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PUBLIC LAW 109–164—JAN. 10, 2006

Public Law 109–164 109th Congress An Act Jan. 10, 2006 [H.R. 972] Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. Women. Children and youth. 22 USC 7101 note.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. TITLE I—COMBATTING INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS Sec. 101. Prevention of trafficking in conjunction with post-conflict and humanitarian emergency assistance. Sec. 102. Protection of victims of trafficking in persons. Sec. 103. Enhancing prosecutions of trafficking in persons offenses. Sec. 104. Enhancing United States efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Sec. 105. Additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

TITLE II—COMBATTING DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 201. Prevention of domestic trafficking in persons. 202. Establishment of grant program to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for certain persons subject to trafficking. 203. Protection of juvenile victims of trafficking in persons. 204. Enhancing State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons. 205. Report to Congress. 206. Senior Policy Operating Group. 207. Definitions.

TITLE III—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 301. Authorizations of appropriations. 22 USC 7101 note.

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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following: (1) The United States has demonstrated international leadership in combating human trafficking and slavery through the enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (division A of Public Law 106–386; 22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–193). (2) The United States Government currently estimates that 600,000 to 800,000 individuals are trafficked across international borders each year and exploited through forced labor and commercial sex exploitation. An estimated 80 percent of such individuals are women and girls. (3) Since the enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, United States efforts to combat trafficking

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