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According to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) and its 2003, 2005, and 2008 reauthorizations, human trafficking has occurred if a person was induced to perform labor or a commercial sex act through force, fraud, or coercion. Any person under age 18 who performs a commercial sex act is considered a victim of human trafficking, regardless of whether force, fraud, or coercion was present.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) funded the creation of the Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS). This system provides data on human trafficking incidents investigated by federally funded task forces.
An incident is defined as any investigation into a claim of human trafficking or any investigation of other crimes in which elements of potential human trafficking were identified.

source:  Bureau of Justice Statistics, Human Trafficking/Trafficking in Persons  at https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=40

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  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • U.S. Department of State
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  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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