,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfdg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #a1 #bjbe,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,international ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title4,sec4 #b4 ,table of contents4,,title ,i--,combating human trafficking abroad,sec4 #aja4 ,united states support for integration of anti-trafficking in persons interventions in multilateral development banks4,sec4 #ajb4 ,counter-trafficking in persons efforts in development cooperation and assistance policy4,sec4 #ajc4 ,technical amendments to tier rankings4,sec4 #ajd4 ,modifications to the ,program to ,end ,modern ,slavery4,sec4 #aje4 ,clarification of nonhumanitarian1 nontrade-related foreign assistance4,sec4 #ajf4 ,expanding protections for domestic workers of official and diplomatic persons4,sec4 #ajg4 ,effective dates4,,title ,,ii--,authorization of appropriations,sec4 #bja4 ,extension of authorizations under the ,victims of ,trafficking and ,violence ,protection ,act of #bjjj4,sec4 #bjb4 ,extension of authorizations under the ,international ,megan's ,law4,,title ,,iii--,briefings,sec4 #cja4 ,briefing on annual trafficking in person's report4,sec4 #cjb4 ,briefing on use and justification of waivers4 ,i ,combating human trafficking abroad #aja4 ,united states support for integration of anti-trafficking in persons interventions in multilateral development banks 7a7 ,requirements ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state acting through the ,ambassador-at-,large to ,monitor and ,combat ,trafficking in ,persons1 shall instruct the ,united ,states ,executive ,director of each multilateral development bank 7as defined in section #aaj7;d7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;d777 to encourage the inclusion of a counter-trafficking strategy1 including risk assessment and mitigation efforts as needed1 in proposed projects in countries listed-- 7#a7 on the ,tier #b ,watch ,list 7required under section #aaj7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#b77;,a771 as amended by section #ajd7;a772 7#b7 under subparagraph 7,c7 of section #aaj7;b77#a7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#a77 7commonly referred to as ,tier #c72 and 7#c7 as ,special ,cases in the most recent report on trafficking in persons required under such section 7commonly referred to as the ,trafficking in ,persons ,report74 7b7 ,briefings ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the implementation of this section4 7c7 ,,gao report ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that details the activities of the ,united ,states relating to combating human trafficking1 including forced labor1 within multilateral development projects4 7d7 ,defined term ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7#b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7#c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 #ajb4 ,counter-trafficking in persons efforts in development cooperation and assistance policy ,the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #ajb7;b77#d7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea-a7;b77#d77-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,h7 effective counter-trafficking in persons policies and programs4 2 and 7#b7 in section #dib7;d77#a7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbib;a7d77#a77-- 7,a7 by striking that the funds and inserting the following3 8that-- 7,a7 the funds 2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 as added by subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph1 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 in carrying out the provisions of this chapter1 the ,president shall1 to the greatest extent possible-- 7i7 ensure that assistance made available under this section does not create or contribute to conditions that can be reasonably expected to result in an increase in trafficking in persons who are in conditions of heightened vulnerability as a result of natural and manmade disasters2 and 7ii7 integrate appropriate protections into the planning and execution of activities authorized under this chapter4 4 #ajc4 ,technical amendments to tier rankings 7a7 ,modifications to ,tier #b watch list ,section #aaj7;b77#b7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking ,special and inserting ,tier #b2 and 7#b7 by amending subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3 7,a7 ,submission of list ,not later than the date on which the determinations described in subsections 7c7 and 7d7 are submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with such subsections1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of countries that the ,secretary determines require special scrutiny during the following year4 ,such list shall be composed of countries that have been listed pursuant to paragraph 7#a77;,b7 pursuant to the current annual report because-- 7i7 the estimated number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is very significant or is significantly increasing and the country is not taking proportional concrete actions2 or 7ii7 there is a failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons from the previous year1 including increased investigations1 prosecutions and convictions of trafficking crimes1 increased assistance to victims1 and decreasing evidence of complicity in severe forms of trafficking by government officials4 4 7b7 ,modification to special rule for downgraded and reinstated countries ,section #aaj7;b77#b77;,f7 of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#b77;,f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking the special watch list and all that follows through the country-- and inserting the ,tier #b watch list described in subparagraph 7,a7 for more than #b years immediately after the country consecutively--2 7#b7 in clause 7i71 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by striking the special watch list described in subparagraph 7,a77iii7 and inserting the ,tier #b watch list described in subparagraph 7,a72 and 7#c7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting in the year following such waiver under subparagraph 7,d77ii7 before the period at the end4 7c7 ,conforming amendments ,section #aaj7;b7 of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77 is further amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 as amended by subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking special watch list and inserting ,tier #b watch list2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 in the subparagraph heading1 by striking special watch list and inserting ,tier #b watch list2 and 7ii7 by striking special watch list and inserting ,tier #b watch list2 and 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7i7 in the subparagraph heading1 by striking special watch list and inserting ,tier #b watch list2 and 7ii7 in clause 7i71 by striking special watch list and inserting ,tier #b watch list2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking clauses 7i71 7ii71 and 7iii7 of2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking each country described in paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 and inserting each country described in paragraph 7#b77;,a72 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d77ii71 by striking the ,special ,watch ,list and inserting the ,tier #b watch list4 7d7 ,frederick ,douglass ,trafficking ,victims ,prevention and ,protection ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah ,section #bjd7;b77#a7 of the ,frederick ,douglass ,trafficking ,victims ,prevention and ,protection ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dbe7 is amended by striking special watch list and inserting ,tier #b watch list4 7e7 ,bipartisan ,congressional ,trade ,priorities and ,accountability ,act of #bjae ,section #ajf7;b77#f77;,e77iii7 of the ,bipartisan ,congressional ,trade ,priorities and ,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #dbje7;b77#f77;,e77iii77 is amended by striking under section and all that follows and inserting under section #aaj7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#b77;,a774 #ajd4 ,modifications to the ,program to ,end ,modern ,slavery 7a7 ,in general ,section #abih of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaad7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7g77#b71 by striking #bjbj and inserting #bjbi2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7h77#a71 by striking ,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjah1 and ,september #cj1 #bjbj and inserting ,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and ,september #cj1 #bjbi4 7b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible for funding under the ,program to ,end ,modern ,slavery of the ,office to ,monitor and ,combat ,trafficking in ,persons1 a grant recipient shall-- 7#a7 publish the names of all subgrantee organizations on a publicly available website2 or 7#b7 if the subgrantee organization expresses a security concern1 the grant recipient shall relay such concerns to the ,secretary of ,state1 who shall transmit annually the names of all subgrantee organizations in a classified annex to the chairs of the appropriate congressional committees 7as defined in section #abih7;i7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act of #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaad7;i7774 7c7 ,award of funds ,all grants issued under the program referred to in subsection 7b7 shall be-- 7#a7 awarded on a competitive basis2 and 7#b7 subject to the regular congressional notification procedures applicable with respect to grants made available under section #abih7;b7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act of #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaad7;b774 #aje4 ,clarification of nonhumanitarian1 nontrade-related foreign assistance 7a7 ,clarification of scope of withheld assistance ,section #aaj7;d77#a7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;d77#a77 is amended to read as follows3 7#a7 ,withholding of assistance ,the ,president has determined that-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states will not provide nonhumanitarian1 nontrade-related foreign assistance to the central government of the country or funding to facilitate the participation by officials or employees of such central government in educational and cultural exchange programs1 for the subsequent fiscal year until such government complies with the minimum standards or makes significant efforts to bring itself into compliance2 and 7,b7 the ,president will instruct the ,united ,states ,executive ,director of each multilateral development bank and of the ,international ,monetary ,fund to vote against1 and to use the ,executive ,director's best efforts to deny1 any loan or other utilization of the funds of the respective institution to that country 7other than for humanitarian assistance1 for trade-related assistance1 or for development assistance that directly addresses basic human needs1 is not administered by the central government of the sanctioned country1 and is not provided for the benefit of that government7 for the subsequent fiscal year until such government complies with the minimum standards or makes significant efforts to bring itself into compliance4 4 7b7 ,definition of nonhumanitarian1 nontrade related assistance ,section #ajc7aj7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7aj77 is amended to read as follows3 7#aj7 ,nonhumanitarian1 nontrade-related foreign assistance 7,a7 ,in general ,the term nonhumanitarian1 nontrade-related foreign assistance means-- 7i7 sales1 or financing on any terms1 under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq471 other than sales or financing provided for narcotics-related purposes following notification in accordance with the prior notification procedures applicable to reprogrammings pursuant to section #fcd;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcid-a72 or 7ii7 ,united ,states foreign assistance1 other than-- 7,i7 with respect to the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa-- 7aa7 assistance for international narcotics and law enforcement under chapter #h of part ,i of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia et seq472 7bb7 assistance for ,international ,disaster ,assistance under subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #dia of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbib72 7cc7 antiterrorism assistance under chapter #h of part ,,ii of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdi;aa et seq472 and 7dd7 health programs under chapters #a and #aj of part ,i and chapter #d of part ,,ii of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq472 7,,ii7 assistance under the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afia et seq472 7,,iii7 assistance under sections #b7;a71 7b71 and 7c7 of the ,migration and ,refugee ,assistance ,act of #aifb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja7;a71 7b71 7c77 to meet refugee and migration needs2 7,,iv7 any form of ,united ,states foreign assistance provided through nongovernmental organizations1 international organizations1 or private sector partners-- 7aa7 to combat human and wildlife trafficking2 7bb7 to promote food security2 7cc7 to respond to emergencies2 7dd7 to provide humanitarian assistance2 7ee7 to address basic human needs1 including for education2 7ff7 to advance global health security2 or 7gg7 to promote trade2 and 7,v7 any other form of ,united ,states foreign assistance that the ,president determines1 by not later than ,october #a of each fiscal year1 is necessary to advance the security1 economic1 humanitarian1 or global health interests of the ,united ,states without compromising the steadfast ,united ,states commitment to combating human trafficking globally4 7,b7 ,exclusions ,the term nonhumanitarian1 nontrade-related foreign assistance shall not include payments to or the participation of government entities necessary or incidental to the implementation of a program that is otherwise consistent with section #aaj4 4 #ajf4 ,expanding protections for domestic workers of official and diplomatic persons ,section #bjc7;b7 of the ,william ,wilberforce ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,reauthorization ,act of #bjjh 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acge;c7b77 is amended by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following3 7#e7 ,national expansion of in-person registration program ,the ,secretary shall administer the ,domestic ,worker ,in-,person ,registration ,program for employees with ,a-#c visas or ,g-#e visas employed by accredited foreign mission members or international organization employees and shall expand this program nationally1 which shall include-- 7,a7 after the arrival of each such employee in the ,united ,states1 and annually during the course of such employee's employment1 a description of the rights of such employee under applicable ,federal and ,state law2 7,b7 provision of a copy of the pamphlet developed pursuant to section #bjb to the employee with an ,a-#c visa or a ,g-#e visa2 and 7,c7 information on how to contact the ,national ,human ,trafficking ,hotline4 7#f7 ,monitoring and training of ,a-#c and ,g-#e visa employers accredited to foreign missions and international organizations ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 inform embassies1 international organizations1 and foreign missions of the rights of ,a-#c and ,g-#e domestic workers under the applicable labor laws of the ,united ,states1 including the fair labor standards described in the pamphlet developed pursuant to section #bjb and material on labor standards and labor rights of domestic worker employees who hold ,a-#c and ,g-#e visas2 7,b7 inform embassies1 international organizations1 and foreign missions of the potential consequences to individuals holding a nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77i71 7,a77ii71 7,g77i71 7,g77ii71 or 7,g77iii7 of section #aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 who violate the laws described in subclause 7,i77aa71 including 7at the discretion of the ,secretary7-- 7i7 the suspension of ,a-#c visas and ,g-#e visas2 7ii7 request for waiver of immunity2 7iii7 criminal prosecution2 7iv7 civil damages2 and 7v7 permanent revocation of or refusal to renew the visa of the accredited foreign mission or international organization employee2 and 7,c7 require all accredited foreign mission and international organization employers of individuals holding ,a-#c visas or ,g-#e visas to report the wages paid to such employees on an annual basis4 4 #ajg4 ,effective dates ,sections #bjd7;b7 and #bjf1 and the amendments made by those sections1 take effect on the date that is the first day of the first full reporting period for the report required under section #aaj7;b77#a7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#a77 after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,,ii ,authorization of appropriations #bja4 ,extension of authorizations under the ,victims of ,trafficking and ,violence ,protection ,act of #bjjj ,section #aac of the ,victims of ,trafficking and ,violence ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaaj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking #bjah through #bjba1 #ac1hbb1jjj and inserting #bjbf through #bjcj1 #ag1jjj1jjj2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #bjah through #bjba1 #fe1jjj1jjj and inserting #bjbf through #bjcj1 #ajb1ejj1jjj2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,programs to end modern slavery ,of the amounts authorized by paragraph 7#a7 to be appropriated for a fiscal year1 not more than #cg1ejj1jjj may be made available to fund programs to end modern slavery4 4 #bjb4 ,extension of authorizations under the ,international ,megan's ,law ,section #aa of the ,international ,megan's ,law to ,prevent ,child ,exploitation and ,other ,sexual ,crimes ,through ,advanced ,notification of ,traveling ,sex ,offenders 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baeji7 is amended by striking #bjah through #bjba and inserting #bjbe through #bjbi4 ,,iii ,briefings #cja4 ,briefing on annual trafficking in person's report ,not later than #cj days after the public designation of country tier rankings and subsequent publishing of the ,trafficking in ,persons ,report1 the ,secretary of ,state shall brief the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives on-- 7#a7 countries that were downgraded or upgraded in the most recent ,trafficking in ,persons ,report2 and 7#b7 the efforts made by the ,united ,states to improve counter-trafficking efforts in those countries1 including foreign government efforts to better meet minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking4 #cjb4 ,briefing on use and justification of waivers ,not later than #cj days after the ,president has determined to issue a waiver under section #aaj7;d77#e7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;d77#e771 the ,secretary of ,state shall brief the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives on-- 7#a7 each country that received a waiver2 7#b7 the justification for each such waiver2 and 7#c7 a description of the efforts made by each country to meet the minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking4