,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1  
#bjac,mr4 ,hat* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91
 ,mr4 ,baucus1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4      
,wyd51 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1    
,mr4 ,enzi1 & ,mr4 ,crapo71 submitt$ !  
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ! ,congress t *ildr5 traffick$ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates be treat$ z victims (   
crime1 & n z p]petrators4  ,:]eas1      
accord+ to ! ,f$]al ,bureau (           
,inve/igation1 x is e/imat$ t hundr$s ( 
?\s&s ( ,am]ican *ildr5 are at risk =   
comm]cial sexual exploitation2 ,:]eas   
?is risk is ev5 great] = ! up to #cj1jjj
 "y p :o are emancipat$ f fo/] c>e ea*  
ye>2 ,:]eas _m ( ^! *ildr5 are girls    
previ\sly or curr5tly liv+ 9 fo/] c>e or
 o!rwise involv$ 9 ! *ild welf>e sy/em2 
,:]eas flaws 9 ! *ild welf>e sy/em 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 su* z an ov]-reliance on 
gr\p homes & b>ri]s to y\? engag+ 9     

age-appropriate activities1 contribute  
to *ildr5's vuln]ability to dome/ic sex 
traffick+2 ,:]eas ! av]age age ( entry  
into sex traffick+ = girls is betwe5 j  
#ab & #ad ye>s old2 ,:]eas _m *ild sex  
traffick+ victims h exp]i5c$ previ\s    
physical &_/or sexual                   
abuse--vuln]abilities t traffick]s      
exploit to lure !m into a life ( sexual 
slav]y t exposes !m to long-t]m abuse2  
,:]eas _m *ild sex traffick+ victims are
 ! lo/ girls1 /&+ ar\nd bus /ops1 9 !   
runaway & homeless y\? %elt]s1 adv]tis$ 
onl9e--hidd5 9 pla9 view2 & ,:]eas _m   
*ild sex traffick+ victims :o h n yet   
atta9$ ! age ( cons5t are arre/$ &      
deta9$ = juv5ile pro/itution or /atus   
(f5ses directly relat$ to _!            
exploitation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !     
,congress-- 7#a7 f9ds t law en=cem5t1   
judges1 *ild welf>e ag5cies1 & ! public 
%\ld treat *ildr5 be+ traffick$ = sex z 
victims ( *ild abuse2  7#b7 f9ds t e    
ef=t %\ld be made to arre/ & hold       
acc\ntable bo? traffick]s & buy]s (     

*ildr5 = sex1 9 accordance ) ,f$]al laws
 to protect victims ( traffick+ & ,/ate 
*ild protection laws aga9/ abuse1 9 ord]
 to take all necess>y measures to       
protect our ,nation's *ildr5 f h>m2     
7#c7 supports survivors ( dome/ic sex   
traffick+1 includ+ _! ef=ts to raise    
aw>5ess ( ?is trag$y & ! s]vices !y ne$ 
to heal f ! complex trauma ( sexual     
viol5ce & exploitation2  7#d7 recognizes
 t mo/ girls :o are b\ght & sold = sex 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h be5 involv$ 9 ! *ild 
welf>e sy/em1 :i* has a responsibility  
to protect !m & requires re=m to bett]  
prev5t dome/ic *ild sex traffick+ & aid 
! victims ( ?is trag$y2  7#e7 believes t
 ! *ild welf>e sy/em %\ld id5tify1      
assess1 & provide supportive s]vices to 
*ildr5 9 its c>e :o are victims ( sex   
traffick+1 or at risk ( becom+ su*      
victims2 &  7#f7 supports an end to dem&
 = girls by decl>+ t our ,nation's      
daught]s are n = sale & t any p]son :o  
pur*ases a *ild = sex %\ld be           
appropriately held acc\ntable ) ! full  

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