Enduring Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act
This bill, titled the Enduring Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would amend 18 U.S.C. § 3014(a) by removing a sunset provision that previously limited a $5,000 special assessment to run only through September 30, 2025. The bill would require courts to impose an additional $5,000 special assessment on any non-indigent person or entity convicted of offenses under the specified provisions (the list of offenses is in the statute but not shown in the excerpt). This $5,000 assessment would be in addition to the existing assessment under 18 U.S.C. § 3013. In short, the bill would make the extra $5,000 assessment permanent (not limited to a future expiration date) and extend its collection beyond 2025, applied only to non-indigent defendants.
Key Points
- 1Adds a new $5,000 special assessment for non-indigent defendants convicted of offenses covered by the specified section of Title 18, in addition to any existing 3013 assessment.
- 2Strikes the sunset clause that previously limited this $5,000 assessment to run only until September 30, 2025, making the requirement ongoing.
- 3The $5,000 is conditioned on the defendant being non-indigent (i.e., not eligible for indigent status) and applies to “any non-indigent person or entity” convicted of the specified offenses.
- 4The new assessment is described as “in addition to” the assessment under section 3013, meaning combined financial penalties in these cases.
- 5Introduced in the Senate by Senator Cornyn (with Senator Klobuchar) and referred to the Judiciary Committee; status remains at introduction.