Sec. 7. Priorities and policies of the end modern slavery initiative
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The key priorities of the End Modern Slavery Initiative shall be— to select partner countries and key jurisdictions in other countries; to provide support for programs and projects that collectively or individually seek to achieve a measurable and sustainable reduction of modern slavery in targeted populations within partner countries (or jurisdictions thereof) and key jurisdictions of other countries of at least 50 percent in the prevalence of modern slavery over a seven year period and that are based on goals and outcomes that are capable of being empirically measured; to prioritize programs and projects consistent with this Act; to work with partner countries and entities funded by the End Modern Slavery Initiative to collaboratively establish budgeted national plans that identify and leverage partner country public and private funding and institutions, and leverage current and expected outside assistance, including programs supported by the End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation; and to establish national coordinators and leadership councils in partner countries.
In selecting partner countries, the End Modern Slavery Initiative shall consider and prioritize the funding of projects and programs in countries and jurisdictions where there is— a documented high prevalence of modern slavery within the country as evidenced by assessments in the Department of State’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report; and a demonstrated political motivation and sustained commitment by government entities of such country to undertake meaningful measures to address severe forms of trafficking in persons, including prevention, protection of victims, and the enactment and enforcement of anti-trafficking laws against perpetrators; or a demonstrated presence of an active and independent civil society that can and will support the efforts of the End Modern Slavery Initiative.
In selecting key jurisdictions of other countries, the End Modern Slavery Initiative shall consider and prioritize the funding of projects and programs in key jurisdictions where there is— a documented high prevalence of modern slavery within the jurisdiction as evidenced by assessments in the Department of State’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report; and a demonstrated political motivation and sustained commitment by government entities of such jurisdiction to undertake meaningful measures to address severe forms of trafficking in persons, including prevention, protection of victims, and the enactment and enforcement of anti-trafficking laws against perpetrators; or a demonstrated presence of an active and independent civil society that can and will support the efforts of the End Modern Slavery Initiative.
End Modern Slavery Initiative programs in partner programs shall include strategies that— develop the capacity of national and local government institutions to enforce the law, end impunity of perpetrators, and sustainably deter the crime; contribute to the freeing and sustainable recovery of victims of modern slavery, prevent individuals from being subject to modern slavery, or create and enforce laws that punish both individual and corporate perpetrators of modern slavery; and set out clear, defined goals and outcomes that are capable of empirical measurement against baseline data.
In selecting partner countries and key jurisdictions of other countries and funding programs in such countries and jurisdictions, the End Modern Slavery Initiative should consult with the Department of State, including the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. In providing the views of the United States Government to the End Modern Slavery Initiative pursuant to subsection (e), the Department of State, including the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, should consult with the United States Department of Justice, the United States Agency for International Development, the United States Department of Labor, and any other appropriate Federal departments and agencies.