[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 5224 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5224

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 18, 2023

   Mr. Bean of Florida (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize 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 
Reauthorization Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. MISSING CHILDREN'S ASSISTANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Definitions.--Section 403 of the Missing Children's 
        Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11292) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) the term `child sexual abuse material' has the 
        meaning given the term `child pornography' in section 2256 of 
        title 18, United States Code;
            ``(6) the term `child sexual exploitation' means the sexual 
        victimization or abuse of a child;
            ``(7) the term `sexting' means sending and receiving 
        messages containing sexually explicit, nude, or partially nude 
        images by cell phone or messaging application;
            ``(8) the term `sextortion'--
                    ``(A) means sexual exploitation in which coercion, 
                a threat, or blackmail, is used to cause a child to--
                            ``(i) provide child sexual abuse material; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) agree to engage in sexual activity; 
                        and
                    ``(B) may involve a threat to publicly disclose 
                nude or sexual images of a child if the child does not 
                comply with a demand to--
                            ``(i) engage in conduct described in clause 
                        (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A); or
                            ``(ii) provide financial payment; and
            ``(9) the term `sexually exploited child' means a child who 
        has been victimized by any form of sexual exploitation, 
        including--
                    ``(A) the live-streaming, production, distribution, 
                or possession of child sexual abuse material;
                    ``(B) enticement for sexual abuse;
                    ``(C) sexual molestation or abuse;
                    ``(D) sextortion; and
                    ``(E) child sex trafficking.''.
            (2) Duties and functions of the administrator.--Section 404 
        of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11293) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(6)(E), by striking ``the 
                tipline established'' and inserting ``the CyberTipline 
                established''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``hotline 
                                        by which'' and inserting ``call 
                                        center to which''; and
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``individuals may report'' and 
                                        all that follows and inserting 
                                        ``individuals may--
                            ``(I) report child sexual exploitation and 
                        the location of any missing child; and
                            ``(II) request information pertaining to 
                        procedures necessary to reunite such child with 
                        such child's parent;'';
                                    (II) by redesignating clause (ii) 
                                as clause (iii); and
                                    (III) by inserting after clause (i) 
                                the following:
                    ``(ii) manage the AMBER Alert Secondary 
                Distribution Program; and'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``with their families'' and inserting ``with 
                        their parents'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``to 
                        families'' and inserting ``to parents'';
                            (iv) by striking subparagraph (G) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(G) provide technical assistance and case-related 
                resources, including--
                            ``(i) referrals to--
                                    ``(I) child-serving professionals 
                                involved in helping to recover missing 
                                and exploited children; and
                                    ``(II) law enforcement officers in 
                                their efforts to identify, locate, and 
                                recover missing and exploited children; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) searching public records databases 
                        and publicly accessible open source data to--
                                    ``(I) locate and identify potential 
                                abductors and offenders involved in 
                                attempted or actual abductions; and
                                    ``(II) identify, locate, and 
                                recover abducted children;'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``on 
                        long-term missing child cases'' after 
                        ``techniques to assist'';
                            (vi) by striking subparagraph (I) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(I) provide education, technical assistance, and 
                information to--
                            ``(i) nongovernmental organizations with 
                        respect to procedures and resources to conduct 
                        background checks on individuals working with 
                        children; and
                            ``(ii) law enforcement agencies with 
                        respect to identifying and locating 
                        noncompliant sex offenders;'';
                            (vii) in subparagraph (J), by striking 
                        ``with their families'' and inserting ``with 
                        their parents'';
                            (viii) in subparagraph (K)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) in the matter 
                                        preceding subclause (I), by 
                                        striking ``tipline'' and 
                                        inserting ``CyberTipline'';
                                            (bb) in subclause (I)--

                                                    (AA) in item (aa), 
                                                by striking ``child 
                                                pornography'' and 
                                                inserting ``child 
                                                sexual abuse 
                                                material''; and

                                                    (BB) in item (ee), 
                                                by striking ``extra-
                                                familial''; and

                                            (cc) in subclause (II)--

                                                    (AA) by striking 
                                                ``tipline'' and 
                                                inserting 
                                                ``CyberTipline''; and

                                                    (BB) by adding 
                                                ``and'' at the end;

                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``child 
                                        pornography'' and inserting 
                                        ``child sexual abuse 
                                        material'';
                                            (bb) by inserting ``and'' 
                                        after ``other sexual crimes''; 
                                        and
                                            (cc) by striking ``; and'' 
                                        at the end and inserting ``, 
                                        including by providing 
                                        information on legal remedies 
                                        available to such victims;''; 
                                        and
                                    (III) by striking clause (iii);
                            (ix) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) 
                        through (O) as subparagraphs (M) through (P), 
                        respectively;
                            (x) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the 
                        following:
                    ``(L) provide support services, consultation, and 
                assistance to missing and sexually exploited children, 
                parents, their families, and child-serving 
                professionals on--
                            ``(i) recovery support, including 
                        counseling recommendations and community 
                        support;
                            ``(ii) family and peer support;
                            ``(iii) the removal of child sexual abuse 
                        material and sexually exploitive content 
                        depicting children from the internet, including 
                        by facilitating requests to providers (as 
                        defined in section 2258E of title 18, United 
                        States Code) to remove visual depictions of 
                        victims that--
                                    ``(I) constitute or are associated 
                                with child sexual abuse material; or
                                    ``(II) do not constitute child 
                                sexual abuse material but are sexually 
                                suggestive;'';
                            (xi) in subparagraph (M), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by inserting ``educational'' 
                                before ``information to families'';
                                    (II) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``child 
                                        abduction and'' and inserting 
                                        ``missing children and child''; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) by adding ``and'' at 
                                        the end; and
                                    (III) by striking clauses (ii) and 
                                (iii) and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) internet safety, including tips and 
                        strategies to promote safety for children using 
                        technology (including social media) and reduce 
                        risk relating to--
                                    ``(I) cyberbullying;
                                    ``(II) child sex trafficking;
                                    ``(III) youth-produced child sexual 
                                abuse material or sexting;
                                    ``(IV) sextortion; and
                                    ``(V) online enticement;'';
                            (xii) in subparagraph (N), as so 
                        redesignated, by inserting ``and preventing 
                        child sexual exploitation'' after ``recovering 
                        such children'';
                            (xiii) by striking subparagraph (O), as so 
                        redesignated, and inserting the following:
                    ``(O) coordinate with and provide technical 
                assistance to Federal, State, and local government 
                agencies relating to cases of children missing from a 
                State child welfare system and assist the efforts of 
                law enforcement agencies and State child welfare 
                agencies in--
                            ``(i) coordinating to ensure the reporting, 
                        documentation, and resolution of cases 
                        involving children missing from a State child 
                        welfare system; and
                            ``(ii) responding to foster children 
                        missing from a State child welfare system; 
                        and''; and
                            (xiv) in subparagraph (P), as so 
                        redesignated, by inserting ``and recovery 
                        support services'' after ``technical 
                        assistance''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking the 
                        period at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) publish an analysis of the information determined 
        under paragraph (1) that includes disaggregated demographic 
        data and comparison of such data to demographic data from the 
        census.''.
            (3) Reporting.--Section 407 of the of the Missing 
        Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11295a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (4) by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon,
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
                        following:
            ``(5) the number of children nationwide who are reported to 
        the grantee as missing from State-sponsored care;
            ``(6) the number of children nationwide who are reported to 
        the grantee as missing from State-sponsored care whose recovery 
        was reported to the grantee; and
            ``(7) the number of children nationwide who are reported to 
        the grantee as missing from State-sponsored care and are likely 
        victims of child sex trafficking.'', and
                    (B) by adding at end the following:
    ``(c) Criteria for Forensic Partnerships.--As a condition of 
receiving funds under section 404(b), the grant recipient shall 
annually provide to the Administrator and make available to the general 
public, as appropriate, the criteria and processes the grantee uses to 
establish forensic partnerships and recommend forensic resources to law 
enforcement and shall annually review these forensic partnerships and 
forensic referrals against the criteria and review new advancements in 
technology.''.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 409(a) of the 
        Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11297(a)) is 
        amended by striking ``$40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
        2014 through 2023, up to $32,200,000'' and inserting 
        ``$49,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, up to 
        $41,500,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect on October 1, 2023.
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