text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Combat Human Trafficking Act of 
  2015''.
  
  SEC. 2. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING; LOWER MENS REA FOR SEX 
                TRAFFICKING OF UNDERAGE VICTIMS.
  
      (a) Clarification of Range of Conduct Punished as Sex 
  Trafficking.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is 
  amended--
              (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or maintains'' and 
          inserting ``maintains, patronizes, or solicits'';
              (2) in subsection (b)--
                      (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or obtained'' 
                  and inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited''; 
                  and
                      (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or obtained'' 
                  and inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited''; 
                  and
              (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
      ``(c) In a prosecution under subsection (a)(1), the Government need 
  not prove that the defendant knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact, 
  that the person recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, 
  obtained, maintained, patronized, or solicited had not attained the age 
  of 18 years.''.
      (b) Definition Amended.--Section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims 
  Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended by striking ``or 
  obtaining'' and inserting ``obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting''.
      (c) Minimum Period of Supervised Release for Conspiracy To Commit 
  Commercial Child Sex Trafficking.--Section 3583(k) of title 18, United 
  States Code, is amended by inserting ``1594(c),'' after ``1591,''.
  
  SEC. 3. BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS REPORT ON STATE ENFORCEMENT OF SEX 
                TRAFFICKING PROHIBITIONS.
  
      (a) Definitions.--In this section--
              (1) the terms ``commercial sex act'', ``severe forms of 
          trafficking in persons'', ``State'', and ``Task Force'' have 
          the meanings given those terms in section 103 of the 
          Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
              (2) the term ``covered offense'' means the provision, 
          obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commercial sex act 
          involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in 
          persons; and
              (3) the term ``State law enforcement officer'' means any 
          officer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by law or by 
          a State government agency to engage in or supervise the 
          prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any 
          violation of criminal law.
      (b) Report.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics 
  shall--
              (1) prepare an annual report on--
                      (A) the rates of--
                              (i) arrest of individuals by State law 
                          enforcement officers for a covered offense;
                              (ii) prosecution (including specific 
                          charges) of individuals in State court systems 
                          for a covered offense; and
                              (iii) conviction of individuals in State 
                          court systems for a covered offense; and
                      (B) sentences imposed on individuals convicted in 
                  State court systems for a covered offense; and
              (2) submit the annual report prepared under paragraph (1) 
          to--
                      (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                  Representatives;
                      (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                      (C) the Task Force;
                      (D) the Senior Policy Operating Group established 
                  under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims 
                  Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and
                      (E) the Attorney General.
  
  SEC. 4. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDGES.
  
      (a) Definitions.--In this section--
              (1) the terms ``commercial sex act'', ``severe forms of 
          trafficking in persons'', and ``State'' have the meanings given 
          those terms in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
          Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
              (2) the term ``covered offender'' means an individual who 
          obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving 
          a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons;
              (3) the term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' has the 
          meaning given the term in section 115 of title 18, United 
          States Code;
              (4) the term ``local law enforcement officer'' means any 
          officer, agent, or employee of a unit of local government 
          authorized by law or by a local government agency to engage in 
          or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or 
          prosecution of any violation of criminal law; and
              (5) the term ``State law enforcement officer'' means any 
          officer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by law or by 
          a State government agency to engage in or supervise the 
          prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any 
          violation of criminal law.
      (b) Training.--
              (1) Law enforcement officers.--The Attorney General shall 
          ensure that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the 
          Department of Justice, including each anti-human trafficking 
          training program for Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
          officers, includes technical training on--
                      (A) effective methods for investigating and 
                  prosecuting covered offenders; and
                      (B) facilitating the provision of physical and 
                  mental health services by health care providers to 
                  persons subject to severe forms of trafficking in 
                  persons.
              (2)  Federal prosecutors.--The Attorney General shall 
          ensure that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the 
          Department of Justice for United States attorneys or other 
          Federal prosecutors includes training on seeking restitution 
          for offenses under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, 
          to ensure that each United States attorney or other Federal 
          prosecutor, upon obtaining a conviction for such an offense, 
          requests a specific amount of restitution for each victim of 
          the offense without regard to whether the victim requests 
          restitution.
              (3) Judges.--The Federal Judicial Center shall provide 
          training to judges relating to the application of section 1593 
          of title 18, United States Code, with respect to ordering 
          restitution for victims of offenses under chapter 77 of such 
          title.
      (c) Policy for Federal Law Enforcement Officers.--The Attorney 
  General shall ensure that Federal law enforcement officers are engaged 
  in activities, programs, or operations involving the detection, 
  investigation, and prosecution of covered offenders.
  
  SEC. 5. WIRETAP AUTHORITY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS.
  
      Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)(c)--
                      (A) by inserting before ``section 1591'' the 
                  following: ``section 1581 (peonage), section 1584 
                  (involuntary servitude), section 1589 (forced labor), 
                  section 1590 (trafficking with respect to peonage, 
                  slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor),''; 
                  and
                      (B) by inserting before ``section 1751'' the 
                  following: ``section 1592 (unlawful conduct with 
                  respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, 
                  peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced 
                  labor),''; and
              (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``human trafficking, 
          child sexual exploitation, child pornography production,'' 
          after ``kidnapping,''.
  
  SEC. 6. STRENGTHENING CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS.
  
      (a) Notification of Plea Agreement or Other Agreement.--Section 
  3771(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
  end the following:
              ``(9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any 
          plea agreement or deferred prosecution agreement.''.
      (b) Appellate Review of Petitions Relating to Crime Victims' 
  Rights.--
              (1) In general.--Section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United 
          States Code, is amended by inserting after the fifth sentence 
          the following: ``In deciding such application, the court of 
          appeals shall apply ordinary standards of appellate review.''.
              (2) Application.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
          apply with respect to any petition for a writ of mandamus filed 
          under section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, that 
          is pending on the date of enactment of this Act.
target: Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015  Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to sex trafficking of children, to: (1) subject to criminal prosecution buyers, as well as sellers, of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims; (2) provide that in prosecutions of sex trafficking crimes, the government is not required to prove that a sex trafficking defendant knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that a victim was under age 18; (3) equalize the period of supervised release for sex trafficking offenders convicted of conspiracy; (4) expand wiretap authority for investigating crimes related to sex trafficking, including slavery, involuntary servitude, and forced labor; (5) grant crime victims the right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea agreement or deferred prosecution agreement; and (6) require an appellate court to apply ordinary standards of review in reviewing appeals filed by crime victims.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prepare and report annually on: (1) the rates of arrests by state law enforcement officers for sex trafficking crimes involving buyers of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims,&nbsp;and (2) prosecutions and convictions for such crimes in state courts.  Directs the Attorney General to ensure that: (1) DOJ anti-human trafficking training programs, including programs for law enforcement officers, include technical training on effective methods for investigating and prosecuting individuals who obtain, patronize, or solicit a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of human trafficking and on facilitating the provision of physical and mental health services by health care providers to persons subject to severe forms of human trafficking; (2) federal law enforcement officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of such offenses; and (3) DOJ anti-human trafficking programs for U.S. attorneys or other federal prosecutors include training on seeking restitution for peonage, slavery, and human trafficking offenses to ensure that each such attorney, upon obtaining a conviction for such an offense, requests a specific amount of restitution for each victim without regard to whether the victim requests it. Requires the Federal Judicial Center to provide training to judges relating to the application of mandatory restitution provisions regarding ordering restitution for victims of such offenses.
feat_title: Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015