,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,mfume1 & ,ms4 ,salaz>7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to exp& ! def9ition ( sev]e =ms (    
traffick+ 9 p]sons to include !         
recruitm5t1 h>bor+1 transportation1     
transf]1 or receipt ( orphan$1 ab&on$1  
or m9ors liv+ 9 public or private       
resid5tial facilities1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$
 z ! ,orphanage ,traffick+ ,prev5tion & 
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,orphan$1 ab&on$1 & 
*ildr5 liv+ 9 public or private         
resid5tial facilities1 includ+          
in/itutions1 *ildr5's homes1 orphanages1
 bo>d+ s*ools1 or gr\p homes1 are among 
! populations mo/ vuln]able to traffick+
 9 p]sons worldwide4 ,accord+ to !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 *ildr5 
)\t p>5tal c>e are at significantly     

high] risk ( be+ traffick$ = labor1     
sexual exploitation1 =c$ begg+1 & o!r   
illegal purposes4  7#b7 ,an e/imat$     
#e1djj1jjj *ildr5 live 9 in/itutional   
c>e globally1 _m ( :om are n true       
orphans b are sep>at$ f _! families due 
to pov]ty1 disability1 or family        
breakd[n4  7#c7 ,traffick]s (t5 t>get ^!
 *ildr5 "u ! guise ( education1 c>egiv+1
 or adoption4  7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (      
,/ate's #bjbd ,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons      
,report notes t orphanage traffick+--!  
recruitm5t ( *ildr5 into resid5tial c>e 
= ! purpose ( exploitation &            
pr(it--occurs 9 multiple c\ntries & is  
increas+ly l9k$ to int]national travel1 
& volun-t\rism4  7#e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate's #bjai & #bjbd ,traffick+ 9      
,p]sons ,reports h id5tifi$ patt]ns 9   
:i* *ildr5 are traffick$ into orphanages
 to attract donations & int]national    
volunte]s1 ) reports ( physical1        
emotional1 & sexual abuse 9 su*         
in/itutions4  7#f7 ,9 "s cases1 *ildr5  
are fraudul5tly label$ z orphans &      

traffick$ ?r\gh int]-c\ntry adoption    
*annels1 und]m9+ legitimate adoption    
sy/ems & violat+ ! ,conv5tion on        
,protection ( ,*ildr5 & ,co-op]ation 9  
,respect ( ,int]c\ntry ,adoption1 done  
at ! ,hague on ,may #bi1 #aiic4  7#g7   
,despite ^! docum5t$ abuses1 curr5t     
,unit$ ,/ates law does n explicitly     
recognize orphanage traffick+ z a sev]e 
=m ( traffick+ 9 p]sons1 :i*1 accord+ly1
 may h9d] ef=ts to prosecute            
p]petrators1 protect victims1 &         
condition =eign assi/ance4  7#h7        
,cl>ify+ t ! traffick+ ( orphan$1       
ab&on$1 or *ildr5 liv+ 9 public or      
private resid5tial facilities1 includ+  
in/itutions1 *ildr5's homes1 orphanages1
 bo>d+ s*ools1 or gr\p homes1 con/itutes
 a sev]e =m ( traffick+ 9 p]sons "u !   
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  
#bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 is  
necess>y to protect ^! *ildr51 enhance  
acc\ntability1 & /r5g!n ,unit$ ,/ates   
anti-traffick+ ef=ts4  #c4 ,modification
 to def9ition ( sev]e =ms ( traffick+ 9 

p]sons ,p>agraph 7#aa7 ( section #ajc ( 
! ,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (
 #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 2 or  
at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 9  
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7 !   
recruitm5t1 h>bor+1 transportation1     
transf]1 or receipt ( orphan$1 ab&on$1  
or p]sons liv+ 9 public or private      
resid5tial facilities :o h n atta9$ #ah 
ye>s ( age1 by means ( fraud1 co]cion1  
=ce1 or abuse ( a position (            
vuln]ability1 = ! purpose ( exploitation
 & pr(it1 =c$ labor1 involunt>y         
s]vitude1 peonage1 debt bondage1 slav]y1
 *ild labor1 or sex traffick+4  4