Summary: Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is responsible for directing the commission of serious human rights abuses against Iranian citizens on or after June 12, 2009. Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to require the President: (1) upon receipt of credible information that a person may be an official of the government of Iran or acting on behalf of that government who is complicit in the commission of serious human rights abuses against Iranian citizens on or after June 12, 2009, to investigate and determine within 180 days whether the person is such a described individual; and (2) submit a list of such persons to Congress every 180 days or as new information becomes available. Requires the President: (1) upon receipt of credible information that a person may have transferred to Iran goods or technologies, or provided post-transfer services, that may be used to commit human rights abuses to investigate and determine within 180 days whether the person engaged in such activity; (2) submit a list of such persons to Congress every 180 days or as new information becomes available; and (3) freeze the assets of a listed person. Amends the Iran Freedom Support Act to: (1) extend the President's authority to provide financial and political assistance to support democracy in Iran through December 31, 2016; and (2) expand the forms of such assistance. Requires the President to appoint a Special Representative on Human Rights and Democracy in Iran within the Department of State. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary should support efforts to research and catalogue prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights abuses inside Iran, (2) the U.S. government should offer political asylum to such political prisoners as well as assisting with their relocation to other countries if requested, and (3) the Special Representative and all representatives of the U.S. government should publicly call for the release of Iranian dissidents by name and raise individual cases of Iranian dissidents and prisoners of conscience as appropriate. Requires the President to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran.

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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.

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Summary: Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011 - Amends federal shipping inspection laws to prohibit the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from delegating (and to require revocation of an existing delegation of) certain inspection, certification, and related services to a foreign classification society if the Secretary of State determines that such society provides comparable services: (1) in Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria; or (2) for the government of such countries.

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Summary: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to prohibit: (1) an individual from serving more than two consecutive terms as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, (2) each member serving on the date of enactment of this Act from being reappointed to more than one additional consecutive term, (3) a member attending less than 75% of the meetings during one of such member's terms from being eligible for reappointment, and (4) a member from being eligible to be elected as Chair of the Commission for a second, consecutive term. Establishes staggered office terms by modifying certain terms of office conditions for members appointed to serve from May 15, 2012, through May 14, 2014. Requires, for purposes of providing remedies and procedures to address alleged violations of rights and protections that pertain to various specified antidiscrimination laws, that all employees of the Commission be treated as employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and that the Commission be treated as an employing office of the Senate or House. Increases to $250,000 the maximum amount the Commission may expend in any fiscal year to procure temporary or intermittent services contracts for the conduct of certain activities necessary to Commission functions. Extends the Commission's termination date to September 30, 2013.

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Summary: Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to submit, and update every 180 days and as new information becomes available, the following lists to Congress: (1) Syrian government officials or persons acting on behalf of that government who are responsible for or complicit in the commission of serious human rights abuses against Syrian citizens or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Syria; (2) persons who knowingly transfer or facilitate the transfer of goods or technologies (weapons, surveillance technology, or sensitive technology) that are likely to be used by Syria to commit human rights abuses against the Syrian people; and (3) persons who engage in censorship that prohibits, limits, or penalizes the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression by Syrian citizens. Directs the President to impose specified property and finance-related sanctions on such listed persons and make them ineligible for U.S. entry. Authorizes the President to waive the listing of a person or the imposition of sanctions if in the U.S. national security interest. Prohibits the head of a federal agency from entering into or renewing a contract for the procurement of goods or services with a person (or a person owning or controlling such person) that exports sensitive technology to Syria. Authorizes the President to exempt certain products from such prohibition. Defines "sensitive technology" as hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is used to: (1) restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Syria; or (2) disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict the speech of the Syrian people.

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Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should be U.S. policy to adhere to a policy of restraint in transferring conventional arms if evidence exists of substantial risk that such arms will be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Urges the President, in negotiating any conventional arms control agreement, to: (1) encourage the national control list of each party to an agreement to cover all types of weaponry, munitions, armaments and related material used for potentially lethal force in military and law enforcement operations; (2) assess each application or proposal to export or internationally transfer arms on a case-by-case basis; (3) deny an arms transfer authorization if there is a substantial risk that the arms will be used to commit or facilitate violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law; (4) require import and transit state authorizations and certified end use assurances before issuing an export license or authorization for any international transfer of conventional arms; and (5) require each party to an agreement to establish a legal framework for lawful brokering and shipping activities relating to conventional arms transfers.

Prohibits, with certain exemptions, the transfer of defense articles or defense services to the government of a foreign country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act unless the President certifies to Congress that such government is not: (1) engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights, and (2) identified by the Secretary of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers.

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Summary:
Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should be U.S. policy to adhere to a policy of restraint in transferring conventional arms if evidence exists of substantial risk that such arms will be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Urges the President, in negotiating any conventional arms control agreement, to: (1) encourage the national control list of each party to an agreement to cover all types of weaponry, munitions, armaments and related material used for potentially lethal force in military and law enforcement operations; (2) assess each application or proposal to export or internationally transfer arms on a case-by-case basis; (3) deny an arms transfer authorization if there is a substantial risk that the arms will be used to commit or facilitate violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law; (4) require import and transit state authorizations and certified end use assurances before issuing an export license or authorization for any international transfer of conventional arms; and (6) require each party to an agreement to establish a legal framework for lawful brokering and shipping activities relating to conventional arms transfers.

Prohibits, with certain exemptions, the transfer of defense articles or defense services to the government of a foreign country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act unless the President certifies to Congress that such government is not: (1) engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights, and (2) identified by the Secretary of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers.


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Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) States that it shall be U.S. policy to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.

Title I: Human Rights and Terrorism Sanctions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to subject to mandatory sanctions a foreign financial institution that facilitates a significant transaction or provides significant financial services for a person that: (1) is subject to human rights-related sanctions, or (2) exports sensitive technology to Iran and is subject to the prohibition on procurement contracts.

(Sec. 102) Expands specified requirements regarding the identification of countries that allow the diversion of certain goods, services, and technologies to Iran.

Authorizes the President to impose restrictions on U.S. foreign assistance under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to a country designated as a country of diversion concern if such restrictions would prevent the transfer of U.S.-origin goods, services, and technology to Iran.

Prohibits the imposition of sanctions on the importation of goods.

(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to determine if Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization and: (1) if so, designate the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) if not, report to Congress concerning those criteria which have not been met.

(Sec. 104) Amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to expand the list of Iranian government officials who are responsible for human rights violations, censorship, and the diversion of food, medicine, and other goods destined for the people of Iran.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should impose sanctions on such persons, and identify and impose sanctions on other senior Iranian officials who are complicit in human rights violations.

(Sec. 105) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Iranian people are deprived by their government of free and credible elections; (2) the United States should support freedom, human rights, civil liberties, free elections, and the rule of law in Iran; and (3) the United States should support the people of Iran in their peaceful calls for a democratic government.

(Sec. 106) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should designate a Special Coordinator in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to facilitate the advancement of human rights and political participation for women in Iran, as well as to identify Iranian officials who were involved in violating the human rights of women.

Title II: Economic and Financial Sanctions - Subtitle A: Amendments to Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 - (Sec. 201) Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to direct the President to impose specified sanctions on a person who knowingly transferred to Iran goods, services, or technology that would materially contribute to Iran's ability to mine or mill uranium.

(Sec. 202) Eliminates presidential waiver authority with respect to the application of sanctions against persons who aid Iran's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military programs.

Subtitle B: Amendments to Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 and Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 - (Sec. 211) Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 to: (1) increase the range of sanctions and require that sanctions be applied against a person that exports sensitive technology to Iran, and (2) apply the sanctions to persons owned or controlled by a person that provides such technology.

(Sec. 212) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should respect state or local decisions to divest from or prohibit the investment of assets, prohibit the issuance of business licenses, and impose transparency requirements on a person that is subject to sanctions.

Authorizes a state or local government with respect to a person subject to specified sanctions to: (1) divest assets from such person, (2) prohibit investment of assets in such person, or (3) impose transparency requirements on such person.

(Sec. 213) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should continue to cooperate with the European Union (EU) and its member states to restrict access to and use of the euro currency by Iran and its agencies and instrumentalities, with exceptions for food, medicine, medical devices, and agricultural commodities.

(Sec. 214) Amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to: (1) 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; and (2) authorize the President to impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to any other person described in this Act.

Describes such person as a person that 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 strategic sectors of Iran; or (2) conducted or facilitated a significant transaction by another person involving the currency of a country other than the country in which that other person is operating at the time of the transaction, with, for, or on behalf of a person described in clause (1).

Authorizes the President to waive the provisions of this Act for reasons of U.S. national security. Requires congressional notification at least seven days prior to a waiver or waiver renewal.

Excludes from such sanctions transactions for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine or medical devices to Iran.

(Sec. 215) Authorizes the President to impose sanctions on a foreign person that knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant financial transaction with the Central Bank of Iran or other Iranian financial institution that has been designated for sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, for the purchase of goods or services: (1) by a person in Iran or on behalf of a person in Iran, or (2) from a person in Iran or on behalf of a person in Iran.

Prohibits sanctions to be imposed on the importation of goods.

States that nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the imposition of sanctions on a financial transaction for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.

Authorizes the President to not impose sanctions on a foreign person if the country with primary jurisdiction over such person has, during a specified 60-day period, significantly reduced the value and volume of imports and exports of goods (other than petroleum or petroleum products) and services between such country and Iran.

Prohibits the imposition of sanctions on transactions for agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices.

Subtitle C: Other Matters - (Sec. 221) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to require that a country purchasing Iranian oil reduce such purchases by one million barrels per day within one year in order to obtain a "significant reduction" exemption from sanctions. (Thus permitting it to continue to purchase Iranian oil.)

Exempts a country from such ineligibility if it has: (1) dramatically reduced its crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin during such one-year period, and (2) and committed itself to continue to reduce such crude oil purchases to a de minimis level.

Defines "crude oil" to include unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, distillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil.

Amends the definition of "significant reductions" to include both price and volume.

(Sec. 222) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to include the automotive, mining, construction, and engineering sectors as sectors in Iran that are facilitating Iran's nuclear proliferation activities.

Designates, in lieu of current entities, entities that operate special economic zones, free economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors as entities of proliferation concern.

Directs the President to block the property of entities that operate special economic zones or free economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors.

Defines "strategic sector" as: (1) the energy, shipping, shipbuilding, automotive, or mining sector of Iran; and (2) the construction or engineering sector of Iran if the President determines and reports to Congress that the construction or engineering sector of Iran is of strategic importance.

Limits the sanction exception for reconstruction or economic assistance to Afghanistan to one-year renewable periods.

(Sec. 223) Directs the President to report to Congress every 90 days with respect to each presidential determination (during the preceding 90-day period) not to impose sanctions on a person who allegedly sells, supplies, or transfers precious metals to or from Iran.

(Sec. 224) Directs the President to impose specified sanctions on a foreign financial institution, including a foreign central bank, that knowingly facilitated a significant financial transaction on behalf of any person owned or controlled by an Iranian person included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should routinely determine those persons included on such list.

(Sec. 225) Repeals certain sanction exemption provisions under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.

(Sec. 226) Modifies the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require each person that is a prospective contractor to certify that such person, and any person under common ownership or control with such person, does not sell goods, services, or technology to, or conduct any other transaction with, Iran for which sanctions may be imposed under this Act.

Requires a minimum two-year debarment or suspension from federal contract eligibility for a false certification.

Authorizes the President to waive the certification requirement for U.S. national security purposes.

(Sec. 227) Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to prohibit any foreign vessel from entering or operating in U.S. navigable waters or transferring cargo in any port or place under U.S. jurisdiction if such vessel is a foreign vessel: (1) on a specified list of vessels owned or operated by or on behalf of the National Iran Tanker Company, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line, or any successor entity, or otherwise owned or operated by or on behalf of Iran; and (2) registered by a government that maintains a registration of a listed vessel.

Denies access to the United States to all ships of a country that allows Iranian-owned or -operated vessels to be registered under such country's registry if more than 180 days after such list's publication the government continues to maintain a registration for a listed vessel.

States that this section shall not be construed to restrict the right of innocent passage.

Title III: Additional Authorities to Prevent Censorship in Iran - (Sec. 301) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), including its satellite availability, entities that facilitate its operation, the broadcasting of forced confessions and hate speech, and its jamming of U.S. and European broadcasts.

Requires that all unclassified portions of such report be made publicly available on the Department of State website.

(Sec. 302) Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in conjunction with the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury, to make publicly available every 90 days a list of persons who are high-risk re-exporters of sensitive technologies in order to ensure that Iran or an owned or controlled entity is unable to obtain sensitive technologies through third-party re-export of such technologies.

(Sec. 303) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) those that provide intercept technologies that limit freedom of speech to the government of Iran should be held accountable for the repression of the Iranian people, and (2) no person should use an existing contract with the government of Iran as a justification to supply it with intercept technologies.

(Sec. 304) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State should: (1) encourage the free flow of information in Iran to counter the government of Iran's repression of its own people, and (2) ensure that certain consumer communication technologies are available to the Iranian people to facilitate the free flow of information in Iran.

(Sec. 305) Amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to include in the Office of Foreign Assets Control's expedited authorization process the transfer of goods and services to Iran to facilitate the ability of people to communicate and access the Internet and other communications systems.

Title IV: Reports and Other Matters - (Sec. 401) Directs the President to: (1) develop a National Strategy on Iran that provides strategic guidance for addressing threats posed by Iran, and (2) submit such Strategy to Congress each year.

(Sec. 402) Directs the President to report to Congress every 60 days regarding the Iranian nuclear timetable and related Iranian strategy, and the projected economic effects of international sanctions on Iran.

(Sec. 403) Directs the President to report to Congress on the feasibility of banning the entry of products that contain Iranian-origin petroleum and petroleum products as part of their content into the United States.

(Sec. 404) Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding Iran's strategy to evade current economic and financial sanctions, including its ability to lessen the impact of economic and financial sanctions by diversifying its economy beyond the energy sector.

(Sec. 405) Authorizes the consolidation of certain Iran sanctions-related reports into a single annual report to Congress.

(Sec. 407) States nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to: (1) certain activities under the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, or (2) any authorized U.S. intelligence activity.

(Sec. 408) Provides the President with specified authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement the provisions of this Act, including the application of certain civil and criminal penalties.

(Sec. 409) States that if any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.

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designate irgc foreign terrorist organization report congress concerning criteria met sec amends iran threat reduction syria human rights act expand list iranian government officials responsible human rights violations censorship diversion food medicine goods destined people iran expresses sense congress president impose sanctions persons identify impose sanctions senior iranian officials complicit human rights violations sec expresses sense congress iranian people government free credible elections united_states support freedom human rights civil liberties free elections rule law iran united_states support people iran peaceful calls democratic government sec expresses sense congress secretary designate special coordinator bureau near eastern affairs facilitate advancement human rights political participation women iran identify iranian officials involved violating human rights women title economic financial sanctions subtitle amendments iran_sanctions act sec amends iran_sanctions act 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requirements person sec expresses sense congress president continue cooperate european_union member states restrict access use currency iran agencies instrumentalities exceptions food medicine medical devices agricultural commodities sec 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 authorize president impose sanctions pursuant international_emergency_economic_powers_act respect 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 strategic sectors iran conducted facilitated significant transaction person involving currency country country person operating time transaction behalf 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products services country iran prohibits imposition sanctions transactions agricultural commodities food medicine medical devices subtitle matters sec amends national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year require country purchasing iranian oil reduce purchases million barrels day year order obtain significant reduction exemption sanctions permitting continue purchase iranian oil exempts country ineligibility reduced crude oil purchases iran iranian origin year period committed continue reduce crude oil purchases minimis level defines crude oil include unfinished oils liquefied petroleum gases distillate fuel oil residual fuel oil amends definition significant reductions include price volume sec amends national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year include automotive mining construction engineering sectors sectors iran facilitating iran nuclear proliferation activities designates lieu current entities entities operate special economic zones free economic zones entities strategic sectors entities proliferation concern directs president block property entities operate special economic zones free economic zones entities strategic sectors defines strategic sector energy shipping shipbuilding automotive mining sector iran construction engineering sector iran president determines reports congress construction engineering sector iran strategic importance limits sanction exception reconstruction economic assistance afghanistan year renewable periods sec directs president report congress days respect presidential determination preceding day period impose sanctions person allegedly sells supplies transfers precious metals iran sec directs president impose specified sanctions foreign financial institution including foreign central_bank knowingly facilitated significant financial transaction behalf person owned controlled iranian person included list specially designated nationals blocked persons maintained department_of_the_treasury office_of_foreign_assets_control expresses sense congress president routinely determine persons included list sec repeals certain sanction exemption provisions national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year sec modifies federal_acquisition_regulation require person prospective contractor certify person person common ownership control person sell goods services technology conduct transaction iran sanctions imposed act requires minimum year debarment suspension federal contract eligibility false certification authorizes president waive certification requirement national security purposes sec amends ports waterways safety act prohibit foreign vessel entering operating navigable waters transferring cargo port place jurisdiction vessel foreign vessel specified list vessels owned operated behalf national iran tanker company islamic_republic_of_iran shipping line successor entity owned operated behalf iran registered government maintains registration listed vessel denies access united_states ships country allows iranian owned -operated vessels registered country registry days list publication government continues maintain registration listed vessel states section shall construed restrict right innocent passage title iii additional authorities prevent censorship iran sec directs secretary report congress islamic_republic_of_iran broadcasting including satellite availability entities facilitate operation broadcasting forced confessions hate speech jamming european broadcasts requires unclassified portions report publicly available department_of_state website sec directs secretary commerce conjunction secretary secretary treasury publicly available days list persons high risk exporters sensitive technologies order ensure iran owned controlled entity unable obtain sensitive technologies party export technologies sec expresses sense congress provide intercept technologies limit freedom speech government iran held accountable repression iranian people person use existing contract government iran justification 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Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) limit the validity of a passport issued to a sex offender to one year or such time period as appropriate, and (2) revoke the passport or passport card of an individual who has been convicted of a sex offense by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to rename the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Modern Slavery and Other Forms of Human Trafficking.

Directs the Secretary to establish a strategy: (1) to prevent child marriage, (2) to promote the protection of girls at risk of child marriage in developing countries, (3) that targets areas in developing countries with high prevalence of child marriage, and (4) that includes diplomatic and programmatic initiatives.

Includes public-private partnerships to generate youth employment opportunities among the economic initiatives to prevent trafficking in persons. Authorizes the President to give priority in carrying out such initiatives to specified categories of potential trafficking victims.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance for vulnerable populations at risk of trafficking in persons in conjunction with post-conflict situations and humanitarian emergencies.

Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Wilberforce Act) to extend an authorized fee increase for certain consular services through September 30, 2017.

 Requires the head of the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs to carry out specified additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor in the United States as well as foreign countries, including listing goods that the Bureau believes are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards.

 Directs the Secretary to encourage specified publicly-traded or private entities carrying out business operations in the United States to disclose annually on their websites and to the Secretary any measures taken to address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within their supply chains.

Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against foreign travel and engagement in illicit sexual conduct by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien to include travel affecting foreign commerce even if an individual is residing temporarily or permanently in a foreign jurisdiction. Declares that it is not a defense that a defendant is not criminally liable or is subject to reduced criminal liability due to acceptance of the illicit conduct in the foreign jurisdiction.

Requires the Senior Policy Operating Group to report to Congress on Internet-facilitated human trafficking.

Makes the Director of the Peace Corps a member of the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.

Sets forth related reporting requirements regarding: (1) U.S. government contractors and subcontractors, (2) Bureau of Justice Assistance grant assistance for human trafficking task forces, and (3) the number of trafficking victims who have been granted continued presence in the United States.

Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to permit an alien who may be a victim of human trafficking (currently, only if the alien is such a victim) to remain in the United States to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for human trafficking. Requires a federal law enforcement official to respond to a request for continued U.S. presence within 15 days, and DHS to approve or deny such request within 1 month.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly destroying or concealing or confiscating for more than 48 hours the passport or other immigration or personal identification document of an individual: (1) in the course of violating the prohibition against bringing in and harboring certain aliens; or (2) in order to unlawfully maintain, prevent, or restrict an individual's labor or services.

Makes fraud in foreign labor contracting a predicate offense under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

Authorizes: (1) the Assistant Attorney General to award block grants to not more than six eligible entities in different U.S. regions to combat sex trafficking, and (2) appropriations through FY2017.

Amends the Wilberforce Act to: (1) provide that, to the extent feasible, unaccompanied alien children from countries that are contiguous with the United States should be housed and screened by an immigration officer with expertise in child welfare in separate child-friendly facilities conducive to disclosing information related to human trafficking or exploitation; and (2) require each federal agency to notify the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within 24 (currently 48) hours regarding the apprehension of an unaccompanied alien child or regarding any claim that an alien in custody is under age 18.

Amends the Social Security Act to require, by January 1, 2013, that state plans for foster care and adoption assistance describe prevention measures and victim assistance concerning human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of foreign, U.S. citizen, and legal resident children.

Sets forth provisions regarding the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline.

Authorizes appropriations through FY2017 for the TVPA and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005.

Prohibits an organization, including a faith-based organization, that is otherwise eligible to receive assistance under any specified federal laws from being: (1) required as a condition of receiving such assistance to endorse or otherwise participate in any program or activity to which the organization has a religious or moral objection; or (2) discriminated against in the solicitation or issuance of grants, contracts, or other federal funding for refusing to meet any such requirements.

Grants jurisdiction to U.S. courts to prevent and redress actual or threatened violations of such prohibition by issuing any form of legal or equitable relief.

trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act authorizes secretary state limit validity passport issued sex offender year time period appropriate revoke passport passport card individual convicted sex offense foreign court competent jurisdiction amends trafficking_victims_protection_act rename state_department office monitor combat_trafficking bureau monitor combat modern slavery forms human trafficking directs secretary establish strategy prevent child marriage promote protection girls risk child marriage developing countries targets areas developing countries high prevalence child marriage includes diplomatic programmatic initiatives includes public private partnerships generate youth employment opportunities economic initiatives prevent trafficking persons authorizes president priority carrying initiatives specified categories potential trafficking victims authorizes secretary provide assistance vulnerable populations risk trafficking persons conjunction post conflict situations humanitarian emergencies amends william_wilberforce_trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act wilberforce act extend authorized fee increase certain consular services september requires head department_of_labor bureau international labor affairs carry specified additional activities monitor combat forced labor child labor united_states foreign countries including listing goods bureau believes produced forced labor child labor violation international standards directs secretary encourage specified publicly traded private entities carrying business operations united_states disclose annually websites secretary measures taken address conditions forced labor slavery human trafficking child labor supply chains amends federal criminal code expand prohibition foreign travel engagement illicit sexual conduct citizen permanent resident alien include travel affecting foreign commerce individual residing temporarily permanently foreign jurisdiction declares defense defendant criminally liable subject reduced criminal liability acceptance illicit conduct foreign jurisdiction requires senior policy operating group report congress internet facilitated human trafficking makes director peace_corps member interagency_task_force monitor combat_trafficking sets forth related reporting requirements government contractors subcontractors bureau_of_justice_assistance grant assistance human trafficking task forces number trafficking victims granted continued presence united_states authorizes department_of_homeland_security dhs permit alien victim human trafficking currently alien victim remain united_states facilitate investigation prosecution responsible human trafficking requires federal law enforcement official respond request continued presence days dhs approve deny request month amends federal criminal code prohibit knowingly destroying concealing hours passport immigration personal identification document individual course violating prohibition bringing harboring certain aliens order unlawfully maintain prevent restrict individual labor services makes fraud foreign labor contracting predicate offense racketeer influenced corrupt organizations act rico authorizes assistant attorney general award block grants eligible entities different regions combat sex trafficking appropriations fy2017 amends wilberforce act provide extent feasible unaccompanied alien children countries contiguous united_states housed screened immigration officer expertise child welfare separate child friendly facilities conducive disclosing information related human trafficking exploitation require federal agency notify department_of_health_and_human_services hhs currently hours apprehension unaccompanied alien child claim alien custody age amends social_security_act require january state plans foster care adoption assistance describe prevention measures victim assistance concerning human trafficking commercial sexual exploitation foreign citizen legal resident children sets forth provisions national human trafficking resource center hotline authorizes appropriations fy2017 trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act prohibits organization including faith based organization eligible receive assistance specified federal laws required condition receiving assistance endorse participate program activity organization religious moral objection discriminated solicitation issuance grants contracts federal funding refusing meet requirements grants jurisdiction courts prevent redress actual threatened violations prohibition issuing form legal equitable relief


Summary: Human Trafficking Reporting Act - 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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Countering ALBA Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of State to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to defend, protect, and strengthen the independent Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to advance the protection of human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Directs the President to impose sanctions against certain listed officials of ALBA governments (Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Ecuador) or persons acting on behalf of ALBA governments who the President determines are responsible for, or complicit in, the commission of serious human rights abuses against citizens of ALBA countries or their family members on or after February 2, 1999. Includes among authorized sanctions ineligibility for a U.S. entry visa and sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Terminates such sanctions when the President determines and certifies to the congressional foreign relations committees that the ALBA governments have: (1) unconditionally released all political prisoners; (2) ceased violence, unlawful detention, torture, and abuse of its citizens; (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrests, and abuse of peaceful political activists, and prosecuted those responsible; and (4) made public commitments to, and are making demonstrable progress toward, establishing an independent judiciary and respecting the human rights and basic freedoms recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Directs the President to impose sanctions against listed individuals who transfer goods or provide services to ALBA countries that are likely to be used to commit serious human rights abuses.

Directs the President to impose sanctions against listed persons who engage in censorship or other related activities against citizens of ALBA countries.

Directs the Secretary of State to submit to the foreign relations committees a comprehensive strategy: (1) to assist the people of ALBA countries in promoting Internet freedom and access to information, and (2) to ensure that ALBA governments are democratic governments.

countering act requires secretary state direct permanent representative organization_of_american_states use voice vote influence united_states defend protect strengthen independent inter american commission human rights advance protection human rights western_hemisphere directs president impose sanctions certain listed officials governments venezuela nicaragua persons acting behalf governments president determines responsible complicit commission human rights abuses citizens countries family members february includes authorized sanctions ineligibility entry visa sanctions pursuant international_emergency_economic_powers_act terminates sanctions president determines certifies congressional foreign relations committees governments released political prisoners ceased violence unlawful detention torture abuse citizens conducted transparent investigation killings arrests abuse peaceful political activists prosecuted responsible public commitments making demonstrable progress establishing independent judiciary respecting human rights basic freedoms recognized universal declaration human rights directs president impose sanctions listed individuals transfer goods provide services countries likely commit human rights abuses directs president impose sanctions listed persons engage censorship related activities citizens countries directs secretary state submit foreign relations committees comprehensive strategy assist people countries promoting internet freedom access information ensure governments democratic governments


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Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and publish guidelines to assist state, Indian tribe, and tribal organization child welfare agencies and juvenile and family courts in efforts to serve appropriately youth who are victims of trafficking and youth at-risk of becoming such.

Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to require reasonable efforts be made to: (1) identify as a victim of trafficking and document appropriately in agency records each child who is such a victim over whom the agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision; and (2) specify in agency records the type of trafficking to which the child has been subjected.

Requires the plan to require the agency to report within 72 hours to appropriate law enforcement agencies for entry into the National Crime Information Center database the identity of each child to whom the agency is providing child welfare services who is missing or has been abducted or is identified as a victim of trafficking.

Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the state plan for use of a grant for a child abuse or neglect prevention program to contain an assurance that the state law has in place provisions and procedures for the assessment and identification of victims of trafficking, as well as comprehensive training and services to serve such victims.

strengthening child welfare response human trafficking act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs develop publish guidelines assist state indian tribe tribal organization child welfare agencies juvenile family courts efforts serve appropriately youth victims trafficking youth risk amends foster care adoption assistance title social_security_act require state plan foster care adoption assistance require reasonable efforts identify victim trafficking document appropriately agency records child victim agency responsibility placement care supervision specify agency records type trafficking child subjected requires plan require agency report hours appropriate law enforcement agencies entry national_crime_information_center database identity child agency providing child welfare services missing abducted identified victim trafficking amends child abuse prevention treatment act require state plan use grant child abuse neglect prevention program contain assurance state law place provisions procedures assessment identification victims trafficking comprehensive training services serve victims


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Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an Annual Report on International Child Abduction.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that U.S. diplomatic and consular missions: (1) maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction or access cases, and (2) designate at least one official in each mission to assist U.S. parents who are visiting to resolve such cases.

Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding (an agreement between the United States and a country that is not a Convention country to resolve abduction and rights of access cases) with every country that is not a Convention country. Defines "Convention country" as a country other than the United States that has ratified, acceded, or succeeded to the Hague Abduction Convention and with respect to which the United States has entered into a reciprocal agreement pursuant to the Hague Abduction Convention.

Provides that whenever the President determines that the government of a foreign country has failed to resolve an unresolved abduction or access case, or has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation, the President shall take one or more specified actions to promote resolution or cooperation.

david international child abduction prevention return act directs secretary state submit congress annual report international child abduction directs secretary ensure diplomatic consular missions maintain consistent reporting standard respect abduction access cases designate official mission assist parents visiting resolve cases directs secretary seek enter memorandum understanding agreement united_states country convention country resolve abduction rights access cases country convention country defines convention country country united_states ratified abduction convention respect united_states entered reciprocal agreement pursuant abduction convention provides president determines government foreign country failed resolve unresolved abduction access case engaged pattern president shall specified actions promote resolution cooperation


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Human Trafficking Prioritization Act - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State will be more effective in carrying out duties mandated by Congress in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and can do so without an increase in either personnel or budget, if: (1) the Office status is changed to that of a Bureau within the Department; and (2) the Office is headed by an Assistant Secretary with direct access to the Secretary of State, rather than an Ambassador-at-Large.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to change the status of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to that of the Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress:

 detailing for each current Assistant Secretary of State position the exact title and length of designation as Assistant Secretary, and whether that designation was legislatively mandated or authorized and, if so, the relevant statutory citation; and whether the Secretary intends to designate one of the Assistant Secretary of State positions as the Assistant Secretary of State to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the reasons for that decision. (Sec. 6) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to prohibit subsequent inclusion for more than one consecutive year on the special watch list of countries whose compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking is full, partial, or insignificant if the country: (1) was included on the list for four consecutive years after enactment of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, and (2) was subsequently included on the exclusive Tier 3 list of countries not making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with such standards.

(Sec. 7) States that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for diplomatic and consular programs to carry out this Act.

human trafficking prioritization act sec expresses sense congress office monitor combat_trafficking department_of_state effective carrying duties mandated congress trafficking_victims_protection_act increase personnel budget office status changed bureau department office headed assistant secretary direct access secretary state ambassador large sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_act change status office monitor combat_trafficking bureau combat_trafficking persons sec directs secretary report congress detailing current assistant secretary state position exact title length designation assistant secretary designation mandated authorized relevant statutory citation secretary intends designate assistant secretary state positions assistant secretary state combat_trafficking persons reasons decision sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_act prohibit subsequent inclusion consecutive year special watch list countries compliance minimum standards elimination human trafficking partial country included list consecutive years enactment william_wilberforce_trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act subsequently included exclusive tier list countries making significant efforts bring compliance standards sec states additional funds authorized appropriated diplomatic consular programs carry act


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International Women's Freedom Act of 2013 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office of International Women's Rights to be headed by an Ambassador at Large for International Women's Rights.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish a women's rights Internet site and maintain prisoner lists and issue briefs on women's rights concerns.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include instruction on the internationally recognized rights of women and the various aspects and manifestations of violations of women's rights in Foreign Service officer training.

Establishes the United States Commission on International Women's Rights.

Directs the President to take specified actions in response to women's rights violations, especially particularly severe rights violations.

Prescribes criteria for the prohibition of economic, multilateral, military, and export assistance in instances of particularly severe women's rights violations.

Prescribes requirements for the promotion of women's rights.

Requires women's rights-related training with respect to refugee, asylum, and consular matters.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare inadmissible to the United States any foreign government officials who have engaged in particularly severe women's rights violations.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) transnational corporations operating overseas should adopt codes of conduct upholding the rights of their female employees, and (2) there should be within the staff of the National Security Council a Special Adviser to the President on International Women's Rights.

international women freedom act establishes department_of_state office international women rights headed ambassador large international women rights directs secretary state establish women rights internet site maintain prisoner lists issue briefs women rights concerns amends foreign_service act include instruction internationally recognized rights women aspects violations women rights foreign_service officer training establishes united_states_commission international women rights directs president specified actions response women rights violations especially particularly severe rights violations prescribes criteria prohibition economic multilateral military export assistance instances particularly severe women rights violations prescribes requirements promotion women rights requires women rights related training respect refugee asylum consular matters amends immigration_and_nationality_act declare inadmissible united_states foreign government officials engaged particularly severe women rights violations expresses sense congress transnational corporations operating overseas adopt codes conduct rights female employees staff national_security_council special adviser president international women rights


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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should set a strong example for other countries under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) in the resolution of cases involving children abducted abroad and brought to the United States.

Title I: Department of State Actions - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to submit to Congress an Annual Report on International Child Abduction, which shall determine whether each listed country has engaged in a pattern of noncompliance in cases of child abduction during the preceding 12 months.

(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to:

 ensure that U.S. diplomatic and consular missions maintain a consistent reporting standard for abduction or access cases, designate at least one official in each mission to assist visiting U.S. parents resolve such cases, and monitor abduction cases; and implement strategic plans for engagement with any Convention or non-Convention country in which there are five or more cases of international child abduction. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to:

 enter into bilateral procedures, including memoranda of understanding, with non-Convention countries that are unlikely to become Convention countries in the foreseeable future, or with Convention countries that have unresolved abduction cases that occurred before the Convention entered into force with respect to the United States or that country; and give priority to countries with significant abduction cases. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to notify the Member of Congress and Senators (or Resident Commissioner or Delegate, as appropriate) representing the legal residence of a left-behind parent when that parent reports an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States and consents to such notification.

Title II: Actions by the Secretary of State - (Sec. 201) States that it is U.S. policy to:

 promote the best interest of children abducted from the United States by establishing legal rights and procedures for their prompt return, and ensuring enforcement of reciprocal obligations under the Hague Abduction Convention or under bilateral arrangements; promote timely resolution of abduction cases; and ensure appropriate federal, state, and local coordination among agencies involved in abduction prevention. Directs the Secretary, for each abduction or access case relating to a child with a habitual residence in the United States that remains unresolved 12 months after the Central Authority of the United States submits the case to a foreign country, to: (1) determine whether such government has failed to take appropriate steps to resolve the case; and, if so, (2) take one or more actions specified under this Act, and direct the Chief of Mission in such country to address the case with senior government officials.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) delay any such action for up to one year to assist in resolving the case, and (2) submit a related report to Congress.

Urges the Secretary, in carrying out activities related to unresolved abductions, to:

 take actions that most appropriately respond to the nature and severity of the governmental failure to resolve the unresolved abduction case; initially respond by communicating with the country's Central Authority, and if unsuccessful, target subsequent actions as narrowly as practicable and in ways that respect the country's separation of powers and judicial independence; and seek to minimize any adverse impact on the population of the targeted country, the humanitarian activities of the United States and nongovernmental organizations, and U.S. national security interests. (Sec. 202) States that it is U.S. policy to:

 oppose institutional or other systemic failures of foreign governments to fulfill their obligations pursuant to the Convention or bilateral procedures to resolve abduction and access cases; promote reciprocity pursuant to the Convention or bilateral procedures; and engage with senior foreign government officials to address patterns of noncompliance. Directs the Secretary to: (1) review the status of abduction and access cases in each foreign country to determine whether the government has engaged in a pattern of noncompliance during the preceding 12 months, and (2) determine the responsible government agencies or instrumentalities.

Directs the Secretary, with respect to a country with a pattern of noncompliance, to:

 take actions specified under this Act, direct the Chief of Mission in the country to address such systemic problems, and inform senior government officials of the potential repercussions related to the noncompliant designation. Declares that the Secretary shall not be required to take such actions for up to 90 days if the Secretary certifies to Congress that the additional period is necessary: (1) to continue negotiations with, or review corrective action taken by, the country; or (2) because the country will take corrective action within such 90-day period.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the specific actions taken against countries determined to have been engaged in a pattern of noncompliance.

Sets forth the following actions to be taken in instances of patterns of noncompliance:

 a demarche (a diplomatic request or intercession with a foreign official or a protest about a government's policy or actions); an official public statement detailing unresolved cases; a public condemnation; a delay or cancellation of one or more bilateral working, official, or state visits; the withdrawal, limitation, or suspension of U.S. development or security assistance, or assistance to a central government; a formal request to a foreign country to extradite an individual who is engaged in abduction and who has been formally accused of, charged with, or convicted of an extraditable offense; or other commensurate actions. States that any such action may not prohibit or restrict the provision of humanitarian assistance.

(Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to request consultations with the government of a country regarding the situation giving rise to a determination under section 201 or an action under section 202 of this Act.

(Sec. 204) Authorizes the Secretary to waive any section 202 actions if the Secretary certifies to Congress that: (1) the government of such country has resolved the relevant abduction cases, or has ended the pattern of noncompliance; or (2) U.S. national security interests require the waiver.

(Sec. 205) States that any action taken under this Act with respect to a foreign country shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that the country's government: (1) has resolved any relevant abduction case, or (2) has taken verifiable steps to correct the pattern of noncompliance that gave rise to such action.

Title III: Prevention of International Child Abduction - (Sec. 301) Amends the the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to establish a program that: (1) prevents a child from leaving U.S. territory if the child's parent or legal guardian presents a court order to a CBP officer in time to prevent such departure, and (2) leverages other existing authorities to address the wrongful removal and return of a child.

Directs the Secretary to convene and chair an interagency working group to prevent international parental child abduction.

(Sec. 302) Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide training on the handling of parental abduction cases to the judicial and administrative authorities in countries that have a significant number of unresolved abduction cases or that have been designated as having a pattern of noncompliance, and (2) submit a strategy to Congress for carrying out such activities.

Authorizes FY2015-FY2016 appropriations.

measure amended reported senate june summary version repeated david international child abduction prevention return act sec expresses sense congress united_states set strong example countries hague_convention civil aspects international child abduction convention resolution cases involving children abducted abroad brought united_states title department_of_state actions sec directs secretary state secretary submit congress annual report international child abduction shall determine listed country engaged pattern noncompliance cases child abduction preceding months sec directs secretary ensure diplomatic consular missions maintain consistent reporting standard abduction access cases designate official mission assist visiting parents resolve cases monitor abduction cases implement strategic plans engagement convention non convention country cases international child abduction sec directs secretary enter bilateral procedures including memoranda understanding non convention countries unlikely convention countries foreseeable future convention countries unresolved abduction cases occurred convention entered force respect united_states country priority countries significant abduction cases sec directs secretary notify member congress senators resident commissioner delegate appropriate representing legal residence left parent parent reports abduction central_authority united_states consents notification title actions secretary state sec states policy promote best interest children abducted united_states establishing legal rights procedures prompt return ensuring enforcement reciprocal obligations abduction convention bilateral arrangements promote timely resolution abduction cases ensure appropriate federal state local coordination agencies involved abduction prevention directs secretary abduction access case relating child habitual residence united_states remains unresolved months central_authority united_states submits case foreign country determine government failed appropriate steps resolve case actions specified act direct chief mission country address case senior government officials authorizes secretary delay action year assist resolving case submit related report congress urges secretary carrying activities related unresolved abductions actions appropriately respond nature severity governmental failure resolve unresolved abduction case initially respond communicating country central_authority unsuccessful target subsequent actions narrowly practicable ways respect country separation powers judicial independence seek minimize adverse impact population targeted country humanitarian activities united_states nongovernmental organizations national security interests sec states policy oppose institutional systemic failures foreign governments fulfill obligations pursuant convention bilateral procedures resolve abduction access cases promote reciprocity pursuant convention bilateral procedures engage senior foreign government officials address patterns noncompliance directs secretary review status abduction access cases foreign country determine government engaged pattern noncompliance preceding months determine responsible government agencies instrumentalities directs secretary respect country pattern noncompliance actions specified act direct chief mission country address systemic problems inform senior government officials potential related noncompliant designation declares secretary shall required actions days secretary certifies congress additional period necessary continue negotiations review corrective action taken country country corrective action day period directs secretary report congress specific actions taken countries determined engaged pattern noncompliance sets forth following actions taken instances patterns noncompliance diplomatic request foreign official protest government policy actions official public statement detailing unresolved cases public condemnation delay cancellation bilateral working official state visits withdrawal limitation suspension development security assistance assistance central government formal request foreign country individual engaged abduction formally accused charged convicted offense commensurate actions states action prohibit restrict provision humanitarian assistance sec directs secretary request consultations government country situation giving rise determination section action section act sec authorizes secretary waive section actions secretary certifies congress government country resolved relevant abduction cases ended pattern noncompliance national security interests require waiver sec states action taken act respect foreign country shall terminate date secretary certifies congress country government resolved relevant abduction case taken verifiable steps correct pattern noncompliance gave rise action title iii prevention international child abduction sec amends homeland_security act direct secretary homeland_security dhs customs border_protection cbp establish program prevents child leaving territory child parent legal guardian presents court order cbp officer time prevent departure existing authorities address wrongful removal return child directs secretary convene chair interagency_working_group prevent international parental child abduction sec directs secretary provide training handling parental abduction cases judicial administrative authorities countries significant number unresolved abduction cases designated having pattern noncompliance submit strategy congress carrying activities authorizes fy2015 fy2016 appropriations


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Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 - 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 vulnerability to, or the prevalence of, human trafficking and slavery.

Requires a foreign labor contractor to disclose in writing in English and in the primary language of the worker being recruited specified information, including the identity of the employer and the recruiter, worker protections, and a signed copy of the work contract. Prohibits a foreign labor contractor from providing related false or misleading information.

 Prohibits certain recruitment fees.

 Requires a foreign labor contractor to obtain from the Secretary of Labor a certificate of registration which shall be valid for two years. Provides for a registration fee.

Exempts from such certificate requirement an employer who engages in foreign labor contracting solely to find workers for the employer's own use without the participation of any other foreign labor contractor.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) maintain a list of all registered foreign labor contractors and a list of all such ontractors whose registration has been revoked; and (2) establish a process for receipt, investigation, and disposition of complaints.

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.

Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that: (1) each U.S. diplomatic mission has a person responsible for receiving information from any worker who has been subject to violations of this Act, and (2) consulates maintain and make public any information regarding the identities of foreign labor contractors and the employers to whom those contractors supply workers.

Sets forth administrative and civil action enforcement requirements.

fraudulent overseas recruitment trafficking elimination act 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 vulnerability prevalence human trafficking slavery requires foreign labor contractor disclose writing english primary language worker recruited specified information including identity employer recruiter worker protections signed copy work contract prohibits foreign labor contractor providing related false misleading information prohibits certain recruitment fees requires foreign labor contractor obtain secretary labor certificate registration shall valid years provides registration fee exempts certificate requirement employer engages foreign labor contracting solely find workers employer use participation foreign labor contractor directs secretary labor maintain list registered foreign labor contractors list registration revoked establish process receipt investigation disposition complaints 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 directs secretary state ensure diplomatic mission person responsible receiving information worker subject violations act maintain public information identities foreign labor contractors employers contractors supply workers sets forth administrative civil action enforcement requirements


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Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize a limitation on obligations to be provided for the Crime Victims Fund for FY2016-FY2020. Specifies that except where such a limitation is made by a continuing resolution, if such a limitation is less than the amount specified for each of those years, all sums deposited in the fund in prior fiscal years shall become available for obligation.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to eligible entities to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence programs that assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims' services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore the lives of trafficking victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving child human trafficking. Defines an "eligible entity" as a state or local government that: (1) has significant criminal activity involving child human trafficking; (2) has demonstrated cooperation between federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and social service providers in addressing child human trafficking; and (3) has developed a workable, multi-disciplinary plan to combat child human trafficking. Authorizes such grants to be used for the establishment or enhancement of:

 specialized training programs for law enforcement officers, first responders, health care officials, child welfare officials, juvenile justice personnel, prosecutors, and judicial personnel; dedicated anti-child human trafficking law enforcement units and task forces to investigate child human trafficking offenses and to rescue victims; problem solving court programs for child human trafficking victims; and victims' services programs for victims of child human trafficking. (Sec. 4) Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY2015-FY2019 for the children's advocacy program, multidisciplinary child abuse investigation and prosecution programs, and training and technical assistance to improve the criminal prosecution of child abuse; (2) include human trafficking and the production of child pornography within the definition of "child abuse" for purposes of such Act; and (3) authorize grants to develop and implement specialized programs to identify and provide direct services to victims of child pornography.

(Sec. 5) Amends the federal criminal code to allow state and local prosecutors to obtain wiretap warrants in state courts for investigations into human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, and child pornography production.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require the law enforcement agency that enters a missing children report with the National Crime Information Center to: (1) include a photograph of the child taken within the previous 180 days, and (2) notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of each report received relating to a child reported missing from a foster care family home or childcare institution.

(Sec. 7) Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) apply the prohibition against sex trafficking of minors or of other persons by force, fraud, or coercion to patronizing or soliciting such a person for a commercial sex act, and (2) provide that the government need not prove that the defendant recklessly disregarded the fact that the victim had not yet attained 18 years of age if the defendant had a reasonable opportunity to observe the victim.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Attorney General to ensure that all task forces and working groups within the Violent Crimes Against Children Program engage in activities to increase the investigative capabilities of law enforcement personnel in the detection, investigation, and prosecution of persons who patronize or solicit children for sex.

(Sec. 9) Modifies the standard for defense to a prosecution for transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity to require the defendant to show by clear and convincing evidence (currently, by a preponderance of the evidence) that the defendant reasonably believed that the person with whom he or she engaged in the commercial sex act had attained 18 years of age.

(Sec. 10) Requires the the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to audit grants awarded under this Act. Makes a grantee that is found to have an unresolved audit finding ineligible for an allocation of grant funds from the covered grant program during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month period from the date on which the final audit report is issued. Requires the Attorney General seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the Fund from a grantee that was erroneously awarded grant funds. Makes a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax on unrelated business income ineligible to receive any such grant. Conditions receipt of such a grant by a nonprofit organization on disclosure on its grant application of the compensation of its officers, directors, and trustees.

Restricts the use of grant funds for conferences or lobbying.

(Sec. 11) Amends the federal criminal code to include among the rights of crime victims: (1) the right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement, and (2) the right to be informed about all such rights and about victims' services required under the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 and to be provided contact information for the Office of the Victims' Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Makes an exception to the requirement that the court of appeals take up and decide an application for a writ of mandamus regarding a motion asserting a victim's right within 72 hours after the petition for such writ has been filed if the litigants, with the approval of the court, have stipulated to a different time period for consideration.

(Sec. 12) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) child human trafficking has no place in a civilized society and that persons who commit crimes relating to it should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law; (2) the United States, as a leader in monitoring and combating human trafficking throughout the world, must hold all nations to U.S. standards; (3) those who obtain, solicit, or patronize a victim of trafficking for the purpose of engaging in a commercial sex act are committing a human trafficking offense under federal law; and (4) the demand for commercial sex is a primary cause of the human rights violation of human trafficking and the elimination of that violation requires the elimination of that demand.

justice victims trafficking act sec amends victims_of_crime_act authorize limitation obligations provided crime_victims_fund fy2016-fy2020 specifies limitation continuing resolution limitation specified years sums deposited fund prior fiscal years shall available obligation sec amends trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act authorize attorney general grants eligible entities develop improve expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence programs assist law enforcement officers prosecutors judicial officials qualified victims services organizations collaborating rescue restore lives trafficking victims investigating prosecuting offenses involving child human trafficking defines eligible entity state local government significant criminal activity involving child human trafficking demonstrated cooperation federal state local tribal law enforcement agencies prosecutors social service providers addressing child human trafficking developed multi disciplinary plan combat child human trafficking authorizes grants establishment enhancement specialized training programs law enforcement officers responders health_care officials child welfare officials juvenile justice personnel prosecutors judicial personnel dedicated anti child human trafficking law enforcement units task forces investigate child human trafficking offenses rescue victims problem solving court programs child human trafficking victims victims services programs victims child human trafficking sec amends victims child abuse act authorize appropriations fy2015-fy2019 children advocacy program multidisciplinary child abuse investigation prosecution programs training technical assistance improve criminal prosecution child abuse include human trafficking production child pornography definition child abuse purposes act authorize grants develop implement specialized programs identify provide direct services victims child pornography sec amends federal criminal code allow state local prosecutors obtain warrants state courts investigations human trafficking child sexual exploitation child pornography production sec amends crime_control_act require law enforcement agency enters missing children report national_crime_information_center include photograph child taken previous days notify national_center_for_missing exploited_children report received relating child reported missing foster care family home childcare institution sec amends federal criminal code apply prohibition sex trafficking minors persons force fraud coercion soliciting person commercial sex act provide government need prove defendant recklessly disregarded fact victim attained years age defendant reasonable opportunity observe victim sec directs attorney general ensure task forces working groups violent crimes children program engage activities increase investigative capabilities law enforcement personnel detection investigation prosecution persons solicit children sex sec modifies standard defense prosecution transportation minor intent engage criminal sexual activity require defendant clear convincing evidence currently preponderance evidence defendant reasonably believed person engaged commercial sex act attained years age sec requires inspector_general department_of_justice audit grants awarded act makes grantee found unresolved audit finding ineligible allocation grant funds covered grant program fiscal years beginning end month period date final audit report issued requires attorney general seek recoup costs repayment fund grantee erroneously awarded grant funds makes nonprofit organization holds money offshore accounts purpose avoiding paying tax unrelated business income ineligible receive grant conditions receipt grant nonprofit organization disclosure grant application compensation officers directors trustees restricts use grant funds conferences lobbying sec amends federal criminal code include rights crime victims right informed timely manner plea bargain deferred prosecution agreement right informed rights victims services required victims rights restitution act provided contact information office victims rights ombudsman department_of_justice doj makes exception requirement court_of_appeals decide application writ motion asserting victim right hours petition writ filed approval court stipulated different time period consideration sec expresses sense congress child human trafficking place society persons commit crimes relating prosecuted fullest extent law united_states leader monitoring combating human trafficking world hold nations standards obtain solicit victim trafficking purpose engaging commercial sex act committing human trafficking offense federal law demand commercial sex primary cause human rights violation human trafficking elimination violation requires elimination demand