To improve the bill.

SA 301. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike all after the first word and insert the following:

1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Justice
for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

Sec. 101. Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.
Sec. 102. Clarifying the benefits and protections offered to domestic
victims of human trafficking.
Sec. 103. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block
grant program.
Sec. 104. Direct services for victims of child pornography.
Sec. 105. Increasing compensation and restitution for trafficking
victims.
Sec. 106. Streamlining human trafficking investigations.
Sec. 107. Enhancing human trafficking reporting.
Sec. 108. Reducing demand for sex trafficking.
Sec. 109. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 110. Using existing task forces and components to target offenders
who exploit children.
Sec. 111. Targeting child predators.
Sec. 112. Monitoring all human traffickers as violent criminals.
Sec. 113. Crime victims' rights.
Sec. 114. Combat Human Trafficking Act.
Sec. 115. Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act.
Sec. 116. Bringing Missing Children Home Act.
Sec. 117. Grant accountability.

TITLE II--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Subtitle A--Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of
Youth Trafficking

Sec. 201. Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.

Subtitle B--Improving the Response to Victims of Child Sex Trafficking

Sec. 211. Response to victims of child sex trafficking.

Subtitle C--Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

Sec. 221. Victim of trafficking defined.
Sec. 222. Interagency task force report on child trafficking primary
prevention.
Sec. 223. GAO Report on intervention.
Sec. 224. Provision of housing permitted to protect and assist in the
recovery of victims of trafficking.

TITLE III--HERO ACT

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. HERO Act.

TITLE IV--RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT

Sec. 401. Runaway and homeless youth and trafficking prevention.
Sec. 402. Response to missing children and victims of child sex
trafficking.

TITLE V--STOP EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING ACT

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Safe Harbor Incentives.
Sec. 503. Report on restitution paid in connection with certain
trafficking offenses.
Sec. 504. National human trafficking hotline.
Sec. 505. Job corps eligibility.
Sec. 506. Clarification of authority of the United States Marshals
Service.
Sec. 507. Establishing a national strategy to combat human trafficking.

TITLE I--JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

SEC. 101. DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND.

(a) In General.--Chapter 201 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 3014. Additional special assessment

``(a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of
the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and ending
on September, 30 2019, in addition to the assessment imposed
under section 3013, the court shall assess an amount of
$5,000 on any non-indigent person or entity convicted of an
offense under--
``(1) chapter 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, and
trafficking in persons);
``(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse);
``(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation and
other abuse of children);
``(4) chapter 117 (relating to transportation for illegal
sexual activity and related crimes); or
``(5) section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1324) (relating to human smuggling), unless the person
induced, assisted, abetted, or aided only an individual who
at the time of such action was the alien's spouse, parent,
son, or daughter (and no other individual) to enter the
United States in violation of law.
``(b) Satisfaction of Other Court-Ordered Obligations.--An
assessment under subsection (a) shall not be payable until
the person subject to the assessment has satisfied all
outstanding court-ordered fines and orders of restitution
arising from the criminal convictions on which the special
assessment is based.
``(c) Establishment of Domestic Trafficking Victims'
Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of the United
States a fund, to be known as the `Domestic Trafficking
Victims' Fund' (referred to in this section as the `Fund'),
to be administered by the Attorney General, in consultation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
``(d) Deposits.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31,
or any other law regarding the crediting of money received
for the Government, there shall be deposited in the Fund an
amount equal to the amount of the assessments collected under
this section, which shall remain available until expended.
``(e) Use of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--From amounts in the Fund, in addition to
any other amounts available, and without further
appropriation, the Attorney General, in coordination with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, for each of
fiscal years 2016 through 2020, use amounts available in the
Fund to award grants or enhance victims' programming under--
``(A) sections 202, 203, and 204 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044a,
14044b, and 14044c);
``(B) subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 107 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105);
and
``(C) section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)).
``(2) Grants.--Of the amounts in the Fund used under
paragraph (1), not less than $2,000,000, if such amounts are
available in the Fund during the relevant fiscal year, shall
be used for grants to provide services for child pornography
victims under section 214(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13002(b)).
``(f) Transfers.--
``(1) In general.--Effective on the day after the date of
enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of
2015, on September 30 of each fiscal year, all unobligated
balances in the Fund shall be transferred to the Crime
Victims Fund established under section 1402 of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601).
``(2) Availability.--Amounts transferred under paragraph
(1)--
``(A) shall be available for any authorized purpose of the
Crime Victims Fund; and
``(B) shall remain available until expended.
``(g) Collection Method.--The amount assessed under
subsection (a) shall, subject to subsection (b), be collected
in the manner that fines are collected in criminal cases.
``(h) Duration of Obligation.--Subject to section 3613(b),
the obligation to pay an assessment imposed on or after the
date of enactment of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking
Act of 2015 shall not cease until the assessment is paid in
full.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of
sections for chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3013
the following:

``3014. Additional special assessment.''.

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SEC. 102. CLARIFYING THE BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS OFFERED TO
DOMESTIC VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Section 107(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as
subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
``(F) No requirement of official certification for united
states citizens and lawful permanent residents.--Nothing in
this section may be construed to require United States
citizens or lawful permanent residents who are victims of
severe forms of trafficking to obtain an official
certification from the Secretary of Health and Human Services
in order to access any of the specialized services described
in this subsection or any other Federal benefits and
protections to which they are otherwise entitled.''; and
(3) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated, by striking
``subparagraph (F)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (G)''.

SEC. 103. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b) is
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 203. VICTIM-CENTERED CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING
DETERRENCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General may award
block grants to an eligible entity to develop, improve, or
expand domestic child human trafficking deterrence programs
that assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial
officials, and qualified victims' services organizations in
collaborating to rescue and restore the lives of victims,
while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving child
human trafficking.
``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under
subsection (a) may be used for--
``(1) the establishment or enhancement of specialized
training programs for law enforcement officers, first
responders, health care officials, child welfare officials,
juvenile justice personnel, prosecutors, and judicial
personnel to--
``(A) identify victims and acts of child human trafficking;
``(B) address the unique needs of child victims of human
trafficking;
``(C) facilitate the rescue of child victims of human
trafficking;
``(D) investigate and prosecute acts of human trafficking,
including the soliciting, patronizing, or purchasing of
commercial sex acts from children, as well as training to
build cases against complex criminal networks involved in
child human trafficking; and
``(E) utilize, implement, and provide education on safe
harbor laws enacted by States, aimed at preventing the
criminalization and prosecution of child sex trafficking
victims for prostitution offenses, and other laws aimed at
the investigation and prosecution of child human trafficking;
``(2) the establishment or enhancement of dedicated anti-
trafficking law enforcement units and task forces to
investigate child human trafficking offenses and to rescue
victims, including--
``(A) funding salaries, in whole or in part, for law
enforcement officers, including patrol officers, detectives,
and investigators, except that the percentage of the salary
of the law enforcement officer paid for by funds from a grant
awarded under this section shall not be more than the
percentage of the officer's time on duty that is dedicated to
working on cases involving child human trafficking;
``(B) investigation expenses for cases involving child
human trafficking, including--
``(i) wire taps;
``(ii) consultants with expertise specific to cases
involving child human trafficking;
``(iii) travel; and
``(iv) other technical assistance expenditures;
``(C) dedicated anti-trafficking prosecution units,
including the funding of salaries for State and local
prosecutors, including assisting in paying trial expenses for
prosecution of child human trafficking offenders, except that
the percentage of the total salary of a State or local
prosecutor that is paid using an award under this section
shall be not more than the percentage of the total number of
hours worked by the prosecutor that is spent working on cases
involving child human trafficking;
``(D) the establishment of child human trafficking victim
witness safety, assistance, and relocation programs that
encourage cooperation with law enforcement investigations of
crimes of child human trafficking by leveraging existing
resources and delivering child human trafficking victims'
services through coordination with--
``(i) child advocacy centers;
``(ii) social service agencies;
``(iii) State governmental health service agencies;
``(iv) housing agencies;
``(v) legal services agencies; and
``(vi) nongovernmental organizations and shelter service
providers with substantial experience in delivering wrap-
around services to victims of child human trafficking; and
``(E) the establishment or enhancement of other necessary
victim assistance programs or personnel, such as victim or
child advocates, child-protective services, child forensic
interviews, or other necessary service providers; and
``(3) the establishment or enhancement of problem solving
court programs for trafficking victims that include--
``(A) mandatory and regular training requirements for
judicial officials involved in the administration or
operation of the court program described under this
paragraph;
``(B) continuing judicial supervision of victims of child
human trafficking, including case worker or child welfare
supervision in collaboration with judicial officers, who have
been identified by a law enforcement or judicial officer as a
potential victim of child human trafficking, regardless of
whether the victim has been charged with a crime related to
human trafficking;
``(C) the development of a specialized and individualized,
court-ordered treatment program for identified victims of
child human trafficking, including--
``(i) State-administered outpatient treatment;
``(ii) life skills training;
``(iii) housing placement;
``(iv) vocational training;
``(v) education;
``(vi) family support services; and
``(vii) job placement;
``(D) centralized case management involving the
consolidation of all of each child human trafficking victim's
cases and offenses, and the coordination of all trafficking
victim treatment programs and social services;
``(E) regular and mandatory court appearances by the victim
during the duration of the treatment program for purposes of
ensuring compliance and effectiveness;
``(F) the ultimate dismissal of relevant non-violent
criminal charges against the victim, where such victim
successfully complies with the terms of the court-ordered
treatment program; and
``(G) collaborative efforts with child advocacy centers,
child welfare agencies, shelters, and nongovernmental
organizations with substantial experience in delivering wrap-
around services to victims of child human trafficking to
provide services to victims and encourage cooperation with
law enforcement.
``(c) Application.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible entity shall submit an
application to the Attorney General for a grant under this
section in such form and manner as the Attorney General may
require.
``(2) Required information.--An application submitted under
this subsection shall--
``(A) describe the activities for which assistance under
this section is sought;
``(B) include a detailed plan for the use of funds awarded
under the grant;
``(C) provide such additional information and assurances as
the Attorney General determines to be necessary to ensure
compliance with the requirements of this section; and
``(D) disclose--
``(i) any other grant funding from the Department of
Justice or from any other Federal department or agency for
purposes similar to those described in subsection (b) for
which the eligible entity has applied, and which application
is pending on the date of the submission of an application
under this section; and
``(ii) any other such grant funding that the eligible
entity has received during the 5-year period ending on the
date of the submission of an application under this section.
``(3) Preference.--In reviewing applications submitted in
accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General
shall give preference to grant applications if--
``(A) the application includes a plan to use awarded funds
to engage in all activities described under paragraphs (1)
through (3) of subsection (b); or
``(B) the application includes a plan by the State or unit
of local government to continue funding of all activities
funded by the award after the expiration of the award.
``(d) Duration and Renewal of Award.--
``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall expire
3 years after the date of award of the grant.
``(2) Renewal.--A grant under this section shall be
renewable not more than 2 times and for a period of not
greater than 2 years.
``(e) Evaluation.--The Attorney General shall--
``(1) enter into a contract with a nongovernmental
organization, including an academic or nonprofit
organization, that has experience with issues related to
child human trafficking and evaluation of grant programs to
conduct periodic evaluations of grants made under this
section to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs
funded with grants awarded under this section;
``(2) instruct the Inspector General of the Department of
Justice to review evaluations issued under paragraph (1) to
determine the methodological and statistical validity of the
evaluations; and
``(3) submit the results of any evaluation conducted
pursuant to paragraph (1) to--
``(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives.
``(f) Mandatory Exclusion.--An eligible entity awarded
funds under this section that is found to have used grant
funds for any unauthorized expenditure or otherwise
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grant funds awarded under the block grant for 2 fiscal years
following the year in which the unauthorized expenditure or
unallowable cost is reported.
``(g) Compliance Requirement.--An eligible entity shall not
be eligible to receive a grant under this section if within
the 5 fiscal years before submitting an application for a
grant under this section, the grantee has been found to have
violated the terms or conditions of a Government grant
program by utilizing grant funds for unauthorized
expenditures or otherwise unallowable costs.
``(h) Administrative Cap.--The cost of administering the
grants authorized by this section shall not exceed 5 percent
of the total amount expended to carry out this section.
``(i) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a
program funded by a grant awarded under this section shall
be--
``(1) 70 percent in the first year;
``(2) 60 percent in the second year; and
``(3) 50 percent in the third year, and in all subsequent
years.
``(j) Authorization of Funding; Fully Offset.--For purposes
of carrying out this section, the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
is authorized to award not more than $7,000,000 of the funds
available in the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund,
established under section 3014 of title 18, United States
Code, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
``(k) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `child' means a person under the age of 18;
``(2) the term `child advocacy center' means a center
created under subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.);
``(3) the term `child human trafficking' means 1 or more
severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102)) involving a victim who is a child; and
``(4) the term `eligible entity' means a State or unit of
local government that--
``(A) has significant criminal activity involving child
human trafficking;
``(B) has demonstrated cooperation between Federal, State,
local, and, where applicable, tribal law enforcement
agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in
addressing child human trafficking;
``(C) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to
combat child human trafficking, including--
``(i) the establishment of a shelter for victims of child
human trafficking, through existing or new facilities;
``(ii) the provision of trauma-informed, gender-responsive
rehabilitative care to victims of child human trafficking;
``(iii) the provision of specialized training for law
enforcement officers and social service providers for all
forms of human trafficking, with a focus on domestic child
human trafficking;
``(iv) prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses
involving child human trafficking, including soliciting,
patronizing, or purchasing human acts with children;
``(v) cooperation or referral agreements with organizations
providing outreach or other related services to runaway and
homeless youth;
``(vi) law enforcement protocols or procedures to screen
all individuals arrested for prostitution, whether adult or
child, for victimization by sex trafficking and by other
crimes, such as sexual assault and domestic violence; and
``(vii) cooperation or referral agreements with State child
welfare agencies and child advocacy centers; and
``(D) provides an assurance that, under the plan under
subparagraph (C), a victim of child human trafficking shall
not be required to collaborate with law enforcement officers
to have access to any shelter or services provided with a
grant under this section.
``(l) Grant Accountability; Specialized Victims' Service
Requirement.--No grant funds under this section may be
awarded or transferred to any entity unless such entity has
demonstrated substantial experience providing services to
victims of human trafficking or related populations (such as
runaway and homeless youth), or employs staff specialized in
the treatment of human trafficking victims.''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended by striking the
item relating to section 203 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 203. Victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block
grant program.''.

SEC. 104. DIRECT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 212(5) (42 U.S.C. 13001a(5)), by inserting
``, including human trafficking and the production of child
pornography'' before the semicolon at the end; and
(2) in section 214 (42 U.S.C. 13002)--
(A) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as
subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Direct Services for Victims of Child Pornography.--
The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with
the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, may make
grants to develop and implement specialized programs to
identify and provide direct services to victims of child
pornography.''.

SEC. 105. INCREASING COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION FOR
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.

(a) Amendments to Title 18.--Section 1594 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``that was used or'' and inserting ``that
was involved in, used, or''; and
(ii) by inserting ``, and any property traceable to such
property'' after ``such violation''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or any property
traceable to such property'' after ``such violation'';
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(A)--
(A) by striking ``used or'' and inserting ``involved in,
used, or''; and
(B) by inserting ``, and any property traceable to such
property'' after ``any violation of this chapter'';
(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Transfer of Forfeited Assets.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Attorney General shall transfer assets forfeited
pursuant to this section, or the proceeds derived from the
sale thereof, to satisfy victim restitution orders arising
from violations of this chapter.
``(2) Priority.--Transfers pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
have priority over any other claims to the assets or their
proceeds.
``(3) Use of nonforfeited assets.--Transfers pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall not reduce or otherwise mitigate the
obligation of a person convicted of a violation of this
chapter to satisfy the full amount of a restitution order
through the use of non-forfeited assets or to reimburse the
Attorney General for the value of assets or proceeds
transferred under this subsection through the use of
nonforfeited assets.''.
(b) Amendment to Title 28.--Section 524(c)(1)(B) of title
28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``chapter 77
of title 18,'' after ``criminal drug laws of the United
States or of''.
(c) Amendments to Title 31.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 97 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating section 9703 (as added by section
638(b)(1) of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-393; 106
Stat. 1779)) as section 9705; and
(B) in section 9705(a), as redesignated--
(i) in paragraph (1)--

(I) in subparagraph (I)--

(aa) by striking ``payment'' and inserting ``Payment''; and
(bb) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a
period; and

(II) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``payment'' and
inserting ``Payment''; and

(ii) in paragraph (2)--

(I) in subparagraph (B)--

(aa) in clause (iii)--
(AA) in subclause (I), by striking ``or'' and inserting
``of''; and
(BB) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(bb) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(cc) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
``(v) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
with respect to a violation of chapter 77 of title 18
(relating to human trafficking);'';

(II) in subparagraph (G), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
(III) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period.

(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Cross references.--
(i) Title 28.--Section 524(c) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--

(I) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``section
9703(g)(4)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 9705(g)(4)(A)'';
(II) in paragraph (10), by striking ``section 9703(p)'' and
inserting ``section 9705(o)''; and
(III) in paragraph (11), by striking ``section 9703'' and
inserting ``section 9705''.

(ii)  Title 31.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended--

(I) in section 312(d), by striking ``section 9703'' and
inserting ``section 9705''; and
(II) in section 5340(1), by striking ``section 9703(p)(1)''
and inserting ``section 9705(o)''.

(iii) Title 39.--Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``section 9703(p)'' and
inserting ``section 9705(o)''.
(B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:

``9701. Fees and charges for Government services and things of value.
``9702. Investment of trust funds.
``9703. Managerial accountability and flexibility.
``9704. Pilot projects for managerial accountability and flexibility.
``9705. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.''.

SEC. 106. STREAMLINING HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS.

Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (a), by inserting a comma after
``weapons)'';

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(B) in subparagraph (c)--
(i) by inserting ``section 1581 (peonage), section 1584
(involuntary servitude), section 1589 (forced labor), section
1590 (trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery,
involuntary servitude, or forced labor),'' before ``section
1591'';
(ii) by inserting ``section 1592 (unlawful conduct with
respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, peonage,
slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor),'' before
``section 1751'';
(iii) by inserting a comma after ``virus)'';
(iv) by striking ``,, section'' and inserting a comma;
(v) by striking ``or'' after ``misuse of passports),''; and
(vi) by inserting ``or'' before ``section 555'';
(C) in subparagraph (j), by striking ``pipeline,)'' and
inserting ``pipeline),''; and
(D) in subparagraph (p), by striking ``documents, section
1028A (relating to aggravated identity theft))'' and
inserting ``documents), section 1028A (relating to aggravated
identity theft)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``human trafficking,
child sexual exploitation, child pornography production,''
after ``kidnapping''.

SEC. 107. ENHANCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING.

Section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(i) Part 1 Violent Crimes To Include Human Trafficking.--
For purposes of this section, the term `part 1 violent
crimes' shall include severe forms of trafficking in persons
(as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)).''.

SEC. 108. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

(a) In General.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or maintains'' and
inserting ``maintains, patronizes, or solicits'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or obtained'' and
inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or obtained'' and
inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``or maintained'' and inserting ``,
maintained, patronized, or solicited''; and
(B) by striking ``knew that the person'' and inserting
``knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact, that the
person''.
(b) Definition Amended.--Section 103(10) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is
amended by striking ``or obtaining'' and inserting
``obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting''.
(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the amendments made by this
section is to clarify the range of conduct punished as sex
trafficking.

SEC. 109. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, defines a
sex trafficker as a person who ``knowingly. . .recruits,
entices, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, or maintains
by any means a person. . .knowing, or in reckless disregard
of the fact, that means of force, threats of force, fraud,
coercion. . .or any combination of such means will be used to
cause the person to engage in a commercial sex act, or that
the person has not attained the age of 18 years and will be
caused to engage in a commercial sex act'';
(2) while use of the word ``obtains'' in section 1591,
United States Code, has been interpreted, prior to the date
of enactment of this Act, to encompass those who purchase
illicit sexual acts from trafficking victims, some confusion
persists;
(3) in United States vs. Jungers, 702 F.3d 1066 (8th Cir.
2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit ruled that section 1591 of title 18, United States
Code, applied to persons who purchase illicit sexual acts
with trafficking victims after the United States District
Court for the District of South Dakota erroneously granted
motions to acquit these buyers in two separate cases; and
(4) section 108 of this title amends section 1591 of title
18, United States Code, to add the words ``solicits or
patronizes'' to the sex trafficking statute making absolutely
clear for judges, juries, prosecutors, and law enforcement
officials that criminals who purchase sexual acts from human
trafficking victims may be arrested, prosecuted, and
convicted as sex trafficking offenders when this is merited
by the facts of a particular case.

SEC. 110. USING EXISTING TASK FORCES AND COMPONENTS TO TARGET
OFFENDERS WHO EXPLOIT CHILDREN.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Attorney General shall ensure that--
(1) all task forces and working groups within the Innocence
Lost National Initiative engage in activities, programs, or
operations to increase the investigative capabilities of
State and local law enforcement officers in the detection,
investigation, and prosecution of persons who patronize, or
solicit children for sex; and
(2) all components and task forces with jurisdiction to
detect, investigate, and prosecute cases of child labor
trafficking engage in activities, programs, or operations to
increase the capacity of such components to deter and punish
child labor trafficking.

SEC. 111. TARGETING CHILD PREDATORS.

(a) Clarifying That Child Pornography Producers Are Human
Traffickers.--Section 2423(f) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``means (1) a'' and inserting the
following: ``means--
``(1) a'';
(2) by striking ``United States; or (2) any'' and inserting
the following: ``United States;
``(2) any''; and
(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting the
following: ``; or
``(3) production of child pornography (as defined in
section 2256(8)).''.
(b) Holding Sex Traffickers Accountable.--Section 2423(g)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``a
preponderance of the evidence'' and inserting ``clear and
convincing evidence''.

SEC. 112. MONITORING ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AS VIOLENT
CRIMINALS.

Section 3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``77,'' after ``chapter''.

SEC. 113. CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

(a) In General.--Section 3771 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any
plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement.
``(10) The right to be informed of the rights under this
section and the services described in section 503(c) of the
Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
10607(c)) and provided contact information for the Office of
the Victims' Rights Ombudsman of the Department of
Justice.'';
(2) in subsection (d)(3), in the fifth sentence, by
inserting ``, unless the litigants, with the approval of the
court, have stipulated to a different time period for
consideration'' before the period; and
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``this chapter, the term'' and inserting
the following: ``this chapter:
``(1) Court of appeals.--The term `court of appeals'
means--
``(A) the United States court of appeals for the judicial
district in which a defendant is being prosecuted; or
``(B) for a prosecution in the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals.
``(2) Crime victim.--
``(A) In general.--The term'';
(B) by striking ``In the case'' and inserting the
following:
``(B) Minors and certain other victims.--In the case''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) District court; court.--The terms `district court'
and `court' include the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia.''.
(b) Crime Victims Fund.--Section 1402(d)(3)(A)(i) of the
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)(A)(i)) is
amended by inserting ``section'' before ``3771''.
(c) Appellate Review of Petitions Relating to Crime
Victims' Rights.--
(1) In general.--Section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United
States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section,
is amended by inserting after the fifth sentence the
following: ``In deciding such application, the court of
appeals shall apply ordinary standards of appellate
review.''.
(2) Application.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
apply with respect to any petition for a writ of mandamus
filed under section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States
Code, that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 114. COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Combat
Human Trafficking Act of 2015''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commercial sex act; severe forms of trafficking in
persons; state; task force.--The terms ``commercial sex
act'', ``severe forms of trafficking in persons'', ``State'',
and ``Task Force'' have the meanings given those terms in
section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7102).
(2) Covered offender.--The term ``covered offender'' means
an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a
commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms
of trafficking in persons.
(3) Covered offense.--The term ``covered offense'' means
the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a
commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms
of trafficking in persons.
(4) Federal law enforcement officer.--The term ``Federal
law enforcement officer'' has the meaning given the term in
section 115 of title 18, United States Code.
(5) Local law enforcement officer.--The term ``local law
enforcement officer'' means any officer, agent, or employee
of a unit of local government authorized by law or by a local
government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention,
detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of
criminal law.
(6) State law enforcement officer.--The term ``State law
enforcement officer'' means any officer, agent, or employee
of a State authorized by law or by a State government agency
to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection,
investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal
law.
(c) Department of Justice Training and Policy for Law
Enforcement Officers, Prosecutors, and Judges.--

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(1) Training.--
(A) Law enforcement officers.--The Attorney General shall
ensure that each anti-human trafficking program operated by
the Department of Justice, including each anti-human
trafficking training program for Federal, State, or local law
enforcement officers, includes technical training on--
(i) effective methods for investigating and prosecuting
covered offenders; and
(ii) facilitating the provision of physical and mental
health services by health care providers to persons subject
to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
(B) Federal prosecutors.--The Attorney General shall ensure
that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the
Department of Justice for United States attorneys or other
Federal prosecutors includes training on seeking restitution
for offenses under chapter 77 of title 18, United States
Code, to ensure that each United States attorney or other
Federal prosecutor, upon obtaining a conviction for such an
offense, requests a specific amount of restitution for each
victim of the offense without regard to whether the victim
requests restitution.
(C) Judges.--The Federal Judicial Center shall provide
training to judges relating to the application of section
1593 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to
ordering restitution for victims of offenses under chapter 77
of such title.
(2) Policy for federal law enforcement officers.--The
Attorney General shall ensure that Federal law enforcement
officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations
involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of
covered offenders.
(d) Minimum Period of Supervised Release for Conspiracy To
Commit Commercial Child Sex Trafficking.--Section 3583(k) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
``1594(c),'' after ``1591,''.
(e) Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on State
Enforcement of Human Trafficking Prohibitions.--The Director
of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall--
(1) prepare an annual report on--
(A) the rates of--
(i) arrest of individuals by State law enforcement officers
for a covered offense;
(ii) prosecution (including specific charges) of
individuals in State court systems for a covered offense; and
(iii) conviction of individuals in State court systems for
a covered offense; and
(B) sentences imposed on individuals convicted in State
court systems for a covered offense; and
(2) submit the annual report prepared under paragraph (1)
to--
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(C) the Task Force;
(D) the Senior Policy Operating Group established under
section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and
(E) the Attorney General.

SEC. 115. SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EMPOWERMENT ACT.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act''.
(b) Establishment.--There is established the United States
Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (referred to in this
section as the ``Council''), which shall provide advice and
recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group
established under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)) (referred to in
this section as the ``Group'') and the President's
Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
established under section 105(a) of such Act (referred to in
this section as the ``Task Force'').
(c) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of not less
than 8 and not more than 14 individuals who are survivors of
human trafficking.
(2) Representation of survivors.--To the extent
practicable, members of the Council shall be survivors of
trafficking, who shall accurately reflect the diverse
backgrounds of survivors of trafficking, including--
(A) survivors of sex trafficking and survivors of labor
trafficking; and
(B) survivors who are United States citizens and survivors
who are aliens lawfully present in the United States.
(3) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the
members of the Council.
(4) Term; reappointment.--Each member of the Council shall
serve for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed by the
President to serve 1 additional 2-year term.
(d) Functions.--The Council shall--
(1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the Group;
(2) meet, at its own discretion or at the request of the
Group, not less frequently than annually to review Federal
Government policy and programs intended to combat human
trafficking, including programs relating to the provision of
services for victims and serve as a point of contact for
Federal agencies reaching out to human trafficking survivors
for input on programming and policies relating to human
trafficking in the United States;
(3) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure
that policy and programming efforts of the Federal Government
conform, to the extent practicable, to the best practices in
the field of human trafficking prevention; and
(4) meet with the Group not less frequently than annually,
and not later than 45 days before a meeting with the Task
Force, to formally present the findings and recommendations
of the Council.
(e) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until the date
described in subsection (h), the Council shall submit a
report that contains the findings derived from the reviews
conducted pursuant to subsection (d)(2) to--
(1) the chair of the Task Force;
(2) the members of the Group;
(3) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security,
Appropriations, and the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
(4) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations,
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary
of the Senate.
(f) Employee Status.--Members of the Council--
(1) shall not be considered employees of the Federal
Government for any purpose; and
(2) shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement
of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Council shall not be
subject to the requirements under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(h) Sunset.--The Council shall terminate on September 30,
2020.

SEC. 116. BRINGING MISSING CHILDREN HOME ACT.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Bringing Missing Children Home Act''.
(b) Crime Control Act Amendments.--Section 3702 of the
Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) a recent photograph of the child, if available;'';
and
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``30 days''; and
(ii) by inserting ``and a photograph taken during the
previous 180 days'' after ``dental records'';
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
``(C) notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children of each report received relating to a child reported
missing from a foster care family home or childcare
institution;'';
(F) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated--
(i) by inserting ``State and local child welfare systems
and'' before ``the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) grant permission to the National Crime Information
Center Terminal Contractor for the State to update the
missing person record in the National Crime Information
Center computer networks with additional information learned
during the investigation relating to the missing person.''.

SEC. 117. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered
grant'' means a grant awarded by the Attorney General under
section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b), as amended by
section 103.
(b) Accountability.--All covered grants shall be subject to
the following accountability provisions:
(1) Audit requirement.--
(A) In general.--Beginning in the first fiscal year
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in
each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the
Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of a
covered grant to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by
grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the
appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year.
(B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``unresolved
audit finding'' means a finding in the final audit report of
the Inspector General that the audited grantee has utilized
grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise
unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within 12
months from the date when the final audit report is issued.
(C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of a covered grant
that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not
be eligible to receive a covered grant during the following 2
fiscal years.
(D) Priority.--In awarding covered grants the Attorney
General shall give priority to eligible entities that did not
have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years
prior to submitting an application for a covered grant.
(E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded a covered grant
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period in which the entity is barred from receiving grants
under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall--
(i) deposit an amount equal to the grant funds that were
improperly awarded to the grantee into the General Fund of
the Treasury; and
(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund
from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant
funds.
(2) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
(A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph and covered
grants, the term ``nonprofit organization'' means an
organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of such Code.
(B) Prohibition.--The Attorney General may not award a
covered grant to a nonprofit organization that holds money in
offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax
described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
(C) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit organization that is
awarded a covered grant and uses the procedures prescribed in
regulations to create a rebuttable presumption of
reasonableness for the compensation of its officers,
directors, trustees and key employees, shall disclose to the
Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the
process for determining such compensation, including the
independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such
compensation, the comparability data used, and
contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and
decision. Upon request, the Attorney General shall make the
information disclosed under this subsection available for
public inspection.
(3) Conference expenditures.--
(A) Limitation.--No amounts transferred to the Department
of Justice under this title, or the amendments made by this
title, may be used by the Attorney General, or by any
individual or organization awarded discretionary funds
through a cooperative agreement under this title, or the
amendments made by this title, to host or support any
expenditure for conferences that uses more than $20,000 in
Department funds, unless the Deputy Attorney General or such
Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors, or principal deputies
as the Deputy Attorney General may designate, provides prior
written authorization that the funds may be expended to host
a conference.
(B) Written approval.--Written approval under subparagraph
(A) shall include a written estimate of all costs associated
with the conference, including the cost of all food and
beverages, audiovisual equipment, honoraria for speakers, and
any entertainment.
(C) Report.--The Deputy Attorney General shall submit an
annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives on all approved conference expenditures
referenced in this paragraph.
(D) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal
year beginning after the date of enactment of this title, the
Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the
Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual
certification that--
(i) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector
General under paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed
by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director;
(ii) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph
(1)(C) have been issued;
(iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph (1)(E)
have been made; and
(iv) includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under
paragraph (1) from the previous year.
(4) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
(A) In general.--Amounts awarded under this title, or any
amendments made by this title, may not be utilized by any
grant recipient to--
(i) lobby any representative of the Department of Justice
regarding the award of grant funding; or
(ii) lobby any representative of a Federal, State, local,
or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding.
(B) Penalty.--If the Attorney General determines that any
recipient of a covered grant has violated subparagraph (A),
the Attorney General shall--
(i) require the grant recipient to repay the grant in full;
and
(ii) prohibit the grant recipient from receiving another
covered grant for not less than 5 years.

TITLE II--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Subtitle A--Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of
Youth Trafficking

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT.

The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) in section 343(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 5714-23(b)(5))--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, severe forms of
trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102(9))), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10)
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))'' before the semicolon at
the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``, severe forms of
trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102(9))), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10)
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))'' after ``assault''; and
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``, including such
youth who are victims of trafficking (as defined in section
103(15) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102(15)))'' before the semicolon at the end; and
(2) in section 351(a) (42 U.S.C. 5714-41(a)) by striking
``or sexual exploitation'' and inserting ``sexual
exploitation, severe forms of trafficking in persons (as
defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9))), or sex
trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 7102(10)))''.

Subtitle B--Improving the Response to Victims of Child Sex Trafficking

SEC. 211. RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.

Section 404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii)) is amended by
striking ``child prostitution'' and inserting ``child sex
trafficking, including child prostitution''.

Subtitle C--Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

SEC. 221. VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING DEFINED.

In this subtitle, the term ``victim of trafficking'' has
the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).

SEC. 222. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE REPORT ON CHILD TRAFFICKING
PRIMARY PREVENTION.

(a) Review.--The Interagency Task Force to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking, established under section 105 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103),
shall conduct a review that, with regard to trafficking in
persons in the United States--
(1) in consultation with nongovernmental organizations that
the Task Force determines appropriate, surveys and catalogs
the activities of the Federal Government and State
governments--
(A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking
offenses; and
(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of
trafficking;
(2) surveys academic literature on--
(A) deterring individuals from committing trafficking
offenses;
(B) preventing children from becoming victims of
trafficking;
(C) the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and
(D) other similar topics that the Task Force determines to
be appropriate;
(3) identifies best practices and effective strategies--
(A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking
offenses; and
(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of
trafficking; and
(4) identifies current gaps in research and data that would
be helpful in formulating effective strategies--
(A) to deter individuals from committing trafficking
offenses; and
(B) to prevent children from becoming victims of
trafficking.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Interagency Task Force to Monitor
and Combat Trafficking shall provide to Congress, and make
publicly available in electronic format, a report on the
review conducted pursuant to subparagraph (a).

SEC. 223. GAO REPORT ON INTERVENTION.

On the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit a report to Congress that includes information
on--
(1) the efforts of Federal and select State law enforcement
agencies to combat human trafficking in the United States;
and
(2) each Federal grant program, a purpose of which is to
combat human trafficking or assist victims of trafficking, as
specified in an authorizing statute or in a guidance document
issued by the agency carrying out the grant program.

SEC. 224. PROVISION OF HOUSING PERMITTED TO PROTECT AND
ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY OF VICTIMS OF
TRAFFICKING.

Section 107(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting
``, including programs that provide housing to victims of
trafficking'' before the period at the end.

TITLE III--HERO ACT

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Human Exploitation Rescue
Operations Act of 2015'' or the ``HERO Act of 2015''.

SEC. 302. HERO ACT.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The illegal market for the production and distribution
of child abuse imagery is a growing threat to children in the
United States. International demand for this material creates
a powerful incentive for the rape, abuse, and torture of
children within the United States.
(2) The targeting of United States children by
international criminal networks is a threat to the homeland
security of the United States. This threat must be fought
with trained personnel and highly specialized counter-child-
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(3) The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
of the Department of Homeland Security serves a critical
national security role in protecting the United States from
the growing international threat of child exploitation and
human trafficking.
(4) The Cyber Crimes Center of the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a vital national
resource in the effort to combat international child
exploitation, providing advanced expertise and assistance in
investigations, computer forensics, and victim
identification.
(5) The returning military heroes of the United States
possess unique and valuable skills that can assist law
enforcement in combating global sexual and child
exploitation, and the Department of Homeland Security should
use this national resource to the maximum extent possible.
(6) Through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO)
Child Rescue Corps program, the returning military heroes of
the United States are trained and hired to investigate crimes
of child exploitation in order to target predators and rescue
children from sexual abuse and slavery.
(b) Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigations
Unit, and Computer Forensics Unit.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 890A. CYBER CRIMES CENTER, CHILD EXPLOITATION
INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, COMPUTER FORENSICS UNIT,
AND CYBER CRIMES UNIT.

``(a) Cyber Crimes Center.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Cyber
Crimes Center (referred to in this section as the `Center').
``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to
provide investigative assistance, training, and equipment to
support United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's
domestic and international investigations of cyber-related
crimes.
``(b) Child Exploitation Investigations Unit.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the
Center, a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (referred to
in this subsection as the `CEIU').
``(2) Functions.--The CEIU--
``(A) shall coordinate all United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement child exploitation initiatives, including
investigations into--
``(i) child exploitation;
``(ii) child pornography;
``(iii) child victim identification;
``(iv) traveling child sex offenders; and
``(v) forced child labor, including the sexual exploitation
of minors;
``(B) shall, among other things, focus on--
``(i) child exploitation prevention;
``(ii) investigative capacity building;
``(iii) enforcement operations; and
``(iv) training for Federal, State, local, tribal, and
foreign law enforcement agency personnel, upon request;
``(C) shall provide training, technical expertise, support,
or coordination of child exploitation investigations, as
needed, to cooperating law enforcement agencies and
personnel;
``(D) shall provide psychological support and counseling
services for United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement personnel engaged in child exploitation
prevention initiatives, including making available other
existing services to assist employees who are exposed to
child exploitation material during investigations;
``(E) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of
Defense and the National Association to Protect Children for
the purpose of the recruiting, training, equipping and hiring
of wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning
service members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue
Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps program; and
``(F) shall collaborate with other governmental,
nongovernmental, and nonprofit entities approved by the
Secretary for the sponsorship of, and participation in,
outreach and training activities.
``(3) Data collection.--The CEIU shall collect and maintain
data concerning--
``(A) the total number of suspects identified by United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
``(B) the number of arrests by United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, disaggregated by type, including--
``(i) the number of victims identified through
investigations carried out by United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; and
``(ii) the number of suspects arrested who were in
positions of trust or authority over children;
``(C) the number of cases opened for investigation by
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
``(D) the number of cases resulting in a Federal, State,
foreign, or military prosecution.
``(4) Availability of data to congress.--In addition to
submitting the reports required under paragraph (7), the CEIU
shall make the data collected and maintained under paragraph
(3) available to the committees of Congress described in
paragraph (7).
``(5) Cooperative agreements.--The CEIU is authorized to
enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions
set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3).
``(6) Acceptance of gifts.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to accept
monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual Global
Taskforce, national laboratories, Federal agencies, not-for-
profit organizations, and educational institutions to create
and expand public awareness campaigns in support of the
functions of the CEIU.
``(B) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts
authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the
Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the
services provided by the entities referred to in such
subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the
Department.
``(7) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the HERO Act of 2015, and annually for the
following 4 years, the CEIU shall--
``(A) submit a report containing a summary of the data
collected pursuant to paragraph (3) during the previous year
to--
``(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate;
``(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
``(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
``(iv) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives;
``(v) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
``(vi) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
``(B) make a copy of each report submitted under
subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the
Department.
``(c) Computer Forensics Unit.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the
Center, a Computer Forensics Unit (referred to in this
subsection as the `CFU').
``(2) Functions.--The CFU--
``(A) shall provide training and technical support in
digital forensics to--
``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
personnel; and
``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign
law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation
of crimes within their respective jurisdictions, upon request
and subject to the availability of funds;
``(B) shall provide computer hardware, software, and
forensic licenses for all computer forensics personnel within
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
``(C) shall participate in research and development in the
area of digital forensics, in coordination with appropriate
components of the Department; and
``(D) is authorized to collaborate with the Department of
Defense and the National Association to Protect Children for
the purpose of recruiting, training, equipping, and hiring
wounded, ill, and injured veterans and transitioning service
members, through the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative
(HERO) Child Rescue Corps program.
``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The CFU is authorized to
enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions
set forth in paragraph (2).
``(4) Acceptance of gifts.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to accept
monies and in-kind donations from the Virtual Global Task
Force, national laboratories, Federal agencies, not-for-
profit organizations, and educational institutions to create
and expand public awareness campaigns in support of the
functions of the CFU.
``(B) Exemption from federal acquisition regulation.--Gifts
authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the
Federal Acquisition Regulation for competition when the
services provided by the entities referred to in such
subparagraph are donated or of minimal cost to the
Department.
``(d) Cyber Crimes Unit.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate, within the
Center, a Cyber Crimes Unit (referred to in this subsection
as the `CCU').
``(2) Functions.--The CCU--
``(A) shall oversee the cyber security strategy and cyber-
related operations and programs for United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement;
``(B) shall enhance United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement's ability to combat criminal enterprises
operating on or through the Internet, with specific focus in
the areas of--
``(i) cyber economic crime;
``(ii) digital theft of intellectual property;
``(iii) illicit e-commerce (including hidden marketplaces);
``(iv) Internet-facilitated proliferation of arms and
strategic technology; and
``(v) cyber-enabled smuggling and money laundering;
``(C) shall provide training and technical support in cyber
investigations to--
``(i) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
personnel; and
``(ii) Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign
law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation
of crimes within their respective jurisdictions, upon request
and subject to the availability of funds;
``(D) shall participate in research and development in the
area of cyber investigations, in coordination with
appropriate components of the Department; and
``(E) is authorized to recruit participants of the Human
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(HERO) Child Rescue Corps program for investigative and
forensic positions in support of the functions of the CCU.
``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The CCU is authorized to
enter into cooperative agreements to accomplish the functions
set forth in paragraph (2).
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as
are necessary to carry out this section.''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101 note) is amended by adding after the item relating to
section 890 the following:

``Sec. 890A. Cyber crimes center, child exploitation investigations
unit, computer forensics unit, and cyber crimes unit.''.
(c) HERO Corps Hiring.--It is the sense of Congress that
Homeland Security Investigations of the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement should hire, recruit,
train, and equip wounded, ill, or injured military veterans
(as defined in section 101, title 38, United States Code) who
are affiliated with the HERO Child Rescue Corps program for
investigative, intelligence, analyst, and forensic positions.
(d) Investigating Child Exploitation.--Section 307(b)(3) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 187(b)(3)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) conduct research and development for the purpose of
advancing technology for the investigation of child
exploitation crimes, including child victim identification,
trafficking in persons, and child pornography, and for
advanced forensics.''.

TITLE IV--RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT

SEC. 401. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND TRAFFICKING
PREVENTION.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention
Act''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise specifically provided,
whenever in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed
in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the
amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made to a
provision of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5701 et seq.).
(c) Findings.--Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``age, gender, and
culturally and'' before ``linguistically appropriate'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``outside the welfare
system and the law enforcement system'' and inserting ``, in
collaboration with public assistance systems, the law
enforcement system, and the child welfare system'';
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by inserting ``a safe place to live and'' after ``youth
need''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(4) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) runaway and homeless youth are at a high risk of
becoming victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking in
persons.''.
(d) Basic Center Grant Program.--
(1) Grants for centers and services.--Section 311(a) (42
U.S.C. 5711(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``services'' and all that
follows through the period and inserting ``safe shelter and
services, including trauma-informed services, for runaway and
homeless youth and, if appropriate, services for the families
of such youth, including (if appropriate) individuals
identified by such youth as family.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``mental health,'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--

(I) in clause (i), by striking ``21 days; and'' and
inserting ``30 days;'';
(II) in clause (ii)--

(aa) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable'' before
``individual'';
(bb) by inserting ``, as appropriate,'' after ``group'';
and
(cc) by striking ``as appropriate'' and inserting
``including (if appropriate) counseling for individuals
identified by such youth as family''; and

(III) by adding at the end the following:

``(iii) suicide prevention services; and''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--

(I) in clause (ii), by inserting ``age, gender, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate to the extent
practicable'' before ``home-based services'';
(II) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(III) in clause (iv), by striking ``diseases.'' and
inserting ``infections;''; and
(IV) by adding at the end the following:

``(v) trauma-informed and gender-responsive services for
runaway or homeless youth, including such youth who are
victims of trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation; and
``(vi) an assessment of family engagement in support and
reunification (if reunification is appropriate),
interventions, and services for parents or legal guardians of
such youth, or (if appropriate) individuals identified by
such youth as family.''.
(2) Eligibility; plan requirements.--Section 312 (42 U.S.C.
5712) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, or (if appropriate)
individuals identified by such youth as family,'' after
``parents or legal guardians'';
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``cultural minority and
persons with limited ability to speak English'' and inserting
``cultural minority, persons with limited ability to speak
English, and runaway or homeless youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation'';
(iii) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the
following:
``(7) shall keep adequate statistical records profiling the
youth and family members of such youth whom the applicant
serves, including demographic information on and the number
of--
``(A) such youth who are not referred to out-of-home
shelter services;
``(B) such youth who are members of vulnerable or
underserved populations;
``(C) such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons
or sexual exploitation, disaggregated by--
``(i) such youth who have been coerced or forced into a
commercial sex act, as defined in section 103 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
``(ii) such youth who have been coerced or forced into
other forms of labor; and
``(iii) such youth who have engaged in a commercial sex
act, as so defined, for any reason other than by coercion or
force;
``(D) such youth who are pregnant or parenting;
``(E) such youth who have been involved in the child
welfare system; and
``(F) such youth who have been involved in the juvenile
justice system;'';
(iv) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (13) as
paragraphs (9) through (14);
(v) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) shall ensure that--
``(A) the records described in paragraph (7), on an
individual runaway or homeless youth, shall not be disclosed
without the consent of the individual youth and of the parent
or legal guardian of such youth or (if appropriate) an
individual identified by such youth as family, to anyone
other than another agency compiling statistical records or a
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal
charges against an individual runaway or homeless youth; and
``(B) reports or other documents based on the statistics
described in paragraph (7) shall not disclose the identity of
any individual runaway or homeless youth;'';
(vi) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking
``statistical summaries'' and inserting ``statistics'';
(vii) in paragraph (13)(C), as so redesignated--

(I) by striking clause (i) and inserting:

``(i) the number and characteristics of runaway and
homeless youth, and youth at risk of family separation, who
participate in the project, including such information on--

``(I) such youth (including both types of such
participating youth) who are victims of trafficking in
persons or sexual exploitation, disaggregated by--

``(aa) such youth who have been coerced or forced into a
commercial sex act, as defined in section 103 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
``(bb) such youth who have been coerced or forced into
other forms of labor; and
``(cc) such youth who have engaged in a commercial sex act,
as so defined, for any reason other than by coercion or
force;

``(II) such youth who are pregnant or parenting;
``(III) such youth who have been involved in the child
welfare system; and
``(IV) such youth who have been involved in the juvenile
justice system; and''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;

(viii) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by striking
the period and inserting ``for natural disasters, inclement
weather, and mental health emergencies;''; and
(ix) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) shall provide age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate services to the extent practicable
to runaway and homeless youth; and
``(16) shall assist youth in completing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090).''; and
(B) in subsection (d)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--

(I) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable'' after
``provide'';
(II) by striking ``families (including unrelated
individuals in the family households) of such youth'' and
inserting ``families of such youth (including unrelated
individuals in the family households of such youth and, if
appropriate, individuals identified by such youth as
family)''; and
(III) by inserting ``suicide prevention,'' after ``physical
health care,''; and

(ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including training
on trauma-informed and youth-centered care'' after ``home-
based services''.
(3) Approval of applications.--Section 313(b) (42 U.S.C.
5713(b)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``priority to'' and all that follows
through ``who'' and inserting ``priority to eligible
applicants who'';
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(C) by striking paragraph (2).
(e) Transitional Living Grant Program.--Section 322(a) (42
U.S.C. 5714-2(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable'' before
``information and counseling services''; and
(B) by striking ``job attainment skills, and mental and
physical health care'' and inserting ``job attainment skills,
mental and physical health care, and suicide prevention
services'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) and (9)
through (16) as paragraphs (5) through (10) and (12) through
(19), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) to provide counseling to homeless youth and to
encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in such counseling
of their parents or legal guardians, or (if appropriate)
individuals identified by such youth as family;
``(4) to provide aftercare services, if possible, to
homeless youth who have received shelter and services from a
transitional living youth project, including (to the extent
practicable) such youth who, after receiving such shelter and
services, relocate to a State other than the State in which
such project is located;'';
(4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
(A) by inserting ``age, gender, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable'' after
``referral of homeless youth to'';
(B) by striking ``and health care programs'' and inserting
``mental health service and health care programs, including
programs providing wrap-around services to victims of
trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation,''; and
(C) by striking ``such services for youths;'' and inserting
``such programs described in this paragraph;'';
(5) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(11) to develop a plan to provide age, gender, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the
extent practicable that address the needs of homeless and
street youth;'';
(6) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by striking
``the applicant and statistical'' through ``who participate
in such project,'' and inserting ``the applicant, statistical
summaries describing the number, the characteristics, and the
demographic information of the homeless youth who participate
in such project, including the prevalence of trafficking in
persons and sexual exploitation of such youth,''; and
(7) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, by inserting
``regarding responses to natural disasters, inclement
weather, and mental health emergencies'' after ``management
plan''.
(f) Coordinating, Training, Research, and Other
Activities.--
(1) Coordination.--Section 341 (42 U.S.C. 5714-21) is
amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``safety, well-being,'' after ``health,''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``other Federal
entities'' and inserting ``the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, the Department of Education, the
Department of Labor, and the Department of Justice''.
(2) Grants for technical assistance and training.--Section
342 (42 U.S.C. 5714-22) is amended by inserting ``, including
onsite and web-based techniques, such as on-demand and online
learning,'' before ``to public and private entities''.
(3) Grants for research, evaluation, demonstration, and
service projects.--Section 343 (42 U.S.C. 5714-23) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (5)--

(I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``violence, trauma,
and'' before ``sexual abuse and assault'';
(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``sexual abuse and
assault; and'' and inserting ``sexual abuse or assault,
trafficking in persons, or sexual exploitation;'';
(III) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``who have been
sexually victimized'' and inserting ``who are victims of
sexual abuse or assault, trafficking in persons, or sexual
exploitation''; and
(IV) by adding at the end the following:

``(D) best practices for identifying and providing age,
gender, and culturally and linguistically appropriate
services to the extent practicable to--
``(i) vulnerable and underserved youth populations; and
``(ii) youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or
sexual exploitation; and
``(E) verifying youth as runaway or homeless to complete
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in
section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1090);'';
(ii) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(iii) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) examining the intersection between the runaway and
homeless youth populations and trafficking in persons,
including noting whether such youth who are victims of
trafficking in persons were previously involved in the child
welfare or juvenile justice systems.''; and
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ``, including
such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or
sexual exploitation'' after ``runaway or homeless youth''.
(4) Periodic estimate of incidence and prevalence of youth
homelessness.--Section 345 (42 U.S.C. 5714-25) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--

(I) by striking ``13'' and inserting ``12''; and
(II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting
a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) that includes demographic information about and
characteristics of runaway or homeless youth, including such
youth who are victims of trafficking in persons or sexual
exploitation; and
``(4) that does not disclose the identity of any runaway or
homeless youth.''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``13'' and inserting ``12'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph
(C);
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) incidences, if any, of--
``(i) such individuals who are victims of trafficking in
persons; or
``(ii) such individuals who are victims of sexual
exploitation; and''; and
(v) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--

(I) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``,
including mental health services;''; and
(II) by adding at the end the following:

``(iv) access to education and job training; and''.
(g) Sexual Abuse Prevention Program.--Section 351 (42
U.S.C. 5714-41) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``public and'' before ``nonprofit''; and
(B) by striking ``prostitution, or sexual exploitation.''
and inserting ``violence, trafficking in persons, or sexual
exploitation.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive
a grant under subsection (a), an applicant shall certify to
the Secretary that such applicant has systems in place to
ensure that such applicant can provide age, gender, and
culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the
extent practicable to all youth described in subsection
(a).''.
(h) General Provisions.--
(1) Reports.--Section 382(a) (42 U.S.C. 5715(a)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as
subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) collecting data on trafficking in persons and sexual
exploitation of runaway and homeless youth;''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) the number and characteristics of homeless youth
served by such projects, including--
``(i) such youth who are victims of trafficking in persons
or sexual exploitation;
``(ii) such youth who are pregnant or parenting;
``(iii) such youth who have been involved in the child
welfare system; and
``(iv) such youth who have been involved in the juvenile
justice system;''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``intrafamily
problems'' and inserting ``problems within the family,
including (if appropriate) individuals identified by such
youth as family,''.
(2) Nondiscrimination.--Part F is amended by inserting
after section 386A (42 U.S.C. 5732-1) the following:

``SEC. 386B. NONDISCRIMINATION.

``(a) In General.--No person in the United States shall, on
the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, gender identity (as defined in section
249(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code), sexual
orientation, or disability, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole
or in part with funds made available under this title, or any
other program or activity funded in whole or in part with
amounts appropriated for grants, cooperative agreements, or
other assistance administered under this title.
``(b) Exception.--If sex segregation or sex-specific
programming is necessary to the essential operation of a
program, nothing in this section shall prevent any such
program or activity from consideration of an individual's
sex. In such circumstances, grantees may meet the
requirements of this section by providing comparable services
to individuals who cannot be provided with the sex-segregated
or sex-specific programming.
``(c) Disqualification.--The authority of the Secretary to
enforce this section shall be the same as that provided for
with respect to section 654 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
9849).
``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed, interpreted, or applied to supplant, displace,
preempt, or otherwise limit the responsibilities and
liabilities under other Federal or State civil rights
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(3) Definitions.--Section 387 (42 U.S.C. 5732a) is
amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6), and
paragraphs (7) and (8), as paragraphs (2) through (7), and
paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(1) Culturally and linguistically appropriate.--The term
`culturally and linguistically appropriate', with respect to
services, has the meaning given the term `culturally and
linguistically appropriate services' in the `National
Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate
Services in Health and Health Care', issued in April 2013, by
the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and
Human Services.'';
(C) in paragraph (6)(B)(v), as so redesignated--
(i) by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV) as
subclauses (III) through (V), respectively;
(ii) by inserting after subclause (I), the following:

``(II) trafficking in persons;'';

(iii) in subclause (IV), as so redesignated--

(I) by striking ``diseases'' and inserting ``infections'';
and
(II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

(iv) in subclause (V), as so redesignated, by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(v) by adding at the end the following:

``(VI) suicide.'';

(D) in paragraph (7)(B), as so redesignated, by striking
``prostitution,'' and inserting ``trafficking in persons,'';
(E) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(8) Trafficking in persons.--The term `trafficking in
persons' has the meaning given the term `severe forms of
trafficking in persons' in section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).'';
(F) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated--
(i) by inserting ``to homeless youth'' after ``provides'';
and
(ii) by inserting ``, to establish a stable family or
community supports,'' after ``self-sufficient living''; and
(G) in paragraph (10)(B), as so redesignated--
(i) in clause (ii)--

(I) by inserting ``or able'' after ``willing''; and
(II) by striking ``or'' at the end;

(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) who is involved in the child welfare or juvenile
justice system, but who is not receiving government-funded
housing.''.
(4) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 388(a) (42
U.S.C. 5751(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for fiscal year 2009,''
and all that follows through the period and inserting ``for
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and
2013.'' and inserting ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2016 through 2020.''; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``for fiscal year 2009''
and all that follows through the period and inserting ``for
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.''.

SEC. 402. RESPONSE TO MISSING CHILDREN AND VICTIMS OF CHILD
SEX TRAFFICKING.

(a) Missing Children's Assistance Act.--Section
404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii)) is amended by striking ``child
prostitution'' and inserting ``child sex trafficking''.
(b) Crime Control Act of 1990.--Section 3702 of the Crime
Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) a recent photograph of the child, if available;'';
and
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``60 days'' and
inserting ``30 days'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by inserting ``State and local child welfare systems
and'' before ``the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) grant permission to the National Crime Information
Center Terminal Contractor for the State to update the
missing person record in the National Crime Information
Center computer networks with additional information learned
during the investigation relating to the missing person.''.

TITLE V--STOP EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING ACT

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Stop Exploitation Through
Trafficking Act of 2015''.

SEC. 502. SAFE HARBOR INCENTIVES.

Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 1701(c), by striking ``where feasible'' and
all that follows, and inserting the following: ``where
feasible, to an application--
``(1) for hiring and rehiring additional career law
enforcement officers that involves a non-Federal contribution
exceeding the 25 percent minimum under subsection (g); or
``(2) from an applicant in a State that has in effect a law
that--
``(A) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted
to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe
form of trafficking in persons;
``(B) discourages or prohibits the charging or prosecution
of an individual described in subparagraph (A) for a
prostitution or sex trafficking offense, based on the conduct
described in subparagraph (A); and
``(C) encourages the diversion of an individual described
in subparagraph (A) to appropriate service providers,
including child welfare services, victim treatment programs,
child advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social
services.''; and
(2) in section 1709, by inserting at the end the following:
``(5) `commercial sex act' has the meaning given the term
in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
``(6) `minor' means an individual who has not attained the
age of 18 years.
``(7) `severe form of trafficking in persons' has the
meaning given the term in section 103 of the Victims of
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102).''.

SEC. 503. REPORT ON RESTITUTION PAID IN CONNECTION WITH
CERTAIN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.

Section 105(d)(7)(Q) of the Victims of Trafficking and
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(d)(7)(Q)) is
amended--
(1) by inserting after ``1590,'' the following: ``1591,'';
(2) by striking ``and 1594'' and inserting ``1594, 2251,
2251A, 2421, 2422, and 2423'';
(3) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(4) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(5) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
``(vi) the number of individuals required by a court order
to pay restitution in connection with a violation of each
offense under title 18, United States Code, the amount of
restitution required to be paid under each such order, and
the amount of restitution actually paid pursuant to each such
order; and
``(vii) the age, gender, race, country of origin, country
of citizenship, and description of the role in the offense of
individuals convicted under each offense; and''.

SEC. 504. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE.

Section 107(b)(1)(B) of the Victims of Crime Trafficking
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``Subject'' and inserting ``(i) In
general.--Subject''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) National human trafficking hotline.--Beginning in
fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, of amounts
made available for grants under paragraph (2), the Secretary
of Health and Human Services shall make grants for a national
communication system to assist victims of severe forms of
trafficking in persons in communicating with service
providers. The Secretary shall give priority to grant
applicants that have experience in providing telephone
services to victims of severe forms of trafficking in
persons.''.

SEC. 505. JOB CORPS ELIGIBILITY.

Section 144(a)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(3)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(F) A victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons
(as defined in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)).
Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual described in
this subparagraph shall not be required to demonstrate
eligibility under such paragraph.''.

SEC. 506. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES
MARSHALS SERVICE.

Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following:
``(D) assist State, local, and other Federal law
enforcement agencies, upon the request of such an agency, in
locating and recovering missing children.''.

SEC. 507. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.

(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall implement and
maintain a National Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking
(referred to in this section as the ``National Strategy'') in
accordance with this section.
(b) Required Contents of National Strategy.--The National
Strategy shall include the following:
(1) Integrated Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts to
investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases,
including--
(A) the development by each United States attorney, in
consultation with State, local, and tribal government
agencies, of a district-specific strategic plan to coordinate
the identification of victims and the investigation and
prosecution of human trafficking crimes;

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(B) the appointment of not fewer than 1 assistant United
States attorney in each district dedicated to the prosecution
of human trafficking cases or responsible for implementing
the National Strategy;
(C) the participation in any Federal, State, local, or
tribal human trafficking task force operating in the district
of the United States attorney; and
(D) any other efforts intended to enhance the level of
coordination and cooperation, as determined by the Attorney
General.
(2) Case coordination within the Department of Justice,
including specific integration, coordination, and
collaboration, as appropriate, on human trafficking
investigations between and among the United States attorneys,
the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, the Child
Exploitation and Obscenity Section, and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(3) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts dedicated
to preventing and combating human trafficking, including
resources dedicated to the Human Trafficking Prosecution
Unit, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and all other entities that
receive Federal support that have a goal or mission to combat
the exploitation of adults and children.
(4) An ongoing assessment of the future trends, challenges,
and opportunities, including new investigative strategies,
techniques, and technologies, that will enhance Federal,
State, local, and tribal efforts to combat human trafficking.
(5) Encouragement of cooperation, coordination, and mutual
support between private sector and other entities and
organizations and Federal agencies to combat human
trafficking, including the involvement of State, local, and
tribal government agencies to the extent Federal programs are
involved.
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