Sec. 113.15. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS
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## SEC. 113.15 AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS **[**[22 U.S.C. 7110](/us/usc/t22/s7110)**]** ###
(a)Authorization of Appropriations in Support of the Task Force There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, $13,822,000 for Diplomatic and Consular Programs of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which shall be used to carry out sections 105(e), 105(f), and 110, including for additional personnel. 15Section 301 of Public Law 115–425 amends subsections (a), (b)(1), (c)(1), and
(f)of section 113 of the “Trafficking Victims Prevention Act of 2000”. The Act that is being referenced does not exist. The amendments probably should have been made to the “Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” and were carried out to such Act in order to reflect the probable intent of Congress. ###
(b)Authorization of Appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services #### (1)15 Eligibility for benefits and assistance To carry out the purposes of sections 106(b) and 107(b) of this Act and section 429A of the Social Security Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $19,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, of which $3,500,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for the National Human Trafficking Hotline. ####
(2)Additional benefits for trafficking victims To carry out the purposes of section 107(f), there are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 202716. 16Section 21 of Public Law 115–392 provides for amendments to strike “2014 through 2017” and insert “2018 through 2021” in subsections (b)(2) and
(i)of section 113 of the “Trafficking Victims Prevention Act of 2000”. Such amendments should have been made to the “Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000”; however, the amendments were executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress."2018 through 2021""2023 through 2028" ####
(3)Grants for state improvements To carry out the purposes of section 204A of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, there are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027. ###
(c)Authorization of Appropriations to the Secretary of State #### (1)15 Assistance to combat trafficking There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021, $65,000,000, which shall be used— #####
(A)to carry out sections 106 and 107(a); #####
(B)to carry out section 134 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152d); #####
(C)to assist countries in meeting the minimum standards described in section 108; and #####
(D)for programs and activities on prevention, protection, and prosecution to combat all forms of trafficking in persons internationally, including training activities for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and members of the judiciary with respect to trafficking in persons at the International Law Enforcement Academies. ####
(2)Preparation of annual country reports on human rights To carry out the purposes of sections 116(f) and 502B(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(f) and 2304(h)), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State such sums as may be necessary to include the additional information required by that section in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. ###
(d)Authorization of Appropriations to Attorney General ####
(1)Eligibility for benefits and assistance To carry out the purposes of section 107(b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General $77,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021. ####
(2)Assistance to foreign countries To carry out the purposes of section 134 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by section 109), there are authorized to be appropriated to the President, acting through the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out training activities for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and members of the judiciary with respect to trafficking in persons at the International Law Enforcement Academies. ####
(3)Additional benefits for trafficking victims To carry out the purposes of section 107(f), there are authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2027.17 17The amendment by section 201(2) of Public Law 117-348 to strike “$11,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021”and insert “$11,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028” could not be carried out due to a previous amendment made by section 105(d)(3)(B) of PL 117–347. ###
(e)Authorization of Appropriations to President ####
(1)Foreign victim assistance To carry out the purposes of section 106, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017. ####
(2)Assistance to foreign countries to meet minimum standards To carry out the purposes of section 134 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152d), there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017. ####
(3)Research To carry out the purposes of section 112A, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2027. ### (f)15 Authorization of Appropriations to the Secretary of Labor To carry out the purposes of section 107(b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028. ###
(g)Limitation on Use of Funds ####
(1)Restriction on programs No funds made available to carry out this division, or any amendment made by this division, may be used to promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to preclude assistance designed to promote the purposes of this Act by ameliorating the suffering of, or health risks to, victims while they are being trafficked or after they are out of the situation that resulted from such victims being trafficked. ####
(2)Restriction on organizations No funds made available to carry out this division, or any amendment made by this division, may be used to implement any program that targets victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons described in section 103(9)(A) of this Act through any organization that has not stated in either a grant application, a grant agreement, or both, that it does not promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution. The preceding sentence shall not apply to organizations that provide services to individuals solely after they are no longer engaged in activities that resulted from such victims being trafficked. ###
(h)Authorization of Appropriations to Director of the FBI There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to remain available until expended, to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons. ###
(i)Authorization of Appropriations to the Secretary of Homeland Security There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security, $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028, to remain available until expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available each fiscal year for the establishment of a labor trafficking investigation team within the Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and the remaining funds shall be used for investigations by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of severe forms of trafficking in persons.
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