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Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act - Title I: Identifying and Protecting Youth At Risk of Sex Trafficking - (Sec. 101) Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to demonstrate that the state has developed policies and procedures for identifying and screening, and for determining appropriate state action and services with respect to, children over whom the state agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision who the state has reasonable cause to believe are victims of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons, or are at risk of being such victims.

Authorizes a state, at its option, to identify and screen any individual under age 26 without regard to whether the individual is or was in foster care under state responsibility.

(Sec. 102) Adds as state plan requirements: (1) the documenting and reporting to law enforcement authorities of instances of sex trafficking, as well as (2) the locating of and responding to children who have run away from foster care.

(Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress a summary of information on: (1) children who run away from foster care and their risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking; (2) state efforts to provide specialized services, foster family homes, or child care institutions for children who are victims of sex trafficking; and (3) state efforts to ensure children in foster care form long-lasting connections to caring adults, even when a child in foster care must move to another foster family home or when the child is placed under the supervision of a new caseworker.

Title II: Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care and Supporting Permanency - (Sec. 201) Requires the state authority or authorities designated by a state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to: (1) develop a reasonable and prudent parent standard for the child's participation in age or developmentally appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities; and (2) apply this standard to any foster family home or child care institution receiving funds under title IV part E.

Directs the Secretary to provide assistance to states on best practices for devising strategies to assist foster parents in applying a reasonable and prudent parent standard in a manner that protects child safety, while also allowing children to experience normal and beneficial activities.

 Requires that standards for child care institutions require, as a condition of any contract between an institution and the state agency, the presence on-site of at least one official designated as caregiver for a particular child who is authorized and trained to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard to decisions involving the child's participation in age- or developmentally-appropriate activities.

Requires that such standards also include policies related to the liability of foster parents and private entities under state contract involving application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard to a child's participation in approved activities. Allows a waiver of any non-safety standards only on a case-by-case basis in relative foster family homes for specific children in care.

(Sec. 202) Limits to children age 16 or older the option, in an initial permanency hearing, of being placed in a planned permanent living arrangement other than a return to home, referral for termination of parental rights, or placement for adoption, with a fit and willing relative (including an adult sibling), or with a legal guardian. Prescribes documentation and determination requirements for such an option.

(Sec. 203) Gives children age 14 and older authority to participate in the development of their own case plans, in consultation with up to two members of the case planning team.

Requires any such case plan to: (1) describe the child's rights with respect to education, health, visitation, and court participation, and to staying safe and avoiding exploitation; (2) ensure such rights are explained to the child in an age-appropriate way; and (3) require the child to be given a copy of the document, verified by an acknowledgment signed by the child.

(Sec. 204) Requires the case review system to assure that foster youth under age 16, unless in foster care less than six months or discharged to reunite with the youth's family or to be adopted, receive upon discharge a birth certificate, Social Security card, health insurance information, and medical records. Requires that any foster youth attaining age 18 also receive a fee-free (or low-fee) bank or credit union account, unless the youth after consultation with the case planning team chooses not to receive one.

Title III: Improving Data Collection and Reporting on Child Sex Trafficking - (Sec. 301) Includes sex trafficking data in the adoption and foster care analysis and reporting system (AFCARS).

Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the annual aggregate number of children in foster care identified as victims of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in described persons, together with such other appropriate information relating to the identification of, and provision of services for, that population of children.

(Sec. 302) Requires the Secretary to include in the annual report to Congress on state performance on child protection and child welfare program outcome measures any state-by-state data on children in foster care who have been placed in a child care institution or another setting that is not a foster family home, as well as state-by-state data on children in foster care who are pregnant or parenting.

Title IV: Improving the Use of Technologies to Increase Child Support Collections - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of SSA title IV to give the employer the option of using electronic transmission methods prescribed by the Secretary for income withholding in the collection and disbursement of child support payments.

preventing sex trafficking improving opportunities youth foster care act title identifying protecting youth risk sex trafficking sec amends foster care adoption assistance title social security act ssa require state plan foster care adoption assistance demonstrate state developed policies procedures identifying screening determining appropriate state action services respect children state agency responsibility placement care supervision state reasonable cause believe victims sex trafficking severe form trafficking persons risk victims authorizes state option identify screen individual age regard individual foster care state responsibility sec adds state plan requirements documenting reporting law enforcement authorities instances sex trafficking locating responding children run away foster care sec directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs report congress summary information children run away foster care risk victims sex trafficking state efforts provide specialized services foster family homes child care institutions children victims sex trafficking state efforts ensure children foster care form long lasting connections caring adults child foster care foster family home child placed supervision new caseworker title improving opportunities youth foster care supporting permanency sec requires state authority authorities designated state plan foster care adoption assistance develop reasonable prudent parent standard child participation age developmentally appropriate extracurricular enrichment cultural social activities apply standard foster family home child care institution receiving funds title directs secretary provide assistance states best practices devising strategies assist foster parents applying reasonable prudent parent standard manner protects child safety allowing children experience normal beneficial activities requires standards child care institutions require condition contract institution state agency presence site official designated caregiver particular child authorized trained apply reasonable prudent parent standard decisions involving child participation developmentally appropriate activities requires standards include policies related liability foster parents private entities state contract involving application reasonable prudent parent standard child participation approved activities allows waiver non safety standards case case basis relative foster family homes specific children care sec limits children age older option initial permanency hearing placed planned permanent living arrangement return home referral termination parental rights placement adoption fit willing relative including adult sibling legal guardian prescribes documentation determination requirements option sec gives children age older authority participate development case plans consultation members case planning team requires case plan describe child rights respect education health visitation court participation staying safe avoiding exploitation ensure rights child age appropriate way require child given copy document verified acknowledgment signed child sec requires case review system assure foster youth age foster care months discharged youth family adopted receive discharge birth certificate social_security card health insurance information medical records requires foster youth attaining age receive fee free low fee bank credit union account youth consultation case planning team chooses receive title iii includes sex trafficking data adoption foster care analysis reporting system afcars directs secretary report annually congress annual aggregate number children foster care identified victims sex trafficking severe form trafficking described persons appropriate information relating identification provision services population children sec requires secretary include annual report congress state performance child protection child welfare program outcome measures state state data children foster care placed child care institution setting foster family home state state data children foster care pregnant parenting title improving use technologies increase child support collections amends child support establishment paternity ssa title employer option electronic transmission methods prescribed secretary income withholding collection disbursement child support payments


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Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement Act or the BRAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the employees of local educational agencies (LEAs) who become aware of bullying to report to an LEA-designated individual, within seven business days: (1) the acts that constituted bullying; (2) the protected characteristic of the victim if the bullying included a reference to or was motivated by such an actual or perceived protected characteristic; and (3) the response of the LEA's employees.

Requires the LEA-designated individual, within 60 days after receiving such a report, to inform all the LEA's employees of the acts described and the response of the LEA's employees.

Requires each LEA to annually review its policies on bullying.

Directs each LEA to publish and make available to all of its students and their parents a quarterly report that: (1) summarizes the bullying reported since the previous quarterly report, (2) summarizes the responses to such bullying by the LEA's employees, (3) excludes any personally identifiable information of any student involved, and (4) informs the public of the right to file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the Department of Education regarding the LEA's failure to comply with this Act's requirements.

Directs the Assistant Secretary who heads the Office of Civil Rights to: (1) establish the complaint procedure and publish it on the Department's website; (2) investigate each complaint to determine if the LEA complied with this Act's requirements; (3) withhold ESEA funds from, issue a complaint against, or enter into a compliance agreement with a noncompliant LEA to bring it into compliance; and (4) make information about each complaint available on the Department's website.

Conditions each LEA's receipt of ESEA funds on the LEA: (1) annually certifying to the Secretary of Education in writing that it is in compliance with this Act's requirements, and (2) submitting its four most recent quarterly reports on bullying.

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National Child Protection Training Act - Directs the Attorney General, through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to establish a program to sustain at least four regional training centers affiliated with institutions of higher education.

Requires the regional training centers to: (1) develop model interdisciplinary undergraduate curricula on recognizing and responding to cases of child maltreatment that consists of at least a three-course certificate program or minor degree; (2) develop related model graduate curricula for medical schools, law schools, seminaries, and other institutions of higher education that instruct students likely to become child protection professionals or other professionals required by law to report cases of child maltreatment; (3) disseminate such curricula, upon the Attorney General's approval, to institutions of higher education; (4) develop "laboratory" training facilities that allow for simulated, interactive, and intensive training of students preparing for child protection careers as well as child protection professionals currently in the field; (5) assist communities in developing evidence-based prevention programs; and (6) assist states in developing and maintaining forensic interview training programs.

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Protecting Our Children Act - Amends the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 to exempt from its prohibition against lie detector use the employers of prospective employees who care for or supervise or interact with unsupervised children on a frequent basis.

Requires such prospective employees to be given reasonable written notice of the date, time, and location of the polygraph test and of their right to consult with legal counsel or an employee representative before each phase of the test.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act - Title I: Protecting Children and Youth At Risk of Sex Trafficking - Subtitle A: Identifying and Protecting Children and Youth at Risk of Sex Trafficking - (Sec. 101) Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to demonstrate that the state agency has developed policies and procedures for identifying, documenting in agency records, and determining appropriate services with respect to, any child or youth over whom the state agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision who the state has reasonable cause to believe is, or is at risk of being, a victim of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.

Authorizes a state, at its option, to identify and document any individual under age 26 without regard to whether the individual is or was in foster care under state responsibility.

(Sec. 102) Adds as a state plan requirement the reporting to law enforcement authorities of instances of sex trafficking.

(Sec. 103) Includes sex trafficking data in the adoption and foster care analysis and reporting system (AFCARS).

(Sec. 104) Adds also as a state plan requirement the locating of and responding to children who have run away from foster care.

Directs the state agency to report immediately information on missing or abducted children or youth to law enforcement authorities for entry into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on information about: (1) children who run away from foster care and their risk of becoming sex trafficking victims, (2) state efforts to provide specialized services, foster family homes, child care institutions, or other forms of placement for children who are sex trafficking victims; and (3) state efforts to ensure children in foster care form and maintain long-lasting connections to caring adults, even when a child in foster care must move to another foster family home or when the child is placed under the supervision of a new caseworker.

Subtitle B: Improving Opportunities for Children in Foster Care and Supporting Permanency - (Sec. 111) Requires the designated state authority or authorities to: (1) develop a reasonable and prudent parent standard for the child's participation in age or developmentally appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities; and (2) apply this standard to any foster family home or child care institution receiving funds under title IV part E. Directs the Secretary to provide assistance to states on best practices for devising strategies to assist foster parents in applying a reasonable and prudent parent standard in a manner that protects child safety, while also allowing children to experience normal and beneficial activities.

Requires that standards for child care institutions require, as a condition of any contract between an institution and the state agency, the presence on-site of at least one official designated as caregiver for a particular child who is authorized and trained to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard to decisions involving the child's participation in age- or developmentally-appropriate activities.

Requires that such standards also include policies related to the liability of foster parents and private entities under state contract involving application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard to a child's participation in these activities.

Makes it a purpose of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to ensure that children who are likely to remain in foster care until age 18 have regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally-appropriate activities. Authorizes increased appropriations for the program beginning in FY2020.

(Sec. 112) Limits to children age 16 or older the option, in an initial permanency hearing, of being placed in a planned permanent living arrangement other than a return to home, referral for termination of parental rights, or placement for adoption, with a fit and willing relative (including an adult sibling), or with a legal guardian. Prescribes documentation and determination requirements for such an option.

Prescribes requirements for approval of the case plan and the case system review procedure for any child for whom another planned permanent living arrangement is the permanency plan determined for the child. Specifies as requirements at each permanency hearing: (1) documentation of intensive, ongoing, unsuccessful efforts for family placement; (2) redetermination of the appropriateness of the child's permanent placement or, if more appropriate, another planned permanent living arrangement; and (3) demonstration of state agency support for the child's engaging in age or developmentally-appropriate activities and social events.

(Sec. 113) Gives children age 14 and older authority to participate in: (1) the development of their own case plans, in consultation with up to two members of the case planning team; as well as (2) transitional planning for a successful adulthood. Specifies additional requirements for a case plan, including specification of a child's rights with respect to education, health, visitation, and court participation, the right to be provided with certain documents (indicated in Sec. 114), and the right to stay safe and avoid exploitation.

(Sec. 114) Requires the case review system to assure that foster children leaving foster care because of having attained age 18 (or a greater age the state has elected), unless in foster care less than six months, are not discharged without being provided with a copy of their birth certificate, Social Security card, health insurance information, copy of medical records, and a driver's license or equivalent state-issued identification card.

(Sec. 115) Requires the Secretary to include in the annual report to Congress on state performance on child protection and child welfare program outcome measures any state-by-state data on children in foster care who have been placed in a child care institution or another setting that is not a foster family home, as well as state-by-state data on children in foster care who are pregnant or parenting.

Subtitle C: National Advisory Committee - (Sec. 121) Amends SSA title XI to establish the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States to advise the Secretary and the Attorney General on practical and general policies concerning improvements to the nation's response to the sex trafficking of children and youth in the United States.

Title II: Improving Adoption Incentives and Extending Family Connection Grants - Subtitle A: Improving Adoption Incentive Payments - (Sec. 201) Amends SSA title IV part E to extend through FY2016 the adoption incentive program.

Revises state eligibility requirements to repeal the requirement based on the number of foster child adoptions during the fiscal year.

Revises the formula for determining the amount of an incentive award to a state, increasing the basic dollar amounts.

Repeals the formula for an increased incentive payment to a state for exceeding its highest ever foster child adoption rate. Replaces it with requirements for an increased incentive payment during FY2013-FY2015 for each timely adoption state determined by the average number of 24 months or fewer between removal of children from their foster care homes to their placement in finalized adoptions.

Prescribes base rates for:

 foster child adoptions, pre-adolescent child adoptions and pre-adolescent foster child guardianships, older child adoptions and older foster child guardianships, and foster child guardianships. (Sec. 203) Renames the adoption incentive program as the adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments program.

(Sec. 204) Requires a state to use its incentive payment to supplement, but not supplant, any federal or non-federal funds used to provide specified child and family services (including post-adoption services) or foster care and adoption assistance.

(Sec. 205) Increases from 24 to 36 months the period for which incentive payments are available for expenditure.

(Sec. 206) Requires states to report annually to the Secretary on the calculation and use of savings resulting from the phase-out of eligibility requirements for adoption assistance. Requires a state to spend at least 30% of specified savings on post-adoption services, post guardianship services, and services to support and sustain positive permanent outcomes for children who otherwise might enter into foster care under the responsibility of the state, with at least 66% of the spending to comply with such 30% requirement.

(Sec. 207) Preserves the eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship assistance payments when a guardian is replaced with a successor guardian.

(Sec. 208) Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations providing for the collection and analysis of information regarding children who enter into foster care under the supervision of a state after prior finalization of an adoption or legal guardianship.

(Sec. 209) Requires notification of parents of a sibling, where the parent has legal custody of the sibling, when a child is removed from parental custody.

Subtitle B: Extending the Family Connection Grant Program - (Sec. 221) Extends the family connection grant program through FY2014.

Makes universities eligible for matching grants under the program.

Requires a kinship navigator to promote partnerships between public and private agencies to increase their knowledge of the needs of other individuals willing and able to be foster parents for children in foster care under state responsibility who are themselves parents in order to promote better services for those families.

Repeals the mandatory reservation of $5 million per fiscal year for grants to implement kinship navigator programs.

Title III: Improving International Child Support Recovery - (Sec. 301) Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to direct the Secretary to use the authorities otherwise provided by law to ensure U.S. compliance with any multilateral child support convention to which the United States is a party.

Grants the entity designated as a Central Authority for child support enforcement in a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country access to the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS).

Grants states the option to require individuals in a foreign country to apply through their country's appropriate Central Authority for child support enforcement services in a foreign reciprocating or foreign treaty country.

Allows the collection of past due support from federal tax refunds for state services for establishment of paternity and child support enforcement requested by a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign country with which the state has an arrangement.

Revises state law requirements involving the use of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

(Sec. 302) Grants Indian tribes access to FPLS.

Treats an Indian tribe or tribal organization operating a child support enforcement program to be a state with authority to conduct specified kinds of experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects to assist in promoting child support objectives. Allows waiver of certain requirements in order to carry out such projects.

(Sec. 303) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) establishing parenting time arrangements when obtaining child support orders is an important goal which should be accompanied by strong family violence safeguards, and (2) states should use existing funding sources to support the establishment of parenting time arrangements.

(Sec. 304) Prescribes requirements for data exchange standards for improved interoperability.

(Sec. 305) Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with the strategic plan, to review and provide recommendations for cost-effective improvements to the child support enforcement program, and ensure that the plan addresses the effectiveness and performance of the program, analyzes program practices, identifies possible new collection tools and approaches, and identifies strategies for holding parents accountable.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on policy options for improvements in child support enforcement.

(Sec. 306) Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of SSA title IV to give the employer the option of using electronic transmission methods prescribed by the Secretary for income withholding in the collection and disbursement of child support payments.

Title IV: Budgetary Effects - (Sec. 401) Requires that the budgetary effects of this Act, for purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, be determined by appropriate reference to "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation."

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extracurricular enrichment cultural social activities apply standard foster family home child care institution receiving funds title secretary provide assistance states best practices devising strategies assist foster parents applying reasonable prudent parent standard manner protects child safety allowing children experience normal beneficial activities requires standards child care institutions require condition contract institution state agency presence site official designated caregiver particular child authorized trained apply reasonable prudent parent standard decisions involving child participation developmentally appropriate activities requires standards include policies related liability foster parents private entities state contract involving application reasonable prudent parent standard child participation activities makes purpose ensure children likely remain foster care age regular ongoing opportunities engage age developmentally appropriate activities authorizes increased appropriations program beginning fy2020 sec limits children age older option initial permanency hearing placed planned permanent living arrangement return home referral termination parental rights placement adoption fit willing relative including adult sibling legal guardian prescribes documentation determination requirements option prescribes requirements approval case plan case system review procedure child planned permanent living arrangement permanency plan determined child specifies requirements permanency hearing documentation intensive ongoing unsuccessful efforts family placement redetermination appropriateness child permanent placement appropriate planned permanent living arrangement demonstration state agency support child engaging age developmentally appropriate activities social events sec gives children age older authority participate development case plans consultation members case planning team transitional planning successful adulthood specifies additional requirements case plan including specification child rights respect education health visitation court participation right provided certain documents indicated sec right stay safe avoid exploitation sec requires case review system assure foster children leaving foster care having attained age greater age state elected foster care months discharged provided copy birth certificate social_security card health insurance information copy medical records driver license equivalent state issued identification card sec requires secretary include annual report congress state performance child protection child welfare program outcome measures state state data children foster care placed child care institution setting foster family home state state data children foster care pregnant parenting subtitle national advisory committee sec amends ssa title establish sex trafficking children youth united_states advise secretary attorney general practical general policies concerning improvements nation response sex trafficking children youth united_states title improving adoption incentives extending family connection grants subtitle improving adoption incentive payments sec amends ssa title extend fy2016 adoption incentive program revises state eligibility requirements repeal requirement based number foster child adoptions fiscal year revises formula determining incentive award state increasing basic dollar amounts repeals formula increased incentive payment state exceeding highest foster child adoption rate replaces requirements increased incentive payment fy2013 fy2015 timely adoption state determined average number months fewer removal children foster care homes placement finalized adoptions prescribes base rates foster child adoptions pre adolescent child adoptions pre adolescent foster child older child adoptions older foster child foster child sec renames adoption incentive program adoption legal guardianship incentive payments program sec requires state use incentive payment supplement supplant federal non federal funds provide specified child family services including post adoption services foster care adoption assistance sec increases months period incentive payments available expenditure sec requires states report annually secretary calculation use savings resulting phase eligibility requirements adoption assistance requires state spend specified savings post adoption services post guardianship services services support sustain positive permanent outcomes children enter foster care responsibility state spending comply requirement sec preserves eligibility child kinship guardianship assistance payments guardian replaced successor guardian sec directs secretary promulgate regulations providing collection analysis information children enter foster care supervision state prior finalization adoption legal guardianship sec requires notification parents sibling parent legal custody sibling child removed parental custody subtitle extending family connection grant program sec extends family connection grant program fy2014 makes universities eligible matching grants program requires kinship navigator promote partnerships public private agencies increase knowledge needs individuals willing able foster parents children foster care state responsibility parents order promote better services families repeals mandatory reservation million fiscal year grants implement kinship navigator programs title iii improving international child support recovery sec amends ssa title child support establishment paternity direct secretary use authorities provided law ensure compliance multilateral child support convention united_states party grants entity designated central_authority child support enforcement foreign reciprocating country foreign treaty country access federal_parent_locator_service grants states option require individuals foreign country apply country appropriate central_authority child support enforcement services foreign reciprocating foreign treaty country allows collection past support federal tax refunds state services establishment paternity child support enforcement requested foreign reciprocating country foreign country state arrangement revises state law requirements involving use sec grants indian tribes access treats indian tribe tribal organization operating child support enforcement program state authority conduct specified kinds experimental pilot demonstration projects assist promoting child support objectives allows waiver certain requirements order carry projects sec expresses sense congress establishing parenting time arrangements obtaining child support orders important goal accompanied strong family violence safeguards states use existing funding sources support establishment parenting time arrangements sec prescribes requirements data exchange standards improved interoperability sec directs secretary conjunction strategic plan review provide recommendations cost effective improvements child support enforcement program ensure plan addresses effectiveness performance program analyzes program practices identifies possible new collection tools approaches identifies strategies holding parents accountable directs secretary report congress policy options improvements child support enforcement sec amends child support establishment paternity ssa title employer option electronic transmission methods prescribed secretary income withholding collection disbursement child support payments title budgetary effects sec requires budgetary effects act purposes complying statutory pay act determined appropriate reference budgetary effects paygo legislation


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Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definition of "full amount of the victim's losses" for purposes of provisions governing mandatory restitution of victims of offenses involving sexual exploitation and other abuse of children to include medical services, physical and occupational therapy or rehabilitation, and lost income for the victim's lifetime, as well as any losses suffered by the victim from any sexual act or conduct in preparation for or during the production of child pornography depicting the victim involved in the offense.

Sets forth guidelines for determining restitution where the victim of of a specified child pornography offense was harmed by one defendant (requiring restitution for not less than the full amount of the victim's losses) or by more than one defendant (requiring restitution for not more than the full amount of the victim's losses and not less than specified minimum amounts for certain offenses).

Requires joint and several liability where there are multiple defendants and allows each defendant who is ordered to pay restitution and who has made full payment to the victim equal to or exceeding the specified minimum amount to recover contribution from any other defendant ordered to pay. Sets forth contribution claim procedures.

Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress within one year after enactment of this Act on any progress of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in obtaining restitution for victims of such offenses.

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Summary: Partnering to Abolish Child Trafficking Act or the PACT Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) child protection compacts, (2) countries with which the United States may enter into a child protection compact, and (3) related assistance.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

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Summary: Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include among the required uses of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children operation of a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking, including child prostitution (currently, in the area of child prostitution).

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Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes appropriations for the grant program under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Includes the training of school personnel to recognize child sexual abuse among the uses of grants to states and subgrants to local educational agencies and partnerships under that program.

helping schools protect children act reauthorizes appropriations grant program teacher principal_training recruiting fund title preparing training recruiting high quality teachers principals elementary secondary education act includes training school personnel recognize child sexual abuse uses grants states subgrants local educational agencies partnerships program


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Avonte's Law Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to law enforcement agencies to: (1) reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some individuals with autism and other disabilities, and (2) safeguard the well-being of individuals with disabilities during interactions with law enforcement.

Requires grant awards to be used to: (1) provide education and resources to law enforcement agencies, first responders, schools, clinicians, and the public in order to reduce the risk of wandering by such individuals, help to identify signs of abuse in such individuals, increase their personal safety and survival skills, and facilitate effective communication with individuals who have communication-related disabilities; (2) provide training and emergency protocols for school administrators, staff, and families; (3) provide response tools and training for law enforcement and search-and-rescue agencies, including tracking technology; or (4) provide response tools and training to law enforcement agencies in order to recognize and respond to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Directs the Attorney General to establish standards and best practices relating to the use of tracking technology to monitor children with autism and other disabilities. Requires each law enforcement agency that receives a grant to comply with any such standards and best practices.

avonte law act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize attorney general grants law enforcement agencies reduce risk injury death relating wandering characteristics individuals autism disabilities safeguard individuals disabilities interactions law enforcement requires grant awards provide education resources law enforcement agencies responders schools clinicians public order reduce risk wandering individuals help identify signs abuse individuals increase personal safety survival skills facilitate effective communication individuals communication related disabilities provide training emergency protocols school administrators staff families provide response tools training law enforcement search rescue agencies including tracking technology provide response tools training law enforcement agencies order recognize respond individuals intellectual developmental disabilities directs attorney general establish standards best practices relating use tracking technology monitor children autism disabilities requires law enforcement agency receives grant comply standards best practices


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Domestic Violence Enhanced Penalty Act of 2014 or Candace's Law - Directs a state to provide by law enhanced sentencing requirements for persons convicted of committing, or attempting to commit, an act of domestic violence in the presence of minor children.

Prohibits a state that fails within two years to implement this Act substantially from receiving 20% of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to it for the fiscal year under the Violence Against Women Act of 2000.

Allows for reasonable alternative procedures or accommodations for compliance by a state that is unable to implement this Act substantially because of a conflict with the state constitution.

domestic violence enhanced penalty act law directs state provide law enhanced sentencing requirements persons convicted committing attempting commit act domestic violence presence minor children prohibits state fails years implement act substantially receiving funds allocated fiscal year violence_against_women_act allows reasonable alternative procedures accommodations compliance state unable implement act substantially conflict state constitution


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Children's Recovery from Trauma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI). Requires the NCTSI coordinating center to: (1) collect, analyze, and report NCTSI child outcome and process data for the purpose of establishing the effectiveness, implementation, and clinical utility of early identification and delivery of treatment and services delivered to children and families served by the NCTSI grantees; (2) oversee interprofessional training initiatives in treatments, interventions, and practices offered to NCTSI grantees and providers in all child-serving systems; and (3) collaborate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the dissemination of interventions, treatments, products, and other resources to all child-serving systems and policymakers.

Directs the Secretary to establish consensus-driven, in-person or teleconference review of NCTSI applications by child trauma experts and review criteria related to expertise and experience related to child trauma and evidence-based practices.

Requires the Secretary, in awarding grants under NCTSI, to prioritize expertise and experience in the field of trauma-related disorders over geographic distribution of grantees.

Extends the duration of a grant from five years to six years. Gives expertise and experience in the field of trauma-related disorders priority for new and continuing awards.

trauma act amends public_health_service_act reauthorize revise national child traumatic stress initiative nctsi requires nctsi coordinating center collect analyze report nctsi child outcome process data purpose establishing effectiveness implementation clinical utility early identification delivery treatment services delivered children families served nctsi grantees oversee training initiatives treatments interventions practices offered nctsi grantees providers child serving systems collaborate secretary health_and_human_services hhs dissemination interventions treatments products resources child serving systems policymakers directs secretary establish consensus driven person review nctsi applications child trauma experts review criteria related expertise experience related child trauma evidence based practices requires secretary awarding grants nctsi prioritize expertise experience field trauma related disorders geographic distribution grantees extends duration grant years years gives expertise experience field trauma related disorders priority new continuing awards


Summary: Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include the training of school personnel to recognize child sexual abuse among the uses of grants to states and subgrants to local educational agencies and partnerships under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II.

helping schools protect children act amends elementary secondary education act include training school personnel recognize child sexual abuse uses grants states subgrants local educational agencies partnerships teacher principal_training recruiting fund title


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Child Sex Trafficking Data and Response Act of 2013 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to provide that for each child over whom the state has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision, the state agency shall: (1) identify and document in agency records each child identified as a victim of sex trafficking, including severe forms of trafficking in certain persons; and (2) report immediately, within 24 hours,any information on missing or abducted children to the law enforcement authorities for entry into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Requires such plans also to contain a regularly updated description of the specific measures the state agency has taken to protect and provide services to child victims of sex trafficking, including efforts to coordinate with state law enforcement, juvenile justice, and social service agencies such as runaway and homeless youth shelters to serve that population.

Requires the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) to provide comprehensive national information with respect to the aggregate number of children in foster care identified as victims of sex trafficking.

Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require any law enforcement agency that entered a missing child report into the NCIC to notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of each report received relating to a child reported missing from a foster care family home or childcare institution.

Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that the state plan under the Act certifies that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, relating to child abuse and neglect that includes provisions and procedures requiring: (1) identification and assessment of all reports involving child victims of sex trafficking, and (2) training child protective services workers about identifying and providing comprehensive services for such children.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on issues related to identifying, and providing services for, victims of labor trafficking within the child welfare system.

child sex trafficking data response_act amends foster care adoption assistance title social security act require state plans foster care adoption assistance provide child state responsibility placement care supervision state agency shall identify document agency records child identified victim sex trafficking including severe forms trafficking certain persons report immediately hours information missing abducted children law enforcement authorities entry national_crime_information_center ncic database federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi requires plans contain regularly updated description specific measures state agency taken protect provide services child victims sex trafficking including efforts coordinate state law enforcement juvenile justice social service agencies runaway homeless youth shelters serve population requires adoption foster care analysis reporting system afcars provide comprehensive national information respect aggregate number children foster care identified victims sex trafficking amends crime_control_act require law enforcement agency entered missing child report ncic notify national_center_for_missing exploited children report received relating child reported missing foster care family home childcare institution amends child abuse prevention treatment act require state plan act certifies state effect enforcing state law operating statewide program relating child abuse neglect includes provisions procedures requiring identification assessment reports involving child victims sex trafficking training child protective services workers identifying providing comprehensive services children directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs report congress issues related identifying providing services victims labor trafficking child welfare system


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Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act of 2013 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish policies and procedures to streamline the process of obtaining state and national criminal history background checks on covered individuals, and (2) establish a criminal history review program to provide covered entities with reliable and accurate information on the criminal history of a covered individual.

Defines "covered entity" as any business or organization that provides, or licenses, certifies, or coordinates individuals or organizations to provide, care, care placement, supervision, treatment, education, training, instruction, or recreation to children.

Defines "covered individual" as an individual who: (1) has, seeks to have, or may have unsupervised access to vulnerable populations (i.e., elderly, disabled, and children) served by a covered entity; (2) is employed by or volunteers with, or seeks to be employed by or volunteer with, a covered entity; (3) owns or operates, or seeks to own or operate, a covered entity; or (4) is an employer or employee in the electronic life and safety security systems industry.

child protection improvements electronic life safety security systems act amends national child protection act direct attorney general establish policies procedures streamline process obtaining state national criminal history background checks covered individuals establish criminal history review program provide covered entities reliable accurate information criminal history covered individual defines covered entity business organization provides licenses certifies coordinates individuals organizations provide care care placement supervision treatment education training instruction recreation children defines covered individual individual seeks unsupervised access vulnerable populations elderly disabled children served covered entity employed volunteers seeks employed volunteer covered entity owns operates seeks operate covered entity employer employee electronic life safety security systems industry


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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from performing or attempting to perform an abortion except in conformity with this Act's requirements.

Requires the physician to first determine the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child, or reasonably rely upon such a determination made by another physician, by making inquiries of the pregnant woman and performing such medical examinations and tests as a reasonably prudent physician would consider necessary.

Prohibits the abortion from being performed if the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater, except: (1) where necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury, excluding psychological or emotional conditions; or (2) where the pregnancy is the result of rape, or the result of incest against a minor, if the rape has been reported at any time prior to the abortion to an appropriate law enforcement agency, or if the incest has been reported at any time prior to the abortion to an appropriate law enforcement agency or to a government agency legally authorized to act on reports of child abuse or neglect. Permits a physician to terminate a pregnancy under such an exception only in the manner that provides the best opportunity for the unborn child to survive, unless that manner would pose a greater risk than other available methods would pose of the death or substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, excluding psychological or emotional conditions, of the pregnant woman.

Subjects individuals who violate this Act to a fine, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. Bars prosecution of a woman upon whom an abortion is performed in violation of this Act for violating or conspiring to violate this Act.

Defines "abortion" to mean the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device to intentionally kill an unborn child or to intentionally terminate a pregnancy with an intention other than: (1) after viability, to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child; or (2) to remove a dead unborn child.

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues

pain capable unborn child protection act amends federal criminal code prohibit person performing attempting perform abortion conformity act requirements requires physician determine probable post fertilization age unborn child reasonably rely determination physician making inquiries pregnant woman performing medical examinations tests reasonably prudent physician consider necessary prohibits abortion performed probable post fertilization age unborn child weeks greater necessary save life pregnant woman life endangered physical disorder illness injury excluding psychological emotional conditions pregnancy result rape result incest minor rape reported time prior abortion appropriate law enforcement agency incest reported time prior abortion appropriate law enforcement agency government agency legally authorized act reports child abuse neglect permits physician terminate pregnancy exception manner provides best opportunity unborn child survive manner pose greater risk available methods pose death substantial irreversible physical impairment major bodily function excluding psychological emotional conditions pregnant woman subjects individuals violate act fine imprisonment years bars prosecution woman abortion performed violation act violating conspiring violate act defines abortion mean use prescription instrument medicine drug substance device intentionally kill unborn child intentionally terminate pregnancy intention viability produce live birth preserve life health child remove dead unborn child


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Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to report every 3 years to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on the penalties for violations of laws prohibiting child abuse in each state (defined as each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory), including whether the laws of each state provide for enhanced penalties when a victim suffers serious bodily injury or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of any mental or emotional function.

Amends the federal criminal code to apply certain increased criminal penalties against any person who commits domestic assault and who has a final conviction on at least two separate prior occasions under state, federal, or tribal court proceedings (an habitual offender) for offenses that would be, if subject to federal jurisdiction, assault, sexual abuse, or a serious violent felony against a spouse or intimate partner (as under current law) or against a child of, or in the care of, the person committing the offense.

directs attorney general report years house senate judiciary committees penalties violations laws prohibiting child abuse state defined states district_of_columbia territory including laws state provide enhanced penalties victim suffers bodily injury permanent protracted loss impairment mental emotional function amends federal criminal code apply certain increased criminal penalties person commits domestic assault final conviction separate prior occasions state federal tribal court proceedings habitual offender offenses subject federal jurisdiction assault sexual abuse violent felony spouse intimate partner current law child care person committing offense


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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for: (1) the children's advocacy program; (2) grants from the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop and implement multidisciplinary child abuse investigation and prosecution programs; and (3) grants to national organizations to provide technical assistance and training to attorneys and others instrumental to the criminal prosecution of child abuse cases in state or federal courts, for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases.

Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct audits of grant recipients to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. Defines an "unresolved audit finding" as a finding in the final audit report of the Inspector General that the audited grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost and that is not closed or resolved within 12 months from the date when the final audit report is issued and any appeal has been completed. Directs the Administrator to give priority for grants to eligible entities that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the three fiscal years prior to submitting an application for a grant. Disqualifies a grant recipient that is found to have an unresolved audit finding from receiving grant funds during the following two fiscal years. Directs the Administrator, if an entity is awarded grant funds during the two-fiscal-year period in which the entity is barred from receiving grants, to: (1) deposit an amount equal to the funds that were improperly awarded into the General Fund of the Treasury, and (2) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund from such entity.

Prohibits the Administrator from awarding a grant to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax on unrelated business income.

Requires each nonprofit organization awarded a grant that uses prescribed procedures to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, directors, trustees and key employees to disclose to the Administrator in the grant application the process for determining such compensation, the comparability data used, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.

Prohibits amounts authorized to be appropriated to DOJ from being used by the Administrator, or by any individual or organization awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement, to host or support any expenditure for conferences that uses more than $20,000 in DOJ funds, without prior written authorization by the Deputy Attorney General or other specified officials.

Directs the Deputy Attorney General to submit an annual report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on all approved conference expenditures.

Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to permit surplus amounts in the Crime Victims Fund to be used only for a Victim Notification System and for the U.S. Attorneys Offices and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide and to improve services for the benefit of crime victims in the federal criminal justice system (current law) through victim coordinators, victims' specialists, and advocates, including for the administrative support of such coordinators and advocates.

measure amended passed senate june summary version repeated victims child abuse act reauthorization act amends victims child abuse act authorize appropriations fy2014-fy2018 children advocacy program grants administrator office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency prevention develop implement multidisciplinary child abuse investigation prosecution programs grants national organizations provide technical assistance training attorneys instrumental criminal prosecution child abuse cases state federal courts purpose improving quality criminal prosecution cases directs inspector general department_of_justice doj conduct audits grant recipients prevent waste fraud abuse funds grantees defines unresolved audit finding finding final audit report inspector general audited grantee utilized grant funds unauthorized expenditure unallowable cost closed resolved months date final audit report issued appeal completed directs administrator priority grants eligible entities unresolved audit finding fiscal years prior submitting application grant disqualifies grant recipient found unresolved audit finding receiving grant funds following fiscal years directs administrator entity awarded grant funds fiscal year period entity barred receiving grants deposit equal funds improperly awarded general_fund_of_the_treasury seek recoup costs repayment fund entity prohibits administrator awarding grant nonprofit organization holds money offshore accounts purpose avoiding paying tax unrelated business income requires nonprofit organization awarded grant uses prescribed procedures create rebuttable presumption reasonableness compensation officers directors trustees key employees disclose administrator grant application process determining compensation comparability data contemporaneous substantiation deliberation decision prohibits amounts authorized appropriated doj administrator individual organization awarded discretionary funds cooperative agreement host support expenditure conferences uses doj funds prior written authorization deputy attorney general specified officials directs deputy attorney general submit annual report senate approved conference expenditures amends victims crime act permit surplus amounts crime_victims_fund victim notification system attorneys offices federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi provide improve services benefit crime victims federal criminal justice system current law victim coordinators victims specialists advocates including administrative support coordinators advocates


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Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and publish guidelines to assist state, Indian tribe, and tribal organization child welfare agencies and juvenile and family courts in efforts to serve appropriately youth who are victims of trafficking and youth at-risk of becoming such.

Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to require reasonable efforts be made to: (1) identify as a victim of trafficking and document appropriately in agency records each child who is such a victim over whom the agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision; and (2) specify in agency records the type of trafficking to which the child has been subjected.

Requires the plan to require the agency to report within 72 hours to appropriate law enforcement agencies for entry into the National Crime Information Center database the identity of each child to whom the agency is providing child welfare services who is missing or has been abducted or is identified as a victim of trafficking.

Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the state plan for use of a grant for a child abuse or neglect prevention program to contain an assurance that the state law has in place provisions and procedures for the assessment and identification of victims of trafficking, as well as comprehensive training and services to serve such victims.

strengthening child welfare response human trafficking act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs develop publish guidelines assist state indian tribe tribal organization child welfare agencies juvenile family courts efforts serve appropriately youth victims trafficking youth risk amends foster care adoption assistance title social security act require state plan foster care adoption assistance require reasonable efforts identify victim trafficking document appropriately agency records child victim agency responsibility placement care supervision specify agency records type trafficking child subjected requires plan require agency report hours appropriate law enforcement agencies entry national_crime_information_center database identity child agency providing child welfare services missing abducted identified victim trafficking amends child abuse prevention treatment act require state plan use grant child abuse neglect prevention program contain assurance state law place provisions procedures assessment identification victims trafficking comprehensive training services serve victims


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Protecting Youth At-Risk for Sex Trafficking Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state agency under its foster care and adoption assistance program plan to demonstrate to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) that it has developed, and is implementing, policies and procedures for identifying and screening any child who the state has reasonable cause to believe is a victim of sex trafficking or is at risk of being a victim of trafficking.

Prescribes additional case plan and case review system requirements for placement of a child in another planned permanent living arrangement.

Requires a permanency plan for a child age 14 or older to be developed in consultation with the child, and allows the child to choose up to two members of his or her case planning team.

Requires foster youth to be discharged from care only if provided with an official birth certificate, a Social Security card, a driver's license or equivalent state-issued identification care, and a fee-free (or low-fee) bank account. Subjects any state to an administrative penalty for noncompliance.

Requires the state plan to require the state agency to: (1) identify and document each child who is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and (2) report to law enforcement authorities within 24 hours after receiving any information on missing or abducted children for entry into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Amends part A of SSA title XI to require the head of each federal agency to report to Congress recommendations for expanding safe housing for youth victims of trafficking.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Domestic Sex Trafficking.

protecting youth risk sex trafficking act amends foster care adoption assistance title social security act ssa require state agency foster care adoption assistance program plan demonstrate secretary health_and_human_services hhs developed implementing policies procedures identifying screening child state reasonable cause believe victim sex trafficking risk victim trafficking prescribes additional case plan case review system requirements placement child planned permanent living arrangement requires permanency plan child age older developed consultation child allows child choose members case planning team requires foster youth discharged care provided official birth certificate social_security card driver license equivalent state issued identification care fee free low fee bank account subjects state administrative penalty noncompliance requires state plan require state agency identify document child victim sex trafficking victim severe forms trafficking persons report law enforcement authorities hours receiving information missing abducted children entry national_crime_information_center ncic database federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi amends ssa title require head federal agency report congress recommendations expanding safe housing youth victims trafficking directs secretary establish


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Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to require the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to be used (among other things) to operate a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking (currently, child prostitution).

Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require each state reporting on missing children to: (1) provide, with respect to each missing child report, a recent photograph of the child, if available; (2) direct the law enforcement agency that entered the report into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to verify and update such record with any additional information no later than 30 days after the original entry of the record into the state law enforcement system and NCIC computer networks and to maintain close liaison with state and local child welfare systems for the exchange of information and technical assistance; and (3) grant permission to the NCIC Terminal Contractor for the state to update the missing person record in the NCIC computer networks with additional information learned during the investigation relating to the missing person.

amends missing children assistance act require office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention annual grant national_center_for_missing exploited_children things operate cyber tipline provide online users electronic service providers effective means reporting internet related child sexual exploitation area child sex trafficking currently child prostitution amends crime_control_act require state reporting missing children provide respect missing child report recent photograph child available direct law enforcement agency entered report national_crime_information_center ncic verify update record additional information later days original entry record state law enforcement system ncic computer networks maintain close liaison state local child welfare systems exchange information technical assistance grant permission state update missing person record ncic computer networks additional information learned investigation relating missing person


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Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definition of "full amount of the victim's losses" for purposes of provisions governing mandatory restitution of victims of offenses involving sexual exploitation and other abuse of children to include medical services, physical and occupational therapy or rehabilitation, and lost income for the victim's lifetime, as well as any losses suffered by the victim from any sexual act or conduct in preparation for or during the production of child pornography depicting the victim involved in the offense.

Sets forth guidelines for determining restitution where the victim of of a specified child pornography offense was harmed by one defendant (requiring restitution for not less than the full amount of the victim's losses) or by more than one defendant (requiring restitution for not more than the full amount of the victim's losses and not less than specified minimum amounts for certain offenses).

Requires joint and several liability where there are multiple defendants and allows each defendant who is ordered to pay restitution and who has made full payment to the victim equal to or exceeding the specified minimum amount to recover contribution from any other defendant ordered to pay. Sets forth contribution claim procedures.

Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress within one year after enactment of this Act on any progress of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in obtaining restitution for victims of such offenses.

amy amends federal criminal code expand definition victim losses purposes provisions governing mandatory restitution victims offenses involving sexual exploitation abuse children include medical services physical occupational therapy rehabilitation lost income victim lifetime losses suffered victim sexual act conduct preparation production child pornography depicting victim involved offense sets forth guidelines determining restitution victim specified child pornography offense harmed defendant requiring restitution victim losses defendant requiring restitution victim losses specified minimum amounts certain offenses requires joint liability multiple defendants allows defendant ordered pay restitution payment victim equal exceeding specified minimum recover contribution defendant ordered pay sets forth contribution claim procedures requires attorney general report congress year enactment act progress department_of_justice doj obtaining restitution victims offenses


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Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to abused children.

Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to carry out educational campaigns and provide evidence-based or evidence-informed training regarding state laws for mandatory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect.

Requires the state plan under a grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs to contain specified assurances about: (1) state laws or programs that include procedures for an individual to report suspected or known incidents incidents of child abuse or neglect to state child protective services agencies or to law enforcement agencies; (2) procedures to ensure coordination between the state law or statewide program and relevant law enforcement and state or community-based victims' services agencies with respect to referrals of child victims of acts by a perpetrator other than a parent or caretaker that would otherwise be considered child abuse or neglect; and (3) primary state responsibility to accept and investigate reports of known and suspected child abuse or neglect pertaining to an incident that occurred in the state, even if the child or alleged perpetrator resides in a different state. Requires a state law to require certain licensed, certified, or professional individuals to report suspected or known incidents of child abuse or neglect. Requires the annual state application for a grant for programs relating to investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases to contain an assurance that the state will support training for adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity to report suspected and known incidents of child abuse or neglect. Requires the state multidisciplinary task force on children's justice to evaluate the state's efforts to train such adults to report such incidents. Requires a state to adopt state task force recommendations in the category of experimental, model, and demonstration programs for testing innovative approaches and techniques that may improve reporting to the state child protective services agencies or to law enforcement agencies of and response to suspected and known incidents of child abuse or neglect by adults. Requires a state, to be eligible to receive any form of financial assistance, to include in its plan or application an assurance that the state has in effect a state law for mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect. Directs the Secretary to collect information on and otherwise study the efforts of states relating to state laws for mandatory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect in order to assess the implementation of CAPTA. Requires an application for a community-based grant to contain an assurance that the state has in effect a state law for mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect.

speak sense congress respect abused children amends child abuse prevention treatment act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs grants eligible entities carry educational campaigns provide evidence based evidence informed training state laws mandatory reporting incidents child abuse neglect requires state plan grant child abuse neglect prevention treatment programs contain specified assurances state laws programs include procedures individual report suspected known incidents incidents child abuse neglect state child protective services agencies law enforcement agencies procedures ensure coordination state law statewide program relevant law enforcement state community based victims services agencies respect referrals child victims acts perpetrator parent caretaker considered child abuse neglect primary state responsibility accept investigate reports known suspected child abuse neglect pertaining incident occurred state child alleged perpetrator resides different state requires state law require certain licensed certified professional individuals report suspected known incidents child abuse neglect requires annual state application grant programs relating investigation prosecution child abuse neglect cases contain assurance state support training adults work children professional volunteer capacity report suspected known incidents child abuse neglect requires state multidisciplinary task force children justice evaluate state efforts train adults report incidents requires state adopt state task force recommendations category experimental model demonstration programs testing innovative approaches techniques improve reporting state child protective services agencies law enforcement agencies response suspected known incidents child abuse neglect adults requires state eligible receive form financial assistance include plan application assurance state effect state law mandatory reporting child abuse neglect directs secretary collect information study efforts states relating state laws mandatory reporting incidents child abuse neglect order assess implementation requires application community based grant contain assurance state effect state law mandatory reporting child abuse neglect


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RETURNED FOR REVISIONS

Justice for Amy Act of 2014 - Amends federal criminal code provisions concerning mandatory restitution to require a court to apply the principle of aggregate causation to determine the full amount of the victim's losses caused by a child pornography offense and all related sexual abuse offenses committed by all persons against the victim.

Makes a defendant convicted of such an offense jointly and severally liable for the victim's losses. Requires each defendant found jointly and severally liable to pay an equal percentage of such losses.

Allows: (1) a defendant convicted of such an offense to bring a civil action in U.S. district court, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, for contribution against all other persons who have committed such an offense against the victim; and (2) a person who has been held jointly or severally liable in a civil action to bring suit in U.S. district court for contribution against all others who have committed such an offense against the victim.

Directs the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to collect restitution for victims of child pornography.

returned revisions justice amy act amends federal criminal code provisions concerning mandatory restitution require court apply principle aggregate determine victim losses caused child pornography offense related sexual abuse offenses committed persons victim makes defendant convicted offense jointly severally liable victim losses requires defendant found jointly severally liable pay equal percentage losses allows defendant convicted offense bring civil action district court based preponderance evidence contribution persons committed offense victim person held jointly severally liable civil action bring suit district court contribution committed offense victim directs attorney general submit congress report efforts department_of_justice doj collect restitution victims child pornography


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Rape Survivor Child Custody Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states that have in place a law that allows the mother of any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to that child, which the court shall grant upon clear and convincing evidence of rape.

Limits such a grant to: (1) an amount that is not greater than 10% of the average of the total funding of the 3 most recent awards a state received under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program; and (2) a 1-year term, subject to renewal for not more than 3 additional years.

Requires a state that receives such a grant to use: (1) 25% of grant funds for permissible uses under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program, and (2) 75% of funds for permissible uses under the Sexual Assault Services Program.

rape survivor child custody act directs attorney general grants states place law allows mother child conceived rape seek court ordered termination parental rights regard child court shall grant clear convincing evidence rape limits grant greater average total funding recent awards state received year term subject renewal additional years requires state receives grant use grant funds permissible uses stop violence women formula grant program funds permissible uses


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Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should set a strong example for other Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) countries in the resolution of cases involving children abducted abroad and brought to the United States.

Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an Annual Report on International Child Abduction.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that U.S. diplomatic and consular missions maintain a consistent reporting standard for abduction or access cases, designate at least one official in each mission to assist visiting U.S. parents resolve such cases, and monitor abduction cases; and (2) implement strategic plans for engagement with any Convention or non-Convention country in which there are five or more cases of international child abduction.

Directs the Secretary to enter into bilateral procedures, including memoranda of understanding, with non-Convention countries that are unlikely to become Convention countries in the foreseeable future, or with Convention countries that have unresolved abduction cases that occurred before the Convention entered into force with respect to the United States or that country.

Directs the Secretary to notify the Member of Congress and Senators representing the legal residence of a left-behind parent when that parent reports an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States unless the left-behind parent does not consent to such notification.

Directs the President, upon a determination that the government of a foreign country has failed to resolve an abduction or access case or has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation, to take one or more specified actions to promote resolution or cooperation.

Amends the the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to establish a program that: (1) prevents a child from leaving U.S. territory if the child's parent or legal guardian presents a court order to a CBP officer in time to prevent such departure, and (2) leverages other existing authorities to address the wrongful removal and return of a child.

Directs the Secretary to:

 convene and chair an interagency working group to prevent international parental child abduction, and provide training on the handling of parental abduction cases to the judicial and administrative authorities in countries that have a significant number of unresolved abduction cases or that have been designated as having a pattern of noncompliance.

international child abduction prevention return act expresses sense congress united_states set strong example convention countries resolution cases involving children abducted abroad brought united_states directs secretary state submit congress annual report international child abduction directs secretary ensure diplomatic consular missions maintain consistent reporting standard abduction access cases designate official mission assist visiting parents resolve cases monitor abduction cases implement strategic plans engagement convention non convention country cases international child abduction directs secretary enter bilateral procedures including memoranda understanding non convention countries unlikely convention countries foreseeable future convention countries unresolved abduction cases occurred convention entered force respect united_states country directs secretary notify member congress senators representing legal residence left parent parent reports abduction central_authority united_states left parent consent notification directs president determination government foreign country failed resolve abduction access case engaged pattern specified actions promote resolution cooperation amends homeland security act direct secretary homeland_security dhs cbp establish program prevents child leaving territory child parent legal guardian presents court order cbp officer time prevent departure existing authorities address wrongful removal return child directs secretary convene chair interagency working group prevent international parental child abduction provide training handling parental abduction cases judicial administrative authorities countries significant number unresolved abduction cases designated having pattern noncompliance


Summary: Strengthening Investigations of Missing Children Act of 2014 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to assist state, local, and other federal law enforcement agencies, upon request, in locating and recovering missing children.

strengthening investigations missing children act amends federal judicial code authorize united_states_marshals_service assist state local federal law enforcement agencies request locating recovering missing children