Public Law 106-386

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Public Law 106-386 is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted in 2000 that established comprehensive measures to prevent human trafficking, protect trafficking victims, and prosecute traffickers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
anti-human trafficking law
aimsTo prevent human trafficking
prosecute traffickers
protect victims of trafficking
amends Immigration and Nationality Act
Violence Against Women Act of 2000 reauthorization provisions
surface form: Violence Against Women Act provisions
appliesTo federal agencies of the United States
states receiving certain federal anti-trafficking funds
authorizes federal assistance for trafficking victims
funding for anti-trafficking programs abroad
grants for victim services
sanctions against countries that do not meet minimum standards to combat trafficking
classification landmark human trafficking legislation
containsTitle Battered Immigrant Women’s Protection Act of 2000
surface form: Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 2000

Trafficking Victims Protection Act
surface form: Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000

Violence Against Women Act of 2000 reauthorization provisions
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates T nonimmigrant status for trafficking victims
U nonimmigrant status for certain crime victims
enactedBy 106th United States Congress
enactmentYear 2000
establishes comprehensive federal framework to combat human trafficking
minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking
focusesOn labor trafficking
sex trafficking
hasOfficialName Trafficking Victims Protection Act
surface form: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
hasShortName TVPA
surface form: VTVPA
includes protections for battered immigrant spouses and children
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
language English
policyArea criminal law
human rights
human trafficking
immigration law
providesFor access to federal benefits for certified trafficking victims
immigration relief for certain trafficking victims
witness protection measures for trafficking victims
publicLawNumber 106-386
requires Trafficking in Persons Report
surface form: annual U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report
signedBy Bill Clinton
signingDate 2000-10-28
statutesAtLargeCitation 114 Stat. 1464
strengthens criminal penalties for trafficking offenses
succeededBy Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013
title Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
surface form: An Act to combat trafficking of persons, especially into the sex trade, slavery, and involuntary servitude, to reauthorize certain Federal programs to prevent violence against women, and for other purposes

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