Sec. 9. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The term key jurisdictions of other countries means specific jurisdictions, located in countries that do not qualify to be partner countries, that have a demonstrated commitment to, and institutions capable of, achieving a significant reduction in the incidence of modern slavery within a period of seven years and have been determined to be appropriate to receive funds by the Board of Directors pursuant to the criteria and priorities set forth in this Act.
The term modern slavery means— the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act in which such commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
The term partner countries means countries that have a demonstrated commitment to, and institutions capable of, achieving a significant reduction in the incidence of modern slavery within a period of seven years and have been determined to be appropriate to receive funds by the Board of Directors pursuant to the criteria and priorities set forth in this Act. Terms defined in title 18, United States Code, and not otherwise defined in this section shall have the meaning provided in such title.