I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4869 
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthor-
ization Act of 2008 to establish additional requirements related to ensur-
ing safe placements for unaccompanied alien children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2023 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. GOODEN of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to establish addi-
tional requirements related to ensuring safe placements 
for unaccompanied alien children. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Migrant Child Safety 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENSURING THE SAFETY OF UNACCOMPANIED 
ALIEN CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(c)(3) of the William 
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)) is amended by in-
serting at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION
ABOUT
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH WHOM CHILDREN ARE PLACED.— 
‘‘(i) INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED 
BY
THE
SECRETARY
OF
HEALTH
AND 
HUMAN SERVICES AND PROVIDED TO THE 
SECRETARY
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY.— 
Before placing the child with an individual, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall provide to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, regarding the indi-
vidual with whom the child will be placed, 
the following information: 
‘‘(I) The name of the individual. 
‘‘(II) The maiden name of the in-
dividual, if applicable. 
‘‘(III) The social security number 
of the individual. 
‘‘(IV) The date of birth of the in-
dividual. 
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‘‘(V) The birthplace of the indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(VI) The location of the individ-
ual’s residence where the child will be 
placed, including proof of address. 
‘‘(VII) The results of background 
checks of the individual and each ad-
ditional adult household member of 
the residence where the child will be 
placed. 
‘‘(VIII) The immigration status 
of the individual, if known. 
‘‘(IX) Contact information for 
the individual, including a phone num-
ber. 
‘‘(X) Whether the individual is a 
relative or guardian of the child, and 
if so— 
‘‘(aa) documents to prove 
that the individual is a relative or 
guardian of the child; 
‘‘(bb) the contact informa-
tion of any witness willing to tes-
tify that the individual is a rel-
ative or guardian of the child; or 
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‘‘(cc) the results of a DNA 
test administered by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human 
Services proving that the indi-
vidual is a relative of the child. 
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—Not later than 
30 days after receiving the information 
listed in clause (i), the Secretary of Home-
land Security, upon determining that an 
individual with whom a child is placed is 
unlawfully present in the United States 
and not in removal proceedings pursuant 
to chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et 
seq.), shall initiate such removal pro-
ceedings. 
‘‘(iii) NO WAIVER.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services may not waive 
the requirements under clause (i). 
‘‘(iv) REPORTS TO NCMEC.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall 
report as missing to the National Center 
for Missing and Exploited Children the 
name (and any other information in the 
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possession of the Secretary) of any unac-
companied alien child, with respect to 
whom, not later than 120 days after plac-
ing the child with the sponsor— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary could not con-
tact the sponsor for the purpose of a 
follow-up or well-being check; or 
‘‘(II) the sponsor did not contact 
the Secretary for the purpose of a fol-
low-up or well-being check. 
‘‘(v) 
INFORMATION
PROVIDED
TO 
STATE
OR
LOCAL
HEALTH
OR
WELFARE 
AGENCY.—Not later than 30 days after 
placing a child in a residence, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall 
provide to the appropriate State or local 
health or welfare agency the information 
provided to the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity under clause (i) and any other infor-
mation in the possession of the Secretary 
related to the child. 
‘‘(vi) PARENTAL
CONTACT.—To the 
extent practicable, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall attempt to con-
tact the parents of each unaccompanied 
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alien child, using any information in the 
possession of the Secretary.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to any unaccompanied alien child 
(as such term is defined in section 462(g) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))) apprehended 
on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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