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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act · Sec. 104

Sec. 104. LOCATING AND RESPONDING TO CHILDREN WHO RUN AWAY FROM FOSTER CARE

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## SEC. 104 LOCATING AND RESPONDING TO CHILDREN WHO RUN AWAY FROM FOSTER CARE Section 471(a) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)), as amended by section 102(a) of this Act, is amended— ####
(1)by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(34)and inserting “; and”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(35) > > provides that— > > > ##### “(A) > > not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the State shall develop and implement specific protocols for— > > > ###### “(i) > > expeditiously locating any child missing from foster care; > > > ###### “(ii) > > determining the primary factors that contributed to the child’s running away or otherwise being absent from care, and to the extent possible and appropriate, responding to those factors in current and subsequent placements; > > > ###### “(iii) > > determining the child’s experiences while absent from care, including screening the child to determine if the child is a possible sex trafficking victim (as defined in section 475(9)(A)); and > > > ###### “(iv) > > reporting such related information as required by the Secretary; and > > > ##### “(B) > > not later than 2 years after such date of enactment, for each child and youth described in paragraph (9)(C)(i)(I) of this subsection, the State agency shall report immediately, and in no case later than 24 hours after receiving, information on missing or abducted children or youth to the law enforcement authorities for entry into the National Crime Information Center
(NCIC)database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, established pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United States Code, and to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.” > .
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