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        S.2051

                     One Hundred Eighteenth 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 twenty four


                                 An Act


 
  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) 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''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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