§ 7109b. Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts To Combat Trafficking in Persons

Statutory text

Establishment of award

The President is authorized to establish an award, to be known as the “Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts To Combat Trafficking in Persons”, for extraordinary efforts to combat trafficking in persons. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of State shall present the award annually to not more than 5 individuals or organizations, including—

individuals who are United States citizens or foreign nationals; and

United States or foreign nongovernmental organizations.

Selection

The President shall establish procedures for selecting recipients of the award authorized under subsection (a).

Ceremony

The Secretary of State shall host an annual ceremony for recipients of the award authorized under subsection (a) as soon as practicable after the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress the report required under section 7107(b)(1) of this title. The Secretary of State may pay the travel costs of each recipient and a guest of each recipient who attends the ceremony.

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2027, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2008
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
Pub. L. 106–386 div. A § 112B · 114 Stat. 1464
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 7109b
Pub. L. 106–386, div. A, § 112B, as added Pub. L. 110–457, title I, § 109, Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5051
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 106–386, div. A, § 112B, as added Pub. L. 110–457, title I, § 109, Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5051
2023
Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022
Pub. L. 117–347 title I § 105(d)(2) · 136 Stat. 6199
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 7109b(d)
Pub. L. 117–347 substituted “2022 through 2027” for “2008 through 2011”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–347 substituted “2022 through 2027” for “2008 through 2011”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in section 112B(d) (22 U.S.C. 7109b(d)) is amended by striking “2008 through 2011” and inserting “2022 through 2027”; and

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–347 substituted “2022 through 2027” for “2008 through 2011”.

Credits

2008–2023 · 2 acts

2008Pub. L. 106–386, div. A, § 112B, as added Pub. L. 110–457, title I, § 109, Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5051
2023amended Pub. L. 117–347, title I, § 105(d)(2), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6204.

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(Pub. L. 106–386, div. A, § 112B, as added Pub. L. 110–457, title I, § 109, Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5051; amended Pub. L. 117–347, title I, § 105(d)(2), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6204.)