[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 41312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14980]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Request for Statements of Interest

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families.

ACTION: Request for Statements of Interest for the National Advisory 
Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United 
States.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening 
Families Act of 2014, Public Law 113-183, notice is hereby given of an 
opportunity to submit a Statement of Interest for the National Advisory 
Committee on Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States 
(Committee). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary 
and the Attorney General on practical and general policies concerning 
improvements to the Nation's response to the sex trafficking of 
children and youth in the United States. The Committee will be composed 
of not more than 21 members whose diverse experience and background 
enable them to provide balanced points of view with regard to carrying 
out the duties of the Committee.

DATES: Statements of Interest must be received by 5 p.m. EST, July 20, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Kate Cooper, ACF Office on 
Trafficking in Persons, phone (202) 205-4554 or email 
[email protected]. Additional information and the Statement of 
Interest Form are available at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/endtrafficking/forms.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2014, President Obama 
signed the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act 
(Pub. L. 113-183). The Act established a National Advisory Committee on 
the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States to 
advise the Secretary and the Attorney General on practical and general 
policies concerning the cooperation of Federal, State, local, and 
tribal governments; child welfare agencies; social service providers; 
physical health and mental health providers; victim service providers; 
State or local courts with responsibility for conducting or supervising 
proceedings relating to child welfare or social services for children 
and their families; Federal, State, and local police; juvenile 
detention centers and runaway and homeless youth programs; schools; the 
gaming and entertainment industry; and businesses and organizations 
that provide services to youth, on responding to sex trafficking.
    The Secretary shall appoint members of the Committee in 
consultation with the Attorney General and National Governors 
Association. At least one Committee member shall be a former sex 
trafficking victim and two Committee members shall be Governors of 
States. Each member of the Committee shall be appointed for the 5-year 
life of the Committee. The Committee will advise on the development and 
implementation of successful interventions with children and youth who 
are exposed to conditions that make them vulnerable to, or victims of, 
sex trafficking; and recommendations for administrative or legislative 
changes necessary to use programs, properties, or other resources 
owned, operated, or funded by the Federal Government to provide safe 
housing for children and youth who are sex trafficking victims.
    The Committee shall develop two tiers of recommended best practices 
for States to follow in combating the sex trafficking of children and 
youth based on multidisciplinary research and promising, evidence-based 
models and programs, including sample training materials, protocols, 
and screening tools to identify victims of trafficking and those at 
risk for trafficking; multidisciplinary strategies to identify victims, 
manage cases, and improve services; sample protocols and 
recommendations for cross-system collaborations; criteria and 
guidelines for safe residential placements for foster children who have 
been sex trafficked; and training guidelines for caregivers serving 
children and youth outside the home.
    The Committee will share best practices and recommendations with 
State Governors and child welfare agencies on a quarterly basis.
    The Committee shall submit an interim report to the Secretary, 
Attorney General, and Congress within 3 years after the establishment 
of the Committee and a final report within 4 years after the 
establishment of the Committee.
    The Committee shall convene at least twice a year. This is an 
unpaid position and Committee members will not be considered employees 
of the Federal Government other than reimbursement of travel expenses 
and a per diem allowance in accordance with Federal Government 
regulations.

    Dated: June 17, 2016.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2016-14980 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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