,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #af1          
#bjbc,mrs4 ,blackburn 7= h]self1 ,mrs4  
,hyde-,smi?1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,braun1 
& ,mr4 ,r\nds7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
prohibit individuals *>g$ ) or convict$ 
( human traffick+ or drug traffick+     
(f5ses committ$ ne> ! bord] ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates f receiv+ ,f$]al b5efits4  #a4   
,prohibition on ,f$]al b5efits = human  
traffick]s & drug traffick]s  7a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
cov]$ traffick+ (f5se means a human     
traffick+ (f5se or a drug traffick+     
(f5se = :i* any portion ( ! c\rse (     
conduct con/itut+ ! human traffick+     
(f5se or drug traffick+ (f5se occurr$ at
 an int]national bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 or )9 ! t]ritorial wat]s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2  7#b7 ! t]m drug traffick+ (f5se
 means any ,f$]al (f5se t includes z an 

elem5t ( ! (f5se ! di/ribution ( a      
controll$ sub/ance 7z def9$ 9 section   
#ajb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb772  7#c7 ! t]m ,f$]al   
b5efit-- 7,a7 means ! issuance ( any    
grant1 contract1 loan1 pr(essional      
lic5se1 or comm]cial lic5se provid$ by  
an ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or by        
appropriat$ funds ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  
7,b7 includes any retirem5t1 welf>e1    
,social ,security1 heal?1 disability1   
vet]ans1 public h\s+1 or o!r simil>     
b5efit2 &  7#d7 ! t]m human traffick+   
(f5se means an (f5se "u-- 7,a7 section  
#aeha1 #aehc1 #aehd1 #aehi1 #aeij1      
#aeia1 #bbea;,a1 #bdba1 #bdbb1 or #bdbc 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or    
7,b7 section #bgd7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#acbd7;a774  7b7 ,prohibition on b5efits
 ,an individual :o is indict$ =1 *>g$ 9 
an in=mation )1 or convict$ ( a cov]$   
traffick+ (f5se %all be ineligible = any
 ,f$]al b5efit4  7c7 ,t]m9ation (       
prohibition = individuals n convict$    

,if1 = ea* cov]$ traffick+ (f5se ) :i*  
an individual is *>g$1 ! *>ge is        
dismiss$ or ! individual is f\nd n      
guilty ( ! cov]$ traffick+ (f5se-- 7#a7 
! ineligibility ( ! individual = any    
,f$]al b5efit "u subsection 7b7 %all    
t]m9ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all
 pay to ! individual any pecuni>y ,f$]al
 b5efit t 0 n paid to ! individual      
because ! individual 0 ineligible = !   
,f$]al b5efit "u subsection 7b74