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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5368 
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to address the factors 
driving large numbers of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, 
Honduras, and Guatemala to seek admission to the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2014 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. POLIS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FARR, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to 
address the factors driving large numbers of unaccom-
panied alien children from El Salvador, Honduras, and 
Guatemala to seek admission to the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Security and Oppor-
tunity for Vulnerable Migrant Children Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Extreme violence, including sexual assault, 
trafficking, and persecution, is a primary factor 
driving dramatically increased levels of child migra-
tion from Central America. 
(2) A true commitment by the Government of 
the United States is essential to addressing the root 
causes of child migration in the region, including ro-
bust efforts to enhance human security, augment 
economic development, and promote the health, safe-
ty, and well-being of children. 
(3) Existing human rights conditions on the 
provision of United States assistance to El Salvador, 
Honduras, and Guatemala continue to play an im-
portant role in addressing the root causes of child 
migration by encouraging good governance and the 
rule of law in these countries. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘unaccompanied 
alien children’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
279). 
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SEC. 4. STRATEGY ADDRESSING FACTORS DRIVING UNAC-
COMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN TO SEEK AD-
MISSION TO THE UNITED STATES. 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the heads of other Federal agencies 
that the Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to 
Congress a strategy to address the economic, social, and 
security factors driving large numbers of unaccompanied 
alien children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guate-
mala to seek admission to the United States. The strategy 
shall recommend future United States Government assist-
ance and technical support, and ensure the engagement 
of the national and local governments of El Salvador, 
Honduras, and Guatemala, and civil society organizations 
located in such countries. In general, the strategy shall 
prioritize the safety of vulnerable women and girls and 
make recommendations for improving the sheltering of vic-
tims of sexual violence and trafficking in the region. 
SEC. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICIES AND PRO-
GRAMMING TO PREVENT MIGRATION TO THE 
UNITED STATES. 
The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall coordinate with the heads 
of appropriate Federal agencies and the Governments of 
El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to promote public 
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policies which prioritize inclusive growth, poverty reduc-
tion, and sustainable alternatives to emigration. The Ad-
ministrator shall incorporate programming to assist com-
munities and economic sectors in such countries, including 
communities— 
(1) with high rates of migration to the United 
States; 
(2) in which individuals have been subjected to 
a severe form of trafficking in persons, or in which 
individuals are at a high risk of being subjected to 
a severe form of trafficking in persons; 
(3) which have a large number of individuals 
who have been removed from the United States re-
turned to that community; 
(4) affected by destabilizing levels of violence; 
or 
(5) that have developed partnerships with non-
governmental organizations based in the United 
States. 
SEC. 6. REPATRIATION PROGRAM FOR UNACCOMPANIED 
ALIEN CHILDREN. 
Section 235(a)(5)(A) of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(5)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘pilot’’. 
SEC. 7. AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR UNACCOMPANIED 
ALIEN CHILDREN. 
The Secretary of State shall designate an Ambas-
sador-at-Large for unaccompanied alien children. The 
Ambassador-at-Large shall formulate policies and re-
sponses to address the factors leading to child migration 
to the United States, and shall consult and coordinate 
with the relevant bureaus of the Department of State and 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
as well as with the Governments of El Salvador, Hon-
duras, Guatemala and Mexico and with other regional gov-
ernments, to develop and implement policies to safeguard 
the well-being of unaccompanied alien children, including 
the protection and care of such children. 
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