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22 U.S.C. 7102: Definitions

Created in 2000 by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386). Changed by 7 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

32 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 242, 6 U.S.C. 242b, 6 U.S.C. 641, 8 U.S.C. 1101, 8 U.S.C. 1182.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2021William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

2019Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

2018FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018

2015Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015

2013Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013

2008William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

2003Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003

2000Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000created it

22 U.S.C. 7102Definitions

(16)changed

(17)changed

(A)threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;

(B)any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure…

(C)the abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

(D)Convictions attained.

(E)Training provided.

(F)Programs and partnerships actively underway.

(G)Efforts to prevent severe forms of trafficking, including programs to reduce…

(H)Victim services offered, including immigration services and restitution.

(I)The amount of money the government has committed to the actions described in…

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 4323Trafficking Survivors Relief Actlaw

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 4323 Trafficking Survivors Relief Act · became law · changed (16), (17)

How it got here

2021

Pub. L. 116–283 added par. (18). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (18)

2019

Pub. L. 115–427 added pars. (5) and (6) and redesignated former pars. (5) to (15) as (7) to (17), respectively. (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17)

2018

Pub. L. 115–254 amended cl. (viii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (viii) read as follows: "programs under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of that Act, relating to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018) Law text · (8)

2015

Pub. L. 114–22 substituted "obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting" for "or obtaining". (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) Law text · (10)

2013

Pub. L. 113–4 added par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) to (14) as (2) to (15), respectively, and substituted "paragraph (9)" for "paragraph (8)" in par. (14) and "paragraph (9) or (10)" for "paragraph (8) or (9)" in par. (15). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text

2008

Pub. L. 110–457 substituted "Committee on Foreign Affairs" for "Committee on International Relations". (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (1)

2003

Pub. L. 108–193 inserted "in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations" before "that is made available". (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003) Law text · (7)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.