Sec. 4. Report to the Congress
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Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report that— outlines the prevalence of the acts and practices that constitute severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000) and describes the specific type of trafficking described in such section to which children who are under the placement, care, or supervision of State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization child welfare agencies nationwide have been subjected; includes the general trends and context of trafficking sustained by the children, including specific information on victims of sex trafficking (as described in section 103(9)(A) of such Act) and victims of labor trafficking (as described in section 103(9)(B) of such Act); lists data specific to each State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization child welfare agency; summarizes the practices and protocols utilized by State agencies to identify and serve child victims of trafficking (as defined in section 103(15) of such Act) as well as the extent to which these procedures exist within State agencies around the Nation; proposes an ongoing method of supporting and monitoring the efforts of State, Indian tribe, and tribal organization child welfare agencies to serve children over whom the agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision and who are identified as being a victim of trafficking (as defined in section 103(15) of such Act); evaluates the feasibility and appropriateness of collecting annual or semiannual data from child welfare agencies regarding the number of and services provided to child trafficking victims served by child welfare agencies; evaluates the effects of the method proposed under paragraph
(2)of this subsection on the agencies with responsibility for implementing the method; and specifies any changes in law or regulation that will be necessary to implement the method proposed under such paragraph (2).