[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 41312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14980]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Request for Statements of Interest
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families.
ACTION: Request for Statements of Interest for the National Advisory
Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United
States.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening
Families Act of 2014, Public Law 113-183, notice is hereby given of an
opportunity to submit a Statement of Interest for the National Advisory
Committee on Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States
(Committee). The purpose of the Committee is 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. The Committee will be composed
of not more than 21 members whose diverse experience and background
enable them to provide balanced points of view with regard to carrying
out the duties of the Committee.
DATES: Statements of Interest must be received by 5 p.m. EST, July 20,
2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Kate Cooper, ACF Office on
Trafficking in Persons, phone (202) 205-4554 or email
[email protected]. Additional information and the Statement of
Interest Form are available at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/endtrafficking/forms.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2014, President Obama
signed the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act
(Pub. L. 113-183). The Act established a 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 the cooperation of Federal, State, local, and
tribal governments; child welfare agencies; social service providers;
physical health and mental health providers; victim service providers;
State or local courts with responsibility for conducting or supervising
proceedings relating to child welfare or social services for children
and their families; Federal, State, and local police; juvenile
detention centers and runaway and homeless youth programs; schools; the
gaming and entertainment industry; and businesses and organizations
that provide services to youth, on responding to sex trafficking.
The Secretary shall appoint members of the Committee in
consultation with the Attorney General and National Governors
Association. At least one Committee member shall be a former sex
trafficking victim and two Committee members shall be Governors of
States. Each member of the Committee shall be appointed for the 5-year
life of the Committee. The Committee will advise on the development and
implementation of successful interventions with children and youth who
are exposed to conditions that make them vulnerable to, or victims of,
sex trafficking; and recommendations for administrative or legislative
changes necessary to use programs, properties, or other resources
owned, operated, or funded by the Federal Government to provide safe
housing for children and youth who are sex trafficking victims.
The Committee shall develop two tiers of recommended best practices
for States to follow in combating the sex trafficking of children and
youth based on multidisciplinary research and promising, evidence-based
models and programs, including sample training materials, protocols,
and screening tools to identify victims of trafficking and those at
risk for trafficking; multidisciplinary strategies to identify victims,
manage cases, and improve services; sample protocols and
recommendations for cross-system collaborations; criteria and
guidelines for safe residential placements for foster children who have
been sex trafficked; and training guidelines for caregivers serving
children and youth outside the home.
The Committee will share best practices and recommendations with
State Governors and child welfare agencies on a quarterly basis.
The Committee shall submit an interim report to the Secretary,
Attorney General, and Congress within 3 years after the establishment
of the Committee and a final report within 4 years after the
establishment of the Committee.
The Committee shall convene at least twice a year. This is an
unpaid position and Committee members will not be considered employees
of the Federal Government other than reimbursement of travel expenses
and a per diem allowance in accordance with Federal Government
regulations.
Dated: June 17, 2016.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2016-14980 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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