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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 178 (Engrossed in Senate) — To provide justice for the victims of trafficking. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 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. Sec. 118. SAVE Act. Sec. 119. Education and outreach to trafficking survivors. Sec. 120. Expanded statute of limitations for civil actions by child trafficking survivors. Sec. 121. GAO study and report. 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.
Subtitle D—Expanded training Sec. 231. Expanded training relating to trafficking in persons. TITLE III—HERO Act Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. HERO Act. Sec. 303. Transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes. TITLE IV—Rape survivor child custody Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Definitions. Sec. 403. Findings. Sec. 404. Increased funding for formula grants authorized. Sec. 405. Application. Sec. 406. Grant increase. Sec. 407. Period of increase. Sec. 408. Allocation of increased formula grant funds.
Sec. 409. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE V—Military sex offender reporting Sec. 501. Short title. Sec. 502. Registration of sex offenders released from military corrections facilities or upon conviction. TITLE VI—Stopping Exploitation Through Trafficking Sec. 601. Safe Harbor Incentives. Sec. 602. Report on restitution paid in connection with certain trafficking offenses. Sec. 603. National human trafficking hotline. Sec. 604. Job corps eligibility. Sec. 605. Clarification of authority of the United States Marshals Service.
Sec. 606. Establishing a national strategy to combat human trafficking. TITLE VII—Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Sec. 701. Short title. Sec. 702. Development of best practices. Sec. 703. Definitions. Sec. 704. No additional authorization of appropriations. TITLE VIII—Better response for victims of child sex trafficking Sec. 801. Short title. Sec. 802. CAPTA amendments. TITLE IX—Anti-trafficking training for Department of Homeland Security personnel Sec. 901. Definitions.
Sec. 902. Training for Department personnel to identify human trafficking. Sec. 903. Certification and report to Congress. Sec. 904. Assistance to non-Federal entities. Sec. 905. Expanded use of Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund. TITLE X—Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Protections for human trafficking survivors.
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