,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,roybal-,allard 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,polis1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,farr1    
,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,sires1  
and ,mr4 ,lowenthal7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary1 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 direct the ,secretary of 
,state to develop a strategy to address 
the factors driving large numbers of    
unaccompanied alien children from ,el   
,salvador1 ,honduras1 and ,guatemala to 
seek admission to the ,united ,states1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,security and ,opportunity for          
,vulnerable ,migrant ,children ,act of  

#bjad4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress    
finds the following3  7#a7 ,extreme     
violence1 including sexual assault1     
trafficking1 and persecution1 is a      
primary factor driving dramatically     
increased levels of child migration from
 ,central ,america4  7#b7 ,a true       
commitment by the ,government of the    
,united ,states is essential to         
addressing the root causes of child     
migration in the region1 including      
robust efforts to enhance human         
security1 augment economic development1 
and promote the health1 safety1 and     
well-being of children4  7#c7 ,existing 
human rights conditions on the provision
 of ,united ,states assistance to ,el   
,salvador1 ,honduras1 and ,guatemala    
continue to play an important role in   
addressing the root causes of child     
migration by encouraging good governance
 and the rule of law in these countries4
  #c4 ,definition ,for purposes of this 
,act1 the term unaccompanied alien      
children has the meaning given such term

 in section #dfb of the ,homeland       
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#bgi74  #d4 ,strategy addressing factors
 driving unaccompanied alien children to
 seek admission to the ,united ,states  
,the ,secretary of ,state1 in           
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development1 and the    
heads of other ,federal agencies that   
the ,secretary determines appropriate1  
shall submit to ,congress a strategy to 
address the economic1 social1 and       
security factors driving large numbers  
of unaccompanied alien children from ,el
 ,salvador1 ,honduras1 and ,guatemala to
 seek admission to the ,united ,states4 
,the strategy shall recommend future    
,united ,states ,government assistance  
and technical support1 and ensure the   
engagement of the national and local    
governments of ,el ,salvador1 ,honduras1
 and ,guatemala1 and civil society      
organizations located in such countries4
 ,in general1 the strategy shall        

prioritize the safety of vulnerable     
women and girls and make recommendations
 for improving the sheltering of victims
 of sexual violence and trafficking in  
the region4  #e4 ,development of public 
policies and programming to prevent     
migration to the ,united ,states ,the   
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
shall coordinate with the heads of      
appropriate ,federal agencies and the   
,governments of ,el ,salvador1          
,honduras1 and ,guatemala to promote    
public policies which prioritize        
inclusive growth1 poverty reduction1 and
 sustainable alternatives to emigration4
 ,the ,administrator shall incorporate  
programming to assist communities and   
economic sectors in such countries1     
including communities--  7#a7 with high 
rates of migration to the ,united       
,states2  7#b7 in which individuals have
 been subjected to a severe form of     
trafficking in persons1 or in which     
individuals are at a high risk of being 

subjected to a severe form of           
trafficking in persons2  7#c7 which have
 a large number of individuals who have 
been removed from the ,united ,states   
returned to that community2  7#d7       
affected by destabilizing levels of     
violence2 or  7#e7 that have developed  
partnerships with nongovernmental       
organizations based in the ,united      
,states4  #f4 ,repatriation program for 
unaccompanied alien children ,section   
#bce7;a77#e77;,a7 of the ,william       
,wilberforce ,trafficking ,victims      
,protection ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjjh 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb7;a77#e77;,a77 
is amended--  7#a7 in the heading1 by   
striking pilot2 and  7#b7 by striking   
pilot4  #g4 ,ambassador-at-large for    
unaccompanied alien children ,the       
,secretary of ,state shall designate an 
,ambassador-at-,large for unaccompanied 
alien children4 ,the                    
,ambassador-at-,large shall formulate   
policies and responses to address the   
factors leading to child migration to   

the ,united ,states1 and shall consult  
and coordinate with the relevant bureaus
 of the ,department of ,state and the   
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 as well as 
with the ,governments of ,el ,salvador1 
,honduras1 ,guatemala and ,mexico and   
with other regional governments1 to     
develop and implement policies to       
safeguard the well-being of             
unaccompanied alien children1 including 
the protection and care of such         
children4