{"format":1,"id":"118-s-2051","congress":118,"number":"S. 2051","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment House bill text","official_title":"A bill to reauthorize the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to reauthorize the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment House bill text","title":"Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","title":"Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 118-65","introduced":"2023-06-20","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-09","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h106","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act","result":"Passed","yea":406,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":24,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll106.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2024-06-05","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2051 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3999)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2024-06-17"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 118-65.","date":"2024-06-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-06-17","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This act reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises programs and activities for missing and exploited children."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the act revises certain terminology within the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, including by replacing the term child pornography with child sexual abuse material."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the act expands the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). For example, the act allows NCMEC to provide support services, consultation, and assistance to missing and sexually exploited children, parents, their families, and child-serving professionals on recovery support, including counseling recommendations and community support."},{"k":"p","t":"Further, the act provides statutory authority for NCMEC to facilitate requests for removing from the internet any child sexual abuse material and sexually exploitive content depicting children. (Currently, NCMEC operates an initiative to help facilitate the removal of such content from the internet.)"},{"k":"p","t":"The act requires NCMEC to report additional information in its annual report on missing children. In particular, NCMEC must include in this publicly available report the number of children reported as missing from state-sponsored care, the number of such children whose recovery was reported, and the number of such children who are likely victims of child sex trafficking."},{"k":"p","t":"The act also requires NCMEC to annually report on the criteria and processes used to establish forensic partnerships and recommend forensic resources to law enforcement."}],"words":225},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the duties and reporting requirements of its programs for missing and sexually exploited children and to change the authorized appropriation amounts and years.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr#H1415D864751E497A9E94E743C91C53D7:~:text=2.%20Missing%20Children"}]},"core_areas":["Duties and functions under the Missing Children's Assistance Act","Support services and internet removal requests for sexually exploited children","Children missing from State or Tribal child welfare systems","Grantee reporting requirements","Authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 2024 through 2028"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds a definition of \"child sexual abuse material\" to the Act, tied to the meaning of \"child pornography\" in title 18, United States Code, and uses that term in place of \"child pornography\" in existing provisions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr#H1415D864751E497A9E94E743C91C53D7:~:text=2.%20Missing%20Children"}},{"text":"Adds a duty to provide support services, consultation and assistance to missing and sexually exploited children, parents, families and child-serving professionals on recovery support, family and peer support, and requesting removal of child sexual abuse material and sexually exploitive content from the internet.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr#H1415D864751E497A9E94E743C91C53D7:~:text=2.%20Missing%20Children"}},{"text":"Replaces a duty with one requiring coordination with and technical assistance to Federal, State and local agencies on cases of children missing from a State or Tribal child welfare system, including foster children.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr#H1415D864751E497A9E94E743C91C53D7:~:text=2.%20Missing%20Children"}},{"text":"Adds three numbers to the grantee's reporting: children reported as missing from State-sponsored care, those whose recovery was reported, and those who are likely victims of child sex trafficking.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr#H1415D864751E497A9E94E743C91C53D7:~:text=2.%20Missing%20Children"}},{"text":"Requires the grant recipient, as a condition of funds, to provide the Administrator each year, and make available to the public as appropriate, its criteria and processes for forensic partnerships and for recommending forensic resources to law enforcement.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr#H1415D864751E497A9E94E743C91C53D7:~:text=2.%20Missing%20Children"}},{"text":"Replaces \"$40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2023, up to $32,200,000\" with \"$49,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, up to $41,500,000\" in the Act's authorization of appropriations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr#H1415D864751E497A9E94E743C91C53D7:~:text=2.%20Missing%20Children"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"changes":{"first":{"chamber":"Senate","type":"Engrossed in Senate","date":"2023-07-26","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/es"},"final":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text/enr"},"kept":0.53,"replaced":false,"removed":[],"added":[],"added_count":0,"approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2051/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-s-2051.png","v":"a559ddb21ec7","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 2051, 118th Congress: Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023. House: 406 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 17 Jun 2024."}}