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 PUBLIC LAW 108–193—DEC. 19, 2003

117 STAT. 2879

(as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000) appear to have been involved, shall be considered.’’. (3) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 245(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(l)) (as added by section 107(f) of Public Law 106–386) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘admitted under that section’’ and inserting ‘‘admitted under section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii)’’; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘sibling,’’ after ‘‘parent,’’; and (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘siblings,’’ after ‘‘daughters,’’. (4) EXEMPTION FROM PUBLIC CHARGE GROUND FOR INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212(d)(13) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(13)), as added by section 107(e)(3) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(e)(3)), is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end and adding the following: ‘‘, except that the ground for inadmissibility described in subsection (a)(4) shall not apply with respect to such a nonimmigrant.’’; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: ‘‘(i) subsection (a)(1); and’’; and (ii) in clause (ii)— (I) by striking ‘‘such subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and (II) by inserting ‘‘(4),’’ after ‘‘(3),’’. FELONY DEFINED.—Section (5) AGGRAVATED 101(a)(43)(K)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(K)(iii)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(iii) is described in any of sections 1581–1585 or 1588–1591 of title 18, United States Code (relating to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, and trafficking in persons);’’. SEC. 5. ENHANCING PROSECUTIONS OF TRAFFICKERS.

(a) SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN OR BY FORCE, FRAUD, OR COERCION.—Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by inserting a comma after ‘‘FRAUD’’; (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘in or affecting interstate commerce’’ and inserting ‘‘in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States’’; and (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the person transported’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the person recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained’’. (b) DEFINITION OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY.—Section 1961(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sections 1581–1588 (relating to peonage and slavery)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1581–1591 (relating to peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons).’’. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading for chapter 77 of part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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