,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1 #bjae,mr4
 ,portman introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,ensuring
 a ,better ,response for ,victims of    
,child ,sex ,trafficking 4  #b4 ,,capta 
amendments  7a7 ,state plans ,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        
requiring identification and assessment 

of all reports involving children known 
or suspected to be victims of sex       
trafficking 7as defined in section      
#ajc7i77;,b7 of the ,trafficking        
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb 7#i77;,b7772 and  7xxv7 
provisions and procedures for training  
child protective services workers about 
identifying1 assessing1 and providing   
comprehensive services for children who 
are sex trafficking victims1 including  
efforts to coordinate with ,state law   
enforcement1 juvenile justice1 and      
social service agencies such as runaway 
and homeless youth shelters to serve    
this population2  2 and  7#b7 in        
subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#ag7 ,the number of       
children determined to be victims       
described in subsection                 
7b77#b77;,b77xxiv74  4  7b7 ,special    
rule  7#a7 ,in general ,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  7#a7 ,in general   
,for purposes of section #c7b7 and      
subsection 7a77#d71 a child shall be    
considered a victim of child abuse and  
neglect and of sexual abuse if the child
 is identified1 by a ,state or local    
agency employee of the ,state or        
locality involved1 as being a victim of 
sex trafficking 7as defined in paragraph
 7#aj7 of section #ajc of the           
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb77 or a    
victim of severe forms of trafficking in
 persons described in paragraph         
7#i77;,a7 of that section4  7#b7 ,state 
option ,notwithstanding the definition  
of child in section #c7a71 a ,state may 
elect to define that term for purposes  
of the application of paragraph 7#a7 to 
section #c7b7 and subsection 7a77#d7 as 
a person who has not attained the age of
 #bd4  4  7#b7 ,conforming amendment    

,section #c7b7 of the ,child ,abuse     
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is amended by     
inserting 7including sexual abuse as    
determined under section #aaa7 after    
sexual abuse or exploitation4  7#c7     
,technical correction ,paragraph        
7#e77;,c7 of subsection 7a71 as so      
designated1 of section #aaa of the      
,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;g7 is amended
 by striking inhumane2 and inserting    
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