Sec. 101. IDENTIFYING, DOCUMENTING, AND DETERMINING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING
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## SEC. 101 IDENTIFYING, DOCUMENTING, AND DETERMINING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING ###
(a)In General Section 471(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(9)) is amended— ####
(1)in subparagraph (A), by striking “and”; ####
(2)in subparagraph (B), by inserting “and” after the semicolon; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) > > not later than— > > > ###### “(i) > > 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, demonstrate to the Secretary that the State agency has developed, in consultation with State and local law enforcement, juvenile justice systems, health care providers, education agencies, and organizations with experience in dealing with at-risk children and youth, policies and procedures (including relevant training for caseworkers) for identifying, documenting in agency records, and determining appropriate services with respect to— > > > ###### “(I) > > any child or youth over whom the State agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision and who the State has reasonable cause to believe is, or is at risk of being, a sex trafficking victim (including children for whom a State child welfare agency has an open case file but who have not been removed from the home, children who have run away from foster care and who have not attained 18 years of age or such older age as the State has elected under section 475(8) of this Act, and youth who are not in foster care but are receiving services under section 477 of this Act); and > > > ###### “(II) > > at the option of the State, any individual who has not attained 26 years of age, without regard to whether the individual is or was in foster care under the responsibility of the State; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > 2 years after such date of enactment, demonstrate to the Secretary that the State agency is implementing the policies and procedures referred to in clause (i).” > . ###
(b)Definition of Sex Trafficking Victim Section 475 (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(9) > > The term ‘sex trafficking victim’ means a victim of— > > > ##### “(A) > > sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000); or > > > ##### “(B) > > a severe form of trafficking in persons described in section 103(9)(A) of such Act.” > .
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IDENTIFYING, DOCUMENTING, AND DETERMINING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING
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