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22 U.S.C. 7103: Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

Created in 2000 by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386). Changed by 10 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 7102, 22 U.S.C. 7103a, 22 U.S.C. 7103b, 34 U.S.C. 20706, 34 U.S.C. 20709.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of State (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 117–347, §404(1)(A), inserted "and" at end. (Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–347, §404(1)(B), struck out "and" at end. (Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–347, §404(2), struck out "and" at end. (Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–347, §404(3), substituted semicolon for period in subpar. (S) relating to tactics and strategies employed by human trafficking task forces. (Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–347, §404(4), (5), redesignated subpar. (S) relating to efforts of the United States to eliminate money laundering as (T) and substituted semicolon for period at end. (Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–347, §404(6), added subpars. (U) and (V). (Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022) Law text · (d), (V)

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–92, §3562, inserted "the Secretary of Commerce," after "the Secretary of Education,". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–425, §201, inserted "the Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Trade Representative," after "the Secretary of Education,". (Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §7154(b)(1), inserted "the Committee on Financial Services," after "the Committee on Foreign Affairs" and "the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs," after "the Committee on Foreign Relations," in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §902(85), substituted "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment" for "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §7154(b)(2), (3), which directed amendment of subpar. (Q)(vii) by substituting a semicolon for "; and" and subpar. (R) by substituting "; and" for the period at the end, could not be executed because of the intervening amendments by Pub. L. 115–425, §121… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d), (R)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §7154(b)(4), added subpar. (S) relating to efforts of the United States to eliminate money laundering. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–425, §121(a), added subpar. (S) relating to tactics and strategies employed by human trafficking task forces. (Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–392, §18(a), inserted "and providing an annual report on the case referrals received from the national human trafficking hotline by Federal departments and agencies" after "international trafficking" and "and reporting requirements" after "Any data collection procedures". (Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–392, §16, added cl. (viii). (Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017) Law text · (d)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–22 substituted "1590, 1591, 1592, 1594, 2251, 2251A, 2421, 2422, and 2423" for "1590, 1592, and 1594" in introductory provisions and added cls. (vi) and (vii). (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) Law text · (d)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1203(a), inserted ", and make reasonable efforts to distribute information to enable all relevant Federal Government agencies to publicize the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline on their websites, in all headquarters offices, and in all field offices … (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1231(2), added subpars. (B) to (H) and struck out former subpars. (B) and (C) which read as follows: (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–239 added cls. (iii) and (v) redesignated former cl. (iii) as (iv). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), (u), (v)
    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1231(1), redesignated subpar. (D) as (I). Former subpar. (I) redesignated (N). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1231(1), redesignated subpar. (E) as (J). Former subpar. (J) redesignated (O). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1201(1), substituted "subsection (g)" for "subsection (f) of this section". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1231(1), redesignated subpars. (F) to (J) as (K) to (O), respectively. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1231(3)–(5), added subpars. (P) to (R). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1201(2), redesignated subpar. (B) and cls. (i) and (ii) as par. (2) and subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, realigned margins, and struck out former par. (2) heading and subpar. (A) which related to coordination of certain activities against use of products or materi… (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 113–4, §1201(3), (4), added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g). (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (f), (g)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–457, §101, inserted "the Secretary of Education," after "the Secretary of Homeland Security,". (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–457, §304(a), substituted "Committee on Foreign Affairs" for "Committee on International Relations" in introductory provisions. (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–457, §231(1), substituted "subsections (b) and (f) of section 7105 of this title" for "section 7105(b) of this title" and inserted "the Attorney General," after "the Secretary of Labor,". (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–457, §231(2)–(4), added subpars. (H) and (I) and redesignated former subpar. (H) as (J). (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–457, §102, substituted "Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking" for "Support for the Task Force" in subsec. heading, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted par. heading, substituted "The Secretary of State shall" for "The Secretary of State is authorized … (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (e)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–164, §104(a), substituted "the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security" for "the Director of Central Intelligence". (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 109–164, §205, added subpar. (G) and redesignated former subpar. (G) as (H). (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (d), (H)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–193, §6(a)(1), added par. (7). (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 108–193, §6(b)(1), inserted before period at end of second sentence ", who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, with the rank of Ambassador-at-Large". (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 108–193, §6(c)(1), added subsec. (f). (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003) Law text · (f)

    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.