PACT Act

Partnering to Abolish Child Trafficking Act or the PACT Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) child protection compacts, (2) countries with which the United States may enter into a child protection compact, and (3) related assistance.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5043 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5043

 To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the 
 Secretary of State to submit reports to Congress on child protection 
                               compacts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2014

   Mr. Peters of California introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the 
 Secretary of State to submit reports to Congress on child protection 
                               compacts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as--
            (1) the ``Partnering to Abolish Child Trafficking Act''; or
            (2) the ``PACT Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTS ON CHILD PROTECTION COMPACTS.

    Section 105A(d) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7103a(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Reports.--The Secretary of State, acting through the 
        Director established pursuant to section 105(e)(1) of this Act, 
        shall submit an annual report to Congress, which shall include 
        information regarding--
                    ``(A) child protection compacts under this 
                subsection;
                    ``(B) countries with which the United States may 
                enter into a child protection compact under this 
                subsection; and
                    ``(C) assistance provided under this subsection.''.
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