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; by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: The term concrete actions means any of the following actions that demonstrably improve the condition of a substantial number of victims of human trafficking and persons vulnerable to human trafficking: Enforcement actions taken. Investigations actively underway. Prosecutions conducted. Convictions attained. Training provided. Programs and partnerships actively underway. Victim services offered, including immigration services and restitution. The amount of money the government in question has committed to the actions described in subparagraphs
(A)through (G). An assessment of the impact of such actions on the prevalence of human trafficking in the country. The term credible evidence means information relied upon by the Department of State to make determinations relating to the provisions set forth in this division, including— 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, policies adopted or modified, enforcement actions taken and 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; and information developed by multilateral institutions. ; and in paragraph (10), as redesignated— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting nontrade-related ; non-anti-human trafficking related in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking nontrade-related and inserting non-anti-human trafficking related ; and in subparagraph (A)(ix), by striking trade-related and inserting anti-human trafficking-related .
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