S 2449 · 106th Congress · International Affairs

International Trafficking Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-04-13· Sponsored by Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
5
Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/6/2000 S10028-10029)(2000-10-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] International Trafficking Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, to include in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices specified information on the status of trafficking in persons in various countries, and the steps, if any, that governments are taking to end such trafficking and assist the victims. (Sec. 5) Requires the President to establish an Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, which shall: (1) measure and evaluate the progress of the United States and other countries in trafficking prevention, protection, and assistance to victims of trafficking, and prosecution and enforcement against traffickers; (2) expand interagency procedures to collect and organize data; (3) engage in efforts to facilitate cooperation among countries of origin, transit, and destination; (4) examine the role of the international sex tourism industry in the trafficking of persons and in the sexual exploitation of women and children around the world; and (5) engage in advocacy, with governmental and nongovernmental organizations, among other entities, to advance the purposes of th…

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