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3. Crime Control And Law Enforcement
4. Protection of Children and Other Persons
5. COMBATING DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
6. Definitions

§20707. Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) Severe forms of trafficking in persons

The term "severe forms of trafficking in persons" has the meaning given the term in section 7102(9) ¹ of title 22.

(2) Sex trafficking

The term "sex trafficking" has the meaning given the term in section 7102(10) ¹ of title 22.

(3) Commercial sex act

The term "commercial sex act" has the meaning given the term in section 7102(4) of title 22.

( Pub. L. 109–164, title II, §207, Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3572 ; Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, §1212(b)(2)(C), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 144 .)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title II of Pub. L. 109–164, Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3567 , which enacted sections 20701 to 20703 and 20705 to 20707 of this title and amended sections 7103 and 7104 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.

Section 7102(9) and (10) of title 22, referred to in pars. (1) and (2), was redesignated section 7102(11) and (12), respectively, of title 22 by Pub. L. 115–427, §2(1), Jan. 9, 2019, 132 Stat. 5503 .

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 14044e of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2013-Par. (1). Pub. L. 113–4, §1212(b)(2)(C)(i), substituted "section 7102(9)" for "section 7102(8)".

Par. (2). Pub. L. 113–4, §1212(b)(2)(C)(ii), substituted "section 7102(10)" for "section 7102(9)".

Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–4, §1212(b)(2)(C)(iii), substituted "section 7102(4)" for "section 7102(3)".

¹ See References in Text note below.

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