text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Support for Missing and 
  Exploited Children Act of 2017''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Section 402 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
  5771) is amended--
              (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
              ``(1) each year tens of thousands of children run away, or 
          are abducted or removed, from the control of a parent having 
          legal custody without such parent's consent, under 
          circumstances which immediately place the child in grave 
          danger;'';
              (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);
              (3) in paragraph (6) by inserting ``, including child sex 
          trafficking and sextortion'' after ``exploitation'';
              (4) in paragraph (8) by adding ``and'' at the end;
              (5) by striking paragraph (9);
              (6) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows:
              ``(10) a key component of such programs is the National 
          Center for Missing and Exploited Children that--
                      ``(A) serves as a nonprofit, national resource 
                  center and clearinghouse to provide assistance to 
                  victims, families, child-serving professionals, and the 
                  general public;
                      ``(B) works with the Department of Justice, the 
                  Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States 
                  Marshals Service, the Department of the Treasury, the 
                  Department of State, the United States Immigration and 
                  Customs Enforcement, the United States Secret Service, 
                  the United States Postal Inspection Service, other 
                  agencies, and nongovernmental organizations in the 
                  effort to find missing children and to prevent child 
                  victimization; and
                      ``(C) coordinates with each of the missing children 
                  clearinghouses operated by the 50 States, the District 
                  of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and international 
                  organizations to transmit images and information 
                  regarding missing and exploited children to law 
                  enforcement, nongovernmental organizations, and 
                  corporate partners across the United States and around 
                  the world instantly.''; and
              (7) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (10) as 
          paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
      Section 403 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
  5772) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)--
                      (A) by striking ``legal custodian'' each place it 
                  appears and inserting ``parent'';
                      (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``custodian's'' 
                  and inserting ``parent's''; and
                      (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and 
                  the end and inserting a semicolon;
              (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and'' at the end;
              (3) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
          inserting ``; and''; and
              (4) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(4) the term `parent' includes a legal guardian or other 
          individual standing in loco parentis (such as a grandparent or 
          stepparent with whom the child lives, or an individual who is 
          legally responsible for the child's welfare).''.
  
  SEC. 4. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.
  
      Section 404 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
  5773) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (a)--
                      (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``telephone line'' 
                  and inserting ``hotline''; and
                      (B) in paragraph (6)(E)--
                              (i) by striking ``telephone line'' and 
                          inserting ``hotline'';
                              (ii) by striking ``(b)(1)(A) and'' and 
                          inserting ``(b)(1)(A),''; and
                              (iii) by inserting ``, and the number and 
                          types of reports to the tipline established 
                          under subsection (b)(1)(K)(i)'' before the 
                          semicolon at the end;
              (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                      (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) by striking ``telephone line'' each 
                          place it appears and inserting ``hotline''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``legal custodian'' and 
                          inserting ``parent'';
                      (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                              (i) in clause (i)--
                                      (I) by striking ``restaurant'' and 
                                  inserting ``food''; and
                                      (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                  end;
                              (ii) in clause (ii) by adding ``and'' at 
                          the end; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iii) innovative and model programs, 
                          services, and legislation that benefit missing 
                          and exploited children;'';
                      (C) by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G);
                      (D) by amending subparagraph (H) to read as 
                  follows:
                      ``(H) provide technical assistance and training to 
                  families, law enforcement agencies, State and local 
                  governments, elements of the criminal justice system, 
                  nongovernmental agencies, local educational agencies, 
                  and the general public--
                              ``(i) in the prevention, investigation, 
                          prosecution, and treatment of cases involving 
                          missing and exploited children;
                              ``(ii) to respond to foster children 
                          missing from the State child welfare system in 
                          coordination with child welfare agencies and 
                          courts handling juvenile justice and dependency 
                          matters; and
                              ``(iii) in the identification, location, 
                          and recovery of victims of, and children at 
                          risk for, child sex trafficking;'';
                      (E) by amending subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K) to 
                  read as follows:
                      ``(I) provide assistance to families, law 
                  enforcement agencies, State and local governments, 
                  nongovernmental agencies, child-serving professionals, 
                  and other individuals involved in the location and 
                  recovery of missing and abducted children, both 
                  nationally, and in cooperation with the Department of 
                  State, internationally;
                      ``(J) provide support and technical assistance to 
                  child-serving professionals involved in helping to 
                  recover missing and exploited children by searching 
                  public records databases to help in the identification, 
                  location, and recovery of such children, and help in 
                  the location and identification of potential abductors 
                  and offenders;
                      ``(K) provide forensic and direct on-site technical 
                  assistance and consultation to families, law 
                  enforcement agencies, child-serving professionals, and 
                  nongovernmental organizations in child abduction and 
                  exploitation cases, including facial reconstruction of 
                  skeletal remains and similar techniques to assist in 
                  the identification of unidentified deceased 
                  children;'';
                      (F) by striking subparagraphs (L) and (M);
                      (G) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as 
                  follows:
                      ``(N) provide training, technical assistance, and 
                  information to nongovernmental organizations relating 
                  to non-compliant sex offenders and to law enforcement 
                  agencies in identifying and locating such 
                  individuals;'';
                      (H) by striking subparagraph (P);
                      (I) by amending subparagraph (Q) to read as 
                  follows:
                      ``(Q) work with families, law enforcement agencies, 
                  electronic service providers, electronic payment 
                  service providers, technology companies, 
                  nongovernmental organizations, and others on methods to 
                  reduce the existence and distribution of online images 
                  and videos of sexually exploited children--
                              ``(i) by operating a tipline to provide to 
                          individuals and electronic service providers an 
                          effective means of reporting Internet-related 
                          and other instances of child sexual 
                          exploitation in the areas of--
                                      ``(I) possession, manufacture, and 
                                  distribution of child pornography;
                                      ``(II) online enticement of 
                                  children for sexual acts;
                                      ``(III) child sex trafficking;
                                      ``(IV) sex tourism involving 
                                  children;
                                      ``(V) extra familial child sexual 
                                  molestation;
                                      ``(VI) unsolicited obscene material 
                                  sent to a child;
                                      ``(VII) misleading domain names; 
                                  and
                                      ``(VIII) misleading words or 
                                  digital images on the Internet;
                          and subsequently to make such reports available 
                          to the appropriate law enforcement agency for 
                          its review and potential investigation;
                              ``(ii) by operating a child victim 
                          identification program to assist law 
                          enforcement agencies in identifying victims of 
                          child pornography and other sexual crimes to 
                          support the recovery of children from sexually 
                          exploitative situations; and
                              ``(iii) by utilizing emerging technologies 
                          to provide additional outreach and educational 
                          materials to parents and families;'';
                      (J) by striking subparagraph (R);
                      (K) by amending subparagraphs (S) and (T) to read 
                  as follows:
                      ``(S) develop and disseminate programs and 
                  information to families, child-serving professionals, 
                  law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, 
                  nongovernmental organizations, schools, local 
                  educational agencies, child-serving organizations, and 
                  the general public on--
                              ``(i) the prevention of child abduction and 
                          sexual exploitation;
                              ``(ii) Internet safety, including tips for 
                          social media and cyberbullying; and
                              ``(iii) sexting and sextortion; and
                      ``(T) provide technical assistance and training to 
                  local educational agencies, schools, State and local 
                  law enforcement agencies, individuals, and other 
                  nongovernmental organizations that assist with finding 
                  missing and abducted children in identifying and 
                  recovering such children.''; and
                      (L) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), (J), 
                  (K), (N), (O), (Q), (S), (T), (U), and (V) as 
                  subparagraphs (E) through (O), respectively.
  
  SEC. 5. GRANTS.
  
      Section 405 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
  5775) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (a)--
                      (A) in paragraph (7) by striking ``(as defined in 
                  section 403(1)(A))''; and
                      (B) in paragraph (8)--
                              (i) by striking ``legal custodians'' and 
                          inserting ``parents''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``custodians''' and 
                          inserting ``parents'''; and
              (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ``legal 
          custodians'' and inserting ``parents''.
  
  SEC. 6. REPORTING.
  
      The Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.) is 
  amended--
              (1) by redesignating sections 407 and 408 as section 408 
          and 409, respectively; and
              (2) by inserting after section 406 the following:
  
  ``SEC. 407. REPORTING.
  
      ``(a) Required Reporting.--As a condition of receiving funds under 
  section 404(b), the grant recipient shall, based solely on reports 
  received by the grantee and not involving any data collection by the 
  grantee other than those reports, annually provide to the Administrator 
  and make available to the general public, as appropriate--
              ``(1) the number of children nationwide who are reported to 
          the grantee as missing;
              ``(2) the number of children nationwide who are reported to 
          the grantee as victims of non-family abductions;
              ``(3) the number of children nationwide who are reported to 
          the grantee as victims of family abductions; and
              ``(4) the number of missing children recovered nationwide 
          whose recovery was reported to the grantee.
      ``(b) Incidence of Attempted Child Abductions.--As a condition of 
  receiving funds under section 404(b), the grant recipient shall--
              ``(1) track the incidence of attempted child abductions in 
          order to identify links and patterns;
              ``(2) provide such information to law enforcement agencies; 
          and
              ``(3) make such information available to the general 
          public, as appropriate.''.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2017.
  
              Attest:
  
                                                   KAREN L. HAAS,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 4, 2017.  Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation include victims of child sex trafficking and sextortion. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the definition of &quot;missing child&quot; to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian). It specifies that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent). (Sec. 4) It revises existing functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and adds new requirements for the NCMEC, including to:   provide training and technical assistance to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities respond to missing foster children and identify, locate, and recover child sex trafficking victims; provide forensic and direct on-site technical assistance, including facial reconstruction of skeletal remains, to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities identify deceased children;  provide training, technical assistance, and information to help law enforcement agencies and nongovernmental organizations identify and locate non-compliant sex offenders; and develop and disseminate programs and information on sexting and sextortion to families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities.  (Sec. 6) The NCMEC must make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions. 
feat_title: Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017