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[S. 3354 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.3354

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Missing Children's Assistance Act of 
2018''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING SUPPORT FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.
    (a) Findings.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act 
(34 U.S.C. 11291) is amended--
        (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
        ``(1) each year tens of thousands of children run away, or are 
    abducted or removed, from the control of a parent having legal 
    custody without the consent of that parent, under circumstances 
    which immediately place the child in grave danger;'';
        (2) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (9);
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (10) as 
    paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
        (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by inserting ``, 
    including child sex trafficking and sextortion'' after 
    ``exploitation'';
        (5) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by adding ``and'' at 
    the end; and
        (6) by amending paragraph (7), as so redesignated, to read as 
    follows:
        ``(7) the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
    administers programs under this title, including programs that 
    prevent and address offenses committed against vulnerable children 
    and support missing children's organizations, including the 
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that--
            ``(A) serves as a nonprofit, national resource center and 
        clearinghouse to provide assistance to victims, families, 
        child-serving professionals, and the general public;
            ``(B) works with the Department of Justice, the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshals Service, 
        the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, U.S. 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Secret 
        Service, the United States Postal Inspection Service, other 
        agencies, and nongovernmental organizations in the effort to 
        find missing children and to prevent child victimization; and
            ``(C) coordinates with each of the missing children 
        clearinghouses operated by the 50 States, the District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, and international organizations to 
        transmit images and information regarding missing and exploited 
        children to law enforcement agencies, nongovernmental 
        organizations, and corporate partners across the United States 
        and around the world instantly.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 403 of the Missing Children's Assistance 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11292) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) the term `missing child' means any individual less than 
    18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to such individual's 
    parent;'';
        (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) the term `parent' includes a legal guardian or other 
    individual who may lawfully exercise parental rights with respect 
    to the child.''.
    (c) Duties and Functions of the Administrator.--Section 404 of the 
Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11293) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``telephone line'' and 
        inserting ``hotline''; and
            (B) in paragraph (6)(E)--
                (i) by striking ``telephone line'' and inserting 
            ``hotline'';
                (ii) by striking ``(b)(1)(A) and'' and inserting 
            ``(b)(1)(A),''; and
                (iii) by inserting ``, and the number and types of 
            reports to the tipline established under subsection 
            (b)(1)(K)(i)'' before the semicolon at the end;
        (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                (i) by striking ``telephone line'' each place it 
            appears and inserting ``hotline''; and
                (ii) by striking ``legal custodian'' and inserting 
            ``parent'';
            (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) in clause (i)--

                    (I) by striking ``restaurant'' and inserting 
                ``food''; and
                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

                (ii) in clause (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(iii) innovative and model programs, services, and 
            legislation that benefit missing and exploited children;'';
            (C) by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), (L), (M), (P) 
        and (R);
            (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (K) as 
        subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively;
            (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (N) and (O) as 
        subparagraphs (I) and (J), respectively;
            (F) by redesignating subparagraph (Q) as subparagraph (K);
            (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (S) through (V) as 
        subparagraphs (L) through (O), respectively;
            (H) by amending subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, to 
        read as follows:
            ``(E) provide technical assistance and training to 
        families, law enforcement agencies, State and local 
        governments, elements of the criminal justice system, 
        nongovernmental agencies, local educational agencies, and the 
        general public--
                ``(i) in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, 
            and treatment of cases involving missing and exploited 
            children;
                ``(ii) to respond to foster children missing from the 
            State child welfare system in coordination with child 
            welfare agencies and courts handling juvenile justice and 
            dependency matters; and
                ``(iii) in the identification, location, and recovery 
            of victims of, and children at risk for, child sex 
            trafficking;'';
            (I) by amending subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), as so 
        redesignated, to read as follows:
            ``(F) provide assistance to families, law enforcement 
        agencies, State and local governments, nongovernmental 
        agencies, child-serving professionals, and other individuals 
        involved in the location and recovery of missing and abducted 
        children nationally and, in cooperation with the Department of 
        State, internationally;
            ``(G) provide support and technical assistance to child-
        serving professionals involved in helping to recover missing 
        and exploited children by searching public records databases to 
        help in the identification, location, and recovery of such 
        children, and help in the location and identification of 
        potential abductors and offenders;
            ``(H) provide forensic and direct on-site technical 
        assistance and consultation to families, law enforcement 
        agencies, child-serving professionals, and nongovernmental 
        organizations in child abduction and exploitation cases, 
        including facial reconstruction of skeletal remains and similar 
        techniques to assist in the identification of unidentified 
        deceased children;'';
            (J) by amending subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, to 
        read as follows:
            ``(I) provide training, technical assistance, and 
        information to nongovernmental organizations relating to non-
        compliant sex offenders and to law enforcement agencies in 
        identifying and locating such individuals;'';
            (K) by amending subparagraph (K), as so redesignated, to 
        read as follows:
            ``(K) work with families, law enforcement agencies, 
        electronic service providers, electronic payment service 
        providers, technology companies, nongovernmental organizations, 
        and others on methods to reduce the existence and distribution 
        of online images and videos of sexually exploited children--
                ``(i) by operating a tipline to--

                    ``(I) provide to individuals and electronic service 
                providers an effective means of reporting internet-
                related and other instances of child sexual 
                exploitation in the areas of--

                        ``(aa) possession, manufacture, and 
                    distribution of child pornography;
                        ``(bb) online enticement of children for sexual 
                    acts;
                        ``(cc) child sex trafficking;
                        ``(dd) sex tourism involving children;
                        ``(ee) extra-familial child sexual molestation;
                        ``(ff) unsolicited obscene material sent to a 
                    child;
                        ``(gg) misleading domain names; and
                        ``(hh) misleading words or digital images on 
                    the internet; and

                    ``(II) make reports received through the tipline 
                available to the appropriate law enforcement agency for 
                its review and potential investigation;

                ``(ii) by operating a child victim identification 
            program to assist law enforcement agencies in identifying 
            victims of child pornography and other sexual crimes to 
            support the recovery of children from sexually exploitative 
            situations; and
                ``(iii) by utilizing emerging technologies to provide 
            additional outreach and educational materials to parents 
            and families;''; and
            (L) by amending subparagraphs (L) and (M), as so 
        redesignated, to read as follows:
            ``(L) develop and disseminate programs and information to 
        families, child-serving professionals, law enforcement 
        agencies, State and local governments, nongovernmental 
        organizations, schools, local educational agencies, child-
        serving organizations, and the general public on--
                ``(i) the prevention of child abduction and sexual 
            exploitation;
                ``(ii) internet safety, including tips for social media 
            and cyberbullying; and
                ``(iii) sexting and sextortion;
            ``(M) provide technical assistance and training to local 
        educational agencies, schools, State and local law enforcement 
        agencies, individuals, and other nongovernmental organizations 
        that assist with finding missing and abducted children in 
        identifying and recovering such children;''.
    (d) Grants.--Section 405 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act 
(34 U.S.C. 11294) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``(as defined in section 
        403(1)(A))''; and
            (B) in paragraph (8)--
                (i) by striking ``legal custodians'' and inserting 
            ``parents''; and
                (ii) by striking ``custodians''' and inserting 
            ``parents'''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``legal custodians'' 
    and inserting ``parents''.
    (e) Reporting.--The Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 
11291 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating sections 407 and 408 as sections 408 and 
    409, respectively; and
        (2) by inserting after section 406 (34 U.S.C. 11295) the 
    following:
    ``SEC. 407. REPORTING.
    ``(a) Required Reporting.--As a condition of receiving funds under 
section 404(b), the grant recipient shall, based solely on reports 
received by the grantee and not involving any data collection by the 
grantee other than those reports, annually provide to the Administrator 
and make available to the general public, as appropriate--
        ``(1) the number of children nationwide who are reported to the 
    grantee as missing;
        ``(2) the number of children nationwide who are reported to the 
    grantee as victims of non-family abductions;
        ``(3) the number of children nationwide who are reported to the 
    grantee as victims of family abductions; and
        ``(4) the number of missing children recovered nationwide whose 
    recovery was reported to the grantee.
    ``(b) Incidence of Attempted Child Abductions.--As a condition of 
receiving funds under section 404(b), the grant recipient shall--
        ``(1) track the incidence of attempted child abductions in 
    order to identify links and patterns;
        ``(2) provide such information to law enforcement agencies; and
        ``(3) make such information available to the general public, as 
    appropriate.''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; AUDIT REQUIREMENT.
    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 409(a) of the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act, as so redesignated by section 2, is amended 
by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    (b) Audit Requirement.--Section 408(1) of the Missing Children's 
Assistance Act, as so redesignated by section 2, is amended by striking 
``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by section 2 
shall apply with respect to fiscal years that begin after September 30, 
2018.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.