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 #gjhi  ,,an ,,act  ,to au?orize !      
,diplomatic ,security ,s]vices ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to inve/igate         
allegations ( violations ( conduct      
con/itut+ (f5ses "u *apt] #gg ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,global ,anti-,human       
,traffick+ ,enhancem5t ,act4  #b4 ,exp&+
 protection & prosecution ef=ts at !    
unit$ /ates dep>tm5t ( /ate  7a7        
,inve/igation au?ority ,! ,secret>y (   
,/ate is au?oriz$ to inve/igate         
transnational violations ( *apt] #gg (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9 :i* "p
 ( ! (f5se conduct occurr$ outside !    
,unit$ ,/ates or involv$ #a or m =eign  
nationals4  7b7 ,au?orities ,section    
#cg7;a77#a7 ( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic  
,au?orities ,act ( #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgji7;a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ 2 or & ins]t+
 a semicolon2  7#b7 by r$esignat+       
subp>agraph 7,c7 z subp>agraph 7,d72 &  

7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,b7 !  
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7           
transnational violations ( *apt] #gg (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9 :i*   
any "p ( ! (f5se conduct occurr$ outside
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or involv$ "o or m     
=eign nationals2 or  4  #c4 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] = six   
ye>s1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report
 t includes ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!    
numb] ( relevant cases op5$ & inve/igat$
 by ! ,diplomatic ,security ,s]vice z a 
result ( ! additional au?orities grant$ 
by ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,!
 p]c5tage ( ! cases op5$ & inve/igat$ by
 ! ,diplomatic ,security ,s]vice z a    
result ( ! additional au?orities grant$ 
by ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act t 7      
ref]r$ = fur!r action1 includ+          
prosecution4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t ( !    
efficacy ( ! au?orities grant$ by !     

am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act & :e!r su*    
au?orities are suffici5t to mean+fully  
contribute to ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & broad]
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ef=ts to       
prosecute & prev5t1 :]e applicable1     
human traffick+ & transnational         
violations ( *apt] #gg ( title #ah1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,an assessm5t
 ( :e!r ! res\rces ( ! ,diplomatic      
,security ,s]vice are suffici5t to      
effectively c>ry out ! objectives ( ?is 
,act4  #d4 ,sunset ,?is ,act & !        
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all t]m9ate  
on ! date t is #g ye>s aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & ! provisions (   
law am5d$ by su* am5dm5ts %all be re/or$
 z if su* am5dm5ts _h n be5 enact$4     
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
,septemb] #i1 #bjbd4;,cl]k4