#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,9 !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41       
,septemb] #ah1 #bjbd  ,,am5dm5t3  ,t !  
bill f ! ,s5ate 7,s4 #aadf7 entitl$ ,an 
,act to am5d "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( !     
,social ,security ,act to require !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
id5tify ob/acles to id5tify+ & respond+ 
to reports ( *ildr5 miss+ f fo/] c>e &  
o!r vuln]able fo/] y\?1 to provide      
te*nical assi/ance relat+ to ! removal (
 su* ob/acles1 & = o!r purposes41 d pass
 ) ! foll[+ ,/rike out all aft] ! enact+
 clause & ins]t3  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f9d & ,protect    
,fo/] ,y\? ,act4  #b4 ,elim9at+ ob/acles
 to id5tify+ & respond+ to reports (    
*ildr5 miss+ f fo/] c>e & o!r vuln]able 
fo/] y\? ,section #dgf ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgf7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7   
,evaluation ( protocols relat+ to *ildr5
 miss+ f fo/] c>e & o!r vuln]able y\?2  
te*nical assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y %all conduct an evaluation ( !

 protocols e/abli%$ by ,/ates 9         
accordance ) ! requirem5ts ( section    
#dga7;a77#ce7 &1 to ! ext5t applicable1 
by ,indian tribes or tribal             
organizations 7z def9$ 9 section        
#dgi;,b7a77 or tribal consortia ) a plan
 approv$ "u section #dga 9 accordance ) 
section #dgi;,b4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,!  
evaluation %all include ! foll[+3  7,a7 
,a review ( relevant aspects ( reports  
submitt$ by ,/ates1 ,indian tribes1     
tribal organizations1 & tribal consortia
 "u ?is "p & "p ,b1 & data & o!r        
in=mation report$ pursuant to ! sy/em   
e/abli%$ "u section #dgi4  7,b7         
,analysis ( ! ext5t to :i* ,/ates1      
,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 & 
tribal consortia comply )1 & en=ce1 !   
protocols requir$ by section            
#dga7;a77#ce74  7,c7 ,analysis ( !      
effectiv5ess ( su* protocols4  7,d7     
,id5tification ( ob/acles = ,/ates1     
,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 & 
tribal consortia to id5tify+ & respond+ 
to reports ( *ildr5 miss+ f fo/] c>e &  

o!r vuln]able fo/] y\?4  7,e7           
,id5tification ( be/ practices =        
id5tify+ su* *ildr5 & y\? & int]v5+ )   
effective s]vices4  7#c7 ,te*nical      
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all provide     
,/ates1 ,indian tribes1 tribal          
organizations1 & tribal consortia )     
in=mation1 advice1 educational mat]ials1
 & te*nical assi/ance relat+ to elim9at+
 id5tifi$ ob/acles to id5tify+ &        
respond+ to reports ( *ildr5 miss+ f    
fo/] c>e & o!r vuln]able fo/] y\? &     
provid+ su* *ildr5 & y\? ) effective    
s]vices4 ,su* assi/ance may include     
dissem9ation (--  7,a7 processes & tools
 to id5tify & exam9e risk factors &     
pot5tial tr5ds relat$ to *ildr5 :o g    
miss+ f fo/] c>e & o!r vuln]able y\?2   
7,b7 be/ practices = runaway track+ &   
recov]y2 &  7,c7 guidel9es = int]v5tion1
 includ+ ) respect to s]vices1 types (  
provid]s1 & placem5t sett+s4  7#d7      
,report ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y
 %all submit a report to ,congress on ! 

results ( ! evaluation conduct$ "u ?is  
subsection & ! te*nical assi/ance       
provid$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#c74  4
  #c4 ,improv+ scre5+ & assessm5t (     
*ildr5 return$ to fo/] c>e aft] go+     
miss+ to det]m9e :e!r !y 71 or are at   
risk ( becom+1 victims ( sex traffick+  
,section #dgf ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgf71 z am5d$ by       
section #b1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,improv+             
id5tification (1 & s]vices =1 *ildr5 :o 
return to fo/] c>e aft] runn+ away or   
o!rwise be+ abs5t f fo/] c>e & :o are1  
or are at risk ( be+1 victims ( sex     
traffick+  7#a7 ,assi/ance  7,a7 ,scre5+
 aft] a return to fo/] c>e ,! ,secret>y 
%all provide ,/ates1 ,indian tribes1    
tribal organizations1 & tribal          
consortia1 ) in=mation1 advice1         
educational mat]ials1 & te*nical        
assi/ance to improve compliance )       
section #dga7;a77#ce77;,a77iii74  7,b7  
,improv+ o!r requirem5ts ,! in=mation1  
advice1 educational mat]ials1 & te*nical

 assi/ance provid$ may include          
in=mation1 advice1 educational mat]ials1
 & te*nical assi/ance to improve or     
modify policies & proc$ures 7includ+    
relevant tra9+ = casework]s7 develop$ by
 ,/ates1 ,indian tribes1 tribal         
organizations1 & tribal consortia "u    
section #dga7;a77#i77;,c71 includ+ !    
foll[+3 7i7 ,id5tify+1 ?r\gh scre5+1    
:e!r ! ,/ate has reasonable cause to    
believe ! *ild or y\? is1 or is at risk 
( be+1 a victim ( sex traffick+4  7ii7  
,docum5t+ ! results ( su* scre5+ 9 ag5cy
 records4  7iii7 ,det]m9+ appropriate   
s]vices = a *ild or y\? = :om ! ,/ate   
det]m9es !re is reasonable cause to     
id5tify ! *ild or y\? z a victim ( sex  
traffick+1 or z at risk ( be+ a victim (
 sex traffick+4  7iv7 ,docum5t+ 9 ag5cy 
records ! det]m9ation ( appropriate     
s]vices = a *ild or y\? describ$ 9      
clause 7iii74  7#b7 ,=ms ( assi/ance ,! 
assi/ance provid$ "u ?is subsection %all
 include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,assi/+ ,/ates1
 ,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 &

 tribal consortia1 ) develop+ ov]sight  
me*anisms to assess _! compliance )     
section #dga7;a77#ce77;,a77iii74  7,b7  
,assi/+ ,/ates1 ,indian tribes1 tribal  
organizations1 & tribal consortia 9     
develop+--  7i7 assessm5ts = scre5+     
*ildr5 :o return to fo/] c>e aft] runn+ 
away or o!rwise be+ abs5t f fo/] c>e =  
risk ( becom+ victims ( sex traffick+2 &
  7ii7 effective & robu/ policies relat+
 to ! use ( ! assessm5ts4  7,c7 ,work+ )
 ,/ates1 ,indian tribes1 tribal         
organizations1 & tribal consortia to    
improve or modify policies & proc$ures  
develop$ "u section #dga7;a77#i77;,c74  
7,d7 ,provid+ te*nical assi/ance on h[  
,/ates1 ,indian tribes1 tribal          
organizations1 & tribal consortia may   
be/ use data collect$ pursuant to       
section #dgi = ov]sight (1 & to ensure  
compliance )1 ! requirem5ts ( p>agraphs 
7#i77;,c7 & 7#ce77;,a77iii7 ( section   
#dga7;a74  7#c7 ,consultation ,!        
,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t practicable1 
consult ) int]nal & ext]nal (fices )    

exp]tise on sex traffick+1 includ+ !    
,(fice on ,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons ( !      
,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 & ,families1 on 
! developm5t & dissem9ation to ,/ates1  
,indian tribes1 tribal organizations1 & 
tribal consortia ( ! assi/ance requir$  
"u ?is subsection4  4  #d4 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y su* sums z  
are necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act =     
fiscal ye> #bjbd ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbg4
  #e4 ,id5tify+ & address+ conditions t 
lead to y\? runn+ away f fo/] c>e ,!    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! ,congress a writt5     
report t-- 7#a7 conta9s a rigor\s       
analysis ( adm9i/rative data to det]m9e 
! *>act]i/ics ( y\? :o run away f fo/]  
c>e & o!r relevant in=mation ab\t fo/]  
c>e runaway episodes2  7#b7 includes    
in=mation f int]views ) rec5t fo/] y\?  
runaways reg>d+ _! reasons = runn+ away 
& :at happ5$ aft] !y ran away1 includ+  
any scre5+ or o!r protocol foll[$ by !  
,/ate2  7#c7 includes a sy/ematic review

 ( rese>* & evid5ce relat$ to fo/] y\?  
runaways2  7#d7 sets =? be/ practices = 
mak+ fo/] c>e safe = y\? & r$uc+ ! numb]
 ( fo/] y\? runaways2 &  7#e7 makes     
recomm5dations to advance *ild welf>e   
practices1 aft] conv5+ & consult+ ) a   
gr\p ( *ild welf>e practition]s &       
pr(essionals to in=m ! recomm5dations4  
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