To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to make technical corrections.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill makes two technical cross-reference corrections in Section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Prior amendments changed the numbering of TVPA definitions, but two later references still point to the old paragraph numbers.
The bill updates paragraph (16) to point to paragraph (11) instead of paragraph (9), and updates paragraph (17) to point to paragraph (11) or (12) instead of paragraph (9) or (10). The legal effect is narrow: it makes the statute's internal references line up with the correct TVPA definitions.
Who Benefits and How
Anti-trafficking prosecutors, human-trafficking investigators, federal courts, immigration adjudicators, and victim-service legal advocates benefit from cleaner statutory text. Correct references reduce avoidable confusion when applying TVPA definitions in trafficking enforcement, court filings, and legal guidance.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No private party receives a new compliance duty, fee, or eligibility restriction. Federal courts, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, and legal practitioners must simply apply the corrected citations when interpreting the TVPA.
Key Provisions
- Amends TVPA Section 103 paragraph (16) by replacing the outdated reference to paragraph (9) with paragraph (11).
- Amends TVPA Section 103 paragraph (17) by replacing the outdated references to paragraph (9) or (10) with paragraph (11) or (12).
- Preserves the underlying anti-trafficking policy while correcting the statute's internal numbering.
- Reduces interpretive risk for courts, prosecutors, investigators, and advocates using the TVPA definitions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Makes technical corrections to two internal cross-references in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 so paragraphs (16) and (17) point to the correct definition paragraphs after prior renumbering.
Key Policy Areas
Human Trafficking, Justice, Immigration
Primary Purpose
Makes technical corrections to two internal cross-references in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 so paragraphs (16) and (17) point to the correct definition paragraphs after prior renumbering.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Anti-trafficking prosecutors
- Human-trafficking investigators
- Federal courts
- Immigration adjudicators
- Victim-service legal advocates
Identified Costs
- Federal courts interpreting the TVPA
- Prosecutors applying TVPA definitions
- Legal practitioners using TVPA citations
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateMrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary or agency head named in the operative section
- "administrator"
- → Administrator named in the operative section
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