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22 U.S.C. § 7104e — Preventing future trafficking in the United States through receipt of complaints abroad

submitted 7 years ago by Pub. L. 115-425 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 211 words · no verdicts yet

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This section requires diplomatic, consular, and other missions to designate an employee to receive information about certain trafficking victims. The information must be sent to relevant federal agencies, which must create a response process, and the employee should coordinate additional support with foreign governments or civil society organizations when permitted and safe.

(a) General rule The Secretary of State must ensure that each diplomatic or consular post or other mission designates an employee to be responsible for receiving information from—
(1) any person who was a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (as such term is defined in section 7102(14) of this title) while present in the United States; or
(2) any person who has information regarding a victim described in paragraph (1).
(b) Provision of information Any information received under subsection
(a) must be transmitted to the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of Homeland Security, and to any other relevant Federal agency for appropriate response. The Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of any other such relevant Federal agency must establish a process to address any actions to be taken in response to such information.
(c) Assistance from foreign governments The employee designated for receiving information under subsection
(a) should coordinate with foreign governments or civil society organizations in the countries of origin of victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, with the permission of and without compromising the safety of such victims, to ensure that such victims receive any additional support available.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a) In general

The Secretary of State shall ensure that each diplomatic or consular post or other mission designates an employee to be responsible for receiving information from—

(1)

any person who was a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (as such term is defined in section 7102(14) 1 of this title) while present in the United States; or

(2)

any person who has information regarding a victim described in paragraph (1).

(b) Provision of information

Any information received pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of Homeland Security, and to any other relevant Federal agency for appropriate response. The Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of any other such relevant Federal agency shall establish a process to address any actions to be taken in response to such information.

(c) Assistance from foreign governments

The employee designated for receiving information pursuant to subsection (a) should coordinate with foreign governments or civil society organizations in the countries of origin of victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, with the permission of and without compromising the safety of such victims, to ensure that such victims receive any additional support available.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 115–425, title I, § 102, Jan. 8, 2019, 132 Stat. 5474.)

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  • 2019Enacted · Pub. L. 115-425 · 132 Stat. 5474

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