,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cijg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,stabenow1 and ,mr4 ,grassley7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend part ,e of title ,,iv of the      
,social ,security ,act to require the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to identify obstacles to      
identifying and responding to children  
missing from foster care and other      
vulnerable foster youth1 to provide     
technical assistance relating to the    
removal of such obstacles1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,find and ,protect  
,foster ,youth ,act4  #b4 ,eliminating  
obstacles to identifying and responding 
to children missing from foster care and
 other vulnerable foster youth ,section 
#dgf of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fgf7 is amended by adding at 

the end the following3  7f7 ,evaluation 
of protocols relating to children       
missing from foster care and other      
vulnerable youth2 technical assistance  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  
conduct an evaluation of the protocols  
established by ,states in accordance    
with the requirements of section        
#dga7;a77#ce7 and to the extent         
applicable1 by ,indian tribes or tribal 
organizations 7as defined in section    
#dgi;,b7a77 or tribal consortia with a  
plan approved under section #dga in     
accordance with section #dgi;,b4  7#b7  
,requirements ,the evaluation shall     
include the following3 7,a7 ,a review of
 relevant aspects of reports submitted  
by ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal      
organizations1 and tribal consortia     
under this part and part ,b1 and data   
and other information reported pursuant 
to the system established under section 
#dgi4  7,b7 ,analysis of the extent to  
which ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal   
organizations1 and tribal consortia     

comply with1 and enforce1 the protocols 
required by section #dga7;a77#ce74  7,c7
 ,analysis of the effectiveness of such 
protocols4  7,d7 ,identification of     
obstacles for ,states1 ,indian tribes1  
tribal organizations1 and tribal        
consortia to identifying and responding 
to children missing from foster care and
 other vulnerable foster youth4  7,e7   
,identification of best practices for   
identifying such children and youth and 
intervening with effective services4    
7#c7 ,technical assistance ,the         
,secretary1 through the capacity        
building services initiative of the     
,children's ,bureau of the ,office of   
the ,administration for ,children       
,families1 shall provide ,states1       
,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1   
and tribal consortia with information1  
advice1 educational materials1 and      
technical assistance relating to        
eliminating identified obstacles to     
identifying and responding to children  
missing from foster care and other      

vulnerable foster youth and providing   
such children and youth with effective  
services4 ,such assistance may include1 
but is not limited to1 dissemination    
of-- 7,a7 processes and tools to        
identify and examine risk factors and   
potential trends related to children who
 go missing from foster care and other  
vulnerable youth2  7,b7 best practices  
for runaway tracking and recovery2 and  
7,c7 guidelines for intervention1       
including with respect to services1     
types of providers1 and placement       
settings4  7#d7 ,report ,not later than 
#c years after the date of enactment of 
this subsection1 the ,secretary shall   
submit a report to ,congress on the     
results of the evaluation conducted     
under this subsection and the technical 
assistance provided in accordance with  
paragraph 7#c74  7#e7 ,limitation on    
authority ,nothing in this subsection   
shall be construed as authorizing the   
,secretary to establish new or          
additional requirements for ,states1    

,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1   
and tribal consortia relating to        
eliminating identified obstacles to     
identifying and responding to children  
missing from foster care and other      
vulnerable foster youth and providing   
such children and youth with effective  
services4  4