22 USC 7104b - Monitoring and investigation of trafficking in persons

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 13, 2026

§ 7104b.

Monitoring and investigation of trafficking in persons

(a)

Referral and investigation

(1)

Referral

(2)

Investigation

(3)

Criminal investigation

(b)

Report

(c)

Remedial actions

(1)

In general

(A)

Requiring the recipient to remove an employee from the performance of work under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.

(B)

Requiring the recipient to terminate a subcontract or subgrant.

(C)

Suspending payments under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement until such time as the recipient of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement has taken appropriate remedial action.

(D)

Withholding award fees, consistent with the award fee plan, for the performance period in which the agency determined the contractor or subcontractor engaged in any of the activities described in such section 7104(g) of this title.

(E)

Declining to exercise available options under the contract.

(F)

Terminating the contract for default or cause, in accordance with the termination clause for the contract.

(2)

Savings clause

(3)

Mitigating factor

(4)

Aggravating factor

(d)

Inclusion of report conclusions in FAPIIS

(1)

In general

(2)

Omitted

(Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVII, § 1704, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2094; Pub. L. 117–211, § 2(a), Oct. 17, 2022, 136 Stat. 2248.)

cite as: 22 USC 7104b