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International Violence Against Women Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.

Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy.

 Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment.

Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to develop or update annually for six years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.

Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID to provide assistance to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally.

international violence_against_women_act directs secretary state establish office global women issues shall headed ambassador large global women issues directs ambassador large coordinate government efforts gender integration advancing status women girls foreign policy establishes agency international_development usaid senior coordinator gender equality women empowerment shall direct usaid activities policies programs funding relating gender equality women empowerment directs ambassador large develop update annually years global strategy prevent respond violence women girls authorizes secretary administrator usaid provide assistance prevent respond violence women girls internationally


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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 13, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to give preferential consideration in awarding Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) grants to an application from an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of such individual for a prostitution or sex trafficking offense based on such conduct; or (3) encourages the diversion of such an individual to appropriate service providers, including child welfare services, victim treatment programs, child advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social services.

 (Sec. 3) Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA) to require the Attorney General's annual report on federal agencies that are implementing provisions relating to the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to include information on the activities of such agencies in cooperation with state, tribal, and local law enforcement officials to identify, investigate, and prosecute the following offenses: (1) sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion or with a minor; (2) sexual exploitation of children; (3) the selling and buying of children; (4) transportation with intent that the victim engage in illegal sexual activity; (5) coercion or enticement to travel for illegal sexual activity; and (6) transportation of minors for illegal sexual activity. Requires such information to include: (1) the number of individuals required by a court order to pay restitution in connection with a violation of each offense and the amount of such restitution; and (2) the age, gender, race, country of origin, country of citizenship, and description of the role of individuals convicted under each offense.

 (Sec. 4) Amends the VTVPA to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), annually beginning in FY2017, to make grants for a national communication system to assist victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons in communicating with service providers.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to include victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons among those eligible for the Job Corps without being required to demonstrate low-income eligibility.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the United States Marshals Service to assist state, local, and other federal law enforcement agencies, upon request, in locating and recovering missing children.

measure amended reported house summary version repeated stop exploitation trafficking act sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize attorney general preferential consideration awarding community oriented police services cops grants application applicant state effect law treats minor engaged attempted engage commercial sex act victim severe form trafficking persons discourages charging prosecution individual prostitution sex trafficking offense based conduct encourages diversion individual appropriate service providers including child welfare services victim treatment programs child advocacy centers rape crisis centers social_services sec amends victims_of_trafficking_and_violence_protection_act require attorney general annual report federal agencies implementing provisions relating interagency_task_force monitor combat_trafficking include information activities agencies cooperation state tribal local law enforcement officials identify investigate prosecute following offenses sex trafficking force fraud coercion minor sexual exploitation children selling buying children transportation intent victim engage illegal sexual activity coercion travel illegal sexual activity transportation minors illegal sexual activity requires information include number individuals required court order pay restitution connection violation offense restitution age gender race country origin country citizenship description role individuals convicted offense sec amends require secretary health_and_human_services hhs annually beginning fy2017 grants national communication system assist victims severe forms trafficking persons communicating service providers sec amends workforce investment act include victims severe form trafficking persons eligible job_corps required demonstrate low income eligibility sec authorizes united_states_marshals_service assist state local federal law enforcement agencies request locating recovering missing children


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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 28, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the forms of violations of the right to religious freedom in many countries around the world.

measure amended passed house summary version repeated amends international religious freedom act include cemeteries forms violations right religious freedom countries world


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War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014 - Directs the President to submit a report to Congress for each of FY2015-FY2019 that identifies each country that is failing to: (1) cooperate with relevant jurisdictions in extraditing or deporting war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals to the appropriate jurisdiction; (2) enforce arrest warrants issued by an international tribunal against war crimes suspects; (3) accept Nazi war criminals deported from the United States; or (4) effectively prosecute war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals within such country's jurisdiction, including Nazi war criminals who resided in the United States and were deported from or extradited by the United States or left the United States voluntarily.

Prohibits the President from issuing a letter of offer to sell defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act for $7 million or more to a country so identified.

Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national security interest.

war crimes accountability_act directs president submit report congress fy2015-fy2019 identifies country failing cooperate relevant jurisdictions war crimes suspects nazi war criminals appropriate jurisdiction enforce arrest warrants issued international tribunal war crimes suspects accept nazi war criminals deported united_states effectively prosecute war crimes suspects nazi war criminals country jurisdiction including nazi war criminals resided united_states deported united_states left united_states voluntarily prohibits president issuing letter offer sell defense articles arms_export_control_act million country identified authorizes president waive prohibition national security interest


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Venezuelan Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act - Directs the Secretary of State to require the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) to use U.S. influence at the OAS to protect the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and strengthen the independent Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to protect human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere, especially in Venezuela.

Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of Venezuelan government officials or persons acting on behalf of that government who are responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses against citizens of Venezuela or their family members.

Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of persons who: (1) transfer or facilitate the transfer of goods or technologies that are likely to be used to commit serious rights abuses to Venezuela, to any entity organized under the laws of Venezuela, or to any national of Venezuela, for use in Venezuela; or (2) provide services with respect to such goods or technologies after their transfer to Venezuela.

Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of persons who have engaged in censorship or other activities with respect to Venezuela that: (1) prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly; or (2) limit access to print or broadcast media, including facilitation of intentional frequency manipulation.

Imposes property, financial, and visa sanctions against a person listed pursuant to this Act.

States that it should be U.S. policy to reduce petroleum imports from Venezuela to prevent its leader Nicolas Maduro from using petroleum profits to fund his regime's oppression and human rights violations.

Directs the Secretary of State to submit comprehensive strategies to Congress to: (1) promote internet and information access freedom in Venezuela, and (2) ensure that the government of Venezuela will uphold democratic principles and is moving toward market-oriented economic systems.

States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) support efforts to identify prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights abuses in Venezuela, and (2) offer refugee status or political asylum in the United States to political dissidents in Venezuela or assist in their relocation to other countries.

Obligates specified amounts for assistance to civil society in Venezuela.

liberty democratic_solidarity act_-_directs secretary state require permanent representative organization_of_american_states oas use influence oas protect inter american democratic charter strengthen independent inter american commission human rights protect human rights western_hemisphere especially venezuela directs president transmit congress list government officials persons acting behalf government responsible complicit human rights abuses citizens venezuela family members directs president transmit congress list persons transfer facilitate transfer goods technologies likely commit rights abuses venezuela entity organized laws venezuela national venezuela use venezuela provide services respect goods technologies transfer venezuela directs president transmit congress list persons engaged censorship activities respect venezuela prohibit limit penalize exercise freedom expression assembly limit access print broadcast media including facilitation intentional frequency manipulation imposes property financial visa sanctions person listed pursuant act states policy reduce petroleum imports venezuela prevent leader petroleum profits fund regime human rights violations directs secretary state submit comprehensive strategies congress promote internet information access freedom venezuela ensure government venezuela uphold democratic principles moving market oriented economic systems states shall policy support efforts identify prisoners conscience cases human rights abuses venezuela offer refugee status political asylum united_states political venezuela assist relocation countries obligates specified amounts assistance civil society venezuela


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Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses.

Authorizes the President to waive sanctions to comply with international agreements.

Terminates sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.

vietnam human rights sanctions act_-_directs president impose financial immigration entry sanctions listed nationals vietnam complicit human rights abuses committed nationals vietnam family members regardless abuses occurred vietnam submit congress publicly available list individuals determined complicit human rights abuses authorizes president waive sanctions comply international agreements terminates sanctions president certifies congress government vietnam released political prisoners ceased practices violence detention abuse citizens vietnam engaging peaceful political activity conducted transparent investigation killings arrest abuse political activists prosecuted responsible


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Coordinated Assistance To Catch Human Traffickers Act of 2014 or the CATCH Traffickers Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish and maintain a database to serve as a central location for information from law enforcement agency investigations relating to human trafficking.

Requires: (1) the head of a law enforcement agency conducting such an investigation to ensure that information the Secretary determines to be appropriate is entered into the database; and (2) the Attorney General to reduce by 20% the amount of a grant under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program received by a state or local government the law enforcement agency of which does not substantially comply with such requirement.

Permits law enforcement agencies to access the database only in connection with an investigation related to human trafficking.

coordinated assistance catch human traffickers act catch traffickers act directs secretary homeland_security dhs establish maintain database serve central location information law enforcement agency investigations relating human trafficking requires head law enforcement agency conducting investigation ensure information secretary determines appropriate entered database attorney general reduce grant edward_byrne_memorial_justice assistance grant program received state local government law enforcement agency substantially comply requirement permits law enforcement agencies access database connection investigation related human trafficking


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Human Trafficking Prevention Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require training for federal government personnel related to trafficking in persons to include at a minimum: (1) a distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State's obligations under the Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors; (2) specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before they depart for their posts; and (3) at least annual reminders to all such personnel and other federal personnel at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information acquired about possible trafficking cases.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated human trafficking prevention act_-_amends trafficking_victims_protection_act require training federal_government personnel related trafficking persons include minimum distance learning course trafficking persons issues department_of_state obligations act targeted embassy reporting officers regional bureaus trafficking persons coordinators specific trafficking persons briefings deputy chiefs mission depart posts annual personnel federal personnel diplomatic consular post department_of_state located outside united_states key problems threats methods warning signs trafficking persons specific country jurisdiction post located appropriate procedures report information acquired possible trafficking cases


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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking - (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish within the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the Angel Watch Center, which shall: (1) receive information on travel by child-sex offenders; (2) establish a system to maintain and archive all relevant information, including decisions not to transmit notification abroad and responses of destination countries to notifications; (3) establish an annual review process to ensure that the Center is consistent in procedures regarding providing notification to destination countries; and (4) establish a mechanism to receive complaints from child-sex offenders affected by notifications of destination countries.

Authorizes the Center to transmit notice to a destination country (including to such country's visa-issuing agents in the United States) of impending or current international travel of a child-sex offender to such country. Requires the Secretary, in conjunction with any appropriate agency, if the Center transmits such notice to a destination country, to make reasonable efforts to provide constructive notice through electronic or telephonic communication to the child-sex offender prior to such offender's arrival in such country, except when such constructive notice would conflict with an existing investigation involving the offender. Requires the Center to make reasonable efforts to provide constructive notice to such offender if the Center has reason to believe that transmitting notice to a destination country: (1) poses a risk to the life or well-being of the offender, or (2) is highly likely to result in the destination country denying entry to the offender. Terminates the authority of the Center to transmit such notice of international travel of a child-sex offender as of the close of the last day of the registration period of such offender under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Walsh Act).

Directs the Center to establish a mechanism to receive complaints from child-sex offenders affected by notifications of destination countries.

Requires the Center to engage in ongoing consultations with: (1) nongovernmental organizations that have experience in identifying and preventing child sex tourism and rescuing and rehabilitating minor victims of international sexual exploitation and trafficking, (2) the governments of countries interested in cooperating in the creation of an international sex offender travel notification system or that are primary destination or source countries for international sex tourism, and (3) Internet service and software providers regarding technology to facilitate the implementation of an international sex offender travel notification system in the United States and in other countries.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to provide technical assistance to enable foreign authorities to participate more effectively in the notification program system.

(Sec. 5) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) negotiate bilateral agreements with foreign governments to further the purposes of this Act; and (2) formally request foreign governments to notify the United States when a U.S. citizen has been arrested, convicted, or sentenced or has completed a prison sentence for a child-sex offense in the foreign country.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include, as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, a country's cooperation with other governments in the investigation and prosecution of such trafficking, including trafficking related to sex tourism.

(Sec. 7) Encourages the President to use authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist foreign countries in identifying sex offenders and providing and receiving notification of child sex offender international travel.

measure amended passed house summary version repeated international megan law prevent demand child sex trafficking sec directs secretary homeland_security dhs establish child exploitation investigations unit immigration customs enforcement ice watch center shall receive information travel child sex offenders establish system maintain archive relevant information including decisions transmit notification abroad responses destination countries notifications establish annual review process ensure center consistent procedures providing notification destination countries establish mechanism receive complaints child sex offenders affected notifications destination countries authorizes center transmit notice destination country including country visa issuing agents united_states impending current international travel child sex offender country requires secretary conjunction appropriate agency center transmits notice destination country reasonable efforts provide constructive notice electronic telephonic communication child sex offender prior offender arrival country constructive notice conflict existing investigation involving offender requires center reasonable efforts provide constructive notice offender center reason believe transmitting notice destination country poses risk life offender highly likely result destination country denying entry offender terminates authority center transmit notice international travel child sex offender close day registration period offender adam walsh child protection safety act walsh act directs center establish mechanism receive complaints child sex offenders affected notifications destination countries requires center engage ongoing consultations nongovernmental organizations experience identifying preventing child sex tourism rehabilitating minor victims international sexual exploitation trafficking governments countries interested cooperating creation international sex offender travel notification system primary destination source countries international sex tourism internet service software providers technology facilitate implementation international sex offender travel notification system united_states countries authorizes secretary homeland_security secretary state provide technical assistance enable foreign authorities participate effectively notification program system sec expresses sense congress president negotiate bilateral agreements foreign governments purposes act formally request foreign governments notify united_states citizen arrested convicted sentenced completed prison sentence child sex offense foreign country sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_act include indicia sustained efforts eliminate severe forms trafficking persons country cooperation governments investigation prosecution trafficking including trafficking related sex tourism sec encourages president use authorities foreign assistance_act assist foreign countries identifying sex offenders providing receiving notification child sex offender international travel


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Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 - Requires a foreign labor contractor (including a third-party foreign labor recruiter) who files a petition, certification, or application for a work-authorized nonimmigrant visa to provide a prospective worker with a copy of the petition and a copy of the approval notification.

Prohibits a foreign labor contractor (including a third-party foreign labor recruiter) from knowingly providing false or misleading information to any worker or prospective worker concerning any required document.

 Requires a third-party foreign labor recruiter to disclose in writing in English and in the prospective worker's primary language specified information about fees, contracts, worker protections, and a copy of the work visa petition.

Requires a third-party foreign labor recruiter to obtain from the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) a certificate of registration which shall be valid for two years. Establishes a registration fee.

Prohibits a third-party foreign labor recruiter, or agent or employee of the recruiter, from assessing any recruitment, placement, legal, or processing fee on a worker or prospective worker.

States that, unless required by the Immigration and Nationality Act, no foreign labor contractor (including a third-party foreign labor recruiter) shall be required to pay for the visa or passport fees or transportation costs to and from the United States of a prospective worker or worker.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) maintain a publicly available list of all registered third-party foreign labor recruiters that identifies the countries from which the contractors recruit, the visa categories and occupations for which the contractors recruit, and the states where recruited workers are employed; (2) maintain a publicly available list of all third-party foreign labor recruiters whose certificate of registration has been revoked; and (3) provide such lists to the Secretary of State, who shall make them available in written form at, and on the websites of, each U.S. diplomatic mission.

Sets forth worker complaint and related civil and administrative enforcement requirements.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State to incorporate anti-trafficking and anti-slavery priorities into other aspects of foreign assistance to ensure that assistance programs do not contribute to human trafficking and slavery.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a consular officer, before issuing specified work visas, to: (1) provide the alien with certain trafficking information, and (2) review and include in the alien's visa file the foreign labor recruiter's disclosures.

fraudulent overseas recruitment trafficking elimination act requires foreign labor contractor including party foreign labor recruiter files petition certification application work authorized nonimmigrant visa provide prospective worker copy petition copy approval notification prohibits foreign labor contractor including party foreign labor recruiter knowingly providing false misleading information worker prospective worker concerning required document requires party foreign labor recruiter disclose writing english prospective worker primary language specified information fees contracts worker protections copy work visa petition requires party foreign labor recruiter obtain secretary homeland_security dhs certificate registration shall valid years establishes registration fee prohibits party foreign labor recruiter agent employee recruiter assessing recruitment placement legal processing fee worker prospective worker states required immigration_and_nationality_act foreign labor contractor including party foreign labor recruiter shall required pay visa passport fees transportation costs united_states prospective worker worker directs secretary labor maintain publicly available list registered party foreign labor recruiters identifies countries contractors recruit visa categories occupations contractors recruit states recruited workers employed maintain publicly available list party foreign labor recruiters certificate registration revoked provide lists secretary state shall available written form websites diplomatic mission sets forth worker complaint related civil administrative enforcement requirements amends trafficking_victims_protection_act require agency international_development usaid department_of_state incorporate anti trafficking anti slavery priorities aspects foreign assistance ensure assistance programs contribute human trafficking slavery amends immigration_and_nationality_act require consular officer issuing specified work visas provide alien certain trafficking information review include alien visa file foreign labor recruiter disclosures


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Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act - (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to require the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) to use U.S. influence at the OAS to protect the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and strengthen efforts by international and multilateral organizations to protect human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere, especially in Venezuela.

(Sec. 5) Directs the President to impose asset blocking sanctions and the Secretary or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to impose U.S. exclusion sanctions against any person, including a current or former official of the government of Venezuela or a person acting on behalf of such government, who has: (1) perpetrated or is responsible for directing acts of violence or human rights abuses against individuals participating in protests in Venezuela that began on February 12, 2014; (2) directed or ordered the arrest or prosecution of a person primarily because of the person's exercise of freedom of expression or assembly in relation to such protests; (3) knowingly assisted, sponsored, or provided significant financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the commission of such acts; or (4) engaged in censorship against individuals or media outlets disseminating information in relation to such protests.

Sets forth related penalty requirements.

States that U.S. exclusion sanctions shall not apply if necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations or other applicable international obligations.

Authorizes the President to waive sanctions if: (1) in the U.S. national security interests, or (2) conditions in Venezuela have improved with regard to respect for peaceful protest and basic human rights.

(Sec. 6) Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of, and impose sanctions against, persons who: (1) transfer or facilitate the transfer of goods or technologies that are likely to be used to commit serious rights abuses to Venezuela, to any person organized under the laws of Venezuela, or to any national of Venezuela, for use in Venezuela; or (2) provide services with respect to such goods or technologies after their transfer to Venezuela.

States that the President shall not be required to include a person on this list if: (1) that person is no longer engaging in or has taken significant steps toward stopping sanctioned activities, and (2) the President has received reliable assurances that such person will not knowingly engage in any new sanctioned activity.

Authorizes the President to waive sanctions if: (1) in the U.S. national security interests, or (2) conditions in Venezuela have improved with regard to respect for peaceful protest and basic human rights.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to submit a comprehensive strategy to Congress for promoting internet and information access freedom in Venezuela.

 (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to submit a comprehensive strategy to Congress outlining U.S. support for the citizens of Venezuela in seeking free elections, civil liberties and human rights, and the development of an independent civil society.

(Sec. 9) States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) support efforts to identify prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights abuses in Venezuela, and (2) offer refugee status or political asylum in the United States to political dissidents in Venezuela or assist in their relocation to other countries.

 (Sec. 10) Authorizes FY2015 appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for assistance to civil society in Venezuela.

(Sec. 11) Amends the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 to reduce specified funding for Pakistan through FY2014.

(Sec. 12) Sunsets this Act two years after its enactment.

human rights democracy protection act sec directs secretary state secretary require permanent representative organization_of_american_states oas use influence oas protect inter american democratic charter strengthen efforts international multilateral organizations protect human rights western_hemisphere especially venezuela sec directs president impose asset blocking sanctions secretary secretary homeland_security dhs impose exclusion sanctions person including current official government venezuela person acting behalf government perpetrated responsible directing acts violence human rights abuses individuals participating protests venezuela began february directed ordered arrest prosecution person primarily person exercise freedom expression assembly relation protests knowingly assisted sponsored provided significant financial material technological support goods services support commission acts engaged censorship individuals media outlets disseminating information relation protests sets forth related penalty requirements states exclusion sanctions shall apply necessary permit united_states comply agreement headquarters united_nations applicable international obligations authorizes president waive sanctions national security interests conditions venezuela improved regard respect peaceful protest basic human rights sec directs president transmit congress list impose sanctions persons transfer facilitate transfer goods technologies likely commit rights abuses venezuela person organized laws venezuela national venezuela use venezuela provide services respect goods technologies transfer venezuela states president shall required include person list person longer engaging taken significant steps stopping sanctioned activities president received reliable assurances person knowingly engage new sanctioned activity authorizes president waive sanctions national security interests conditions venezuela improved regard respect peaceful protest basic human rights sec directs secretary submit comprehensive strategy congress promoting internet information access freedom venezuela sec directs secretary submit comprehensive strategy congress outlining support citizens venezuela seeking free elections civil liberties human rights development independent civil society sec states shall policy support efforts identify prisoners conscience cases human rights abuses venezuela offer refugee status political asylum united_states political venezuela assist relocation countries sec authorizes fy2015 appropriations agency international_development usaid assistance civil society venezuela sec amends enhanced partnership pakistan act reduce specified funding pakistan fy2014 sec sunsets act years enactment


Summary: Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that the state plan under the Act certifies that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, relating to child abuse and neglect that includes provisions and procedures requiring: (1) identification and assessment of reports involving child trafficking, and (2) training child protective services workers about identifying and providing services for such children.

strengthening child welfare response trafficking act amends child abuse prevention treatment act require state plan act certifies state effect enforcing state law operating statewide program relating child abuse neglect includes provisions procedures requiring identification assessment reports involving child trafficking training child protective services workers identifying providing services children


Summary: European Union Religious Freedom Act - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include among Congress's finding with respect to the forms of government-sponsored or government-tolerated violations of religious freedom prohibitions against: (1) homeschooling, (2) religious methods of meat production, (3) circumcision, and (4) wearing religious garb.

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United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) as an independent federal government advisory body through FY2019.

(Sec. 2) Requires USCIRF as a whole to have expertise on the variety of faiths practiced around the world.

Requires appointments to USCIRF to be made within 90 days of a vacancy. Removes authority under which a USCIRF member may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require the Secretary of State to receive assistance from USCIRF when establishing training for Foreign Service officers in the field of internationally recognized human rights, including instruction regarding the relationship between religious freedom and security, as well as the role of religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy.

(Sec. 4) Encourages the Department of State to allow classified information to be accessed by USCIRF Commissioners and staff with the appropriate security clearance.

Requires discrimination on the basis of religion to be treated as a category of employment discrimination for purposes of the employment protections for USCIRF employees.

(Sec. 5) Revises restrictions on USCIRF's acceptance of gifts and donations to permit sponsoring private parties to provide compensation and benefits to interns, fellows, and volunteers. Requires the number, duration, and funding source of any such internship, fellowship, or volunteer programs to be described in USCIRF's annual financial report.

(Sec. 6) Terminates USCIRF on September 30, 2019.

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Summary: Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to declare that, in determining whether a government has made serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts and participation in international sex tourism by its nationals, pursuant to the minimum standards for the elimination of sex trafficking, if such government has the authority to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts but fails to do so, it shall be deemed a failure to make serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts, notwithstanding other efforts the government has made to do so.

amends trafficking_victims_protection_act declare determining government sustained efforts reduce demand commercial sex acts participation international sex tourism nationals pursuant minimum standards elimination sex trafficking government authority prohibit purchase commercial sex acts fails shall deemed failure sustained efforts reduce demand commercial sex acts notwithstanding efforts government


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Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) an office to investigate and prosecute violations of internal revenue laws by persons that appear to be engaged in violations of specified federal laws prohibiting forced labor, trafficking of individuals, and transportation of minors or aliens for immoral purposes and of state or territorial laws prohibiting the promotion of prostitution or of any commercial sex act. Directs such office to cooperate with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Innocence Lost National Initiative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Allow victims of human trafficking crimes to claim awards allowed for whistleblowing.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase civil and criminal penalties for tax evasion attributable to income derived from human trafficking and commercial sex acts. Makes it a felony to fail to file a tax return including income derived from human trafficking or commercial sex acts. Appropriates to the Crime Victims Fund additional funds equal to the increase in receipts from increased civil and criminal penalties provided by this Act.

human trafficking fraud enforcement act directs secretary treasury establish internal_revenue_service irs office investigate prosecute violations internal_revenue laws persons appear engaged violations specified federal laws prohibiting forced labor trafficking individuals transportation minors aliens purposes state territorial laws prohibiting promotion prostitution commercial sex act directs office cooperate child exploitation section department_of_justice doj innocence lost national initiative federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi allow victims human trafficking crimes claim awards allowed amends_the_internal_revenue_code increase civil criminal penalties tax evasion attributable income derived human trafficking commercial sex acts makes felony fail file tax return including income derived human trafficking commercial sex acts appropriates crime_victims_fund additional funds equal increase receipts increased civil criminal penalties provided act


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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking; and (2) businesses and consumers, by means of publicly available disclosures, can avoid inadvertently promoting or sanctioning these crimes through production and purchase of goods and products that have been tainted in the supply chains.

Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), within one year after enactment of the Global Supply Chain Transparency for Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Child Labor Eradication Act, to promulgate regulations requiring that mandatory annual reports include a disclosure whether the covered issuer has taken any measures during the year to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the issuer's supply chains.

Requires any business entity filing such disclosures to make them available on its Internet website.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop and publish annually on the Internet website of the Department of Labor a list of top 100 companies adhering to supply chain labor standards, as established under federal and international guidelines.

business supply chain transparency trafficking slavery act expresses sense congress legislation necessary provide consumers information products free child labor forced labor slavery human trafficking businesses consumers means publicly available disclosures avoid inadvertently promoting sanctioning crimes production purchase goods products supply chains amends securities_exchange_act direct securities_and_exchange_commission sec year enactment global supply chain transparency trafficking forced labor child labor eradication act promulgate regulations requiring mandatory annual reports include disclosure covered issuer taken measures year identify address conditions forced labor slavery human trafficking worst forms child labor issuer supply chains requires business entity filing disclosures available internet website directs secretary labor develop publish annually internet website department_of_labor list companies adhering supply chain labor standards established federal international guidelines


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Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit an annual, publicly-available report to Congress containing: (1) an assessment of the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China; (2) a list of the persons in senior leadership positions in Tibet Autonomous Region and other specified provinces, prefectures, and autonomous entities; and (3) a list of the persons in senior leadership positions at the national and regional levels as defined by this Act.

Makes certain listed persons ineligible for U.S entry under specified circumstances.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) reciprocity forms the basis of diplomatic law and the practice of mutual exchanges between countries; (2) consular access should be given on a reciprocal basis; and (3) the Secretary, when granting Chinese diplomats access to parts of the United States, should take into account the extent to which China grants U.S. diplomats access to parts of China, including the level of access to Tibetan areas.

reciprocal access tibet act directs secretary state submit annual publicly available report congress containing assessment level access chinese authorities granted diplomats journalists tibetan areas china list persons senior leadership positions tibet autonomous region specified autonomous entities list persons senior leadership positions national regional levels defined act makes certain listed persons ineligible entry specified circumstances expresses sense congress reciprocity forms basis diplomatic law practice mutual exchanges countries consular access given reciprocal basis secretary granting chinese diplomats access parts united_states account extent china grants diplomats access parts china including level access tibetan areas


Summary:
Global Respect Act - Directs the President to submit to Congress a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible, or acted as an agent, for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.

Makes a listed foreign person ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Requires revocation of any visa issued for such person.

Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive such prohibition if in U.S. national security interests or if necessary for compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters. Requires congressional notification prior to any such waiver.

Directs the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to designate a senior officer or officers to track violence, criminalization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in foreign countries based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include information on sexual orientation or gender identity violence or restrictions in the annual country reports on human rights practices.

global respect act_-_directs president submit congress list foreign person president determines responsible acted agent extrajudicial killings torture gross violations internationally recognized human rights committed individual foreign country based actual perceived sexual orientation gender identity makes listed foreign person ineligible enter admitted united_states requires revocation visa issued person authorizes secretary state secretary homeland_security dhs waive prohibition national security interests necessary compliance agreement united_nations united_states headquarters requires congressional notification prior waiver directs assistant secretary democracy human rights labor designate senior officer officers track violence restrictions fundamental freedoms foreign countries based actual perceived sexual orientation gender identity amends foreign assistance_act include information sexual orientation gender identity violence restrictions annual country reports human rights practices


Summary:
Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014 - Prohibits an individual acting for financial gain from directing or participating in an effort to bring or attempt to bring five or more persons unlawfully into the United States.

Establishes monetary and/or prison penalties for such actions. Prescribes increased penalties for actions that: (1) result in death or serious bodily injury; (2) place a life in jeopardy; or (3) involve bribery of a government official, robbery, sexual abuse, or 10 or more persons.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) implement a strategy to deter and interdict human smuggling across the international land and maritime borders of the United States, and (2) submit an annual list to Congress of high traffic areas of human smuggling.

Makes it a crime to: (1) transmit to another person the location, movement, or activities of law enforcement agents with the intent to further a federal crime relating to immigration, customs, controlled substances, agriculture, monetary instruments, or other border controls; and (2) destroy, alter, or damage any physical or electronic device used by the federal government to control the border or any port of entry.

Prohibits the carrying or use of a firearm in an alien smuggling crime.

human smuggling prevention act prohibits individual acting financial gain directing participating effort bring attempt bring persons unlawfully united_states establishes monetary prison penalties actions prescribes increased penalties actions result death bodily injury place life jeopardy involve bribery government official robbery sexual abuse persons directs secretary homeland_security dhs implement strategy deter interdict human smuggling international land maritime borders united_states submit annual list congress high traffic areas human smuggling makes crime transmit person location movement activities law enforcement agents intent federal crime relating immigration customs controlled substances agriculture monetary instruments border controls destroy alter damage physical electronic device federal_government control border port entry prohibits carrying use firearm alien smuggling crime


Summary:
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2015-FY2016 appropriations for: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for grants to domestic treatment centers for the costs of services provided in the rehabilitation of victims of torture (including treatment of the physical and psychological effects of torture), social and legal services, and research and training of health care providers outside of treatment centers or programs; and (2) the President for grants to foreign treatment centers and programs for activities designed to treat victims for the physical and psychological effects of torture.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress annually regarding: (1) Foreign Service officer training about torture victims, and (2) the percentage and number of torture victims who are approved for refugee entry into the United States.

Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide support for indigenous foreign treatment centers and programs for torture victims in order to increase such centers' capacities to train other local health care providers.

torture victims relief reauthorization act amends torture victims relief_act authorize fy2015 fy2016 appropriations department_of_health_and_human_services hhs grants domestic treatment centers costs services provided rehabilitation victims torture including treatment physical psychological effects torture social legal services research training health_care providers outside treatment centers programs president grants foreign treatment centers programs activities designed treat victims physical psychological effects torture directs secretary state report congress annually foreign_service officer training torture victims percentage number torture victims approved refugee entry united_states directs administrator agency international_development usaid provide support indigenous foreign treatment centers programs torture victims order increase centers capacities train local health_care providers


Summary: End Modern-Day Slavery Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Human Trafficking Detection Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement a program to: (1) train relevant Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other DHS personnel on how to effectively deter, detect, and disrupt human trafficking and interdict suspected perpetrators during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities; and (2) ensure that such personnel regularly receive current information on matters related to the detection of human trafficking.

Permits training to be conducted through in-class or virtual learning capabilities. Requires such training to include:

 methods for identifying suspected victims and perpetrators of human trafficking, methods for approaching a suspected victim in a manner that is sensitive to the victim and not likely to alert a perpetrator, training that is most appropriate for a particular location or environment, and a post-training evaluation of trainees. Directs the Secretary: (1) to reassess the training program annually; (2) within one year after enactment of this Act, to certify to the appropriate congressional committees that all such personnel have successfully completed the required training; and (3) to report annually on the overall effectiveness of the training program and on the number of human trafficking cases reported by DHS personnel and the number confirmed.

Authorizes the Secretary, upon request, to provide training curricula to assist any state, local, or tribal government or private organization in establishing its program.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated human trafficking detection act directs secretary homeland_security dhs implement program train relevant transportation_security_administration tsa customs border_protection cbp dhs personnel effectively deter detect disrupt human trafficking interdict suspected perpetrators course primary roles responsibilities ensure personnel regularly receive current information matters related detection human trafficking permits training conducted class virtual learning capabilities requires training include methods identifying suspected victims perpetrators human trafficking methods approaching suspected victim manner sensitive victim likely alert perpetrator training appropriate particular location environment post training evaluation trainees directs secretary reassess training program annually year enactment act certify appropriate congressional committees personnel successfully completed required training report annually overall effectiveness training program number human trafficking cases reported dhs personnel number confirmed authorizes secretary request provide training curricula assist state local tribal government private organization establishing program


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2014 - Requires the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to conduct a review that: (1) surveys federal and state activities to deter individuals from committing trafficking offenses and to prevent children from becoming trafficking victims; (2) surveys academic literature on deterring individuals from committing trafficking offenses, preventing children from becoming trafficking victims, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and (3) identifies best practices and strategies to deter such actions.

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding: (1) federal and state law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States, and (2) information on each relevant federal grant program.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize grants for programs that provide housing assistance to victims of trafficking.

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Summary:
Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and expand the data reporting requirements to cover all nonimmigrant employees.

 Requires that such information be available on a public website.

transparency reporting protect american workers prevent human trafficking act_-_amends immigration_and_nationality_act revise expand data reporting requirements cover nonimmigrant employees requires information available public website


Summary: Securing the Assistance of Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 (SAVE Act) - Prohibits funds made available to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 from being used in contravention of provisions of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 related to the eligibility of human trafficking victims to receive services and benefits under certain federal or state programs, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).

securing assistance victims exploitation act save act prohibits funds available carry food_and_nutrition_act_of_2008 contravention provisions victims_of_trafficking_and_violence_protection_act related eligibility human trafficking victims receive services benefits certain federal state programs supplemental nutrition assistance program snap known food stamp program


Summary: Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition on the importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor.

amends tariff act eliminate consumptive demand exception prohibition importation goods convict labor forced labor labor


Summary:
China Human Rights Protection Act of 2014 - Directs the President to submit to Congress a list (with updates) of individuals responsible for, or complicit in, the commission of:

 serious and ongoing violations of human rights against nationals of China or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in China; and gross violations of human rights against nationals of China or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in China, or who have benefitted materially or financially from such actions. Requires the President to impose: (1) U.S. entry and financial sanctions on listed individuals, and (2) additional sanctions on individuals listed for two and three years.

States that entry, financial, and U.S. program benefits sanctions shall not apply if necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations or other applicable international obligations. Requires congressional notification.

Authorizes the President to terminate sanctions against an individual under specified circumstances.

Sets forth related penalty requirements.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the refusal of a nonimmigrant I-visa (foreign media representative) to aliens who are executives at a state-controlled media organization from China if any U.S. media personnel were expelled, had visas denied, or faced intimidation or violence working in China during the prior fiscal year.

Directs the President to order the revocation, delay, or refusal of a sufficient number of visas already issued to executives of state-controlled media organizations from China in proportion to the expulsions, visa delays or denials, and intimidation experienced by personnel from U.S. journalist or media organizations in the previous 12 months.

Expresses the sense of Congress that:

 restrictions on the activities of U.S. journalists and media personnel in China and the censorship and blockage of news media websites damages the competitiveness of U.S. media corporations and should be considered a trade restriction and an unfair competitive advantage benefitting Chinese government-controlled media organizations; and the U.S. government should link to any bilateral investment treaty currently being negotiated language that guarantees fair treatment of journalists, a reciprocal number of journalist visas, and free and unfettered operation of news websites in China.

china human rights protection act directs president submit congress list updates individuals responsible complicit commission ongoing violations human rights nationals china family members regardless abuses occurred china gross violations human rights nationals china family members regardless abuses occurred china materially financially actions requires president impose entry financial sanctions listed individuals additional sanctions individuals listed years states entry financial program benefits sanctions shall apply necessary permit united_states comply agreement headquarters united_nations applicable international obligations requires congressional notification authorizes president terminate sanctions individual specified circumstances sets forth related penalty requirements amends immigration_and_nationality_act authorize refusal nonimmigrant visa foreign media representative aliens executives state controlled media organization china media personnel visas denied faced intimidation violence working china prior fiscal year directs president order revocation delay refusal sufficient number visas issued executives state controlled media organizations china proportion visa delays denials intimidation experienced personnel media organizations previous months expresses sense congress restrictions activities journalists media personnel china censorship blockage news media websites damages competitiveness media corporations considered trade restriction unfair competitive advantage benefitting chinese government controlled media organizations government link bilateral investment treaty currently negotiated language guarantees fair treatment journalists reciprocal number visas free operation news websites china


Summary:
Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to award one medical or nursing school a grant to develop best practices for health care professionals to recognize and respond appropriately to victims of severe forms of human trafficking.

Requires the grantee to: (1) develop methods or materials to train health care professionals on best practices, (2) make a subgrant to one entity in each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program to test the best practices and training, and (3) analyze the results of the pilot programs and determine which best practices are evidence-based.

Directs HHS to disseminate evidence-based best practices on their website and to health care profession schools.

trafficking awareness training health_care act requires administrator agency healthcare_research_and_quality award medical nursing school grant develop best practices health_care professionals recognize respond appropriately victims severe forms human trafficking requires grantee develop methods materials train health_care professionals best practices subgrant entity administrative regions department_of_health_and_human_services hhs create pilot program test best practices training analyze results pilot programs determine best practices evidence based directs hhs disseminate evidence based best practices website health_care profession schools


Summary:
Voices of Human Trafficking Act of 2014 - Establishes the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, which shall provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Directs the Council to: (1) meet at least annually or at the request of the Group to review federal, state, and local government policy and programs intended to combat human trafficking, (2) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure that U.S. policy and programming efforts conform to best practices in the field of human trafficking prevention, (3) meet with the Group at least annually to formally present the Council's findings and recommendations, and (4) submit annual reports to the Task Force.

Sunsets this Act on September 30, 2020.

human trafficking act establishes united_states advisory_council human trafficking shall provide advice recommendations senior policy operating group president task_force monitor combat_trafficking persons directs council meet annually request group review federal state local government policy programs intended combat human trafficking formulate assessments recommendations ensure policy programming efforts conform best practices field human trafficking prevention meet group annually formally present council findings recommendations submit annual reports task_force sunsets act september


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) No Social Security for Nazis Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to consider the following individuals to be removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act and so to have their OASDI benefits terminated: an individual with respect to whom an order admitting the individual to citizenship has been revoked and set aside where such action is based on conduct relating to participation in Nazi persecution, concealment of a material fact about such conduct, or willful misrepresentation about such conduct; and an individual who, pursuant to a settlement agreement with the Attorney General (AG), has admitted to such conduct and has lost status as a U.S. national by renouncing that status. Requires such individuals to have been considered removed under such Act as of the date of the revocation, setting aside, or renunciation.

Prohibits such individuals from receiving other Social Security benefits based on the wages and self-employment income of any other individual.

Prohibits the payment to such individuals also of any benefits under SSA tile XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI).

Requires the AG or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify the Commissioner of Social Security of such revocations, setting asides, and renunciations of nationality.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to extend through FY2015 the authorization for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated amends international religious freedom act extend fy2015 authorization commission international religious freedom


Summary:
American Anti-Torture Act of 2014 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, persons under the custody or control of the Department of Defense [DOD] or under detention in a DOD facility) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.

Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, DOD) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law.

american anti torture act amends detainee_treatment_act prohibit person custody control united_states current law persons custody control department_of_defense dod detention dod facility subject treatment technique interrogation authorized listed army field manual human intelligence collector operations makes prohibition inapplicable respect person custody control united_states current law dod pursuant criminal immigration law


Summary:
Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2014 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) to locate the Office on International Religious Freedom in the Office of the Secretary of State.

Directs the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom to seek to coordinate religious freedom policies and religious engagement strategies across all U.S. programs, projects, and activities.

Specifies additional foreign government actions violating religious freedom for the Ambassador's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, including a Special Watch List of countries or violent nonstate actors that have engaged in or tolerated such violations but do not yet meet the criteria for designation as countries of particular concern for religious freedom.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary to develop a curriculum for, and the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center to begin, mandatory training on religious freedom for all Foreign Service officers.

Amends the IRFA to require the Commission on International Religious Freedom to compile and make publicly available regularly updated lists of persons imprisoned, detained, disappeared, placed under house arrest, tortured, or subject to forced renunciations of faith by: (1) a foreign government recommended for designation as a country of particular concern for religions freedom, or (2) a violent nonstate actor.

Makes it a primary responsibility of the Commission to make annual recommendations on such countries and violent nonstate actors as well as specific policy responses or actions that may be taken regarding them.

Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish within the National Security Council a permanent Interagency Policy Committee on Religious Freedom and Engagement headed by a presidentially appointed Senior Director for Global Religion Engagement and International Religious Freedom Promotion, who shall develop and coordinate religious freedom policies and religion engagement strategies throughout the executive branch.

Amends the IRFA to revise requirements, including reporting requirements, for presidential actions with respect to country and violent nonstate actor designations, in particular those countries on the Special Watch List.

Declares the sense of Congress that:

 ongoing and persistent waivers for designated countries, especially those engaging in particularly severe violations of religious freedom, do not fulfill IRFA purposes; the President, the Secretary of State, and other executive branch officials, in consultation with Congress, should seek to find ways to address existing violations, on a country-by-country basis, through specified actions; and the country of particular concern for religious freedom designation should apply also to violent nonstate actors. Repeals the automatic termination of a presidential designation after two years.

Makes funds available for FY2016-FY2021 for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund.

Establishes in the State Department the Religious Freedom Defense Fund, to be administered by the Ambassador at Large.

Authorizes the President to exercise specified authority to sanction persons responsible for committing particularly severe violations of international religious freedom.

Declares the sense of Congress about: (1) adoption of codes of conduct by U.S. institutions of higher education outside the United States, and (2) national security strategy to promote religious freedom through U.S. foreign policy.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to the appropriate congressional committees on whether Nigeria, Pakistan, and Vietnam meet the criteria for designation as countries of particular concern for religious freedom.

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Summary:
Shahbaz Bhatti International Religious Freedom Act of 2014 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include violations of religious freedom by non-state actors in the annual Department of State report to Congress on international religious freedom.

Requires the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold hearings on specified Department and U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reports concerning the status of religious freedom.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require Foreign Service officers to receive training about the religious demography, status of religious freedom, and U.S. strategies for advancing religious freedom in their country of posting.

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) transmit to specified congressional committees certain lists of persons imprisoned, detained, or placed under house arrest; and (2) report to Congress on the best uses of foreign assistance to promote the goals of religious freedom and religious engagement.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress after the date on which the President designates countries as a country of particular concern for religious freedom on the lack of the President's designation of Pakistan and and any other countries recommended for such designation by the Commission.

Directs the President to take specified actions in response to violations of religious freedom by non-state actors.

Authorizes certain funds for democracy programs to be used to implement innovative uses of the Internet and other electronic methods to support freedom of religion or belief abroad.

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Summary:
Establishes the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, which shall provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Directs the Council to: (1) meet at least annually or at the request of the Group to review federal government policy and programs intended to combat human trafficking, (2) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure that U.S. policy and programming efforts conform to best practices in the field of human trafficking prevention, (3) meet with the Group at least annually to formally present the Council's findings and recommendations, and (4) submit annual reports to the Task Force.

Sunsets this Act on September 30, 2020.

establishes united_states advisory_council human trafficking shall provide advice recommendations senior policy operating group president task_force monitor combat_trafficking persons directs council meet annually request group review federal_government policy programs intended combat human trafficking formulate assessments recommendations ensure policy programming efforts conform best practices field human trafficking prevention meet group annually formally present council findings recommendations submit annual reports task_force sunsets act september


Summary: Prohibits any direct U.S. assistance to the government of Pakistan unless the President certifies to Congress that: (1) Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison in Pakistan and any criminal charges brought against Dr. Afridi, including treason, have been dropped; and (2) Dr. Afridi has been allowed to leave Pakistan, if such departure is necessary to ensure his freedom.

prohibits direct assistance government pakistan president certifies congress afridi released prison pakistan criminal charges brought afridi including treason dropped afridi allowed leave pakistan departure necessary ensure freedom


Summary: Human Trafficking Reporting Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons among "part 1 violent crimes" required to be reported by states for the Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of Bureau of Justice Assistance Grants and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 10, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the President to appoint a Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia within the Department of State. Requires the Special Envoy to have the rank of ambassador.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Special Envoy to: (1) promote the right of religious freedom of religious minorities in the countries of the Near East and South Central Asia, denounce the violation of such right, and recommend appropriate U.S government responses to such violations; (2) monitor and combat acts of religious intolerance and incitement targeted against such religious minorities; (3) ensure that the needs of such religious minority communities are addressed, including economic and security needs directly tied to religious-based discrimination and persecution; (4) work with foreign governments of such countries to address inherently discriminatory laws; and (5) coordinate and assist in the preparation of specified reports required by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Special Envoy, subject to direction by the President and the Secretary of State, to represent the United States in matters and cases relevant to religious freedom in: (1) contacts with foreign governments, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies of the United Nations (U.N.), the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other international organizations; and (2) multilateral conferences and meetings relevant to religious freedom.

(Sec. 5) Provides for the Special Envoy to consult, as appropriate, with domestic and international nongovernmental organizations and multilateral organizations and institutions.

(Sec. 6) Terminates this Act on October 1, 2019.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary of State to provide specified amounts to the Special Envoy from amounts appropriated for FY2015-FY2019.

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Summary:
Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act of 2013 - Amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to direct the President to prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that is a person described in this Act.

Describes such person as a person that on or after May 9, 2013, knowingly: (1) conducted or facilitated a significant transaction involving the currency of a country other than the country in which the person is operating with, for, or on behalf of the Central Bank of Iran or another Iranian financial institution designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the imposition of sanctions, or a person that is involved in the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors of Iran; or (2) transferred funds for, or held funds on behalf of, a person described in the previous paragraph in relation to a transaction without regard to the currency of such funds.

Authorizes the President to impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to any other person.

Authorizes the President to waive the provisions of this Act with respect to a person for up to 180 days (and authorizes renewal of such waiver for additional periods of up to 180 days) for reasons of U.S. national security. Requires congressional notification at least seven days prior to a waiver or waiver renewal.

iran_sanctions loophole elimination act amends iran threat reduction syria human rights act direct president prohibit opening prohibit impose strict conditions maintaining united_states correspondent account payable account foreign financial institution person described act describes person person knowingly conducted facilitated significant transaction involving currency country country person operating behalf central_bank iran iranian financial institution designated secretary treasury imposition sanctions person involved energy shipping shipbuilding sectors iran transferred funds held funds behalf person described previous paragraph relation transaction regard currency funds authorizes president impose sanctions pursuant international_emergency_economic_powers_act respect person authorizes president waive provisions act respect person days authorizes renewal waiver additional periods days reasons national security requires congressional notification seven days prior waiver waiver renewal


Summary:
Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses.

Authorizes the President to waive sanctions to comply with international agreements or if in the U.S. national interest.

Terminates sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S.-Vietnam relationship cannot progress while the government of Vietnam's human rights record continues to deteriorate, and (2) the Secretary of State should designate Vietnam as a country of particular concern with respect to religious freedom.

vietnam human rights sanctions act_-_directs president impose financial immigration entry sanctions listed nationals vietnam complicit human rights abuses committed nationals vietnam family members regardless abuses occurred vietnam submit congress publicly available list individuals determined complicit human rights abuses authorizes president waive sanctions comply international agreements national interest terminates sanctions president certifies congress government vietnam released political prisoners ceased practices violence detention abuse citizens vietnam engaging peaceful political activity conducted transparent investigation killings arrest abuse political activists prosecuted responsible expresses sense congress relationship progress government vietnam human rights record continues secretary state designate vietnam country particular concern respect religious freedom


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Targeted Strike Oversight Reform Act of 2013 - Requires the head of an element of the intelligence community to notify the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) upon determining that a U.S. person is engaged in acts of international terrorism against the United States such that the government is considering the legality or use of targeted lethal force against that person.

Requires the DNI: (1) within 15 days thereafter, to complete an independent alternative analysis of the information relied on to support such determination; (2) to notify the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IG) and the congressional intelligence committees of the receipt of such notification; and (3) to notify such committees of the person's identity and the results of the independent analysis.

Directs the IG to annually review, and report to the DNI and such committees on, any notifications received and the compliance of each element of the intelligence community with all appropriate policies and procedures related to the use of targeted lethal force against a U.S. person.

targeted strike oversight reform_act requires head element intelligence_community notify director national_intelligence dni determining person engaged acts international terrorism united_states government considering legality use targeted lethal force person requires dni days complete independent alternative analysis information relied support determination notify inspector_general intelligence_community congressional intelligence committees receipt notification notify committees person identity results independent analysis directs annually review report dni committees notifications received compliance element intelligence_community appropriate policies procedures related use targeted lethal force person


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Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944, and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity.

Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action, and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the status of access to wartime records and archives concerning the wartime activities of any such railroad that engaged in the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps.

holocaust rail justice act grants district_courts original jurisdiction civil action damages personal injury death arose deportation persons nazi concentration camps january december brought behalf person railroad owned operated trains persons deported organized separate legal entity declares law limiting jurisdiction courts shall preclude action action shall barred statute limitations expired makes act applicable action pending commenced january directs secretary state report congress status access wartime records archives concerning wartime activities railroad engaged deportation persons nazi concentration camps


Summary: Directs the Secretary of State to offer a reward of not more than $5 million to individuals who furnish information: (1) regarding the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, that began on September 11, 2012; or (2) leading to the capture of an individual who committed, conspired or attempted to commit, or aided in the commission of such attacks.

directs secretary state offer reward million individuals furnish information attacks diplomatic mission libya began september leading capture individual committed conspired attempted commit aided commission attacks