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Congress states that the Act is a first step to address forced criminality

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

Congress states that the Act is a first step to address forced criminality

The document says “shouldWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“this Act is a first step to address the changing tactics of human traffickers, who are using forced criminality as a form of force, fraud, and coercion in their human trafficking enterprises; and”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 5

The first of two statements of the sense of Congress. It describes the Act as a first step addressing the changing tactics of human traffickers, and characterizes forced criminality as a form of force, fraud and coercion used in trafficking enterprises. It is a statement of view rather than a directive, and it binds nobody.

What the document actually says

“this Act is a first step to address the changing tactics of human traffickers, who are using forced criminality as a form of force, fraud, and coercion in their human trafficking enterprises; and”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

This law is a first step. People who force others into crime are changing how they work. They now use crime itself as a way to hold on to a victim.

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A sense of Congress sets no rule. It gives nobody a new job. It puts a view on the record.

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