§7111 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Requires the Secretary of State to send the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and other congressional committees a report at least 15 days before a U.S. vote to start or renew a UN, NATO, or other multilateral peacekeeping mission (or sooner in an emergency). The report must describe the organization's steps to prevent trafficking, exploitation, and sexual abuse by its staff, contractors, and peacekeepers, and must evaluate how well each step works.

Title 22, §7111

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At least 15 days prior to voting for a new or reauthorized peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or any other multilateral organization in which the United States participates (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable), the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and any other appropriate congressional committee a report that contains—

(A)a description of measures taken by the organization to prevent the organization’s employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping forces serving in the peacekeeping mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation or abuse, and the measures in place to hold accountable any such individuals who engage in any such acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission; and

(B)an analysis of the effectiveness of each of the measures referred to in subparagraph (A).

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, and not as part of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–457 substituted “Committee on Foreign Affairs” for “Committee on International Relations” in introductory provisions.

§7111 Report by Secretary of State

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Title 22, §7111

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