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[H.R. 764 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.764

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
   To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

        TITLE I--THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Prevention and 
Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 
(42 U.S.C. 14601(b)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
inserting ``; and'', and by adding after paragraph (16) the following:
        ``(17) the capability of the criminal justice system to deliver 
    timely, accurate, and complete criminal history record information 
    to child welfare agencies, organizations, and programs that are 
    engaged in the assessment of risk and other activities related to 
    the protection of children, including protection against child 
    sexual abuse, and placement of children in foster care.''.

SEC. 103. USE OF FUNDS UNDER BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHILD PROTECTION.

    Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
    inserting a semicolon; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(27) enforcing child abuse and neglect laws, including laws 
    protecting against child sexual abuse, and promoting programs 
    designed to prevent child abuse and neglect; and
        ``(28) establishing or supporting cooperative programs between 
    law enforcement and media organizations, to collect, record, 
    retain, and disseminate information useful in the identification 
    and apprehension of suspected criminal offenders.''.

SEC. 104. CONDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN SET ASIDE FOR CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS 
              UNDER THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984.

    (a) In General.--Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of Crime Act of 
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(2)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``(2) The first $10,000,000'' and inserting 
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the first 
    $10,000,000''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(B)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited in 
    the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund for 
    fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in subparagraph (A) 
    plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the increase in the amount 
    from fiscal year 1998 shall be available for grants under section 
    1404A.
        ``(ii) Amounts available under this subparagraph for any fiscal 
    year shall not exceed $20,000,000.''.
    (b) Interaction With Any Cap.--Subsection (a) shall be implemented 
so that any increase in funding provided thereby shall operate 
notwithstanding any dollar limitation on the availability of the Crime 
Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

                        TITLE II--JENNIFER'S LAW

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as ``Jennifer's Law''.

SEC. 202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant awards to 
States to enable States to improve the reporting of unidentified and 
missing persons.

SEC. 203. ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant award under 
this title, a State shall submit an application at such time and in 
such form as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
    (b) Contents.--Each such application shall include assurances that 
the State shall, to the greatest extent possible--
        (1) report to the National Crime Information Center and when 
    possible, to law enforcement authorities throughout the State 
    regarding every deceased unidentified person, regardless of age, 
    found in the State's jurisdiction;
        (2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified person in 
    compliance with the guidelines established by the Department of 
    Justice for the National Crime Information Center Missing and 
    Unidentified Persons File, including dental records, DNA records, 
    x-rays, and fingerprints, if available;
        (3) enter the National Crime Information Center number or other 
    appropriate number assigned to the unidentified person on the death 
    certificate of each such unidentified person; and
        (4) retain all such records pertaining to unidentified persons 
    until a person is identified.

SEC. 204. USES OF FUNDS.

    A State that receives a grant award under this title may use such 
funds received to establish or expand programs developed to improve the 
reporting of unidentified persons in accordance with the assurances 
provided in the application submitted pursuant to section 203(b).

SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.