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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3741 

To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on 

missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 20, 2011 

Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. BASS of California, Ms. BROWN of 

Florida, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. 

CARNEY, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CHU, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Ms. 

CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. DIAZBALART, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FILNER, Ms. 

FUDGE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

GRIMM, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. HAHN, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HASTINGS of 

Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. HOCHUL, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 

HOYER, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE

BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KILDEE, 

Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 

Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POLIS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RIVERA, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. ROYBALALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WATT, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

WEST, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. WOLF, Mr. 

SIRES, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. LOWEY, 

Mr. COOPER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. 

BALDWIN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. BARLETTA, Ms. 

LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. 

SLAUGHTER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. LIPINSKI, 

Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 


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of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report 

information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rilya Wilson Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT STATE CHILD WELFARE AGEN6 CIES REPORT INFORMATION ON MISSING OR 

7 ABDUCTED CHILDREN TO THE NATIONAL 

8 CRIME INFORMATION CENTER. 

9 (a) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 471(a) of 

10 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (32), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (2) in paragraph (33), by striking the period 

14 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (3) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(34) provides that the State has in effect pro18 cedures that require the State agency to promptly 


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1 report information on missing or abducted children 

2 to law enforcement authorities for entry into the Na3 tional Crime Information Center database.’’. 

4 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Health and 

5 Human Services shall promulgate regulations to imple6 ment section 471(a)(34) of the Social Security Act, as 

7 added by subsection (a) of this section. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of 

10 the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether the 

11 regulations required by subsection (b) have been promul12 gated. 

13 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL CHILD SEARCH 

14 ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1990. 

15 Paragraph (4) of section 3702 of the Crime Control 

16 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is amended— 

17 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

18 by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)’’; 

19 (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, and a 

20 recent photograph’’ after ‘‘dental records’’; 

21 (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

22 after the semicolon; 

23 (4) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub24 paragraph (D); and 


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1 (5) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(C) notify the National Center for Miss4 ing and Exploited Children of each report re5 ceived relating to a child reported missing from 

6 a foster care family home or childcare institu7 tion; and’’. 

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