[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 919 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]


  2d Session

                                 S. 919

_______________________________________________________________________

                               AMENDMENT
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 25, 1996.

    Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 919) entitled ``An Act to modify 
and reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and for other 
purposes'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

    Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

  TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Sec. 100. Findings.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

Sec. 101. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Sec. 102. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Sec. 103. Repeal of Inter-Agency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Sec. 104. National clearinghouse for information relating to child 
                            abuse.
Sec. 105. Research, evaluation and assistance activities.
Sec. 106. Grants for demonstration programs.
Sec. 107. State grants for prevention and treatment programs.
Sec. 108. Repeal.
Sec. 109. Miscellaneous requirements.
Sec. 110. Definitions.
Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 112. Rule of construction.
Sec. 113. Technical and conforming amendments.

     Subtitle B--Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grants

Sec. 121. Establishment of program.

Subtitle C--Certain Preventive Services Regarding Children of Homeless 
              Families or Families At Risk of Homelessness

Sec. 131. Repeal of title III.

                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 141. Table of contents.
Sec. 142. Repeals of other laws.

                   TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

        Subtitle A--Family Violence Prevention and Services Act

Sec. 201. State demonstration grants.
Sec. 202. Allotments.
Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations.

 Subtitle B--Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform 
              Act of 1978 (``Adoption Opportunities Act'')

Sec. 211. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 212. Information and services.
Sec. 213. Authorization of appropriations.

          Subtitle C--Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988

Sec. 221. Priority requirement.
Sec. 222. Reauthorization.

            Subtitle D--Reauthorization of Various Programs

Sec. 231. Missing Children's Assistance Act.
Sec. 232. Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990.

  TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

SEC. 100. FINDINGS.

    Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
            ``(1) each year, close to 1,000,000 American children are 
        victims of abuse and neglect;'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``assessment,'' after 
        ``prevention,'';
            (3) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``tens of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``direct'' and all that follows 
                through the semicolon and inserting ``tangible 
                expenditures, as well as significant intangible 
                costs;'';
            (4) in paragraph (7), by striking ``remedy the causes of'' 
        and inserting ``prevent'';
            (5) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``safety,'' after 
        ``fosters the health,'';
            (6) in paragraph (10)--
                    (A) by striking ``ensure that every community in 
                the United States has'' and inserting ``assist States 
                and communities with''; and
                    (B) after ``child'' insert ``and family''; and
            (7) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) by striking ``child protection'' each place 
                that such term appears and inserting ``child and family 
                protection''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                ``sufficient''.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

SEC. 101. OFFICE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

    Section 101 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5101) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 101. OFFICE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may establish an office to be known as the Office on Child Abuse and 
Neglect.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Office established under 
subsection (a) shall be to execute and coordinate the functions and 
activities of this Act. In the event that such functions and activities 
are performed by another entity or entities within the Department of 
Health and Human Services, the Secretary shall ensure that such 
functions and activities are executed with the necessary expertise and 
in a fully coordinated manner involving regular intradepartmental and 
interdepartmental consultation with all agencies involved in child 
abuse and neglect activities.''.

SEC. 102. ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

    Section 102 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5102) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 102. ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

    ``(a) Appointment.--The Secretary may appoint an advisory board to 
make recommendations to the Secretary and to the appropriate committees 
of Congress concerning specific issues relating to child abuse and 
neglect.
    ``(b) Solicitation of Nominations.--The Secretary shall publish a 
notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for the 
appointment of members of the advisory board under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Composition.--In establishing the board under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall appoint members from the general public who are 
individuals knowledgeable in child abuse and neglect prevention, 
intervention, treatment, or research, and with due consideration to 
representation of ethnic or racial minorities and diverse geographic 
areas, and who represent--
            ``(1) law (including the judiciary);
            ``(2) psychology (including child development);
            ``(3) social services (including child protective 
        services);
            ``(4) medicine (including pediatrics);
            ``(5) State and local government;
            ``(6) organizations providing services to disabled persons;
            ``(7) organizations providing services to adolescents;
            ``(8) teachers;
            ``(9) parent self-help organizations;
            ``(10) parents' groups;
            ``(11) voluntary groups;
            ``(12) family rights groups; and
            ``(13) children's rights advocates.
    ``(d) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall 
be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was 
made.
    ``(e) Election of Officers.--The board shall elect a chairperson 
and vice-chairperson at its first meeting from among the members of the 
board.
    ``(f) Duties.--Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the 
board under subsection (a), the board shall submit to the Secretary and 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report, or interim report, 
containing--
            ``(1) recommendations on coordinating Federal, State, and 
        local child abuse and neglect activities with similar 
        activities at the Federal, State, and local level pertaining to 
        family violence prevention;
            ``(2) specific modifications needed in Federal and State 
        laws and programs to reduce the number of unfounded or 
        unsubstantiated reports of child abuse or neglect while 
        enhancing the ability to identify and substantiate legitimate 
        cases of abuse or neglect which place a child in danger; and
            ``(3) recommendations for modifications needed to 
        facilitate coordinated national data collection with respect to 
        child protection and child welfare.''.

SEC. 103. REPEAL OF INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

    Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5103) is repealed.

SEC. 104. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD 
              ABUSE.

    Section 104 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5104) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), to read as follows:
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall through the Department, 
or by one or more contracts of not less than 3 years duration let 
through a competition, establish a national clearinghouse for 
information relating to child abuse.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Secretary'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``assessment,'' after 
                        ``prevention,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, including'' and all 
                        that follows and inserting ``; and'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``general population'' and inserting ``United 
                        States'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; 
                        and'' at the end and inserting a period; and
                            (iv) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``In establishing'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--In establishing''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Director'' and inserting 
                        ``Secretary'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and by 
                moving the text of subparagraphs (A) through (D) (as 
                redesignated) 2 ems to the right;
                    (C) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated), by 
                striking ``that is represented on the task force'' and 
                inserting ``involved with child abuse and neglect and 
                mechanisms for the sharing of such information among 
                other Federal agencies and clearinghouses'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), by 
                striking ``State, regional'' and all that follows and 
                inserting the following: ``Federal, State, regional, 
                and local child welfare data systems which shall 
                include--
                            ``(i) standardized data on false, 
                        unfounded, unsubstantiated, and substantiated 
                        reports; and
                            ``(ii) information on the number of deaths 
                        due to child abuse and neglect;'';
                    (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) (as 
                redesignated) as subparagraph (F);
                    (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C) (as 
                redesignated), the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(D) through a national data collection and 
                analysis program and in consultation with appropriate 
                State and local agencies and experts in the field, 
                collect, compile, and make available State child abuse 
                and neglect reporting information which, to the extent 
                practical, shall be universal and case specific and 
                integrated with other case-based foster care and 
                adoption data collected by the Secretary;
                    ``(E) compile, analyze, and publish a summary of 
                the research conducted under section 105(a); and''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Confidentiality requirement.--In carrying out 
        paragraph (1)(D), the Secretary shall ensure that methods are 
        established and implemented to preserve the confidentiality of 
        records relating to case specific data.''.

SEC. 105. RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Research.--Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``, through the Center, conduct research on'' 
                and inserting ``, in consultation with other Federal 
                agencies and recognized experts in the field, carry out 
                a continuing interdisciplinary program of research that 
                is designed to provide information needed to better 
                protect children from abuse or neglect and to improve 
                the well-being of abused or neglected children, with at 
                least a portion of such research being field initiated. 
                Such research program may focus on'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
                as subparagraph (B) through (D), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
                redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) the nature and scope of child abuse and 
                neglect;'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), to 
                read as follows:
                    ``(B) causes, prevention, assessment, 
                identification, treatment, cultural and socio-economic 
                distinctions, and the consequences of child abuse and 
                neglect;''; and
                    (E) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) by striking clause (ii);
                            (ii) in clause (iii), to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) the incidence of substantiated and 
                        unsubstantiated reported child abuse cases;''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) the number of substantiated cases 
                        that result in a judicial finding of child 
                        abuse or neglect or related criminal court 
                        convictions;
                            ``(iv) the extent to which the number of 
                        unsubstantiated, unfounded and false reported 
                        cases of child abuse or neglect have 
                        contributed to the inability of a State to 
                        respond effectively to serious cases of child 
                        abuse or neglect;
                            ``(v) the extent to which the lack of 
                        adequate resources and the lack of adequate 
                        training of individuals required by law to 
                        report suspected cases of child abuse have 
                        contributed to the inability of a State to 
                        respond effectively to serious cases of child 
                        abuse and neglect;
                            ``(vi) the number of unsubstantiated, 
                        false, or unfounded reports that have resulted 
                        in a child being placed in substitute care, and 
                        the duration of such placement;
                            ``(vii) the extent to which unsubstantiated 
                        reports return as more serious cases of child 
                        abuse or neglect;
                            ``(viii) the incidence and prevalence of 
                        physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and 
                        physical and emotional neglect in substitute 
                        care; and
                            ``(ix) the incidence and outcomes of abuse 
                        allegations reported within the context of 
                        divorce, custody, or other family court 
                        proceedings, and the interaction between this 
                        venue and the child protective services 
                        system.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``and demonstration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (1)(A) and 
                        activities under section 106'' and inserting 
                        ``paragraph (1)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and 
                demonstration''.
    (b) Repeal.--Subsection (b) of section 105 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is repealed.
    (c) Technical Assistance.--Section 105(c) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(b)'';
            (2) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
            (3) by striking ``, through the Center,'';
            (4) by inserting ``State and local'' before ``public and 
        nonprofit'';
            (5) by inserting ``assessment,'' before ``identification''; 
        and
            (6) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(2) Evaluation.--Such technical assistance may include an 
        evaluation or identification of--
                    ``(A) various methods and procedures for the 
                investigation, assessment, and prosecution of child 
                physical and sexual abuse cases;
                    ``(B) ways to mitigate psychological trauma to the 
                child victim; and
                    ``(C) effective programs carried out by the States 
                under titles I and II.
            ``(3) Dissemination.--The Secretary may provide for and 
        disseminate information relating to various training resources 
        available at the State and local level to--
                    ``(A) individuals who are engaged, or who intend to 
                engage, in the prevention, identification, and 
                treatment of child abuse and neglect; and
                    ``(B) appropriate State and local officials to 
                assist in training law enforcement, legal, judicial, 
                medical, mental health, education, and child welfare 
                personnel in appropriate methods of interacting during 
                investigative, administrative, and judicial proceedings 
                with children who have been subjected to abuse.''.
    (d) Grants and Contracts.--Section 105(d) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(c)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence.
    (e) Peer Review.--Section 105(e) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(e)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``(e)'' and inserting ``(d)'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``establish a formal'' and 
                        inserting ``, in consultation with experts in 
                        the field and other federal agencies, establish 
                        a formal, rigorous, and meritorious'';
                            (ii) by striking ``and contracts''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end thereof the 
                        following new sentence: ``The purpose of this 
                        process is to enhance the quality and 
                        usefulness of research in the field of child 
                        abuse and neglect.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``Office of Human 
                        Development'' and inserting ``Administration on 
                        Children and Families''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end thereof the 
                        following new sentence: ``The Secretary shall 
                        ensure that the peer review panel utilizes 
                        scientifically valid review criteria and 
                        scoring guidelines for review committees.'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``, contract, or other financial assistance''; 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end thereof the following 
                flush sentence:
        ``The Secretary shall award grants under this section on the 
        basis of competitive review.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``subsection 
        (e)(2)(B)'' each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph 
        (2)(B)''.
    (f) Technical Amendment.--Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) is amended in the section heading by 
striking ``of the national center on child abuse and neglect''.

SEC. 106. GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

    Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``or service'';
            (2) in subsection (a), to read as follows:
    ``(a) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--The Secretary may make 
grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agencies or private 
nonprofit agencies or organizations (or combinations of such agencies 
or organizations) for time limited, demonstration programs and projects 
for the following purposes:
            ``(1) Training programs.--The Secretary may award grants to 
        public or private nonprofit organizations under this section--
                    ``(A) for the training of professional and 
                paraprofessional personnel in the fields of medicine, 
                law, education, social work, and other relevant fields 
                who are engaged in, or intend to work in, the field of 
                prevention, identification, and treatment of child 
                abuse and neglect, including the links between domestic 
                violence and child abuse;
                    ``(B) to improve the recruitment, selection, and 
                training of volunteers serving in public and private 
                nonprofit children, youth and family service 
                organizations in order to prevent child abuse and 
                neglect through collaborative analysis of current 
                recruitment, selection, and training programs and 
                development of model programs for dissemination and 
                replication nationally; and
                    ``(C) for the establishment of resource centers for 
                the purpose of providing information and training to 
                professionals working in the field of child abuse and 
                neglect.
            ``(2) Mutual support programs.--The Secretary may award 
        grants to private nonprofit organizations (such as Parents 
        Anonymous) to establish or maintain a national network of 
        mutual support and self-help programs as a means of 
        strengthening families in partnership with their communities.
            ``(3) Other innovative programs and projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may award grants 
                to public and private nonprofit agencies that 
                demonstrate innovation in responding to reports of 
                child abuse and neglect including programs of 
                collaborative partnerships between the State child 
                protective services agency, community social service 
                agencies and family support programs, schools, churches 
                and synagogues, and other community agencies to allow 
                for the establishment of a triage system that--
                            ``(i) accepts, screens and assesses reports 
                        received to determine which such reports 
                        require an intensive intervention and which 
                        require voluntary referral to another agency, 
                        program or project;
                            ``(ii) provides, either directly or through 
                        referral, a variety of community-linked 
                        services to assist families in preventing child 
                        abuse and neglect; and
                            ``(iii) provides further investigation and 
                        intensive intervention where the child's safety 
                        is in jeopardy.
                    ``(B) Kinship care.--The Secretary may award grants 
                to public and private nonprofit entities in not more 
                than 10 States to assist such entities in developing or 
                implementing procedures using adult relatives as the 
                preferred placement for children removed from their 
                home, where such relatives are determined to be capable 
                of providing a safe nurturing environment for the child 
                and where such relatives comply with the State child 
                protection standards.
                    ``(C) Promotion of safe, family-friendly physical 
                environments for visitation and exchange.--The 
                Secretary may award grants to entities to assist such 
                entities in establishing and operating safe, family-
                friendly physical environments--
                            ``(i) for court-ordered supervised 
                        visitation between children and abusing 
                        parents; and
                            ``(ii) to safely facilitate the exchange of 
                        children for visits with noncustodian parents 
                        in cases of domestic violence.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (b);
            (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b)
            (5) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
                paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Evaluation.--In making grants for demonstration projects 
under this section, the Secretary shall require all such projects to be 
evaluated for their effectiveness. Funding for such evaluations shall 
be provided either as a stated percentage of a demonstration grant or 
as a separate grant entered into by the Secretary for the purpose of 
evaluating a particular demonstration project or group of projects.''.

SEC. 107. STATE GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

    Section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 107. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND 
              TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

    ``(a)  Development and Operation Grants.--The Secretary shall make 
grants to the States, based on the population of children under the age 
of 18 in each State that applies for a grant under this section, for 
purposes of assisting the States in improving the child protective 
services system of each such State in--
            ``(1) the intake, assessment, screening, and investigation 
        of reports of abuse and neglect;
            ``(2)(A) creating and improving the use of 
        multidisciplinary teams and interagency protocols to enhance 
        investigations; and
            ``(B) improving legal preparation and representation, 
        including--
                    ``(i) procedures for appealing and responding to 
                appeals of substantiated reports of abuse and neglect; 
                and
                    ``(ii) provisions for the appointment of an 
                individual appointed to represent a child in judicial 
                proceedings;
            ``(3) case management and delivery of services provided to 
        children and their families;
            ``(4) enhancing the general child protective system by 
        improving risk and safety assessment tools and protocols, 
        automation systems that support the program and track reports 
        of child abuse and neglect from intake through final 
        disposition and information referral systems;
            ``(5) developing, strengthening, and facilitating training 
        opportunities and requirements for individuals overseeing and 
        providing services to children and their families through the 
        child protection system;
            ``(6) developing and facilitating training protocols for 
        individuals mandated to report child abuse or neglect;
            ``(7) developing, strengthening, and supporting child abuse 
        and neglect prevention, treatment, and research programs in the 
        public and private sectors;
            ``(8) developing, implementing, or operating--
                    ``(A) information and education programs or 
                training programs designed to improve the provision of 
                services to disabled infants with life-threatening 
                conditions for--
                            ``(i) professional and paraprofessional 
                        personnel concerned with the welfare of 
                        disabled infants with life-threatening 
                        conditions, including personnel employed in 
                        child protective services programs and health-
                        care facilities; and
                            ``(ii) the parents of such infants; and
                    ``(B) programs to assist in obtaining or 
                coordinating necessary services for families of 
                disabled infants with life-threatening conditions, 
                including--
                            ``(i) existing social and health services;
                            ``(ii) financial assistance; and
                            ``(iii) services necessary to facilitate 
                        adoptive placement of any such infants who have 
                        been relinquished for adoption; or
            ``(9) developing and enhancing the capacity of community-
        based programs to integrate shared leadership strategies 
        between parents and professionals to prevent and treat child 
        abuse and neglect at the neighborhood level.
    ``(b) Eligibility Requirements.--
            ``(1) State plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this section, a State shall, at the time of 
                the initial grant application and every 5 years 
                thereafter, prepare and submit to the Secretary a State 
                plan that specifies the areas of the child protective 
                services system described in subsection (a) that the 
                State intends to address with amounts received under 
                the grant.
                    ``(B) Additional requirement.--After the submission 
                of the initial grant application under subparagraph 
                (A), the State shall provide notice to the Secretary of 
                any substantive changes to any State law relating to 
                the prevention of child abuse and neglect that may 
                affect the eligibility of the State under this section.
            ``(2) Coordination.--A State plan submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be coordinated 
        with the State plan under part B of title IV of the Social 
        Security Act relating to child welfare services and family 
        preservation and family support services, and shall contain an 
        outline of the activities that the State intends to carry out 
        using amounts received under the grant to achieve the purposes 
        of this title, including--
                    ``(A) an assurance in the form of a certification 
                by the chief executive officer of the State that the 
                State has in effect and is enforcing a State law, or 
                has in effect and is operating a Statewide program, 
                relating to child abuse and neglect that includes--
                            ``(i) provisions or procedures for the 
                        reporting of known and suspected instances of 
                        child abuse and neglect;
                            ``(ii) procedures for the immediate 
                        screening, safety assessment, and prompt 
                        investigation of such reports;
                            ``(iii) procedures for immediate steps to 
                        be taken to ensure and protect the safety of 
                        the abused or neglected child and of any other 
                        child under the same care who may also be in 
                        danger of abuse or neglect and ensuring their 
                        placement in a safe environment;
                            ``(iv) provisions for immunity from 
                        prosecution under State and local laws and 
                        regulations for individuals making good faith 
                        reports of suspected or known instances of 
                        child abuse or neglect;
                            ``(v) methods to preserve the 
                        confidentiality of all records in order to 
                        protect the rights of the child and of the 
                        child's parents or guardians, including 
                        requirements ensuring that reports and records 
                        made and maintained pursuant to the purposes of 
                        this Act shall only be made available to--
                                    ``(I) individuals who are the 
                                subject of the report;
                                    ``(II) Federal, State, or local 
                                government entities, or any agent of 
                                such entities, having a need for such 
                                information in order to carry out its 
                                responsibilities under law to protect 
                                children from abuse and neglect;
                                    ``(III) child abuse citizen review 
                                panels;
                                    ``(IV) child fatality review 
                                panels;
                                    ``(V) a grand jury or court, upon a 
                                finding that information in the record 
                                is necessary for the determination of 
                                an issue before the court or grand 
                                jury; and
                                    ``(VI) other entities or classes of 
                                individuals statutorily authorized by 
                                the State to receive such information 
                                pursuant to a legitimate State purpose;
                            ``(vi) provisions which allow for public 
                        disclosure of the findings or information about 
                        the case of child abuse or neglect which has 
                        resulted in a child fatality or near fatality;
                            ``(vii) the cooperation of State law 
                        enforcement officials, court of competent 
                        jurisdiction, and appropriate State agencies 
                        providing human services in the investigation, 
                        assessment, prosecution, and treatment of child 
                        abuse or neglect;
                            ``(viii) provisions requiring, and 
                        procedures in place that facilitate the prompt 
                        expungement of any records that are accessible 
                        to the general public or are used for purposes 
                        of employment or other background checks in 
                        cases determined to be unsubstantiated or 
                        false, except that nothing in this section 
                        shall prevent State child protective services 
                        agencies from keeping information on 
                        unsubstantiated reports in their casework files 
                        to assist in future risk and safety assessment;
                            ``(ix) provisions and procedures requiring 
                        that in every case involving an abused or 
                        neglected child which results in a judicial 
                        proceeding, a guardian ad litem, who may be an 
                        attorney or a court appointed special advocate 
                        (or both), shall be appointed to represent the 
                        child in such proceedings--
                                    ``(I) to obtain first-hand, a clear 
                                understanding of the situation and 
                                needs of the child; and
                                    ``(II) to make recommendations to 
                                the court concerning the best interests 
                                of the child;
                            ``(x) the establishment of citizen review 
                        panels in accordance with subsection (c);
                            ``(xi) provisions, procedures, and 
                        mechanisms to be effective not later than 2 
                        years after the date of the enactment of this 
                        section--
                                    ``(I) for the expedited termination 
                                of parental rights in the case of any 
                                infant determined to be abandoned under 
                                State law; and
                                    ``(II) by which individuals who 
                                disagree with an official finding of 
                                abuse or neglect can appeal such 
                                finding;
                            ``(xii) provisions, procedures, and 
                        mechanisms to be effective not later than 2 
                        years after the date of the enactment of this 
                        section that assure that the State does not 
                        require reunification of a surviving child with 
                        a parent who has been found by a court of 
                        competent jurisdiction--
                                    ``(I) to have committed murder 
                                (which would have been an offense under 
                                section 1111(a) of title 18, United 
                                States Code, if the offense had 
                                occurred in the special maritime or 
                                territorial jurisdiction of the United 
                                States) of another child of such 
                                parent;
                                    ``(II) to have committed voluntary 
                                manslaughter (which would have been an 
                                offense under section 1112(a) of title 
                                18, United States Code, if the offense 
                                had occurred in the special maritime or 
                                territorial jurisdiction of the United 
                                States) of another child of such 
                                parent;
                                    ``(III) to have aided or abetted, 
                                attempted, conspired, or solicited to 
                                commit such murder or voluntary 
                                manslaughter; or
                                    ``(IV) to have committed a felony 
                                assault that results in the serious 
                                bodily injury to the surviving child or 
                                another child of such parent; and
                            ``(xiii) an assurance that, upon the 
                        implementation by the State of the provisions, 
                        procedures, and mechanisms under clause (xii), 
                        conviction of any one of the felonies listed in 
                        clause (xii) constitute grounds under State law 
                        for the termination of parental rights of the 
                        convicted parent as to the surviving children 
                        (although case by case determinations of 
                        whether or not to seek termination of parental 
                        rights shall be within the sole discretion of 
                        the State);
                    ``(B) an assurance that the State has in place 
                procedures for responding to the reporting of medical 
                neglect (including instances of withholding of 
                medically indicated treatment from disabled infants 
                with life-threatening conditions), procedures or 
                programs, or both (within the State child protective 
                services system), to provide for--
                            ``(i) coordination and consultation with 
                        individuals designated by and within 
                        appropriate health-care facilities;
                            ``(ii) prompt notification by individuals 
                        designated by and within appropriate health-
                        care facilities of cases of suspected medical 
                        neglect (including instances of withholding of 
                        medically indicated treatment from disabled 
                        infants with life-threatening conditions); and
                            ``(iii) authority, under State law, for the 
                        State child protective services system to 
                        pursue any legal remedies, including the 
                        authority to initiate legal proceedings in a 
                        court of competent jurisdiction, as may be 
                        necessary to prevent the withholding of 
                        medically indicated treatment from disabled 
                        infants with life threatening conditions;
                    ``(C) a description of--
                            ``(i) the services to be provided under the 
                        grant to individuals, families, or communities, 
                        either directly or through referrals aimed at 
                        preventing the occurrence of child abuse and 
                        neglect;
                            ``(ii) the training to be provided under 
                        the grant to support direct line and 
                        supervisory personnel in report taking, 
                        screening, assessment, decision making, and 
                        referral for investigating suspected instances 
                        of child abuse and neglect; and
                            ``(iii) the training to be provided under 
                        the grant for individuals who are required to 
                        report suspected cases of child abuse and 
                        neglect; and
                    ``(D) an assurance or certification that the 
                programs or projects relating to child abuse and 
                neglect carried out under part B of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act comply with the requirements set 
                forth in paragraph (1) and this paragraph.
            ``(3) Limitation.--With regard to clauses (v) and (vi) of 
        paragraph (2)(A), nothing in this section shall be construed as 
        restricting the ability of a State to refuse to disclose 
        identifying information concerning the individual initiating a 
        report or complaint alleging suspected instances of child abuse 
        or neglect, except that the State may not refuse such a 
        disclosure where a court orders such disclosure after such 
        court has reviewed, in camera, the record of the State related 
        to the report or complaint and has found it has reason to 
        believe that the reporter knowingly made a false report.
            ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `near fatality' means an act that, 
                as certified by a physician, places the child in 
                serious or critical condition; and
                    ``(B) the term `serious bodily injury' means bodily 
                injury which involves substantial risk of death, 
                extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious 
                disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the 
                function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
    ``(c) Citizen Review Panels.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), each State to which a grant is made 
                under this section shall establish not less than 3 
                citizen review panels.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Establishment of panels by states 
                        receiving minimum allotment.--A State that 
                        receives the minimum allotment of $175,000 
                        under section 203(b)(1)(A) for a fiscal year 
                        shall establish not less than 1 citizen review 
                        panel.
                            ``(ii) Designation of existing entities.--A 
                        State may designate as panels for purposes of 
                        this subsection one or more existing entities 
                        established under State or Federal law, such as 
                        child fatality panels or foster care review 
                        panels, if such entities have the capacity to 
                        satisfy the requirements of paragraph (4) and 
                        the State ensures that such entities will 
                        satisfy such requirements.
            ``(2) Membership.--Each panel established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall be composed of volunteer members who are 
        broadly representative of the community in which such panel is 
        established, including members who have expertise in the 
        prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
            ``(3) Meetings.--Each panel established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall meet not less than once every 3 months.
            ``(4) Functions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each panel established pursuant 
                to paragraph (1) shall, by examining the policies and 
                procedures of State and local agencies and where 
                appropriate, specific cases, evaluate the extent to 
                which the agencies are effectively discharging their 
                child protection responsibilities in accordance with--
                            ``(i) the State plan under subsection (b);
                            ``(ii) the child protection standards set 
                        forth in subsection (b); and
                            ``(iii) any other criteria that the panel 
                        considers important to ensure the protection of 
                        children, including--
                                    ``(I) a review of the extent to 
                                which the State child protective 
                                services system is coordinated with the 
                                foster care and adoption programs 
                                established under part E of title IV of 
                                the Social Security Act; and
                                    ``(II) a review of child fatalities 
                                and near fatalities (as defined in 
                                subsection (b)(4)).
                    ``(B) Confidentiality.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The members and staff of 
                        a panel established under paragraph (1)--
                                    ``(I) shall not disclose to any 
                                person or government official any 
                                identifying information about any 
                                specific child protection case with 
                                respect to which the panel is provided 
                                information; and
                                    ``(II) shall not make public other 
                                information unless authorized by State 
                                statute.
                            ``(ii) Civil sanctions.--Each State that 
                        establishes a panel pursuant to paragraph (1) 
                        shall establish civil sanctions for a violation 
                        of clause (i).
            ``(5) State assistance.--Each State that establishes a 
        panel pursuant to paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall provide the panel access to information 
                on cases that the panel desires to review if such 
                information is necessary for the panel to carry out its 
                functions under paragraph (4); and
                    ``(B) shall provide the panel, upon its request, 
                staff assistance for the performance of the duties of 
                the panel.
            ``(6) Reports.--Each panel established under paragraph (1) 
        shall prepare and make available to the public, on an annual 
        basis, a report containing a summary of the activities of the 
        panel.
    ``(d) Annual State Data Reports.--Each State to which a grant is 
made under this section shall annually work with the Secretary to 
provide, to the maximum extent practicable, a report that includes the 
following:
            ``(1) The number of children who were reported to the State 
        during the year as abused or neglected.
            ``(2) Of the number of children described in paragraph (1), 
        the number with respect to whom such reports were--
                    ``(A) substantiated;
                    ``(B) unsubstantiated; or
                    ``(C) determined to be false.
            ``(3) Of the number of children described in paragraph 
        (2)--
                    ``(A) the number that did not receive services 
                during the year under the State program funded under 
                this section or an equivalent State program;
                    ``(B) the number that received services during the 
                year under the State program funded under this section 
                or an equivalent State program; and
                    ``(C) the number that were removed from their 
                families during the year by disposition of the case.
            ``(4) The number of families that received preventive 
        services from the State during the year.
            ``(5) The number of deaths in the State during the year 
        resulting from child abuse or neglect.
            ``(6) Of the number of children described in paragraph (5), 
        the number of such children who were in foster care.
            ``(7) The number of child protective services workers 
        responsible for the intake and screening of reports filed in 
        the previous year.
            ``(8) The agency response time with respect to each such 
        report with respect to initial investigation of reports of 
        child abuse or neglect.
            ``(9) The response time with respect to the provision of 
        services to families and children where an allegation of abuse 
        or neglect has been made.
            ``(10) The number of child protective services workers 
        responsible for intake, assessment, and investigation of child 
        abuse and neglect reports relative to the number of reports 
        investigated in the previous year.
            ``(11) The number of children reunited with their families 
        or receiving family preservation services that, within five 
        years, result in subsequent substantiated reports of child 
        abuse and neglect, including the death of the child.
            ``(12) The number of children for whom individuals were 
        appointed by the court to represent the best interests of such 
        children and the average number of out of court contacts 
        between such individuals and children.
    ``(e) Annual Report by the Secretary.--Within 6 months after 
receiving the State reports under subsection (i), the Secretary shall 
prepare a report based on information provided by the States for the 
fiscal year under such subsection and shall make the report and such 
information available to the Congress and the national clearinghouse 
for information relating to child abuse.''.

SEC. 108. REPEAL.

    Section 108 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106b) is repealed.

SEC. 109. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106d) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

SEC. 110. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 113 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106h) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (9);
            (2)(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) 
        through (8) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively; and
            (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (6);
            (3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated), to read as follows:
            ``(2) the term `child abuse and neglect' means, at a 
        minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a 
        parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical 
        or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or 
        failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious 
        harm;''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4)(B) (as redesignated), by inserting ``, 
        and in cases of caretaker or inter-familial relationships, 
        statutory rape'' after ``rape''.

SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 114(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106h(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) General authorization.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this title, $100,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2001.
            ``(2) Discretionary activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated for 
                a fiscal year under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
                make available 30 percent of such amounts to fund 
                discretionary activities under this title.
                    ``(B) Demonstration projects.--Of the amounts made 
                available for a fiscal year under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary make available not more than 40 percent of 
                such amounts to carry out section 106.''.

SEC. 112. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 115. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed--
            ``(1) as establishing a Federal requirement that a parent 
        or legal guardian provide a child any medical service or 
        treatment against the religious beliefs of the parent or legal 
        guardian; and
            ``(2) to require that a State find, or to prohibit a State 
        from finding, abuse or neglect in cases in which a parent or 
        legal guardian relies solely or partially upon spiritual means 
        rather than medical treatment, in accordance with the religious 
        beliefs of the parent or legal guardian.
    ``(b) State Requirement.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State 
shall, at a minimum, have in place authority under State law to permit 
the child protective services system of the State to pursue any legal 
remedies, including the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a 
court of competent jurisdiction, to provide medical care or treatment 
for a child when such care or treatment is necessary to prevent or 
remedy serious harm to the child, or to prevent the withholding of 
medically indicated treatment from children with life threatening 
conditions. Except with respect to the withholding of medically 
indicated treatments from disabled infants with life threatening 
conditions, case by case determinations concerning the exercise of the 
authority of this subsection shall be within the sole discretion of the 
State.''.

SEC. 113. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.--
            (1)(A) Sections 104 through 107 of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104 through 5106a), as 
        amended by this subtitle, are redesignated as sections 103 
        through 106 of such Act, respectively.
            (B) Sections 109 through 114 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
        and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C 5106c through 5106h), as amended by 
        this subtitle, are redesignated as sections 107 through 112 of 
        such Act, respectively.
            (C) Section 115 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
        Act, as added by section 112 of this Act, is redesignated as 
        section 113 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
            (2) Section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
        Act (as redesignated) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``acting through 
                the Center and'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``sections'' 
                and inserting ``section'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting a comma after ``maintain''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding a 
                        semicolon at the end; and
                    (D) in subsection (d)(1), by adding ``and'' at the 
                end.
            (3) Section 110(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
        Treatment Act (as redesignated) is amended by striking 
        ``effectiveness of--'' and all that follows and inserting 
        ``effectiveness of assisted programs in achieving the 
        objectives of section 107.''.
    (b) Victims of Crime Act of 1984.--Section 1404A of the Victims of 
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603a) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1402(d)(2)(D) and (d)(3).'' and inserting 
        ``1402(d)(2)''; and
            (2) by striking ``section 4(d)'' and inserting ``section 
        109''.

     Subtitle B--Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grants

SEC. 121. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5116 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

     ``TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE AND SUPPORT GRANTS

``SEC. 201. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title--
            ``(1) to support State efforts to develop, operate, expand 
        and enhance a network of community-based, prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support programs that coordinate resources 
        among existing education, vocational rehabilitation, 
        disability, respite care, health, mental health, job readiness, 
        self-sufficiency, child and family development, community 
        action, Head Start, child care, child abuse and neglect 
        prevention, juvenile justice, domestic violence prevention and 
        intervention, housing, and other human service organizations 
        within the State; and
            ``(2) to foster an understanding, appreciation, and 
        knowledge of diverse populations in order to be effective in 
        preventing and treating child abuse and neglect.
    ``(b) Authority.--The Secretary shall make grants under this title 
on a formula basis to the entity designated by the State as the lead 
entity (hereafter referred to in this title as the `lead entity') under 
section 202(1) for the purpose of--
            ``(1) developing, operating, expanding and enhancing 
        Statewide networks of community-based, prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support programs that--
                    ``(A) offer assistance to families;
                    ``(B) provide early, comprehensive support for 
                parents;
                    ``(C) promote the development of parenting skills, 
                especially in young parents and parents with very young 
                children;
                    ``(D) increase family stability;
                    ``(E) improve family access to other formal and 
                informal resources and opportunities for assistance 
                available within communities;
                    ``(F) support the additional needs of families with 
                children with disabilities through respite care and 
                other services; and
                    ``(G) decrease the risk of homelessness;
            ``(2) fostering the development of a continuum of 
        preventive services for children and families through State and 
        community-based collaborations and partnerships both public and 
        private;
            ``(3) financing the start-up, maintenance, expansion, or 
        redesign of specific family resource and support program 
        services (such as respite care services, child abuse and 
        neglect prevention activities, disability services, mental 
        health services, housing services, transportation, adult 
        education, home visiting and other similar services) identified 
        by the inventory and description of current services required 
        under section 205(a)(3) as an unmet need, and integrated with 
        the network of community-based family resource and support 
        program to the extent practicable given funding levels and 
        community priorities;
            ``(4) maximizing funding for the financing, planning, 
        community mobilization, collaboration, assessment, information 
        and referral, startup, training and technical assistance, 
        information management, reporting and evaluation costs for 
        establishing, operating, or expanding a Statewide network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
        support program; and
            ``(5) financing public information activities that focus on 
        the healthy and positive development of parents and children 
        and the promotion of child abuse and neglect prevention 
        activities.

``SEC. 202. ELIGIBILITY.

    ``A State shall be eligible for a grant under this title for a 
fiscal year if--
            ``(1)(A) the chief executive officer of the State has 
        designated a lead entity to administer funds under this title 
        for the purposes identified under the authority of this title, 
        including to develop, implement, operate, enhance or expand a 
        Statewide network of community-based, prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support programs, child abuse and neglect 
        prevention activities and access to respite care services 
        integrated with the Statewide network;
            ``(B) such lead entity is an existing public, quasi-public, 
        or nonprofit private entity (which may be an entity that has 
        not been established pursuant to State legislation, executive 
        order, or any other written authority of the State) with a 
        demonstrated ability to work with other State and community-
        based agencies to provide training and technical assistance, 
        and that has the capacity and commitment to ensure the 
        meaningful involvement of parents who are consumers and who can 
        provide leadership in the planning, implementation, and 
        evaluation of programs and policy decisions of the applicant 
        agency in accomplishing the desired outcomes for such efforts;
            ``(C) in determining which entity to designate under 
        subparagraph (A), the chief executive officer should give 
        priority consideration equally to a trust fund advisory board 
        of the State or to an existing entity that leverages Federal, 
        State, and private funds for a broad range of child abuse and 
        neglect prevention activities and family resource programs, and 
        that is directed by an interdisciplinary, public-private 
        structure, including participants from communities; and
            ``(D) in the case of a State that has designated a State 
        trust fund advisory board for purposes of administering funds 
        under this title (as such title was in effect on the date of 
        the enactment of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
        Amendments of 1996) and in which one or more entities that 
        leverage Federal, State, and private funds (as described in 
        subparagraph (C)) exist, the chief executive officer shall 
        designate the lead entity only after full consideration of the 
        capacity and expertise of all entities desiring to be 
        designated under subparagraph (A);
            ``(2) the chief executive officer of the State provides 
        assurances that the lead entity will provide or will be 
        responsible for providing--
                    ``(A) a network of community-based family resource 
                and support programs composed of local, collaborative, 
                public-private partnerships directed by 
                interdisciplinary structures with balanced 
                representation from private and public sector members, 
                parents, and public and private nonprofit service 
                providers and individuals and organizations experienced 
                in working in partnership with families with children 
                with disabilities;
                    ``(B) direction to the network through an 
                interdisciplinary, collaborative, public-private 
                structure with balanced representation from private and 
                public sector members, parents, and public sector and 
                private nonprofit sector service providers; and
                    ``(C) direction and oversight to the network 
                through identified goals and objectives, clear lines of 
                communication and accountability, the provision of 
                leveraged or combined funding from Federal, State and 
                private sources, centralized assessment and planning 
                activities, the provision of training and technical 
                assistance, and reporting and evaluation functions; and
            ``(3) the chief executive officer of the State provides 
        assurances that the lead entity--
                    ``(A) has a demonstrated commitment to parental 
                participation in the development, operation, and 
                oversight of the Statewide network of community-based, 
                prevention-focused, family resource and support 
                programs;
                    ``(B) has a demonstrated ability to work with State 
                and community-based public and private nonprofit 
                organizations to develop a continuum of preventive, 
                family centered, comprehensive services for children 
                and families through the Statewide network of 
                community-based, prevention-focused, family resource 
                and support programs;
                    ``(C) has the capacity to provide operational 
                support (both financial and programmatic) and training 
                and technical assistance, to the Statewide network of 
                community-based, prevention-focused, family resource 
                and support programs, through innovative, interagency 
                funding and interdisciplinary service delivery 
                mechanisms; and
                    ``(D) will integrate its efforts with individuals 
                and organizations experienced in working in partnership 
                with families with children with disabilities and with 
                the child abuse and neglect prevention activities of 
                the State, and demonstrate a financial commitment to 
                those activities.

``SEC. 203. AMOUNT OF GRANT.

    ``(a) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve 1 percent of the 
amount appropriated under section 210 for a fiscal year to make 
allotments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations and migrant 
programs.
    ``(b) Remaining Amounts.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allot the amount 
        appropriated under section 210 for a fiscal year and remaining 
        after the reservation under subsection (a) among the States as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) 70 percent of such amount appropriated shall 
                be allotted among the States by allotting to each State 
                an amount that bears the same proportion to such amount 
                appropriated as the number of children under the age of 
                18 residing in the State bears to the total number of 
                children under the age of 18 residing in all States 
                (except that no State shall receive less than $175,000 
                under this subparagraph).
                    ``(B) 30 percent of such amount appropriated shall 
                be allotted among the States by allotting to each State 
                an amount that bears the same proportion to such amount 
                appropriated as the amount leveraged by the State from 
                private, State, or other non-Federal sources and 
                directed through the State lead agency in the preceding 
                fiscal year bears to the aggregate of the amounts 
                leveraged by all States from private, State, or other 
                non-Federal sources and directed through the lead 
                agency of such States in the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(2) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall provide 
        allotments under paragraph (1) to the State lead entity.
    ``(c) Allocation.--Funds allotted to a State under this section--
            ``(1) shall be for a 3-year period; and
            ``(2) shall be provided by the Secretary to the State on an 
        annual basis, as described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 204. EXISTING GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the enactment of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996, a State or entity that 
has a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement in effect, on the date 
of the enactment of such Act under any program described in subsection 
(b), shall continue to receive funds under such program, subject to the 
original terms under which such funds were provided under the grant, 
through the end of the applicable grant cycle.
    ``(b) Programs Described.--The programs described in this 
subsection are the following:
            ``(1) The Community-Based Family Resource programs under 
        section 201 of this Act, as such section was in effect on the 
        day before the date of the enactment of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996.
            ``(2) The Family Support Center programs under subtitle F 
        of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 11481 et seq.), as such title was in effect on the 
        day before the date of the enactment of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996.
            ``(3) The Emergency Child Abuse Prevention Services grant 
        program under section 107A of this Act, as such section was in 
        effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Human 
        Services Amendments of 1994.
            ``(4) Programs under the Temporary Child Care for Children 
        With Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986.

``SEC. 205. APPLICATION.

    ``A grant may not be made to a State under this title unless an 
application therefore is submitted by the State to the Secretary and 
such application contains the types of information specified by the 
Secretary as essential to carrying out the provisions of section 202, 
including--
            ``(1) a description of the lead entity that will be 
        responsible for the administration of funds provided under this 
        title and the oversight of programs funded through the 
        Statewide network of community-based, prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support programs which meets the 
        requirements of section 202;
            ``(2) a description of how the network of community-based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs will 
        operate and how family resource and support services provided 
        by public and private, nonprofit organizations, including those 
        funded by programs consolidated under this Act, will be 
        integrated into a developing continuum of family centered, 
        holistic, preventive services for children and families;
            ``(3) an assurance that an inventory of current family 
        resource programs, respite care, child abuse and neglect 
        prevention activities, and other family resource services 
        operating in the State, and a description of current unmet 
        needs, will be provided;
            ``(4) a budget for the development, operation and expansion 
        of the State's network of community-based, prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support programs that verifies that the 
        State will expend in non-Federal funds an amount equal to not 
        less than 20 percent of the amount received under this title 
        (in cash, not in-kind) for activities under this title;
            ``(5) an assurance that funds received under this title 
        will supplement, not supplant, other State and local public 
        funds designated for the Statewide network of community-based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs;
            ``(6) an assurance that the State has the capacity to 
        ensure the meaningful involvement of parents who are consumers 
        and who can provide leadership in the planning, implementation, 
        and evaluation of the programs and policy decisions of the 
        applicant agency in accomplishing the desired outcomes for such 
        efforts;
            ``(7) a description of the criteria that the entity will 
        use to develop, or select and fund, individual community-based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs as 
        part of network development, expansion or enhancement;
            ``(8) a description of outreach activities that the entity 
        and the community-based, prevention-focused, family resource 
        and support programs will undertake to maximize the 
        participation of racial and ethnic minorities, children and 
        adults with disabilities, homeless families and those at risk 
        of homelessness, and members of other underserved or 
        underrepresented groups;
            ``(9) a plan for providing operational support, training 
        and technical assistance to community-based, prevention-
        focused, family resource and support programs for development, 
        operation, expansion and enhancement activities;
            ``(10) a description of how the applicant entity's 
        activities and those of the network and its members will be 
        evaluated;
            ``(11) a description of the actions that the applicant 
        entity will take to advocate systemic changes in State 
        policies, practices, procedures and regulations to improve the 
        delivery of prevention-focused, family resource and support 
        program services to children and families; and
            ``(13) an assurance that the applicant entity will provide 
        the Secretary with reports at such time and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may require.

``SEC. 206. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Grants made under this title shall be used to 
develop, implement, operate, expand and enhance community-based, 
prevention-focused, family resource and support programs that--
            ``(1) assess community assets and needs through a planning 
        process that involves parents and local public agencies, local 
        nonprofit organizations, and private sector representatives;
            ``(2) develop a strategy to provide, over time, a continuum 
        of preventive, family centered services to children and 
        families, especially to young parents and parents with young 
        children, through public-private partnerships;
            ``(3) provide--
                    ``(A) core family resource and support services 
                such as--
                            ``(i) parent education, mutual support and 
                        self help, and leadership services;
                            ``(ii) outreach services;
                            ``(iii) community and social service 
                        referrals; and
                            ``(iv) follow-up services;
                    ``(B) other core services, which must be provided 
                or arranged for through contracts or agreements with 
                other local agencies, including all forms of respite 
                care services to the extent practicable; and
                    ``(C) access to optional services, including--
                            ``(i) referral to and counseling for 
                        adoption services for individuals interested in 
                        adopting a child or relinquishing their child 
                        for adoption;
                            ``(ii) child care, early childhood 
                        development and intervention services;
                            ``(iii) referral to services and supports 
                        to meet the additional needs of families with 
                        children with disabilities;
                            ``(iv) referral to job readiness services;
                            ``(v) referral to educational services, 
                        such as scholastic tutoring, literacy training, 
                        and General Educational Degree services;
                            ``(vi) self-sufficiency and life management 
                        skills training;
                            ``(vii) community referral services, 
                        including early developmental screening of 
                        children; and
                            ``(viii) peer counseling;
            ``(4) develop leadership roles for the meaningful 
        involvement of parents in the development, operation, 
        evaluation, and oversight of the programs and services;
            ``(5) provide leadership in mobilizing local public and 
        private resources to support the provision of needed family 
        resource and support program services; and
            ``(6) participate with other community-based, prevention-
        focused, family resource and support program grantees in the 
        development, operation and expansion of the Statewide network.
    ``(b) Priority.--In awarding local grants under this title, a lead 
entity shall give priority to effective community-based programs 
serving low income communities and those serving young parents or 
parents with young children, including community-based family resource 
and support programs.

``SEC. 207. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

    ``A State receiving a grant under this title, through reports 
provided to the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall demonstrate the effective development, 
        operation and expansion of a Statewide network of community-
        based, prevention-focused, family resource and support programs 
        that meets the requirements of this title;
            ``(2) shall supply an inventory and description of the 
        services provided to families by local programs that meet 
        identified community needs, including core and optional 
        services as described in section 202;
            ``(3) shall demonstrate the establishment of new respite 
        care and other specific new family resources services, and the 
        expansion of existing services, to address unmet needs 
        identified by the inventory and description of current services 
        required under section 205(3);
            ``(4) shall describe the number of families served, 
        including families with children with disabilities, and the 
        involvement of a diverse representation of families in the 
        design, operation, and evaluation of the Statewide network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
        support programs, and in the design, operation and evaluation 
        of the individual community-based family resource and support 
        programs that are part of the Statewide network funded under 
        this title;
            ``(5) shall demonstrate a high level of satisfaction among 
        families who have used the services of the community-based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs;
            ``(6) shall demonstrate the establishment or maintenance of 
        innovative funding mechanisms, at the State or community level, 
        that blend Federal, State, local and private funds, and 
        innovative, interdisciplinary service delivery mechanisms, for 
        the development, operation, expansion and enhancement of the 
        Statewide network of community-based, prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support programs;
            ``(7) shall describe the results of a peer review process 
        conducted under the State program; and
            ``(8) shall demonstrate an implementation plan to ensure 
        the continued leadership of parents in the on-going planning, 
        implementation, and evaluation of such community based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs.

``SEC. 208. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE 
              PROGRAMS.

    ``The Secretary may allocate such sums as may be necessary from the 
amount provided under the State allotment to support the activities of 
the lead entity in the State--
            ``(1) to create, operate and maintain a peer review 
        process;
            ``(2) to create, operate and maintain an information 
        clearinghouse;
            ``(3) to fund a yearly symposium on State system change 
        efforts that result from the operation of the Statewide 
        networks of community-based, prevention-focused, family 
        resource and support programs;
            ``(4) to create, operate and maintain a computerized 
        communication system between lead entities; and
            ``(5) to fund State-to-State technical assistance through 
        bi-annual conferences.

``SEC. 209. DEFINITIONS.

          ``For purposes of this title:
            ``(1) Children with disabilities.--The term `children with 
        disabilities' has the same meaning given such term in section 
        602(a)(2) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
            ``(2) Community referral services.--The term `community 
        referral services' means services provided under contract or 
        through interagency agreements to assist families in obtaining 
        needed information, mutual support and community resources, 
        including respite care services, health and mental health 
        services, employability development and job training, and other 
        social services, including early developmental screening of 
        children, through help lines or other methods.
            ``(3) Family resource and support program.--The term 
        `family resource and support program' means a community-based, 
        prevention-focused entity that--
                    ``(A) provides, through direct service, the core 
                services required under this title, including--
                            ``(i) parent education, support and 
                        leadership services, together with services 
                        characterized by relationships between parents 
                        and professionals that are based on equality 
                        and respect, and designed to assist parents in 
                        acquiring parenting skills, learning about 
                        child development, and responding appropriately 
                        to the behavior of their children;
                            ``(ii) services to facilitate the ability 
                        of parents to serve as resources to one another 
                        (such as through mutual support and parent 
                        self-help groups);
                            ``(iii) outreach services provided through 
                        voluntary home visits and other methods to 
                        assist parents in becoming aware of and able to 
                        participate in family resources and support 
                        program activities;
                            ``(iv) community and social services to 
                        assist families in obtaining community 
                        resources; and
                            ``(v) follow-up services;
                    ``(B) provides, or arranges for the provision of, 
                other core services through contracts or agreements 
                with other local agencies, including all forms of 
                respite care services; and
                    ``(C) provides access to optional services, 
                directly or by contract, purchase of service, or 
                interagency agreement, including--
                            ``(i) child care, early childhood 
                        development and early intervention services;
                            ``(ii) referral to self-sufficiency and 
                        life management skills training;
                            ``(iii) referral to education services, 
                        such as scholastic tutoring, literacy training, 
                        and General Educational Degree services;
                            ``(iv) referral to services providing job 
                        readiness skills;
                            ``(v) child abuse and neglect prevention 
                        activities;
                            ``(vi) referral to services that families 
                        with children with disabilities or special 
                        needs may require;
                            ``(vii) community and social service 
                        referral, including early developmental 
                        screening of children;
                            ``(viii) peer counseling;
                            ``(ix) referral for substance abuse 
                        counseling and treatment; and
                            ``(x) help line services.
            ``(4) Outreach services.--The term `outreach services' 
        means services provided to assist consumers, through voluntary 
        home visits or other methods, in accessing and participating in 
        family resource and support program activities.
            ``(5) Respite care services.--The term `respite care 
        services' means short term care services provided in the 
        temporary absence of the regular caregiver (parent, other 
        relative, foster parent, adoptive parent, or guardian) to 
        children who--
                    ``(A) are in danger of abuse or neglect;
                    ``(B) have experienced abuse or neglect; or
                    ``(C) have disabilities, chronic, or terminal 
                illnesses.
        Such services shall be provided within or outside the home of 
        the child, be short-term care (ranging from a few hours to a 
        few weeks of time, per year), and be intended to enable the 
        family to stay together and to keep the child living in the 
        home and community of the child.

``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, 
$66,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2001.''.

Subtitle C--Certain Preventive Services Regarding Children of Homeless 
              Families or Families At Risk of Homelessness

SEC. 131. REPEAL OF TITLE III.

    Title III of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5118 et seq.) is repealed.

                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

SEC. 141. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Findings.

                       ``TITLE I--GENERAL PROGRAM

``Sec. 101. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.
``Sec. 102. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect.
``Sec. 103. National clearinghouse for information relating to child 
                            abuse.
``Sec. 104. Research and assistance activities.
``Sec. 105. Grants to public agencies and nonprofit private 
                            organizations for demonstration programs 
                            and projects.
``Sec. 106. Grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and 
                            treatment programs.
``Sec. 107. Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation 
                            and prosecution of child abuse and neglect 
                            cases.
``Sec. 108. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
``Sec. 109. Coordination of child abuse and neglect programs.
``Sec. 110. Reports.
``Sec. 111. Definitions.
``Sec. 112. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 113. Rule of construction.

     ``TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE AND SUPPORT GRANTS

``Sec. 201. Purpose and authority.
``Sec. 202. Eligibility.
``Sec. 203. Amount of grant.
``Sec. 204. Existing grants.
``Sec. 205. Application.
``Sec. 206. Local program requirements.
``Sec. 207. Performance measures.
``Sec. 208. National network for community-based family resource 
                            programs.
``Sec. 209. Definitions.
``Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 142. REPEALS OF OTHER LAWS.

    (a) Temporary Child Care for Children With Disabilities and Crisis 
Nurseries Act of 1986.--The Temporary Child Care for Children With 
Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 5117 et seq.) 
is repealed.
    (b) Family Support Centers.--Subtitle F of title VII of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11481 et seq.) is 
repealed.

                   TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

        Subtitle A--Family Violence Prevention and Services Act

SEC. 201. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

    Section 303(e) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10420(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``following local share'' and inserting 
        ``following non-Federal matching local share''; and
            (2) by striking ``20 percent'' and all that follows through 
        ``private sources.'' and inserting ``with respect to an entity 
        operating an existing program under this title, not less than 
        20 percent, and with respect to an entity intending to operate 
        a new program under this title, not less than 35 percent.''.

SEC. 202. ALLOTMENTS.

    Section 304(a)(1) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act (42 U.S.C. 10403(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``$200,000'' and 
inserting ``$400,000''.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 310 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10409) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``80'' and inserting 
        ``70''; and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(d) Grants for State Coalitions.--Of the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, not less than 10 percent of 
such amounts shall be used by the Secretary for making grants under 
section 311.
    ``(e) Non-Supplanting Requirement.--Federal funds made available to 
a State under this title shall be used to supplement and not supplant 
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide 
services and activities that promote the purposes of this title.''.

 Subtitle B--Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform 
              Act of 1978 (``Adoption Opportunities Act'')

SEC. 211. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``50 percent between 1985 
                        and 1990'' and inserting ``61 percent between 
                        1986 and 1994''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``400,000 children at the 
                        end of June, 1990'' and inserting ``452,000 as 
                        of June 1994'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``local'' and 
                inserting ``legal''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (7), to read as follows:
            ``(7)(A) currently, 40,000 children are free for adoption 
        and awaiting placement;
            ``(B) such children are typically school aged, in sibling 
        groups, have experienced neglect or abuse, or have a physical, 
        mental, or emotional disability; and
            ``(C) while the children are of all races, children of 
        color and older children (over the age of 10) are over 
        represented in such group;''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``conditions, by--'' and all that 
                follows through ``Department of Health and Human 
                Services to--'' and inserting ``conditions, by 
                providing a mechanism to--''; and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
                of paragraph (2), as paragraphs (1) through (3), 
                respectively, and by realigning the margins of such 
                paragraphs accordingly.

SEC. 212. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.

    Section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking the last sentence;
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (6), to read as follows:
            ``(6) study the nature, scope, and effects of the placement 
        of children in kinship care arrangements, pre-adoptive, or 
        adoptive homes;'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
                paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (6), the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(7) study the efficacy of States contracting with public 
        or private nonprofit agencies (including community-based and 
        other organizations), or sectarian institutions for the 
        recruitment of potential adoptive and foster families and to 
        provide assistance in the placement of children for 
        adoption;''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``Each'' and inserting ``(A) 
                Each'';
                    (B) by striking ``for each fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``that describes the manner in which the 
                State will use funds during the 3-fiscal years 
                subsequent to the date of the application to accomplish 
                the purposes of this section. Such application shall 
                be''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) The Secretary shall provide, directly or by grant to or 
contract with public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations--
            ``(i) technical assistance and resource and referral 
        information to assist State or local governments with 
        termination of parental rights issues, in recruiting and 
        retaining adoptive families, in the successful placement of 
        children with special needs, and in the provision of pre- and 
        post-placement services, including post-legal adoption 
        services; and
            ``(ii) other assistance to help State and local governments 
        replicate successful adoption-related projects from other areas 
        in the United States.''.

SEC. 213. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5115) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and all 
        that follows through ``203(c)(1)'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for 
        each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2001 to carry out 
        programs and activities authorized'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b); and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

          Subtitle C--Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988

SEC. 221. PRIORITY REQUIREMENT.

    Section 101 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 670 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Priority Requirement.--In making grants under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall give priority to applicants located in States that 
have developed and implemented procedures for expedited termination of 
parental rights and placement for adoption of infants determined to be 
abandoned under State law.''.

SEC. 222. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 104(a)(1) of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
(42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000'' and all 
that follows and inserting ``$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 
2001.''.

            Subtitle D--Reauthorization of Various Programs

SEC. 231. MISSING CHILDREN'S ASSISTANCE ACT.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 408 of the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``To'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--
        To''
            (2) by striking ``1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996'' and 
        inserting ``1997 through 2001''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Evaluation.--The Administrator may use not more than 5 
percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year under subsection 
(a) to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs and 
activities established and operated under this title.''.
    (b) Special Study and Report.--Section 409 of the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5778) is repealed.

SEC. 232. VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE ACT OF 1990.

    Section 214B of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
13004) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``and 1996'' and 
        inserting ``1996, and each of the fiscal years 1997 through 
        2000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``and 1996'' and 
        inserting ``1996, and each of the fiscal years 1997 through 
        2000''.
            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.