This section may be cited as the "Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act".
There is established the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (referred to in this section as the "Council"), which shall provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group established under section 7103(g) of this title (referred to in this section as the "Group") and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking established under section 7103(a) of such title (referred to in this section as the "Task Force").
The Council shall be composed of not less than 8 and not more than 14 individuals who are survivors of human trafficking.
To the extent practicable, members of the Council shall be survivors of trafficking, who shall accurately reflect the diverse backgrounds of survivors of trafficking, including-
Not later than 180 days after May 29, 2015, the President shall appoint the members of the Council.
Each member of the Council shall serve for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed by the President to serve 1 additional 2-year term.
The Council shall-
Not later than 1 year after May 29, 2015, and each year thereafter until the date described in subsection (h),1 the Council shall submit a report that contains the findings derived from the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (d)(2) to-
Members of the Council-
The Council shall not be subject to the requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).1
1See References in Text note below.
22 U.S.C. § 7103b
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSubsection (h), referred to in subsec. (e), was struck out by Pub. L. 117-348, title I, §102, Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6215.The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (g), is Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and was substantially repealed and restated in chapter 10 (§1001 et seq.) of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117-286, §§3(a), Dec. 27, 2022, 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4197, 4361. For disposition of sections of the Act into chapter 10 of Title 5, see Disposition Table preceding section 101 of Title 5.
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as the Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act, and not as part of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 which comprises this chapter.
AMENDMENTS2023-Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 117-348 struck out subsec. (h). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Council shall terminate on September 30, 2025." 2021-Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 116-283, §1299R(c)(2), added par. (3).Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 116-283, §1299R(c)(1), substituted "September 30, 2025" for "September 30, 2021".2019-Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 115-425, §114(1), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with section 5703 of title 5."Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 115-425, §114(2), substituted "2021" for "2020".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
SEVERABILITY Pub. L. 117-348, title III, §301, Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6224, provided that: "If any provision of this Act [see Short Title of 2023 Amendment note set out under section 7101 of this title] or amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provision or amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected."
- Task Force
- The term "Task Force" means the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking established under section 7103 of this title.
- United States
- The term "United States" means the fifty States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
- sex trafficking
- The term "sex trafficking" means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.