Sec. 1262. APPOINTMENT OF CHILD ADVOCATES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
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## SEC. 1262 APPOINTMENT OF CHILD ADVOCATES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS Section 235(c)(6) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(6)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ The Secretary ” and inserting the following: > > ##### “(A) In general > > The Secretary” > ; and ####
(2)by striking “and criminal”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) Appointment of child advocates > > > ###### “(i) Initial sites > > Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall appoint child advocates at 3 new immigration detention sites to provide independent child advocates for trafficking victims and vulnerable unaccompanied alien children. > > > ###### “(ii) Additional sites > > Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary shall appoint child advocates at not more than 3 additional immigration detention sites. > > > ###### “(iii) Selection of sites > > Sites at which child advocate programs will be established under this subparagraph shall be located at immigration detention sites at which more than 50 children are held in immigration custody, and shall be selected sequentially, with priority given to locations with— > > > ###### “(I) > > the largest number of unaccompanied alien children; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the most vulnerable populations of unaccompanied children. > > > ##### “(C) Restrictions > > > ###### “(i) Administrative expenses > > A child advocate program may not use more that 10 percent of the Federal funds received under this section for administrative expenses. > > > ###### “(ii) Nonexclusivity > > Nothing in this section may be construed to restrict the ability of a child advocate program under this section to apply for or obtain funding from any other source to carry out the programs described in this section. > > > ###### “(iii) Contribution of funds > > A child advocate program selected under this section shall contribute non-Federal funds, either directly or through in-kind contributions, to the costs of the child advocate program in an amount that is not less than 25 percent of the total amount of Federal funds received by the child advocate program under this section. In-kind contributions may not exceed 40 percent of the matching requirement under this clause. > > > ##### “(D) Annual report to congress > > Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report describing the activities undertaken by the Secretary to authorize the appointment of independent Child Advocates for trafficking victims and vulnerable unaccompanied alien children to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. > > > ##### “(E) Assessment of child advocate program > > > ###### “(i) In general > > As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study regarding the effectiveness of the Child Advocate Program operated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. > > > ###### “(ii) Matters to be studied > > In the study required under clause (i), the Comptroller General shall— collect information and analyze the following: > > > ###### “(I) > > analyze the effectiveness of existing child advocate programs in improving outcomes for trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied alien children; > > > ###### “(II) > > evaluate the implementation of child advocate programs in new sites pursuant to subparagraph (B); > > > ###### “(III) > > evaluate the extent to which eligible trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied children are receiving child advocate services and assess the possible budgetary implications of increased participation in the program; > > > ###### “(IV) > > evaluate the barriers to improving outcomes for trafficking victims and other vulnerable unaccompanied children; and > > > ###### “(V) > > make recommendations on statutory changes to improve the Child Advocate Program in relation to the matters analyzed under subclauses
(I)through (IV). > > > ###### “(iii) GAO report > > Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit the results of the study required under this subparagraph to— > > > ###### “(I) > > the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; > > > ###### “(II) > > the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; > > > ###### “(III) > > the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and > > > ###### “(IV) > > the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. > > > ##### “(F) Authorization of appropriations > > There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary and Human Services to carry out this subsection— > > > ###### “(i) > > $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 and 2015; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 and 2017.” > .
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Sec. 1262
APPOINTMENT OF CHILD ADVOCATES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
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