conducive to disclosing information relating to 
human trafficking or exploitation.’’. 
(3) Section 235(a)(5) of the William Wilber-
force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
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. 
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‘‘(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 
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.’’. 
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(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 as 
follows: 
(A) After ‘‘is first necessary.’’ insert the 
following: ‘‘If the sponsor is a parent, a home 
study shall be conducted where there are allega-
tions of current or past abuse or neglect of the 
child by the parent or where, based on all avail-
able objective evidence, the parent clearly pre-
sents a risk of abuse, maltreatment, exploi-
tation, or trafficking to the child.’’. 
(B) Strike ‘‘A home study’’ and insert the 
following: ‘‘If the sponsor is anyone other than 
the parent, a home study’’. 
(C) Strike ‘‘shall conduct follow-up serv-
ices’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for whom a 
home study was conducted’’ and insert the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall provide at least 1 visit for follow- 
up services on all children not later than 45 
days after placement,’’. 
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SEC. 222. 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; 
‘‘(B) training for the child welfare employ-
ees who are likely to come into contact with 
child victims of human trafficking; 
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