To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act through fiscal year 2029, significantly increasing funding for anti-trafficking programs. It strengthens oversight of countries on the Tier 2 watch list and integrates counter-trafficking considerations into U.S. foreign development assistance.
Who Benefits and How
Trafficking victims and survivor organizations benefit from increased appropriations ($23M for core programs, $111M for total authorizations, up to $37.5M for modern slavery programs). Anti-trafficking NGOs receive clearer protection that their aid is exempt from sanctions on Tier 3 countries. The State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking gains clearer authority with direct reporting to the Secretary of State.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Tier 3 countries (worst trafficking offenders) face clearer sanctions: no non-humanitarian foreign assistance to their central governments, no educational/cultural exchange funding. Countries on the Tier 2 watch list face stricter scrutiny and potential downgrade after 2 years. USAID and other development agencies must incorporate anti-trafficking protections into disaster relief planning.
Key Provisions
- Extends authorizations from FY2021 to FY2029 with major funding increases
- Countries on Tier 2 watch list for 2+ years face automatic downgrade to Tier 3 unless waived
- Foreign assistance must avoid creating conditions that increase trafficking vulnerability
- Humanitarian, health, and NGO-delivered aid explicitly exempted from Tier 3 sanctions
- Office director reports directly to Secretary of State
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes and strengthens the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 with increased funding, enhanced tier standards, and updated counter-trafficking requirements in foreign assistance
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, International Development, Anti-Trafficking
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes and strengthens the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 with increased funding, enhanced tier standards, and updated counter-trafficking requirements in foreign assistance
Policy Domains
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Trafficking victims and survivors
- Anti-trafficking NGOs
- State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
- Humanitarian organizations
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Tier 3 countries (trafficking offenders)
- Tier 2 watch list countries
- USAID and development agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Mfume, and …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Director of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, Federal Treasury, State Department
Positive-direction: State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, U.S. Trade Representative
Negative-direction: Federal Treasury, State Department, USAID and development agencies
Anti-trafficking NGOs and grantees, Anti-trafficking programs and grantees, Development contractors and NGOs
Tier 2 watch list countries, Tier 3 country central governments
Disaster-affected populations vulnerable to trafficking, Trafficking victims in watch list countries
International organizations (UN agencies, etc.)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
US foreign assistance excluding: narcotics/law enforcement, disaster assistance, antiterrorism assistance, health programs, Food for Peace, refugee/migration assistance, and aid through NGOs/international organizations for trafficking, food security, emergencies, humanitarian needs, education, or global health security
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