[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2033 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2033

  To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for better 
         protection of children from physical and mental abuse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 1993

 Mr. Reynolds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for better 
         protection of children from physical and mental abuse.

    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 ``Joseph Wallace Child Welfare Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF CHILD WELFARE SERVICES FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION 
              CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD.

    Section 425(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 625(a)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``desirable and 
        possible'' and inserting ``in the best interests of the 
        child''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``if such restoration 
        is in the best interests of such children'' after ``removed''.

SEC. 3. STATE AGENCIES REQUIRED TO REPORT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CHILD 
              ABUSE TO APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.

    Section 471(a)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
671(a)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``agency or official'' and 
inserting ``court or law enforcement agency''.

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