Amending Executive Order 13257 To Implement the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Headline: Directs Federal Agencies to Implement Anti-Trafficking Reauthorization Act
What it does: Federal agencies must implement the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act through new guidelines, regulations, grant and contract rules, prevention efforts, and required consultations.
- Changes how federal agencies handle grants and contracts to address trafficking.
- Gives the Secretary of State power to identify sex-tourism destinations abroad.
- Requires agencies to consult nongovernmental organizations and fund trafficking research.
Summary
This order amends a prior executive order to implement the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003. It directs the government to create rules and policies to coordinate work on international trafficking in persons, including grants and contracts.
It gives the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security specific duties to prevent trafficking, including identifying foreign destinations with significant sex tourism and issuing regulations. Agencies must consult nongovernmental organizations, follow new grant and contract requirements, and support research initiatives under the law.
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