(a) Voluntary placement.-- Residence of a victim of human trafficking in a shelter or other facility shall be voluntary, and a victim of human trafficking may decline to stay in a shelter or other facility. (b) Restrictions on admission.-- Admission to a shelter: (1) shall be made without regard to race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, country of origin or culture; and (2) may not be conditioned on whether the victim of human trafficking is cooperating with a law enforcement agency in its attempts to prosecute persons under this chapter.
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