Sec. 3. Identification of sanctionable persons

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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report identifying each foreign person that the President determines, based on credible information, knowingly engaged in conduct described in subsection (b). The conduct described in this subsection is any of the following, when undertaken knowingly in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking enterprise or in connection with efforts to conceal, facilitate, finance, or profit from such enterprise:

Engaging in severe forms of trafficking in persons, including sex trafficking involving a person under 18 years of age. Aiding, abetting, commanding, inducing, financing, organizing, or otherwise facilitating severe forms of trafficking in persons or the sexual exploitation of minors. Knowingly benefitting financially or receiving anything of value from participation in, or facilitation of, severe forms of trafficking in persons or the sexual exploitation of minors. Obstructing, intimidating, retaliating against, threatening, or corruptly influencing a victim, witness, or law enforcement officer in connection with an investigation, prosecution, or civil action relating to conduct described in paragraphs

(1)through (3). For purposes of this Act, credible information may include information from— United States Government agencies, including law enforcement and intelligence components; judicial proceedings, including indictments, judgments, plea agreements, sentencing findings, and sworn testimony; foreign governments, international organizations, or multilateral bodies; credible reporting by nongovernmental organizations; and Epstein-related records, provided that the appearance of a name in such records shall not be sufficient to support a determination under subsection (a). The report required under subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The unclassified form shall be prepared in a manner that protects the privacy and safety of victims.