The package subsequently passed into law as the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, P.L. Substantive Offenses

Most federal sex trafficking prosecutions arise under one of two statutes: 18 U.S.C. 1591, which outlaws commercial sex trafficking that has an impact on interstate or foreign commerce, and the Mann Act, which outlaws transportation and travel for unlawful sexual purposes. Advertising profiteers are liable only if they knew of the victim's status:
Whoever knowingly-(1) in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, recruits ... advertises ... ; or (2) benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture which has engaged in an act described in violation of paragraph (1), knowing, or , except where, in an offense under paragraph (2), the act constituting the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising , in reckless disregard of the fact, that means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion described in subsection (e)(2), or any combination of such means will be used to cause the person to engage in a commercial sex act, or that the person has not attained the age of 18 years and will be caused to engage in a commercial sex act, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) [language added by the amendment in italics]. Crime Victims' Rights

Section 3771 provides victims of federal crimes and victims of crime under the District of Columbia Code with certain rights, including the right to confer with the prosecutor and to be heard at public proceedings concerning pleas and sentencing in the case. Finally, P.L. The House committee report indicates that the amendment was designed to "clarif[y] Congress' intent that crime victims be notified of plea agreements or deferred prosecution agreements, including those that may take place prior to a formal charge." 114-22 establishes a second Fund, the Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund, and second special assessment, this one for $5,000 directed to the Fund for the assistance and compensation of victims of trafficking and sexual abuse. Defendants convicted of human trafficking offenses must be ordered to pay victim restitution. Criminal Procedure

P.L. 114-22 bolsters existing law enforcement tools in the area of bail, wiretapping, and sex offender registration. 114-22 amends the definition of "a crime of violence" for these purposes to include any of the human trafficking offenses. It also permits state prosecutors to engage in state court-supervised interceptions in cases of human trafficking, child pornography production, and child sexual exploitation, to the extent that state law permits. 114-22 directs the Secretary of Defense to provide the Attorney General with the information described in Section 114 relating to military sex offenders whom SORNA requires to register with state or tribal authorities.
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, P.L. 114-22 (S. 178), establishes and enhances a host of federal programs designed to prevent human trafficking and assist its victims. It also adjusts federal criminal law in the areas of substantive criminal law, victims' rights, and related criminal procedure. It is these adjustments that are the subject of this report.
P.L. 114-22 amends the federal commercial sex trafficking statute, 18 U.S.C. 1591, to clarify the criminal liability of the advertisers and customers of a commercial sex trafficking enterprise. It modifies the Mann Act, which outlaws interstate and foreign travel for unlawful sex purposes, to encompass travel for the purpose of producing child pornography and to narrow the ignorance-of-age defense available in some cases involving travel in order to engage in sexual activity with children.
It also seeks to make clear that the victims of federal crimes, victims of both sex trafficking offenses and other crimes, have a right to be notified of plea agreements and deferred prosecution agreements, even when the bargains are struck before formal charges are filed. It establishes a Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund to receive the special assessments levied on convicted trafficking and sex abuse offenders. Victims become entitled to access to confiscated proceeds for restitution purposes.
P.L. 114-22 modifies federal bail laws so that defendants charged with human trafficking offenses may be held on preventive detention. Moreover, it authorizes court-supervised wiretaps in federal and state cases involving human trafficking. Finally, it directs the Secretary of Defense to provide the Attorney General with information concerning individuals convicted of offenses under military law which require them to register as sex offenders.