[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2051 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

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                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         April 9, 2024.
    Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2051) entitled ``An Act 
to reauthorize the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

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) Definitions.--Section 403 of the Missing Children's Assistance 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11292) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and'', and
            (3) 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;''.
    (b) 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)(6)(E), by striking ``the tipline 
        established'' and inserting ``the CyberTipline established''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``hotline by 
                                which'' and inserting ``call center to 
                                which''; and
                                    (II) 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'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``with their 
                families'' and inserting ``with their parents'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``to 
                families'' and inserting ``to parents'';
                    (D) 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;'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``on long-
                term missing child cases'' after ``techniques to 
                assist'';
                    (F) 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;'';
                    (G) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``with their 
                families'' and inserting ``with their parents'';
                    (H) in subparagraph (K)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subclause (I), by striking ``tipline'' 
                                and inserting ``CyberTipline'';
                                    (II) in subclause (I)--
                                            (aa) in item (aa), by 
                                        striking ``child pornography'' 
                                        and inserting ``child sexual 
                                        abuse material'';
                                            (bb) in item (dd) by 
                                        striking ``sex tourism 
                                        involving children'' and 
                                        inserting ``extraterritorial 
                                        child sexual abuse and 
                                        exploitation''; and
                                            (cc) in item (ee), by 
                                        striking ``extra-familial''; 
                                        and
                                    (III) in subclause (II)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``tipline'' and inserting 
                                        ``CyberTipline''; and
                                            (bb) by adding ``and'' at 
                                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) by striking ``child 
                                pornography'' and inserting ``child 
                                sexual abuse material'';
                                    (II) by inserting ``and'' after 
                                ``other sexual crimes''; and
                                    (III) 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);
                    (I) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (O) 
                as subparagraphs (M) through (P), respectively;
                    (J) 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) requesting the removal of child 
                        sexual abuse material and sexually exploitive 
                        content depicting children from the internet, 
                        including by assisting with 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;'';
                    (K) in subparagraph (M), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        inserting ``educational'' before ``information 
                        to families'';
                            (ii) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``child abduction 
                                and'' and inserting ``missing children 
                                and child''; and
                                    (II) 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;'';
                    (L) in subparagraph (N), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting ``and preventing child sexual exploitation'' 
                after ``recovering such children'';
                    (M) 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 or Tribal child welfare system and assist the 
                efforts of law enforcement agencies and State and 
                Tribal child welfare agencies in--
                            ``(i) coordinating to ensure the reporting, 
                        documentation, and resolution of cases 
                        involving children missing from a State or 
                        Tribal child welfare system; and
                            ``(ii) responding to foster children 
                        missing from a State or Tribal child welfare 
                        system; and''; and
                    (N) in subparagraph (P), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting ``and recovery support services'' after 
                ``technical assistance''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the 
                end; and
                    (C) 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.''.
    (c) Reporting.--Section 407 of the Missing Children's Assistance 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11295a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (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,
                    (C) 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
            (2) 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.''.
    (d) 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''.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2051

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