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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 16128
BY: Commissioner Shelley Taub, District #12
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR U.S. HOUSE RESOLUTION 3694 — THE
STOP ORGAN TRAFFICKING ACT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS U.S. Congressman David Trott has introduced HR 3694, the STOP Organ Trafficking Act, to
establish a national strategy.to combat the illegal trafficking and harvesting of human organs; and
WHEREAS terrorist groups such as ISIS have used the brutal practice of harvesting human organs as a
means to finance their activities; and
WHEREAS several high profile cases of illegal human organ trafficking conducted by criminal
organizations and corrupt institutions have brought to light the serious and growing nature of this crime;
and
WHEREAS due to the transnational nature of trafficking in organs, the key players in such an operation
can easily switch their base from one country to another, making it difficult for prosecutors to investigate
cases and arrest perpetrators; and
WHEREAS FIR 3694 would amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is to prohibit the
issuance of a passport to, and revoke a previously issued passport from, a person convicted of trafficking
in human organs who used a passport or otherwise crossed an international border in committing such
offense; and
WHEREAS this legislation would also authorize the President of the United States to exercise specified
authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in connection with the travel abroad
by U.S. citizens to participate in any activity relating to human organ trafficking; and
WHEREAS the legislation also amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include in the
definition of "coercion" exploitation of a person through the promise of payments or benefits in order to
compel or entice the person to consent to the removal of one or more of the person's organs for a
transplant operation in a manner contrary to certain World Health Organization standards; and
WHEREAS HR 3694 received unanimous approval from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and
awaits action by the House of Representatives and Senate; and
WHEREAS HR 3694 is a necessary and effective measure to combat the growing international crime of
trafficking and harvesting human organs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners support HR
3694, the STOP Organ Trafficking Act, and encourage members of the U.S. House of Representatives,
U.S. Senate and the President of the United States to approve this legislation without delay.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Oakland is directed to submit a copy of this
resolution to the Board's legislative lobbyists, the Office of the President of the United States, Michigan's
U.S. Senators and the Oakland County delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #16128 May 5, 2016
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.