,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjad ,ms4  
,bass 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1   
,mr4 ,marino1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 and ,mrs4
 ,bachmann7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment
 ,act to allow ,state child protective  
services systems better to serve the    
needs of children who are victims of    
trafficking1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,strengthening the ,child       
,welfare ,response to ,trafficking ,act 
of #bjad4  #b4 ,state plans to serve    
child victims of trafficking  7a7 ,in   
general ,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--  7,a7 
in clause 7xxii71 by striking and at the
 end2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the

 following3  7xxiv7 provisions and      
procedures to identify and assess       
reports involving child trafficking 7as 
described in section #ajc7ae7 of the    
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7ae7772 and
  7xxv7 provisions and procedures for   
training child protective services      
workers about identifying children who  
are victims described in clause 7xxiv7  
and services available to address their 
needs1 including those provided by      
,state law enforcement1 juvenile        
justice1 and social service agencies    
such as runaway and homeless youth      
shelters to serve this population2 and  
2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#ag7 ,the  
number of children determined to be a   
victim of each type of trafficking      
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of section #ajc7i7 of the ,trafficking 
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7i774  4  7b7 ,special   
rule ,section #aaa of the ,child ,abuse 

,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;g7 is amended--  7#a7 by
 striking ,for purposes and inserting   
the following3  7a7 ,definitions ,for   
purposes  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7b7 ,special ,rule  
,for purposes of section #c7b7 and      
subsection 7a77#d71 a child shall be    
considered a victim of child abuse and  
neglect if the child is identified1 by a
 ,state or local agency employee of the 
,state or locality involved1 as a victim
 of trafficking 7as described in section
 #ajc7ae7 of the ,trafficking ,victims  
,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb7ae7774  4  #c4 ,effective date   
7a7 ,in general ,except as otherwise    
provided in this section1 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  7b7     
,delay permitted if ,state legislation  
required ,in the case of an approved    
,state plan under section #ajf7;b7 of   
the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and       

,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#eajf;a7b77 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 section 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