text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Child Welfare Response 
  to Trafficking Act of 2014''.
  
  SEC. 2. CAPTA AMENDMENTS.
  
      Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
  U.S.C. 5106a) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (b)--
                      (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                              (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                          clause (xxii); and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(xxiv) provisions and procedures to 
                          identify and assess reports involving children 
                          who are sex trafficking victims, and which may 
                          include provisions and procedures to identify 
                          and assess reports involving children who are 
                          victims of severe forms of trafficking in 
                          persons described in section of 103(9)(B) of 
                          the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
                          (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B));
                              ``(xxv) provisions and procedures for 
                          training representatives of the State child 
                          protective services systems about identifying 
                          and assessing children who are sex trafficking 
                          victims, and which may include provisions and 
                          procedures for such training with respect to 
                          children who are victims of severe forms of 
                          trafficking in persons described in section of 
                          103(9)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
                          Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)); and
                              ``(xxvi) provisions and procedures for 
                          identifying services (including the services 
                          provided by State law enforcement officials, 
                          the State juvenile justice system, and social 
                          service agencies, such as runaway and homeless 
                          youth shelters) and procedures for appropriate 
                          referral to address the needs of children who 
                          are sex trafficking victims, and which may 
                          include provisions and procedures for the 
                          identification of such services and procedures 
                          with respect to children who are victims of 
                          severe forms of trafficking in persons 
                          described in section of 103(9)(B) of the 
                          Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
                          U.S.C. 7102(9)(B));'';
                      (B) in paragraph (2)(D)--
                              (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                          clause (v);
                              (ii) by inserting ``and'' at the end of 
                          clause (vi); and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(vii) the provisions and procedures 
                          described in clauses (xxiv) and (xxvi) of 
                          subparagraph (B);''; and
                      (C) in paragraph (4)--
                              (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                          subparagraph (A);
                              (ii) by striking the period at the end of 
                          subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(C) Sex trafficking victim.--The term `sex 
                  trafficking victim' means a victim of--
                              ``(i) sex trafficking (as defined in 
                          section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims 
                          Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10))); 
                          or
                              ``(ii) a severe form of trafficking in 
                          persons described in section 103(9)(A) of such 
                          Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A)).''; and
              (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
              ``(17) The number of children identified under clause 
          (xxiv) of subsection (b)(2)(B), and of such children--
                      ``(A) the number identified as sex trafficking 
                  victims (as defined in subsection (b)(4)(C)); and
                      ``(B) in the case of a State that has provisions 
                  and procedures to identify children who are victims of 
                  severe forms of trafficking in persons described in 
                  section 103(9)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
                  Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)), the number so 
                  identified.''.
  
  SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
  
      (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
  of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
  the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
  Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
  Pension of the Senate, a report that--
              (1) describes the specific type and prevalence of severe 
          form of trafficking in persons to which children who are 
          identified for services or intervention under the placement, 
          care, or supervision of State, Indian tribe, or tribal 
          organization child welfare agencies have been subjected as of 
          the date of enactment of this Act;
              (2) summarizes the practices and protocols utilized by 
          States to identify and serve--
                      (A) under section 106(b)(2)(B) of the Child Abuse 
                  Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
                  5106a(b)(2)(B)), children who are victims of 
                  trafficking; and
                      (B) children who are at risk of becoming victims of 
                  trafficking; and
              (3) specifies any barriers in Federal laws or regulations 
          that may prevent identification and assessment of children who 
          are victims of trafficking, including an evaluation of the 
          extent to which States are able to address the needs of such 
          trafficked children without altering the definition of child 
          abuse and neglect under section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
          and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note).
      (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
              (1) Severe form of trafficking in persons.--The term 
          ``severe form of trafficking in persons'' has the meaning given 
          the term in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
          Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).
              (2) Victim of trafficking.--The term ``victim of 
          trafficking'' has the meaning given the term in section 103(15) 
          of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
          7102(15)).
  
              Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2014.
  
              Attest:
  
                                                   KAREN L. HAAS,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: .  Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to condition eligibility to receive a state grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs on inclusion in the state plan of a certification by the governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, that includes provisions and procedures to: (1) identify and assess reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims (and which may also involve children who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons), (2) train representatives of the state child protective services about identifying and assessing such children, and (3) identify services and procedures for appropriate referral to address the needs of such children. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on: (1) the specific type and prevalence of severe forms of trafficking in persons to which children have been subjected who are identified for services or intervention under the placement, care, or supervision of state, Indian tribe, or tribal organization child welfare agencies; (2) the practices and protocols utilized by states to identify and serve children who are, or are at-risk of becoming, victims of trafficking; and (3) any barriers in federal laws or regulations that may prevent identification and assessment of children who are such victims.
feat_title: Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014