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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§7111 Report by Secretary of State

Title 22 › Chapter 78— TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION › § 7111

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of State must send a report at least 15 days before Congress votes to start or renew a peacekeeping mission run by the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or any other multilateral group the United States is part of. If there is an emergency, the report must be sent as soon as practicable. The report goes to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and any other relevant congressional committee. It must describe what the organization has done to stop human trafficking, exploitation, and sexual abuse by its staff, contractors, or peacekeepers, and how it holds those people accountable. It must also analyze how effective each of those steps has been.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §7111

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 7111

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60