§ 41309. Reporting on human trafficking

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(a)Trafficking offense classification The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall—

(1)classify the offense of human trafficking as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports;

(2)to the extent feasible, establish subcategories for State sex crimes that involve—

(A)a person who is younger than 18 years of age;

(B)the use of force, fraud or coercion; or

(C)neither of the elements described in subparagraphs

(A)and (B); and

(3)classify the offense of human trafficking as a Group A offense for purpose of the National Incident-Based Reporting System.

(b)Additional information The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall revise the Uniform Crime Reporting System 1 and the National Incident-Based Reporting System to distinguish between reports of—

(1)incidents of assisting or promoting prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons who—

(A)do not directly engage in commercial sex acts; and

(B)direct, manage, or profit from such acts, such as State pimping and pandering crimes;

(2)incidents of purchasing prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons who purchase or attempt to purchase or trade anything of value for commercial sex acts;

(3)incidents of prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons providing or attempting to provide commercial sex acts;

(4)incidents of assisting or promoting prostitution, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor of an individual under the age of 18 as described in paragraph (1); and

(5)incidents of purchasing or soliciting commercial sex acts, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor with an individual under the age of 18 as described in paragraph (2).

(Pub. L. 110–457, title II, § 237(a), (b), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5083; Pub. L. 115–392, § 17, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5257.)

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