,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ac  
7legislative day1 ,december #aa71       
#bjac,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mrs4 
,hagan7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend part ,e of title ,,iv of the      
,social ,security ,act to better enable 
,state child welfare agencies to prevent
 human trafficking of children and serve
 the needs of children who are victims  
of human trafficking1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strengthening the  
,child ,welfare ,response to ,human     
,trafficking ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,best  
practices guidelines to combat          
trafficking of children ,within #a year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services shall develop and      
publish guidelines to assist ,state1    

,indian tribe1 and tribal organization  
child welfare agencies and juvenile and 
family courts in efforts to             
appropriately serve youth who are       
victims of trafficking 7as defined in   
section #ajc7ae7 of the ,trafficking    
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7ae777 and youth who are 
at-risk of becoming such a victim4 ,in  
developing the guidelines1 the          
,secretary shall consult appropriate    
agencies throughout the ,federal        
,government1 including the ,department  
of ,justice1 the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 the ,department of      
,homeland ,security1 the ,department of 
,education1 the ,department of ,labor1  
and the ,trafficking in ,persons ,office
 of the ,department of ,state4 ,in      
developing the guidelines1 the          
,secretary should also utilize          
multi-disciplinary research1            
evidence-based and promising models and 
programs1 and is encouraged to include  
input from child welfare agencies that  

have developed trafficking-specific     
programs1 juvenile and family courts1   
law enforcement agencies with anti-human
 trafficking protocols in place1 runaway
 and homeless youth organizations1      
anti-human trafficking nonprofit        
organizations1 and human trafficking    
survivors4 ,the guidelines shall include
 sections on the following3 7#a7        
,personnel resources ,sample training   
materials1 protocols1 and screening     
tools that prepare child welfare        
personnel to identify and serve youth   
who are victims of trafficking 7as so   
defined7 or are at-risk of becoming such
 a victim4  7#b7 ,service delivery      
,specific strategies to identify        
victims1 manage cases1 and improve      
services to meet the unique needs of    
foster youth who are also victims of    
trafficking 7as so defined74 ,the       
strategies should be comprehensive1     
multi-disciplinary1 client-centered1    
strength-based1 trauma-informed1 and    
inclusive of all genders4  7#c7         

,collaboration ,sample protocols for    
effective1 cross-system collaboration   
between local agencies and non-profit   
organizations1 including child welfare1 
medical and health professionals1       
,federal1 ,state1 and local police1     
juvenile detention centers and courts1  
and runaway and homeless youth programs1
 schools1 and organizations already     
serving victims of trafficking 7as so   
defined74  7#d7 ,residential placement  
,a list of recommendations to establish 
safe residential placements for foster  
youth who have been trafficked 7as so   
defined7 as well as training guidelines 
for caregivers that serve youth being   
cared for outside the home4  7#e7       
,documentation and data ,sample         
protocols and recommended strategies in 
order to identify victims as well as    
collect1 document1 and share data across
 systems4 ,recommendations should be    
designed to help agencies better        
understand the type of trafficking      
involved1 the scope of the problem1 the 

specific needs of the population to be  
served1 and the degree of victim        
interaction with multiple systems4      
,recommendations may address            
incorporating human trafficking         
designations in existing statewide      
automated child welfare information     
systems4  7#f7 ,prevention ,recommended 
actions for child welfare agencies and  
personnel that will help to prevent     
foster youth from becoming victims of   
human trafficking4  #c4 ,streamline data
 collection and reporting  7a7 ,state   
plan requirements under the ,foster     
,care and ,adoption ,assistance ,program
 ,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 2 and2 and
  7#c7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7#cd7 provides that-- 7,a7  
reasonable efforts shall be made to--   
7i7 identify and document appropriately 

in agency records each child over whom  
the agency has responsibility for       
placement1 care1 or supervision and who 
is identified as being a victim of      
trafficking 7as defined in section      
#ajc7ae7 of the ,trafficking ,victims   
,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #gajb7ae7771 as such a victim2 and     
7ii7 specify in the records of the      
agency the type of trafficking described
 in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of      
section #ajc7i7 of such ,act to which   
the child has been subjected2 and  7,b7 
the agency shall report within #gb hours
 to appropriate law enforcement agencies
 for entry into the ,national ,crime    
,information ,center database the       
identity of each child to whom the      
agency is providing child welfare       
services who-- 7i7 is missing or has    
been abducted2 or  7ii7 is identified as
 a victim of trafficking 7as so         
defined74  4  7b7 ,,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 7b77#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause
 7xxii71 by striking and at the end2    
7,b7 in clause 7xxiii71 by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting 2    
and2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7xxiv7 provisions and       
procedures for the assessment and       
identification of victims of trafficking
 7as described in paragraph 7#i7 of     
section #ajc of the ,trafficking        
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb771 as well as           
comprehensive training and services to  
serve such victims2  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  #d4 ,report to the      
,congress ,within #ah months after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 

,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall submit to the ,congress 
a report that-- 7#a7 outlines the       
prevalence of the acts and practices    
that constitute severe forms of         
trafficking in persons 7as defined in   
section #ajc7i7 of the ,trafficking     
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj7 and 
describes the specific type of          
trafficking described in such section to
 which children who are under the       
placement1 care1 or supervision of      
,state1 ,indian tribe1 or tribal        
organization child welfare agencies     
nationwide have been subjected2  7#b7   
includes the general trends and context 
of trafficking sustained by the         
children1 including specific information
 on victims of sex trafficking 7as      
described in section #ajc7i77;,a7 of    
such ,act7 and victims of labor         
trafficking 7as described in section    
#ajc7i77;,b7 of such ,act72  7#c7 lists 
data specific to each ,state1 ,indian   
tribe1 or tribal organization child     

welfare agency2  7#d7 summarizes the    
practices and protocols utilized by     
,state agencies to identify and serve   
child victims of trafficking 7as defined
 in section #ajc7ae7 of such ,act7 as   
well as the extent to which these       
procedures exist within ,state agencies 
around the ,nation2  7#e7 proposes an   
ongoing method of supporting and        
monitoring the efforts of ,state1       
,indian tribe1 and tribal organization  
child welfare agencies to serve children
 over whom the agency has responsibility
 for placement1 care1 or supervision and
 who are identified as being a victim of
 trafficking 7as defined in section     
#ajc7ae7 of such ,act72  7#f7 evaluates 
the feasibility and appropriateness of  
collecting annual or semiannual data    
from child welfare agencies regarding   
the number of and services provided to  
child trafficking victims served by     
child welfare agencies2  7#g7 evaluates 
the effects of the method proposed under
 paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection on   

the agencies with responsibility for    
implementing the method2 and  7#h7      
specifies any changes in law or         
regulation that will be necessary to    
implement the method proposed under such
 paragraph 7#b74  #e4 ,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 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