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22 U.S.C. 7106: Minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking

Created in 2000 by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386). Changed by 6 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9043 Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act · introduced · would change (b)

How it got here

2019

  • Pub. L. 115–425, §202(1), substituted "a demonstrably increasing capacity" for "the capacity" and struck out at end "During the periods prior to the annual report submitted on June 1, 2004, and on June 1, 2005, and the periods afterwards until September 30 of each such year, the Sec… Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–427 inserted "or enable" after "condone". Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–425, §202(2), substituted ", consistent with a demonstrably increasing capacity of such government to obtain such data," for "consistent with its resources" and struck out at end "During the periods prior to the annual report submitted on June 1, 2004, and on June 1, 2005, and the perio… Law text · (b)

2013

  • Pub. L. 113–4, §1204(1), substituted "diplomatic, peacekeeping," for "peacekeeping" and ", a transparent system for remediating or punishing such public officials as a deterrent, measures" for ", and measures", and inserted before period at end ", effective bilateral, multilateral, … Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–4, §1204(2), inserted "and has entered into bilateral, multilateral, or regional law enforcement cooperation and coordination arrangements with other countries" before period at end. Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–4, §1204(3), inserted ", including diplomats and soldiers," after "public officials" and "A government's failure to appropriately address public allegations against such public officials, especially once such officials have returned to their home countries, shall be cons… Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–4, §1204(4), (5), added par. (9) and redesignated former pars. (9) to (11) as (10) to (12), respectively. Law text · (b)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–457, §106(1), struck out "a significant number of" before "victims" in introductory provisions. (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–457, §106(2)(A), substituted ", including, as appropriate, requiring incarceration of individuals convicted of such acts. For purposes of the preceding sentence, suspended or significantly-reduced sentences for convictions of principal actors in cases of severe forms of … (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–457, §106(2)(B), inserted ", including by providing training to law enforcement and immigration officials regarding the identification and treatment of trafficking victims using approaches that focus on the needs of the victims" before period at end. (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–457, §106(2)(C), substituted "measures to establish the identity of local populations, including birth registration, citizenship, and nationality" for "measures to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts and for participation in international sex tourism by nationals o… (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–457, §106(2)(D), added par. (11). (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)

2006

  • Pub. L. 109–164, §104(b)(1), inserted before period at end ", measures to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts and for participation in international sex tourism by nationals of the country, measures to ensure that its nationals who are deployed abroad as part of a peacekeeping… (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 109–164, §104(b)(2), substituted "persons, including nationals of the country who are deployed abroad as part of a peacekeeping or other similar mission who engage in or facilitate severe forms of trafficking in persons or exploit victims of such trafficking," for "persons,"… (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–193, §6(d)(1), substituted ", and convicts and sentences persons responsible for such acts, that take place wholly or partly within the territory of the country" for "that take place wholly or partly within the territory of the country" and inserted two sentences at end … (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 108–193, §6(d)(2), substituted ", prosecutes, convicts, and sentences" for "and prosecutes" and inserted two sentences at end relating to presumption that foreign government has not vigorously investigated, prosecuted, convicted or sentenced acts of severe forms of trafficki… (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 108–193, §6(d)(3), added pars. (8) to (10). (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003) Law text · (b)

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.