#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ejha  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment
 ,act to enable ,state child protective 
services systems to improve the         
identification and assessment of child  
victims of sex trafficking1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,strengthening 
,child ,welfare ,response to            
,trafficking ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,,capta
 ,amendments ,section #ajf of the ,child
 ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#b77;,b7--  7i7 by striking  
and at the end of clause 7xxii72 and    
7ii7 by adding at the end the following3
  7xxiv7 provisions and procedures to   
identify and assess reports involving   
children who are sex trafficking        
victims1 and which may include          
provisions and procedures to identify   
and assess reports involving children   
who are victims of severe forms of      

trafficking in persons described in     
section of #ajc7i77;,b7 of the          
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7i77;,b772 
7xxv7 provisions and procedures for     
training representatives of the ,state  
child protective services systems about 
identifying and assessing children who  
are sex trafficking victims1 and which  
may include provisions and procedures   
for such training with respect to       
children who are victims of severe forms
 of trafficking in persons described in 
section of #ajc7i77;,b7 of the          
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7i77;,b772 
and  7xxvi7 provisions and procedures   
for identifying services 7including the 
services provided by ,state law         
enforcement officials1 the ,state       
juvenile justice system1 and social     
service agencies1 such as runaway and   
homeless youth shelters7 and procedures 
for appropriate referral to address the 
needs of children who are sex           

trafficking victims1 and which may      
include provisions and procedures for   
the identification of such services and 
procedures with respect to children who 
are victims of severe forms of          
trafficking in persons described in     
section of #ajc7i77;,b7 of the          
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7i77;,b772 
2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,d7--  7i7 by
 striking and at the end of clause 7v72 
7ii7 by inserting and at the end of     
clause 7vi72 and  7iii7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7vii7 the          
provisions and procedures described in  
clauses 7xxiv7 and 7xxvi7 of            
subparagraph 7,b72  2 and  7,c7 in      
paragraph 7#d7--  7i7 by striking and at
 the end of subparagraph 7,a72  7ii7 by 
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting 2 and2  
and  7iii7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7,c7 ,sex trafficking victim
 ,the term sex trafficking victim means 
a victim of--  7i7 sex trafficking 7as  

defined in section #ajc7aj7 of the      
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7aj7772 or 
7ii7 a severe form of trafficking in    
persons described in section            
#ajc7i77;,a7 of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb7i77;,a774  2 and  7#b7 in        
subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#ag7 ,the number of       
children identified under clause 7xxiv7 
of subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 and of such 
children--  7,a7 the number identified  
as sex trafficking victims 7as defined  
in subsection 7b77#d77;,c772 and  7,b7  
in the case of a ,state that has        
provisions and procedures to identify   
children who are victims of severe forms
 of trafficking in persons described in 
section #ajc7i77;,b7 of the ,trafficking
 ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7i77;,b771 the number so
 identified4  4  #c4 ,report to         
,congress  7a7 ,report ,not later than  
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health 

and ,human ,services shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,education and the       
,workforce of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pension of the ,senate1 a report that--
  7#a7 describes the specific type and  
prevalence of severe form of trafficking
 in persons to which children who are   
identified for services or intervention 
under the placement1 care1 or           
supervision of ,state1 ,indian tribe1 or
 tribal organization child welfare      
agencies have been subjected as of the  
date of enactment of this ,act2  7#b7   
summarizes the practices and protocols  
utilized by ,states to identify and     
serve--  7,a7 under section             
#ajf7;b77#b77;,b7 of the ,child ,abuse  
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7b77#b77;,b771 children
 who are victims of trafficking2 and    
7,b7 children who are at risk of        
becoming victims of trafficking2 and    
7#c7 specifies any barriers in ,federal 

laws or regulations that may prevent    
identification and assessment of        
children who are victims of trafficking1
 including an evaluation of the extent  
to which ,states are able to address the
 needs of such trafficked children      
without altering the definition of child
 abuse and neglect under section #c of  
the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and       
,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja    
note74  7b7 ,definitions ,for purposes  
of this section3  7#a7 ,severe form of  
trafficking in persons ,the term severe 
form of trafficking in persons has the  
meaning given the term in section       
#ajc7i7 of the ,trafficking ,victims    
,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb7i774  7#b7 ,victim of trafficking
 ,the term victim of trafficking has the
 meaning given the term in section      
#ajc7ae7 of the ,trafficking ,victims   
,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb7ae774  ,passed the ,house of     
,representatives ,july #be1             
#bjad4;,clerk4