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34 U.S.C. § 20712

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All training required under section 20709 of this title and section 7105(c)(4) 1 See References in Text note below. of title 22 shall—
  1. (1)emphasize that an individual who knowingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a person who was a minor (consistent with section 1591(c) of title 18) or was subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense under chapter 77 of title 18 and is a party to a human trafficking offense;
  2. (2)develop specific curriculum for—
    1. (A)under appropriate circumstances, arresting and prosecuting buyers of commercial sex, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor as a form of primary prevention; and
    2. (B)investigating and prosecuting individuals who knowingly benefit financially from participation in a venture that has engaged in any act of human trafficking; and
  3. (3)specify that any comprehensive approach to eliminating human trafficking shall include a demand reduction component.