#aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41 ,september #ah1 #bjbd ,,amendment3 ,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4 #aadf7 entitled ,an ,act 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 reports of children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth1 to provide technical assistance relating to the removal of such obstacles1 and for other purposes41 do pass with the following ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,find and ,protect ,foster ,youth ,act4 #b4 ,eliminating obstacles to identifying and responding to reports of 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 and1 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 reports of 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 ,secretary 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 reports of children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and providing such children and youth with effective services4 ,such assistance may include 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 #e 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 4 #c4 ,improving screening and assessment of children returned to foster care after going missing to determine whether they were1 or are at risk of becoming1 victims of sex trafficking ,section #dgf of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgf71 as amended by section #b1 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,improving identification of1 and services for1 children who return to foster care after running away or otherwise being absent from foster care and who are1 or are at risk of being1 victims of sex trafficking 7#a7 ,assistance 7,a7 ,screening after a return to foster care ,the ,secretary shall provide ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 and tribal consortia1 with information1 advice1 educational materials1 and technical assistance to improve compliance with section #dga7;a77#ce77;,a77iii74 7,b7 ,improving other requirements ,the information1 advice1 educational materials1 and technical assistance provided may include information1 advice1 educational materials1 and technical assistance to improve or modify policies and procedures 7including relevant training for caseworkers7 developed by ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 and tribal consortia under section #dga7;a77#i77;,c71 including the following3 7i7 ,identifying1 through screening1 whether the ,state has reasonable cause to believe the child or youth is1 or is at risk of being1 a victim of sex trafficking4 7ii7 ,documenting the results of such screening in agency records4 7iii7 ,determining appropriate services for a child or youth for whom the ,state determines there is reasonable cause to identify the child or youth as a victim of sex trafficking1 or as at risk of being a victim of sex trafficking4 7iv7 ,documenting in agency records the determination of appropriate services for a child or youth described in clause 7iii74 7#b7 ,forms of assistance ,the assistance provided under this subsection shall include the following3 7,a7 ,assisting ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 and tribal consortia1 with developing oversight mechanisms to assess their compliance with section #dga7;a77#ce77;,a77iii74 7,b7 ,assisting ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 and tribal consortia in developing-- 7i7 assessments for screening children who return to foster care after running away or otherwise being absent from foster care for risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking2 and 7ii7 effective and robust policies relating to the use of the assessments4 7,c7 ,working with ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 and tribal consortia to improve or modify policies and procedures developed under section #dga7;a77#i77;,c74 7,d7 ,providing technical assistance on how ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 and tribal consortia may best use data collected pursuant to section #dgi for oversight of1 and to ensure compliance with1 the requirements of paragraphs 7#i77;,c7 and 7#ce77;,a77iii7 of section #dga7;a74 7#c7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall1 to the extent practicable1 consult with internal and external offices with expertise on sex trafficking1 including the ,office on ,trafficking in ,persons of the ,administration for ,children and ,families1 on the development and dissemination to ,states1 ,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 and tribal consortia of the assistance required under this subsection4 4 #d4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this ,act for fiscal year #bjbd through fiscal year #bjbg4 #e4 ,identifying and addressing conditions that lead to youth running away from foster care ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,congress a written report that-- 7#a7 contains a rigorous analysis of administrative data to determine the characteristics of youth who run away from foster care and other relevant information about foster care runaway episodes2 7#b7 includes information from interviews with recent foster youth runaways regarding their reasons for running away and what happened after they ran away1 including any screening or other protocol followed by the ,state2 7#c7 includes a systematic review of research and evidence related to foster youth runaways2 7#d7 sets forth best practices for making foster care safe for youth and reducing the number of foster youth runaways2 and 7#e7 makes recommendations to advance child welfare practices1 after convening and consulting with a group of child welfare practitioners and professionals to inform the recommendations4 ,clerk4