‘‘(ii) the provision of rehabilitative 
care to minor victims of sex trafficking; 
‘‘(iii) the provision of specialized 
training for law enforcement officers and 
social service providers for all forms of sex 
trafficking, with a focus on sex trafficking 
of minors; 
‘‘(iv) prevention, deterrence, and pros-
ecution of offenses involving sex trafficking 
of minors; 
‘‘(v) cooperation or referral agree-
ments with organizations providing out-
reach or other related services to runaway 
and homeless youth; and 
‘‘(vi) law enforcement protocols or 
procedures to screen all individuals ar-
rested for prostitution, whether adult or 
minor, for victimization by sex trafficking 
and by other crimes, such as sexual assault 
and domestic violence; 
‘‘(D) has a victim certification process for 
eligibility and access to State-administered 
medical care to ensure that minor victims of sex 
trafficking who are not eligible for interim as-
sistance under section 107(b)(1)(F) of the 
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Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(F)) are granted eligibility 
for, and have access to, State-administered 
medical care immediately upon certification as 
such a victim, or as soon as practicable there-
after but not later than the period determined 
by the Assistant Attorney General in consulta-
tion with the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families of the Department of Health and 
Human Services; and 
‘‘(E) provides an assurance that, under the 
plan under subparagraph (C), a minor victim of 
sex trafficking shall not be required to collabo-
rate with law enforcement to have access to any 
shelter or services provided with a grant under 
this section; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘minor victim of sex trafficking’ 
means an individual who is— 
‘‘(A) under the age of 18 years old, and is 
a victim of an offense described in section 
1591(a) of title 18, United States Code, or a 
comparable State law; or 
‘‘(B) at least 18 years old but not more 
than 20 years old, and who, on the day before 
the individual attained 18 years of age, was de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) and was receiving 
shelter or services as a minor victim of sex traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘qualified non-governmental orga-
nization’ means an organization that— 
‘‘(A) is not a State or unit of local govern-
ment, or an agency of a State or unit of local 
government; 
‘‘(B) has demonstrated experience pro-
viding services described in paragraph (3)(B) to 
victims of sex trafficking or related populations 
(such as runaway and homeless youth), or em-
ploys staff specialized in the treatment of sex 
trafficking victims; and 
‘‘(C) demonstrates a plan to sustain the 
provision of services beyond the period of a 
grant awarded under this section; and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘sex trafficking of a minor’ means 
an offense described in subsection (a) of section 
1591 of title 18, United States Code, the victim of 
which is a minor. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Attorney 
General, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
for Children and Families of the Department of 
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Health and Human Services, is authorized to award 
block grants to not more than 6 eligible entities in 
different regions of the United States to combat sex 
trafficking, and not fewer than 1 of the block grants 
shall be awarded to an eligible entity with a State 
population of less than 5,000,000. 
‘‘(2) GRANT
AMOUNT.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations under subsection (f) to 
carry out this subsection, each grant awarded under 
this subsection shall be for an amount not less than 
$1,500,000 and not greater than $2,000,000. 
‘‘(3) DURATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A grant awarded 
under this section shall be for a period of 1 
year. 
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant At-
torney General may renew a grant under 
this section for two 1-year periods. 
‘‘(ii) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
in any fiscal year after the first fiscal year 
in which grants are awarded under this 
section, the Assistant Attorney General 
shall give priority to applicants that re-
ceived a grant in the preceding fiscal year 
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and are eligible for renewal under this sub-
paragraph, taking into account any evalua-
tion of such applicant conducted pursuant 
to subsection (e), if available. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, consultation by the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral with the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families of the Department of Health and Human 
Services shall include consultation with respect to 
grantee evaluations, the avoidance of unintentional 
duplication of grants, and any other areas of shared 
concern. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOCATION.—For each grant awarded 
under subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent of the funds 
shall be used by the eligible entity to provide 
shelter and services (as described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (2)) to 
minor victims of sex trafficking through quali-
fied nongovernmental organizations; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 10 percent of the funds 
shall be awarded by the eligible entity to one or 
more qualified nongovernmental organizations 
with annual revenues of less than $750,000, to 
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provide services to minor victims of sex traf-
ficking or training for service providers related 
to sex trafficking of minors. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants award-
ed pursuant to subsection (b) may be used for— 
‘‘(A) providing shelter to minor victims of 
trafficking, including temporary or long-term 
placement as appropriate; 
‘‘(B) providing 24-hour emergency social 
services response for minor victims of sex traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(C) providing minor victims of sex traf-
ficking with clothing and other daily necessities 
needed to keep such victims from returning to 
living on the street; 
‘‘(D) case management services for minor 
victims of sex trafficking; 
‘‘(E) mental health counseling for minor 
victims of sex trafficking, including specialized 
counseling and substance abuse treatment; 
‘‘(F) legal services for minor victims of sex 
trafficking; 
‘‘(G) specialized training for law enforce-
ment personnel and social service providers, 
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‘‘(K) outreach and education programs to 
provide information about deterrence and pre-
vention of sex trafficking of minors; and 
‘‘(L) start up costs for self-sustaining pro-
grams to provide treatment to individuals 
charged or cited with purchasing or attempting 
to purchase sex acts in cases where— 
‘‘(i) a treatment program can be man-
dated as a condition of a sentence, fine, 
suspended sentence, or probation, or is an 
appropriate alternative to criminal prosecu-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) the individual was not charged 
with purchasing or attempting to purchase 
sex acts with a minor. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Grants award-
ed pursuant to paragraph (2) shall not be used for 
medical care (as defined in section 2791(a)(2) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91)), 
except that grants may be used for mental health 
counseling as authorized under paragraph (2)(E). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desir-
ing a grant under this Act shall submit an applica-
tion to the Assistant Attorney General at such time, 
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in such manner, and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Assistant Attorney General may reason-
ably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the activities for which as-
sistance under this section is sought; and 
‘‘(B) provide such additional assurances as 
the Assistant Attorney General determines to 
be essential to ensure compliance with the re-
quirements of this Act. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Assistant Attorney General 
shall, in consultation with the Comptroller General of the 
United States, enter into a contract with an academic or 
non-profit organization that has experience in issues re-
lated to sex trafficking of minors and evaluation of grant 
programs to conduct an annual evaluation of grants made 
under this section to determine the impact and effective-
ness of programs funded with grants awarded under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Attorney 
General to carry out the provisions of this section.’’. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT
FOR
STATE 
CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT
FOR
STATE
CHILD 
WELFARE
AGENCIES
TO
REPORT
CHILDREN 
MISSING OR ABDUCTED.—Section 471(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (32), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (33), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (33) 
the following: 
‘‘(34) provides that the State has in effect pro-
cedures that require the State agency to promptly 
report information on missing or abducted children 
to the law enforcement authorities for entry into the 
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) data-
base of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, estab-
lished pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code.’’. 
(B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall promulgate 
regulations 
implementing 
the 
amendments 
made by subparagraph (A). The regulations 
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promulgated under this subsection shall include 
provisions to withhold Federal funds from any 
State that fails to substantially comply with the 
requirement imposed under the amendments 
made by subparagraph (A). 
(C) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 
the date that is 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, without regard to wheth-
er final regulations required under subpara-
graph (B) have been promulgated. 
(2) ANNUAL STATISTICAL SUMMARY.—Section 
3701(c) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 5779(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, which 
shall include the total number of reports received 
and the total number of entries made to the Na-
tional Crime Information Center (NCIC) database of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, established 
pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United States 
Code.’’ after ‘‘this title’’. 
(3) STATE REPORTING.—Section 3702 of the 
Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is 
amended in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
and a photograph taken within the previous 
180 days’’ after ‘‘dental records’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) notify the National Center for Miss-
ing and Exploited Children of each report re-
ceived relating to a child reported missing from 
a foster care family home or childcare institu-
tion; and’’. 
SEC. 222. ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE TRAF-
FICKING OF CHILDREN. 
(a) COMBATING CHILD TRAFFICKING AT THE BOR-
DER AND PORTS OF ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) Section 235(a)(2)(A) of the William Wilber-
force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the return of such child to the 
child’s country of nationality or of last ha-
bitual residence would not endanger the 
life or safety of such child.’’. 
(2) Section 235(a)(4) of the William Wilber-
force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(4)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘To the extent feasible, 
unaccompanied alien children should be housed 
and screened by an immigration officer with ex-
pertise in child welfare in separate child-friend-
ly facilities conducive to disclosing information 
related to human trafficking or exploitation.’’ 
before ‘‘If the child does not meet such cri-
teria’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 
the course of building or remodeling existing 
immigration facilities, consideration should be 
given to including separate child-friendly space 
conducive to disclosing information relating to 
human trafficking or exploitation.’’. 
(3) Section 235(a)(5) of the William Wilber-
force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
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Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(5)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2011, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and Secretary of State, shall report to Con-
gress the following: 
‘‘(i) The number of alien children en-
countered by U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection. 
‘‘(ii) The number of alien children 
screened for severe forms of human traf-
ficking. 
‘‘(iii) Whether the screening was con-
ducted by an individual with expertise in 
child welfare. 
‘‘(iv) How many of these children 
were repatriated and how many were di-
verted into services.’’. 
(b) COMBATING CHILD TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOI-
TATION IN THE UNITED STATES.—Section 235(b)(2) of 
the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
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Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(b)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘within 48 hours’’ and inserting 
‘‘within 24 hours’’. 
(c) PROVIDING SAFE AND SECURE PLACEMENTS FOR 
CHILDREN.— 
(1) Section 235(c)(2) of the William Wilber-
force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall either release, pursuant to 
the Secretary’s sole discretion, or place in the least 
restrictive setting an alien who—’’ 
‘‘(A) has been placed under this paragraph 
as a child; 
‘‘(B) has demonstrated that he or she is 
not a danger to the community or a flight risk; 
and 
‘‘(C) has become ineligible, by reason of 
age, for placement as a child.’’. 
(2) Section 235(c)(3)(B) of the William Wilber-
force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘shall conduct follow-up services’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘for whom a home study was 
conducted’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘shall pro-
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vide at least 1 visit for follow-up services on all chil-
dren not later than 45 days after placement,’’. 
SEC. 223. IMPROVING LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAF-
FICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF 
CHILDREN. 
Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
671(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (32), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (33), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(34) not later than January 1, 2013, describes 
State child welfare existing practice and any future 
plans regarding prevention measures and victim as-
sistance related to the human trafficking and com-
mercial sexual exploitation of foreign, United States 
citizen and legal resident children including— 
‘‘(A) collaborations with local and State 
agencies and non-profit organizations to iden-
tify and care for children believed or confirmed 
to be, or at-risk of becoming victims of a severe 
form of human trafficking; 
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‘‘(B) training for the child welfare employ-
ees who are likely to come into contact with 
child victims of human trafficking; 
‘‘(C) jurisdictional limits and other issues 
that hinder State child welfare response to aid 
child victims of human trafficking; 
‘‘(D) data collection regarding children 
identified by child welfare services as victims of 
trafficking and, if known, relationship to ex-
ploiter; and 
‘‘(E) prevention education to families and 
at-risk children, including runaway and home-
less youth, regarding human trafficking and 
commercial sexual exploitation.’’. 
SEC. 224. EFFORTS TO PUBLICIZE THE NATIONAL HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER HOTLINE. 
(a) TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES.—Section 105(d)(6) of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7103(d)(6)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and make reason-
able efforts to distribute information to enable all relevant 
Federal Government agencies to publicize the National 
Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline on their 
websites, in all headquarters offices, and in all field offices 
throughout the United States’’ before the period at the 
end. 
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(b) GRANTEE HOTLINE INFORMATION.—The Attor-
ney General shall consult with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to make reasonable efforts to distribute 
information to enable grantees under section 107(b) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to publicize 
the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline 
on their Web sites, within the program’s headquarters as 
well as field offices across the United States. 
(c) HOTLINE INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in coordination with the Attorney 
General, shall make reasonable efforts to encourage 
States to adopt legislation to raise public awareness 
of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center 
hotline in every mandated establishment where vic-
tims of human trafficking may possibly work or 
visit. 
(2) POSTING
OF
MODEL
HOTLINE
INFORMA-
TION.—The legislation described in paragraph (1) 
should include a requirement that information relat-
ing to the National Human Trafficking Resource 
Center hotline be posted in accordance with the fol-
lowing specifications: 
(A) 
POSTER
LOCATION.—The 
poster 
should be publicly displayed in a conspicuous 
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