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 119 STAT. 3560

PUBLIC LAW 109–164—JAN. 10, 2006

TITLE I—COMBATTING INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SEC. 101. PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH POSTCONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(h) PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH POSTCONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—The United States Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense shall incorporate anti-trafficking and protection measures for vulnerable populations, particularly women and children, into their post-conflict and humanitarian emergency assistance and program activities.’’. (b) STUDY AND REPORT.— (1) STUDY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study regarding the threat and practice of trafficking in persons generated by postconflict and humanitarian emergencies in foreign countries. (B) FACTORS.—In carrying out the study, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall examine— (i) the vulnerabilities to human trafficking of commonly affected populations, particularly women and children, generated by post-conflict and humanitarian emergencies; (ii) the various forms of trafficking in persons, both internal and trans-border, including both sexual and labor exploitation; (iii) a collection of best practices implemented to date to combat human trafficking in such areas; and (iv) proposed recommendations to better combat trafficking in persons in conjunction with post-conflict reconstruction and humanitarian emergencies assistance. (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, shall transmit to the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that contains the results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). SEC. 102. PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

(a) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—Section 107(c)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘To the extent practicable, victims of severe forms of trafficking shall

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