Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9875 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9875 To establish an independent Children's Commission and position of Commissioner, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2024 Mr. McGarvey (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Ross, Ms. Titus, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish an independent Children's Commission and position of Commissioner, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual from birth up to an age of 18 years. (3) Children's commissioner.--The term ``Children's Commissioner'' means the individual employed under section 3(e). (4) Child impact statement.--The term ``child impact statement'' means an analysis and assessment of the direct and indirect outcomes that a change in laws, policy, regulations, or Federal appropriations will have on children. (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Children's Commission established under section 3. (6) Comptroller general.--The term ``Comptroller General'' means the Comptroller General of the United States. (7) Marginalized youth.--The term ``marginalized youth'' means individuals who-- (A) are not less than 13 ye