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Final Report of the Subcommittee on Domestic Trafficking

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SUMMARY OF MEETINGS SPOG <str<strong>on</strong>g>Subcommittee</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Domestic</strong> <strong>Trafficking</strong> held a total <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> five meetings betweenDecember 2005 and March 2006. What follows are brief summaries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> each:First Meeting: December 14, 2005Purpose: Welcome and Discussi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Missi<strong>on</strong>The group discussed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Subcommittee</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s three-part missi<strong>on</strong> and goals. Workingdefiniti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> “domestic victims” and “internati<strong>on</strong>al victims” were discussed and agreedup<strong>on</strong>. As an acti<strong>on</strong> item for our next meeting, participants were asked to outline <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>services that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir agencies make available to victims <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> trafficking.Sec<strong>on</strong>d Meeting: January 19, 2006Purpose: Briefing <strong>on</strong> <strong>Trafficking</strong> Victims Protecti<strong>on</strong> Reauthorizati<strong>on</strong> Act <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2005(TVPRA) and Discussi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Services Available to VictimsThe meeting opened with briefing <strong>on</strong> TVPRA provided by a staff member from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>Subcommittee</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Africa, Global Human Rights and Internati<strong>on</strong>al Operati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>House Committee <strong>on</strong> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Relati<strong>on</strong>s. The group <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n discussed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> outlines <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>services available to victims <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> trafficking as submitted by participating agencies.Third Meeting: February 9, 2006Purpose: Presentati<strong>on</strong>s by N<strong>on</strong>-governmental Organizati<strong>on</strong>s (NGOs) withExperience Assisting VictimsRepresentatives from three NGOs briefed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> group <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir experiences and thoughts <strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> differences in services available to and accessed by domestic and internati<strong>on</strong>alvictims.Fourth Meeting: February 27, 2006Purpose: Discussi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Findings and Recommendati<strong>on</strong>sThe group discussed our recommendati<strong>on</strong>s based <strong>on</strong> findings from our previousmeetings.Fifth Meeting: March 7, 2006Purpose: Discussi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Final</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g>The group met to discuss our final report.5

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