Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Protection of Children and Other Persons › Chapter 207— COMBATING DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS › § 20712
Training required under section 20709 and section 7105(c)(4) of title 22 must say that anyone who knowingly buys or solicits commercial sex from a minor or from someone who was forced, tricked, or coerced is committing a crime under chapter 77 of title 18 (consistent with 18 U.S.C. 1591(c)) and is part of human trafficking. The training must include specific lesson plans on when to arrest and prosecute buyers of commercial sex, illegal child labor, or forced labor as a prevention step, and on investigating and prosecuting people who knowingly profit from ventures that engaged in trafficking. It must also say that efforts to end trafficking need a demand-reduction piece.
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34 U.S.C. § 20712
Title 34 — Navy
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Apr 5, 2026
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