
to meet m9imum /&>ds = ! elim9ation (   
human traffick+  7,a7 ,ti] #c c\ntries  
7i7 ,susp5sion ( designation ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] ! submission to ,congress
 ( an annual report on traffick+ 9      
p]sons1 ! ,presid5t %all1 = ea* c\ntry  

li/$ z a ti] #c c\ntry 9 t report t is  
designat$ z a b5efici>y develop+ c\ntry 
= purposes ( ?is title1 susp5d t        
designation = "o ye>4  7ii7 ,prohibition
 on designation ,dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod    
beg9n+ on ! date t is #ij days aft] !   
submission to ,congress ( an annual     
report on traffick+ 9 p]sons1 !         
,presid5t may n designate a c\ntry li/$ 
z a ti] #c c\ntry 9 t report z a        
b5efici>y develop+ c\ntry = purposes (  
?is title4  7,b7 ,ti] #b wat* li/       
c\ntries ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
submission to ,congress ( an annual     
report on traffick+ 9 p]sons1 !         
,presid5t %all1 = ea* c\ntry li/$ z a   
ti] #b wat* li/ c\ntry 9 t report1      
notify ! gov]nm5t ( t c\ntry t a        
d[ngrade to ! classification ( ! c\ntry 
to classification z a ti] #c c\ntry 9 ! 
next annual report on traffick+ 9 p]sons
 w result 9 ! susp5sion ( ! designation 
( ! c\ntry z a b5efici>y develop+ c\ntry
 or ! ineligibility ( ! c\ntry =        
designation z a b5efici>y develop+      

c\ntry1 z applicable4  7,c7 ,waiv]  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t may waive a       
requirem5t ( subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect 
to a c\ntry if1 n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! submission to ,congress ( ! annual   
report on traffick+ 9 p]sons t li/s !   
c\ntry z a ti] #c c\ntry1 ! ,presid5t   
submits to ! appropriate congressional  
committees a lett] /at+ t ! gov]nm5t ( !
 c\ntry has tak5 concrete actions to    
implem5t ! pr9cipal recomm5dations )    
respect to t c\ntry 9 ! report4  7ii7   
,requirem5ts ,a lett] submitt$ "u clause
 7i7 ) respect to a c\ntry %all-- 7,i7  
include a description ( ! concrete      
actions t ! gov]nm5t ( ! c\ntry has tak5
 to implem5t ! pr9cipal recomm5dations  
describ$ 9 t clause2  7,,ii7 be         
accompani$ by support+ docum5tation     
provid+ cr$ible evid5ce ( ea* su*       
concrete action1 includ+ copies (       
relevant laws or regulations adopt$ or  
modifi$1 & any en=cem5t actions tak51 by
 t c\ntry1 :]e appropriate2  7,,iii7    
include a c]tification t all eligible   

articles orig9at+ f ! c\ntry are n      
includ$ on ! li/ ( goods produc$ by *ild
 labor or =c$ labor ma9ta9$ by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor & are o!rwise        
reasonably believ$ to be free ( =c$     
labor2  7,,iv7 include any public       
comm5ts receiv$ f civil society         
organizations ) respect to ! laws &     
practices ( ! c\ntry reg>d+ traffick+ 9 
p]sons2 &  7,v7 be publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al   
,regi/]4  7iii7 ,limitation on waiv] ,! 
,presid5t may n ex]cise ! waiv] au?ority
 "u clause 7i7 ) respect to a c\ntry = m
 ?an "o ye>4  7,d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
p>agraph3 7i7 ,annual report on         
traffick+ 9 p]sons ,! t]m annual report 
on traffick+ 9 p]sons means ! annual    
report on traffick+ 9 p]sons requir$ "u 
section #aaj7;b77#a7 ( ! ,traffick+     
,victims ,protection ,act ( #bjjj 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#a774  7ii7         
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,i7 ! ,committee on 
,ways & ,means & ! ,committee on ,=eign 

,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,,ii7 ! ,committee on ,f9ance & !      
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate4  7iii7 ,ti] #b wat* li/ c\ntry  
,! t]m ti] #b wat* li/ c\ntry means a   
c\ntry on ! li/ ( c\ntries requir$ by   
clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 ( section          
#aaj7;b77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,traffick+        
,victims ,protection ,act ( #bjjj 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#b77;,a774  7iv7    
,ti] #c c\ntry ,! t]m ti] #c c\ntry     
means a c\ntry on ! li/ ( c\ntries      
requir$ by section #aaj7;b77#a77;,c7 ( !
 ,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act ( 
#bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                    
#gajg7;b77#a77;,c774  4