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 12 2 STA T .5084PUBLIC LA W 110 – 45 7—DE C.2 3, 2008 96ofti t le18,Un ite dS t a te sC ode, in c ases in v olvin ghum an t r affic k ing, se x trafficking, or p rostitution offenses .(D)A ctivities or actions, in fiscal y ears 20 08 and 2009, b y F ederal departments and agencies to enforce the offenses set forth in the Act of August 1 5 ,19 3 5( 4 9 Stat. 651 D.C. Code 22 – 2 7 01etse q .) (relating to prostitution and pandering), including information regarding the number of prosecutions, the number of convictions, and an identification of multiple - defendant cases and the results thereof. (2) S TUDIES . — Sub j ect to availability of appropriations, the head of the N ational I nstitute of J ustice shall conduct— (A) a comprehensive study to examine the use of Inter- net-based businesses and services by criminal actors in the sex industry, and to disseminate best practices for investigation and prosecution of trafficking and prostitution offenses involving the Internet; and ( B ) a comprehensive study to examine the application of State human trafficking statutes, including such statutes based on the model la w developed by the Department of Justice, cases prosecuted thereunder, and the impact, if any, on enforcement of other State criminal statutes. (3) STUDIES PR E V I O US LY RE Q UIRED B YL AW .—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney G eneral shall report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the H ouse of R epresentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate on the status of the studies required by paragraph (B)(i) and (ii) of section 201(a)(1) of the T rafficking V ictims P rotection Reauthori z ation Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044(a)(1)) and indicate the projected date when such studies will be completed. SEC.238 . PRO CESS ING O F CER TA IN V ISAS. (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the operations of the specially-trained Violence Against W omen Act Unit at the Citizenship and Immigration Serv- ice ’ s Vermont Service Center. (b) E LE M E N TS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements

(1) Detailed information about the funds expended to sup- port the work of the Violence Against Women Act Unit at the Vermont Service Center. (2) A description of training for adjudicators, victim witness liaison officers, managers, and others working in the Violence Against Women Act Unit, including general training and training on confidentiality issues. (3) M easures taken to ensure the retention of specially- trained staff within the Violence Against Women Act Unit. (4) Measures taken to ensure the creation and retention of a core of supervisory staff within the Violence Against Women Act Unit and the Vermont Service Center with responsi- bility over resource allocation, policy, program development, Deadlin e .R e ports .

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