Sec. 7501. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AUTHORITY
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## SEC. 7501 HUMAN TRAFFICKING AUTHORITY ###
(a)In General The Secretary is authorized to investigate transnational violations of chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, in which part of the offense conduct occurred outside the United States or involved one or more foreign nationals. ###
(b)Authorities Section 37(a)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)(1)) is amended— ####
(1)in subparagraph (B), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; ####
(2)by redesignating subparagraph
(C)as subparagraph (D); and ####
(3)by inserting after subparagraph
(B)the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(C) > > transnational violations of chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, in which any part of the offense conduct occurred outside the United States or involved one or more foreign nationals; or” > . ###
(c)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes each of the following: ####
(1)The number of relevant cases opened and investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service as a result of the additional authorities granted by the amendments made by this section. ####
(2)The percentage of the cases opened and investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service as a result of the additional authorities granted by the amendments made by this section that were referred for further action, including prosecution. ####
(3)An assessment of the efficacy of the authorities granted by the amendments made by this section and whether such authorities are sufficient to meaningfully contribute to Department and broader United States Government efforts to prosecute and prevent, where applicable, human trafficking and transnational violations of chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code. ####
(4)An assessment of whether the resources of the Diplomatic Security Service are sufficient to effectively carry out the objectives of this section. ###
(d)Sunset This section and the amendments made by subsection
(b)shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the provisions of law amended by such amendments shall be restored as if such amendments had not been enacted. ###
(e)Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined In this section, the term “**appropriate committees of Congress**” means— ####
(1)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and ####
(2)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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