Sec. 3. Combat human trafficking
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Section 114 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( 34 U.S.C. 20709 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 24 hours after consulting with a patient, an abortion provider shall notify the national human trafficking hotline if the provider has a reasonable suspicion that the patient is a victim of trafficking. Not later than 24 hours after an abortion provider notifies the national human trafficking hotline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify the Attorney General of such notification by the abortion provider.
Not later than 24 hours after receipt of a notification from the Secretary of Health and Human Services under this subparagraph, the Attorney General shall notify the appropriate State and local law enforcement agencies. An abortion provider who violates subparagraph
(A)shall be fined $10,000, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make available to abortion providers the training entitled Foundational
(101)Human Trafficking Trainings—SOAR For Health Care (or any substantially similar successor training). Each abortion provider shall complete the training provided under subparagraph
(A)on an annual basis and prior to January 30 of each calendar year, and certify such completion to the Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the Department of Health and Human Services. The certification under this subparagraph shall include the protocols that the abortion provider has in place to identify and assist victims of trafficking. An abortion provider who fails to comply with subparagraph
(B)shall be subject to a fine in an amount of $1,000 per day of noncompliance. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require a victim of trafficking to self-report. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to provide a right to an abortion. In this subsection: The term abortion provider means a person who— performs an abortion and is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; or is otherwise legally authorized to perform an abortion. The term victim of trafficking has the meaning given to such term in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 ). .
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