1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2023 . 2. Vetting standards for placement of unaccompanied alien children with sponsors (a) Vetting of prospective sponsors (1) In general Before an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 279(g) )) may be released from the custody of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the custody of a sponsor, the sponsor shall undergo and complete, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the head of the department of children and family services of the applicable State (or the equivalent State agency) and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, a fingerprint background check and vetting process that includes— (A) a public records check; (B) a check of the National Sex Offender Registry of the Department of Justice, conducted through the public internet website for such registry; (C) a Federal Bureau of Investigation National Criminal History check based on digital fingerprints or digitized fingerprints submitted on paper; (D) a Child Abuse and Neglect check, obtained on a State-by-State basis