[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1393-S1394]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 281. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 178, to provide
justice for the victims of trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:
At the end of title II, add the following:
Subtitle D--Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking
SECTION 231. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Strengthening Child
Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015''.
SEC. 232. CAPTA AMENDMENTS.
Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xxii); and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(xxiv) provisions and procedures to identify and assess
reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims or
labor trafficking victims;
``(xxv) provisions and procedures for training
representatives of the State child protective services
systems about identifying and assessing children who are sex
trafficking victims or labor trafficking victims; and
``(xxvi) provisions and procedures for identifying services
(including the services provided by State law enforcement
officials, the State juvenile justice system, and social
service agencies, such as runaway and homeless youth
shelters) and procedures for appropriate referral to address
the needs of children who are sex trafficking victims or
labor trafficking victims;'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(D)--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (v);
(ii) by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (vi); and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(vii) the provisions and procedures described in clauses
(xxiv) and (xxvi) of subparagraph (B);''; and
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
(ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) the term `sex trafficking victim' means a victim of--
``(i) sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102(10))); or
``(ii) a severe form of trafficking in persons described in
section 103(9)(A) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A)); and
``(D) the term `labor trafficking victim' means a victim of
a severe form of trafficking in persons described in section
103(9)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)).''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
``(17) The number of children identified under clause
(xxiv) of subsection (b)(2)(B), and of such children, the
number identified as sex trafficking victims (as defined in
subsection (b)(4)(C)) and the number identified as labor
trafficking victims (as defined in subsection (b)(4)(D)).''.
SEC. 233. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
(a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pension of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives,
a report that--
(1) describes the specific type and prevalence of any
severe form of trafficking in persons to which children who
are identified for services or intervention under the
placement, care, or supervision of State, Indian tribe, or
tribal organization child welfare agencies have been
subjected as of the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) summarizes the practices and protocols utilized by
States to identify and serve--
(A) under section 106(b)(2)(B) of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(B)),
children who are victims of trafficking; and
(B) children who are at risk of becoming victims of
trafficking; and
(3) specifies any barriers in Federal laws or regulations
that may prevent identification and assessment of children
who are victims of trafficking, including an evaluation of
the extent to which States are able to address
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the needs of such trafficked children without altering the
definition of child abuse and neglect under section 3 of the
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101
note).
(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Severe form of trafficking in persons.--The term
``severe form of trafficking in persons'' has the meaning
given the term in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).
(2) Victim of trafficking.--The term ``victim of
trafficking'' has the meaning given the term in section
103(15) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102(15)).
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