,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbj,mr4 
,reschenthaler 7for himself and ,mr4    
,mc,caul7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
combat trafficking in persons for the   
removal of their organs1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop ,predatory    
,organ ,trafficking ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,global ,financial ,integrity     
estimates that up to #aj percent of all 
transplants rely on organs that have    
been illicitly obtained4 ,these organs  
are often bought from vulnerable1       
impoverished persons4  7#b7 ,the illicit

 organ trade is lucrative2 demand is    
high1 and buyers can pay up to over     
#bjj1jjj to secure a kidney outside the 
legitimate market according to ,global  
,financial ,integrity4 ,by some         
estimates1 organ trafficking raises     
between #hdj million and #a4g billion4  
,this can bankroll terrorist and        
transnational crime activity4  7#c7 ,it 
has been reported that the ,islamic     
,state has used stolen organs to finance
 its war activities and to treat injured
 fighters1 sanctioning the removal of   
organs from living captives4  7#d7 ,a   
severe shortage of transplanted organs  
helps fuel organ trafficking4 ,as of    
#bjad1 according to the ,global         
,observatory on ,donation and           
,transplantation1 the #abj1jjj          
transplants conducted globally only     
accounted for #aj percent of the        
patients waiting for an organ           
transplant4  7#e7 ,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 establishing         
efficient voluntary organ donation      
systems with strong enforcement         
mechanisms is an effective way to combat
 trafficking in persons for purposes of 
the removal of organs4  #d4 ,imposition 
of visa sanctions  7a7 ,in general  7#a7
 ,determination ,an alien who the       
,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of
 one of such ,secretaries7 knows1 or has
 reason to believe1 has committed or    
facilitated the trafficking in persons  
for purposes of the removal of organs   
may be determined to be-- 7,a7 removable
 from the ,united ,states2  7,b7        
inadmissible to the ,united ,states2    

7,c7 ineligible to receive a visa or    
other documentation to enter the ,united
 ,states2 and  7,d7 otherwise ineligible
 to be admitted or paroled into the     
,united ,states or to receive any other 
benefit under the ,immigration and      
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq474  7#b7 ,reporting of names ,the  
,secretary of ,state shall report the   
names of persons who have been convicted
 of an offense under section #cja of the
 ,national ,organ ,transplant ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bgd;e7 to foreign ministries 
for future consideration regarding the  
issuance of visas to such persons4  7b7 
,reporting  7#a7 ,in general ,not later 
than two years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act and annually     
thereafter through #bjbf1 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 in persons for purposes of 
the removal of 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 in persons for purposes of  
the removal of organs4  7,c7 ,a         
description of activities undertaken by 
countries to address and prevent        
trafficking in persons for purposes of  
the removal of organs4  7#b7 ,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  
in persons for purposes of the removal  
of organs1 including enforcement of such
 laws1 or any instances of violations of
 such laws4  7#c7 ,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 in persons for purposes of  
the removal of organs4  7,d7 ,any other 
reports or information sources the      
,secretary of ,state determines to be   
necessary and appropriate4  7#d7        
,relation to trafficking in persons     
report ,the reports required under      
subsection 7a7 shall be deemed to       
satisfy the reporting requirements      
relating to trafficking in persons for  
purposes of the removal of organs under 
section #aaj7;b7 of the ,trafficking    
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
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