Sec. 2. Definitions
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Section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(5)through
(15)as paragraphs
(7)through (17), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: The term concrete actions means actions that demonstrate increased efforts by the government of a country to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, including any of the following: Enforcement actions taken. Investigations actively underway. Prosecutions conducted. Convictions attained. Training provided. Programs and partnerships actively underway. Efforts to prevent severe forms of trafficking, including programs to reduce the vulnerability of particularly vulnerable populations, involving survivors of trafficking in community engagement and policy making, engagement with foreign migrants, ending recruitment fees, and other such measures. Victim services offered, including immigration services and restitution. The amount of money the government has committed to the actions described in subparagraphs
(A)through (H). The term credible information includes all of the following: Reports by the Department of State. Reports of other Federal agencies, including the Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor and List of Products Produced by Forced Labor or Indentured Child Labor. Documentation provided by a foreign country, including— copies of relevant laws, regulations, and policies adopted or modified; and an official record of enforcement actions taken, judicial proceedings, training conducted, consultations conducted, programs and partnerships launched, and services provided. Materials developed by civil society organizations. Information from survivors of human trafficking, vulnerable persons, and whistleblowers. All relevant media and academic reports that, in light of reason and common sense, are worthy of belief. Information developed by multilateral institutions. An assessment of the impact of the actions described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(I)of paragraph
(5)on the prevalence of human trafficking in the country. .
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