,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,paulsen 7for himself and ,ms4         
,slaughter7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committees on the      
,judiciary and ,education and the       
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend part ,e of title   
,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act to   
better enable ,state child welfare      
agencies to prevent sex trafficking of  
children and serve the needs of children
 who are victims of sex trafficking1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,child   
,sex ,trafficking ,data and ,response   
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,streamline data    
collection and reporting on sex         

trafficking  7a7 ,foster care and       
adoption assistance program  7#a7 ,state
 plan requirements ,section #dga7;a7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fga7;a77 is amended--  7,a7  
by striking and at the end of paragraph 
7#cb72  7,b7 by striking the period at  
the end of paragraph 7#cc7 and inserting
 a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#cd7 provides that
 for each child over whom the ,state    
agency has responsibility for placement1
 care1 or supervision1 the ,state agency
 shall--  7,a7 identify and document    
appropriately in agency records each    
child who is identified as being a      
victim of sex trafficking 7as defined in
 section #ajc7aj7 of the ,trafficking   
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj7 or  
as a victim of severe forms of          
trafficking in persons described in     
section #ajc7i77;,a7 of the ,trafficking
 ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj     
7relating to sex trafficking7 as such a 
victim2 and  7,b7 report immediately1   

and in no case later than #bd hours     
after receiving1 information on missing 
or abducted children to the law         
enforcement authorities for entry into  
the ,national ,crime ,information       
,center 7,,ncic7 database of the        
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1     
established pursuant to section #ecd of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code2 and   
7#ce7 contains a regularly updated      
description of the specific measures    
taken by the ,state agency to protect   
and provide services to children who are
 victims of sex trafficking 7as defined 
in section #ajc7aj7 of the ,trafficking 
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj71    
including efforts to coordinate with    
,state law enforcement1 juvenile        
justice1 and social service agencies    
such as runaway and homeless youth      
shelters to serve that population4  4   
7#b7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services shall      
promulgate regulations implementing the 
amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 and   

shall provide uniform definitions for   
,states to use for the reports required 
under paragraph 7#cd77;,b7 of section   
#dga7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fga7;a77#cd77;,b77 7as  
added by paragraph 7#a774 ,the          
regulations promulgated under this      
paragraph shall include provisions to   
permit the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services the discretion to      
withhold a portion of the ,federal funds
 to be paid a ,state under section #dgd 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fgd7 for a fiscal year       
quarter from any ,state that fails to   
substantially comply with the           
requirements of paragraphs 7#cd7 and    
7#ce7 of section #dga7;a7 of such ,act  
7as so added74  7#c7 ,inclusion of data 
in ,,afcars  7,a7 ,in general ,section  
#dgi7;c77#c7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgi7;c77#c77 is    
amended--  7i7 in subparagraph          
7,c77iii71 by striking and after the    
semicolon2 and  7ii7 by adding at the   

end the following3  7,e7 the annual     
aggregate number of children in foster  
care who are identified as victims of   
sex trafficking 7as defined in section  
#ajc7aj7 of the ,trafficking ,victims   
,protection ,act of #bjjj72 and  4  7,b7
 ,report to congress ,during the period 
that begins on ,january #a1 #bjad1 and  
ends on the effective date of a final   
rule promulgated by the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services            
implementing the ,,afcars data          
collection requirement added by the     
amendments made by subparagraph 7,a71   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services shall submit an annual report 
to ,congress that contains the annual   
aggregate number of children in foster  
care who are identified as victims of   
sex trafficking 7as defined in section  
#ajc7aj7 of the ,trafficking ,victims   
,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb7aj7771 together with such other  
information as the ,secretary determines
 appropriate relating to the            

identification of1 and provision of     
services for1 that population of        
children4  7b7 ,state reporting ,section
 #cgjb of the ,crime ,control ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eghj7 is amended--
  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking   
and at the end2 and  7#b7 in paragraph  
7#d7--  7,a7 in the matter preceding    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking paragraph
 7#b7 and inserting paragraph 7#c72     
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 
and a photograph taken within the       
previous #ahj days after dental records2
  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking
 and at the end2  7,d7 by redesignating 
subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 
and  7,e7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  7,c7  
notify the ,national ,center for        
,missing and ,exploited ,children of    
each report received relating to a child
 reported missing from a foster care    
family home or childcare institution2   
and  4  7c7 ,,capta amendments  7#a7    
,state plan amendments ,section #ajf of 

the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and       
,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7 
is amended--  7,a7 in subsection        
7b77#b77;,b7--  7i7 in clause 7xxii71 by
 striking and at the end2 and  7ii7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7xxiv7
 provisions and procedures requiring    
identification and assessment of all    
reports involving children known or     
suspected to be1 victims of sex         
trafficking 7as defined in paragraph    
7#aj7 of section #ajc of the            
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb77 or      
victims of severe forms of trafficking  
in persons described in paragraph       
7#i77;,a7 of that section2 and  7xxv7   
provisions and procedures for training  
child protective services workers about 
identifying and providing comprehensive 
services for children who are victims   
described in clause 7xxiv71 and         
providing such services for such        
children1 including efforts to          
coordinate with ,state law enforcement1 

juvenile justice1 and social service    
agencies such as runaway and homeless   
youth shelters to serve this population2
  2 and  7,b7 in subsection 7d71 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#ag7 
,the number of children determined to be
 victims described in subsection        
7b77#b77;,b77xxiv74  4  7#b7 ,special   
rule  7,a7 ,in general ,section #aaa of 
the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and       
,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;g7 
is amended--  7i7 by striking ,for      
purposes and inserting the following3   
7a7 ,definitions ,for purposes  2 and   
7ii7 by adding at the end the following3
  7b7 ,special ,rule  7#a7 ,in general  
,for purposes of section #c7b7 and      
subsection 7a77#d71 a child shall be    
considered a victim of child abuse and  
neglect and of sexual abuse if the child
 is identified1 by a ,state or local    
agency employee of the ,state or        
locality involved1 as being a victim of 
sex trafficking 7as defined in paragraph
 7#aj7 of section #ajc of the           

,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb77 or a    
victim of severe forms of trafficking in
 persons described in paragraph         
7#i77;,a7 of that section4  7#b7 ,state 
option ,notwithstanding the definition  
of child in section #c7a71 a ,state may 
elect to define that term for purposes  
of the application of paragraph 7#a7 to 
section #c7b7 and subsection 7a77#d7 as 
a person who has not attained the age of
 #bd4  4  7,b7 ,conforming amendment    
,section #c7b7 of the ,child ,abuse     
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is amended by     
inserting 7including sexual abuse as    
determined under section #aaa7 after    
sexual abuse or exploitation4  7#c7     
,technical correction ,paragraph        
7#e77;,c7 of subsection 7a71 as so      
designated1 of section #aaa of the      
,child ,care and ,development ,block    
,grant ,act of #aiij is amended by      
striking inhumane2 and inserting        
inhumane44  #c4 ,report to ,congress on 

labor trafficking in child welfare and  
barriers to documentation and service   
provision to unique victim populations  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in coordination with the     
,attorney ,general1 shall submit to the 
,congress a report detailing issues     
related to identifying1 and providing   
services for1 victims of labor          
trafficking1 as defined in section      
#ajc7i77;,b7 of the ,trafficking        
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7i77;,b771 within the    
child welfare system4 ,the report shall 
address the following3  7#a7 ,whether   
,state law enforcement1 child welfare1  
and other relevant ,state agencies have 
identified a significant presence of    
victims of labor trafficking within the 
child welfare population4  7#b7 ,with   
respect to any ,states that have        
identified a significant presence of    
such victims--  7,a7 any numerical      

estimates of the prevalence of such     
victims2  7,b7 a description of how such
 ,states provide services for1 or plan  
to provide services for1 such victims2  
and  7,c7 a description of the extent to
 which there are service delivery       
issues1 particularly with respect to the
 extent to which the requirements       
associated with existing sources of     
,federal funding for all victims of     
trafficking1 as defined in section      
#ajc7ae7 of the ,trafficking ,victims   
,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb7ae771 prevents                   
population-specific service delivery    
within the child welfare system4  #d4   
,effective date  7a7 ,in general ,except
 as provided in subsection 7b71 the     
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on the date that is #a year after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act 
7and in the case of the amendments made 
by section #b7;a77#a71 without regard to
 whether final regulations required     
under section #b7;a77#b7 have been      

promulgated74  7b7 ,delay permitted if  
state legislation required ,in the case 
of a ,state plan approved under part ,e 
of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security  
,act which the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services determines requires   
,state legislation 7other than          
legislation appropriating funds7 in     
order for the plan to meet the          
additional requirements imposed by this 
,act1 the ,state plan shall not be      
regarded as failing to comply with the  
requirements of such part solely on the 
basis of the failure of the plan to meet
 such additional requirements before the
 #ast day of the #ast calendar quarter  
beginning after the close of the #ast   
regular session of the ,state           
legislature that ends after the #a-year 
period beginning with the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4 ,for purposes of
 the preceding sentence1 in the case of 
a ,state that has a #b-year legislative 
session1 each year of the session is    
deemed to be a separate regular session 

of the ,state legislature4 ,except as   
otherwise provided in this ,act the     
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on the date that is #a year after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4