- act of trafficking
means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) 1 of section 7102 of title 22.
- Assistant Attorney General
means the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice.
- Assistant Secretary
means the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services.
- child
means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age or such older age as the State has elected under section 475(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(8)).
- child advocacy center
means a center created under subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.);
- child human trafficking
means 1 or more severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 7102 of title 22) involving a victim who is a child;
- commercial sex act
has the meaning given the term in section 7102(4) of title 22.
- covered grant
means a grant awarded by the Attorney General under section 20703 of this title, as amended by section 103.
- covered offender
means an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
- covered offense
means the provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
- eligible entity
means a State or unit of local government that—
- eligible State
means a State that has not received more than 3 grants under this section and meets 1 or more of the following criteria:
- Federal law enforcement officer
has the meaning given the term in section 115 of title 18.
- local law enforcement officer
means any officer, agent, or employee of a unit of local government authorized by law or by a local government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
- minor victim of sex trafficking
means an individual who—
- nonprofit organization
means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of title 26.
- qualified nongovernmental organization
means an organization that—
- related offenses
includes violations of tax laws, transacting in illegally derived proceeds, money laundering, racketeering, and other violations of criminal laws committed in connection with an act of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.
- severe forms of trafficking in persons
has the meaning given the term in section 7102(9) 1 of title 22.
- sex trafficking
has the meaning given the term in section 7102(10) 1 of title 22.
- sex trafficking of a minor
means an offense described in section 1591(a) of title 18 or a comparable State law, against a minor.
- State
means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
- State law enforcement officer
means any officer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by law or by a State government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
- unresolved audit finding
means a finding in the final audit report of the Inspector General that the audited grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within 12 months from the date when the final audit report is issued.
- victim of trafficking
means a person subjected to an act of trafficking.