[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 2051 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
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.