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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 91402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26881]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Establishment of the National Advisory Committee on the 
Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States

AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for Children 
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Establishment of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on the Trafficking of Children 
and Youth in the United States (Committee) was established on November 
7, 2024, to build on the work of the previous National Advisory 
Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United 
States, authorized pursuant to section 121 of the Preventing Sex 
Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act. The Committee advises on 
practical and general policies concerning improvements in the Nation's 
response to the human trafficking of children and youth in the United 
States, including the cooperation of Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
governments; child welfare agencies; social service providers; physical 
health and mental health providers; victim service providers; Federal, 
State, and local police; juvenile detention centers; State or local 
courts with responsibility for conducting or supervising proceedings 
related to child welfare or social services for children and their 
families; runaway and homeless youth programs; schools; technology, 
gaming and entertainment industry; and businesses and organizations 
that provide services to youth. While addressing the response to the 
trafficking of children and youth, the Committee shall consider 
recommendations related to the intersection of sex trafficking and 
labor trafficking among children and youth in the United States. Note 
that this Federal Register Notice of the Charter filing should have 
been published 15 days in advance.

DATES: The Committee's charter was filed on November 7, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To learn more about the Committee, access the Committee's 
website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/national-advisory-committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Chon (Designated Federal 
Officer) at (202) 205-5778 or [email protected] or 330 C 
Street SW, Washington, DC, 20201. Additional information is available 
at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/partnerships/the-national-advisory-committee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background of Committee: Following the 
sunset of the statutorily authorized Committee in January 2022 
(pursuant to section 121 of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and 
Strengthening Families Act (Pub. L. 113-183) and governed by the 
provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2), this 
Committee is established as a discretionary committee under the 
authorization of Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services.
    Membership: The Committee shall consist of no more than 25 members, 
whose diverse experience and background enable them to provide balanced 
points of view with regard to carrying out the duties of the Committee. 
The members shall be selected by the Secretary of HHS in consultation 
with DOJ. At least one Committee member shall be a survivor of child 
sex trafficking and one Committee member shall be a survivor of child 
labor trafficking. Two Committee members shall be a Governor of a 
State, one of whom shall be a member of the Democratic Party and one of 
whom shall be a member of the Republican Party. Governors may send a 
leadership-level designee representing a State agency to attend 
Committee meetings. The members will be selected from among advocacy 
and victim service organizations; survivors of child trafficking at 
least 18 years of age; child welfare representatives; State, Tribal and 
local government human services officials; health and mental health 
representatives; law enforcement and judiciary; juvenile and youth 
development specialists; educators; the technology, entertainment and 
gaming industries; and the business community. The Democratic and 
Republican Governors shall be selected in consultation with the 
National Governor's Association. 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.

Megan E. Steel,
Deputy Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-26881 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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