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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2149
To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include financial
criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe forms of
trafficking in persons within the factors considered as indicia of serious
and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 9, 2019
Mr. STEIL (for himself and Ms. DEAN) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
to include financial criminal activities associated with
the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in persons
within the factors considered as indicia of serious and
sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking
in persons, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Exposing the Financ-
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ing of Human Trafficking Act’’.
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FINANCIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.
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Subsection (b) of section 108 of the Trafficking Vic-
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tims Protection Act of 2000 is amended by adding at the
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end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(13) Whether the government of the country
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vigorously investigates, seeks to prevent, and pros-
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ecutes financial criminal activities associated with
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the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in per-
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sons.’’.
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