[118th Congress Public Law 65]
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Public Law 118-65
118th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  To reauthorize the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other 
             purposes. <<NOTE: June 17, 2024 -  [S. 2051]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Missing 
Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 34 USC 10101 note.>>  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'';

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                    (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

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                          (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

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            (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) <<NOTE: Time period. Public information. Processes. Review.>>  
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''.

    Approved June 17, 2024.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2051:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 169 (2023):
                                    July 26, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.
                                                        Vol. 170 (2024):
                                    Apr. 9, considered and passed House, 
                                        amended.
                                    June 5, Senate concurred in House 
                                        amendment.

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