S 1830 · 108th Congress · International Affairs
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Trafficking Victims Reauthorization Act
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2003-11-06)
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Paul and Sheila Wellstone Trafficking Victims Reauthorization Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to direct the President to establish programs of border interdiction by providing grants to foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that provide for transit shelters operating at key border crossings, and help train survivors of trafficking in persons to educate and train border guards, officials, and other law enforcement officials to: (1) identify traffickers and victims of severe forms of trafficking; (2) treat such victims appropriately; and (3) monitor the implementation of border interdiction programs, including helping in the identification of such victims to stop the cross-border transit of victims. Requires the President to establish programs supporting the production of television and radio programs to inform vulnerable populations overseas of the dangers of trafficking, as well as the public in countries of destination. Directs the President to require airlines to develop and disseminate materials alerting travelers that sex tourism is illegal. Directs the President to ensure that any Federal grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under…
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