[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2998 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 622
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2998

                          [Report No. 107-292]

To reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family 
 Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and 
 Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants 
            Assistance Act of 1988, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2002

    Mr. Dodd (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
  Wellstone, and Mr. DeWine) introduced the following bill; which was 
 read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
                              and Pensions

                           September 30, 2002

                Reported by Mr. Kennedy, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family 
 Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and 
 Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants 
            Assistance Act of 1988, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Children 
and Families Safe Act of 2002''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Sec. 101. Findings.
                      Subtitle A--General Program

Sec. 111. National Clearinghouse for Information Relating to Child 
                            Abuse.
Sec. 112. Research and assistance activities and demonstrations.
Sec. 113. Grants to States and public or private agencies and 
                            organizations.
Sec. 114. Grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and 
                            treatment programs.
Sec. 115. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 116. Authorization of appropriations.
  Subtitle B--Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Sec. 121. Purpose and authority.
Sec. 122. Eligibility.
Sec. 123. Amount of grant.
Sec. 124. Existing grants.
Sec. 125. Application.
Sec. 126. Local program requirements.
Sec. 127. Performance measures.
Sec. 128. National network for community-based family resource 
                            programs.
Sec. 129. Definitions.
Sec. 130. Authorization of appropriations.
  TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

             Subtitle A--Reauthorization of Grant Programs

Sec. 201. State demonstration grants.
Sec. 202. Secretarial responsibilities.
Sec. 203. Evaluation.
Sec. 204. Information and technical assistance centers.
Sec. 205. General authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 206. Grants for State domestic violence coalitions.
Sec. 207. Evaluation and monitoring.
Sec. 208. Family member abuse information and documentation project.
Sec. 209. Model State leadership grants.
Sec. 210. National domestic violence hotline grant.
Sec. 211. Youth education and domestic violence.
Sec. 212. Demonstration grants for community initiatives.
Sec. 213. Transitional housing reauthorization.
Sec. 214. Technical and conforming amendments.
             Subtitle B--National Domestic Violence Hotline

Sec. 221. National domestic violence hotline enhancement.
       Subtitle C--Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Program

Sec. 231. Purpose.
Sec. 232. Services for children exposed to domestic violence.
                   TITLE III--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

Sec. 301. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
Sec. 302. Information and services.
Sec. 303. Study of adoption placements.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 305. Adoption action plan.
                 TITLE IV--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Establishment of local programs.
Sec. 403. Evaluations, study, and reports by Secretary.
Sec. 404. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 405. Definitions.

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

    Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``close to 1,000,000'' 
        and inserting ``approximately 900,000'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2)(A) more children suffer neglect than any other form 
        of maltreatment; and
            ``(B) investigations have determined that approximately 63 
        percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in 2000 
        suffered neglect, 19 percent suffered physical abuse, 10 
        percent suffered sexual abuse, and 8 percent suffered emotional 
        maltreatment;
            ``(3)(A) child abuse can result in the death of a child;
            ``(B) in 2000, an estimated 1,200 children were counted by 
        child protection services to have died as a result of abuse or 
        neglect; and
            ``(C) children younger than 1 year old comprised 44 percent 
        of child fatalities and 85 percent of child fatalities were 
        younger than 6 years of age;'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(4)(A) many of these children and their families fail to 
        receive adequate protection and treatment;
            ``(B) slightly less than half of these children (45 percent 
        in 2000) and their families fail to receive adequate protection 
        or treatment; and
            ``(C) in fact, approximately 80 percent of all children 
        removed from their homes and placed in foster care in 2000, as 
        a result of an investigation or assessment conducted by the 
        child protective services agency, received no services;'';
            (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``organizations'' and inserting ``community-based 
                organizations'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``ensures'' 
                and all that follows through ``knowledge,'' and 
                inserting ``recognizes the need for properly trained 
                staff with the qualifications needed''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, which may impact child 
                rearing patterns, while at the same time, not allowing 
                those differences to enable abuse'';
            (6) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``this national child and family emergency'' and inserting 
        ``child abuse and neglect''; and
            (7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``intensive'' and inserting 
                ``needed''; and
                    (B) by striking ``if removal has taken place'' and 
                inserting ``where appropriate''.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

SEC. 111. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD 
              ABUSE.

    (a) Functions.--Section 103(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``all programs,'' and all 
        that follows through ``neglect; and'' and inserting ``all 
        effective programs, including private and community-based 
        programs, that show promise of success with respect to the 
        prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child 
        abuse and neglect and hold the potential for broad scale 
        implementation and replication;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) maintain information about the best practices used 
        for achieving improvements in child protective systems;''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) provide technical assistance upon request that 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 this Act; and
            ``(5) 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.''.
    (b) Coordination With Available Resources.--Section 103(c)(1) of 
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(c)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``105(a); and'' and 
        inserting ``104(a);'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
                    ``(F) collect and disseminate information that 
                describes best practices being used throughout the 
                Nation for making appropriate referrals related to, and 
                addressing, the physical, developmental, and mental 
                health needs of abused and neglected children; and''.

SEC. 112. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

    (a) Research.--Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, 
                        including longitudinal research,'' after 
                        ``interdisciplinary program of research''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``may'' and inserting ``shall primarily'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, including the effects of 
                abuse and neglect on a child's development and the 
                identification of successful early intervention 
                services or other services that are needed'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking ``judicial procedures'' and 
                        inserting ``judicial systems, including 
                        multidisciplinary, coordinated decisionmaking 
                        procedures''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) in clause (viii), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause 
                        (x); and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (viii), the 
                        following:
                            ``(ix) the incidence and prevalence of 
                        child maltreatment by a wide array of 
                        demographic characteristics such as age, sex, 
                        race, household relationship, family structure, 
                        school enrollment and education attainment, 
                        disability, grandparents as caregivers, labor 
                        force status, work status in previous year, and 
                        income in previous year; and'';
                    (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (I); and
                    (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the 
                following:
                    ``(D) the evaluation and dissemination of best 
                practices consistent with the goals of achieving 
                improvements in the child protective services systems 
                of the States in accordance with paragraphs (1) through 
                (12) of section 106(a);
                    ``(E) effective approaches to interagency 
                collaboration between the child protection system and 
                the juvenile justice system that improve the delivery 
                of services and treatment, including methods for 
                continuity of treatment plan and services as children 
                transition between systems;
                    ``(F) an evaluation of the redundancies and gaps in 
                the services in the field of child abuse and neglect 
                prevention in order to make better use of resources;
                    ``(G) the nature, scope, and practice of voluntary 
                relinquishment for foster care or State guardianship of 
                low income children who need health services, including 
                mental health services;
                    ``(H) the information on the national incidence of 
                child abuse and neglect specified in clauses (i) 
                through (xi) of subparagraph (H); and'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Research.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
        the national incidence of child abuse and neglect, including 
        the information on the national incidence on child abuse and 
        neglect specified in subparagraphs (i) through (ix) of 
        paragraph (1)(I).
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
        enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
        2002, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of 
        the Senate a report that contains the results of the research 
        conducted under paragraph (2).''.
    (b) Provision of Technical Assistance.--Section 104(b) of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``nonprofit private 
        agencies and'' and inserting ``private agencies and community-
        based''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) effective approaches being utilized to link 
                child protective service agencies with health care, 
                mental health care, and developmental services to 
                improve forensic diagnosis and health evaluations, and 
                barriers and shortages to such linkages.''.
    (c) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 104 of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--The Secretary may award 
grants to, and enter into contracts with, States or public or private 
agencies or organizations (or combinations of such agencies or 
organizations) for time-limited, demonstration projects for the 
following:
            ``(1) Promotion of safe, family-friendly physical 
        environments for visitation and exchange.--The Secretary may 
        award grants under this subsection to entities to assist such 
        entities in establishing and operating safe, family-friendly 
        physical environments--
                    ``(A) for court-ordered, supervised visitation 
                between children and abusing parents; and
                    ``(B) to safely facilitate the exchange of children 
                for visits with noncustodial parents in cases of 
                domestic violence.
            ``(2) Education identification, prevention, and 
        treatment.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
        subsection to entities for projects that provide educational 
        identification, prevention, and treatment services in 
        cooperation with preschool and elementary and secondary 
        schools.
            ``(3) Risk and safety assessment tools.--The Secretary may 
        award grants under this subsection to entities for projects 
        that provide for the development of risk and safety assessment 
        tools relating to child abuse and neglect.
            ``(4) Training.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
        subsection to entities for projects that involve innovative 
        training for mandated child abuse and neglect reporters.
            ``(5) Comprehensive adolescent victim/victimizer prevention 
        programs.--The Secretary may award grants to organizations that 
        demonstrate innovation in preventing child sexual abuse through 
        school-based programs in partnership with parents and 
        community-based organizations to establish a network of 
        trainers who will work with schools to implement the program. 
        The program shall be comprehensive, meet State guidelines for 
        health education, and should reduce child sexual abuse by 
        focusing on prevention for both adolescent victims and 
        victimizers.''.

SEC. 113. GRANTS TO STATES AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES AND 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 105(a) of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Demonstration'' and inserting ``Grants for'';
            (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``States,'' after ``contracts 
                with,'';
                    (B) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
                    (C) by striking ``time limited, demonstration'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``education, 
                social work, and other relevant fields'' and inserting 
                ``law enforcement, judiciary, social work and child 
                protection, education, and other relevant fields, or 
                individuals such as court appointed special advocates 
                (CASAs) and guardian ad litem,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``nonprofit'' 
                and all that follows through ``; and'' and inserting 
                ``children, youth and family service organizations in 
                order to prevent child abuse and neglect;'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) for training to support the enhancement of 
                linkages between child protective service agencies and 
                health care agencies, including physical and mental 
                health services, to improve forensic diagnosis and 
                health evaluations and for innovative partnerships 
                between child protective service agencies and health 
                care agencies that offer creative approaches to using 
                existing Federal, State, local, and private funding to 
                meet the health evaluation needs of children who have 
                been subjects of substantiated cases of child abuse or 
                neglect;
                    ``(E) for the training of personnel in best 
                practices to promote collaboration with the families 
                from the initial time of contact during the 
                investigation through treatment;
                    ``(F) for the training of personnel regarding their 
                responsibilities to protect the legal rights of 
                children and families;
                    ``(G) for improving the training of supervisory and 
                nonsupervisory child welfare workers;
                    ``(H) for enabling State child welfare agencies to 
                coordinate the provision of services with State and 
                local health care agencies, alcohol and drug abuse 
                prevention and treatment agencies, mental health 
                agencies, and other public and private welfare agencies 
                to promote child safety, permanence, and family 
                stability;
                    ``(I) for cross training for child protective 
                service workers in recognizing situations of substance 
                abuse, domestic violence, and neglect; and
                    ``(J) for developing, implementing, or operating 
                information and education programs or training programs 
                designed to improve the provision of services to 
                disabled infants with life-threatening conditions for--
                            ``(i) professionals 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.'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively;
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(2) Triage procedures.--The Secretary may award grants 
        under this subsection to public and private 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--
                    ``(A) accepts, screens, and assesses reports 
                received to determined which such reports require an 
                intensive intervention and which require voluntary 
                referral to another agency, program, or project;
                    ``(B) provides, either directly or through 
                referral, a variety of community-linked services to 
                assist families in preventing child abuse and neglect; 
                and
                    ``(C) provides further investigation and intensive 
                intervention where the child's safety is in 
                jeopardy.'';
            (6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``(such as Parents Anonymous)'';
            (7) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking the paragraph heading;
                    (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``(B) Kinship care.--'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(4) Kinship care.--
                    ``(A) In general.--''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Linkages between child protective service agencies 
        and public health, mental health, and developmental 
        disabilities agencies.--The Secretary may award grants to 
        entities that provide linkages between State or local child 
        protective service agencies and public health, mental health, 
        and developmental disabilities agencies, for the purpose of 
        establishing linkages that are designed to help assure that a 
        greater number of substantiated victims of child maltreatment 
        have their physical health, mental health, and developmental 
        needs appropriately diagnosed and treated.''.
    (b) Discretionary Grants.--Section 105(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), 
        the following:
            ``(3) Programs based within children's hospitals or other 
        pediatric and adolescent care facilities, that provide model 
        approaches for improving medical diagnosis of child abuse and 
        neglect and for health evaluations of children for whom a 
        report of maltreatment has been substantiated.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ``nonprofit''.
    (c) Evaluation.--Section 105(c) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``demonstration'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or contract'' 
        after ``or as a separate grant''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of an 
        evaluation performed by the recipient of a grant, the Secretary 
        shall make available technical assistance for the evaluation, 
        where needed, including the use of a rigorous application of 
        scientific evaluation techniques.''.
    (d) Technical Amendment to Heading.--The section heading for 
section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5106) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 105. GRANTS TO STATES AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES AND 
              ORGANIZATIONS.''.

SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND 
              TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Development and Operation Grants.--Section 106(a) of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including ongoing case 
                monitoring,'' after ``case management''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and treatment'' after ``and 
                delivery of services'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``improving'' and all 
        that follows through ``referral systems'' and inserting 
        ``developing, improving, and implementing risk and safety 
        assessment tools and protocols'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (7);
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), and (9) as 
        paragraphs (6), (8), (9), and (12), respectively;
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
            ``(5) developing and updating systems of technology that 
        support the program and track reports of child abuse and 
        neglect from intake through final disposition and allow 
        interstate and intrastate information exchange;'';
            (6) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``opportunities'' and all that follows through ``system'' and 
        inserting ``including safety training opportunities and 
        requirements for child protection workers'';
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(7) improving the skills, qualifications, and 
        availability of individuals providing services to children and 
        families, and the supervisors of such individuals, through the 
        child protection system, including improvements in the 
        recruitment and retention of caseworkers;'';
            (8) by striking paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(9) developing and facilitating training protocols for 
        individuals mandated to report child abuse or neglect;
            ``(10) developing, implementing, or operating programs to 
        assist in obtaining or coordinating necessary services for 
        families of disabled infants with life-threatening conditions, 
        including--
                    ``(A) existing social and health services;
                    ``(B) financial assistance; and
                    ``(C) services necessary to facilitate adoptive 
                placement of any such infants who have been 
                relinquished for adoption;
            ``(11) developing and delivering information to improve 
        public education relating to the role and responsibilities of 
        the child protection system and the nature and basis for 
        reporting suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect;''; 
        and
            (9) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
        period and inserting a semicolon;
            (10) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration 
        between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
        system for improved delivery of services and treatment, 
        including methods for continuity of treatment plan and services 
        as children transition between systems; or
            ``(14) supporting and enhancing collaboration among public 
        health agencies, the child protection system, and private 
        community-based programs to provide child abuse and neglect 
        prevention and treatment services (including linkages with 
        education systems) and to address the health needs, including 
        mental health needs, of children identified as abused or 
        neglected, including supporting prompt, comprehensive health 
        and developmental evaluations for children who are the subject 
        of substantiated child maltreatment reports.''.
    (b) Eligibility Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 106(b) of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                            (i) by striking ``provide notice to the 
                        Secretary of any substantive changes'' and 
                        inserting the following: ``provide notice to 
                        the Secretary--
                            ``(i) of any substantive changes; and'';
                            (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
                        ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) any significant changes to how funds 
                        provided under this section are used to support 
                        the activities which may differ from the 
                        activities as described in the current State 
                        application.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), 
                        (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), 
                        (xi), (xii), and (xiii) as clauses (iii), (v), 
                        (vi), (vii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), 
                        (xiv), (xv) and (xvi), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting after clause (i), the 
                        following:
                            ``(ii) policies and procedures (including 
                        appropriate referrals to child protection 
                        service systems and for other appropriate 
                        services) to address the needs of infants born 
                        and identified with illegal substance abuse or 
                        withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal 
                        drug exposure;'';
                            (iii) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), 
                        by inserting ``risk and'' before ``safety'';
                            (iv) by inserting after clause (iii) (as so 
                        redesignated), the following:
                            ``(iv) triage procedures for the referral 
                        of a child not at risk of imminent harm to a 
                        community organization or voluntary preventive 
                        service;'';
                            (v) in clause (vii)(II) (as so 
                        redesignated), by striking ``, having a need 
                        for such information in order to carry out its 
                        responsibilities under law to protect children 
                        from abuse and neglect'' and inserting ``, as 
                        described in clause (viii)'';
                            (vi) by inserting after clause (vii) (as so 
                        redesignated), the following:
                            ``(viii) provisions to require disclosures 
                        of confidential information to any Federal, 
                        State, or local government entity, or any agent 
                        of such entity, that has a need for such 
                        information in order to carry out its 
                        responsibilities under law to protect children 
                        from abuse and neglect;'';
                            (vii) in clause (xii) (as so 
                        redesignated)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``who has received 
                                training appropriate to the role, and'' 
                                after ``guardian ad litem,''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``who has 
                                received training appropriate to that 
                                role'' after ``advocate'';
                            (viii) in clause (xiv) (as so 
                        redesignated), by striking ``to be effective 
                        not later than 2 years after the date of 
                        enactment of this section'';
                            (ix) in clause (xv) (as so redesignated)--
                                    (I) by striking ``to be effective 
                                not later than 2 years after the date 
                                of enactment of this section''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (x) in clause (xvi) (as so redesignated), 
                        by striking ``clause (xii)'' each place that 
                        such appears and inserting ``clause (xv)''; and
                            (xi) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xvii) provisions and procedures to 
                        require that a representative of the child 
                        protective services agency shall, at the 
                        initial time of contact with the individual 
                        subject to a child abuse and neglect 
                        investigation, advise the individual of the 
                        complaints or allegations made against the 
                        individual, in a manner that is consistent with 
                        laws protecting the rights of the informant;
                            ``(xviii) provisions and procedures for 
                        improving the training, retention, and 
                        supervision of caseworkers; and
                            ``(xix) not later than 2 years after the 
                        date of enactment of the Keeping Children and 
                        Families Safe Act of 2002, provisions and 
                        procedures for requiring criminal background 
                        record checks for prospective foster and 
                        adoptive parents and other adult relatives and 
                        non-relatives residing in the household;''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following flush sentence:
        ``Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit the 
        State's flexibility to determine State policies relating to 
        public access to court proceedings to determine child abuse and 
        neglect.''.
            (2) Limitation.--Section 106(b)(3) of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(3)) is amended 
        by striking ``With regard to clauses (v) and (vi) of paragraph 
        (2)(A)'' and inserting ``With regard to clauses (vi) and (vii) 
        of paragraph (2)(A)''.
    (c) Citizen Review Panels.--Section 106(c) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and procedures'' 
                                and inserting ``, procedures, and 
                                practices''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the agencies'' 
                                and inserting ``State and local child 
                                protection system agencies''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking 
                        ``State'' and inserting ``State and local''; 
                        and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Public outreach.--Each panel shall provide 
                for public outreach and comment in order to assess the 
impact of current procedures and practices upon children and families 
in the community and in order to meet its obligations under 
subparagraph (A).''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``public'' and inserting ``State 
                and the public''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period the following: 
                ``and recommendations to improve the child protection 
                services system at the State and local levels. Not 
                later than 6 months after the date on which a report is 
                submitted by the panel to the State, the appropriate 
                State agency shall submit a written response to the 
                State and local child protection systems that describes 
                whether or how the State will incorporate the 
                recommendations of such panel (where appropriate) to 
                make measurable progress in improving the State and 
                local child protective system''.
    (d) Annual State Data Reports.--Section 106(d) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
            ``(13) The annual report containing the summary of the 
        activities of the citizen review panels of the State required 
        by subsection (c)(6).''.

SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 108 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106d) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) GAO Study.--Not later than February 1, 2003, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct a survey of a wide range of 
State and local child protection service systems to evaluate and submit 
to Congress a report concerning--
            ``(1) the current training (including cross-training in 
        domestic violence or substance abuse) of child protective 
        service workers in the outcomes for children and to analyze and 
        evaluate the effects of caseloads, compensation, and 
        supervision on staff retention and performance;
            ``(2) the efficiencies and effectiveness of agencies that 
        provide cross-training with court personnel; and
            ``(3) recommendations to strengthen child protective 
        service effectiveness to improve outcomes for children.
    ``(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary should encourage all States and public and private agencies 
or organizations that receive assistance under this title to ensure 
that children and families with limited English proficiency who 
participate in programs under this title are provided materials and 
services under such programs in an appropriate language other than 
English.
    ``(f) Annual Report on Certain Programs.--A State that receives 
funds under section 106(a) shall annually prepare and submit to the 
Secretary a report describing the manner in which funds provided under 
this Act, alone or in combination with other Federal funds, were used 
to address the purposes and achieve the objectives of section 
105(a)(4)(B).''.
    (b) Opportunity Passports.--
            (1) In general.--Section 105(a)(4) of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(3)) (as so 
        redesignated) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Opportunity passports and other assistance.--
                            ``(i) Grants.--The Secretary, in 
                        collaboration with the John H. Chafee Foster 
                        Care Independence Board (under section 477 of 
                        the Social Security Act), may make grants to 
                        eligible partnerships of public agencies or 
                        private nonprofit organizations in not more 
                        than 10 States to assist the partnerships in 
                        developing and implementing methods of 
                        providing long- and short-term financial 
                        security for youth in foster care and youth 
                        aging out of foster care. A partnership shall 
                        be eligible for a grant under this subparagraph 
                        if such partnership has a board of directors 
                        that includes representatives of youth in 
                        foster care and aging out of foster care.
                            ``(ii) Use of funds.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A partnership 
                                that receives a grant under clause (i) 
                                shall use the funds made available 
                                through the grant to carry out 1 or 
                                more of the activities described in 
                                subclauses (II) or (III).
                                    ``(II) Opportunity passports.--The 
                                partnership may use the funds to 
                                develop and provide, for youth in 
                                foster care and aging out of foster 
                                care, electronic opportunity passports, 
                                electronic cards or secure Internet 
                                databases that contain medical records, 
                                legal identification (analogous to a 
                                Social Security card or birth 
                                certificate), and school transcripts, 
                                to ensure that the youth can carry or 
                                readily access the vital information.
                                    ``(III) Individual development 
                                accounts.--The partnership may use the 
                                funds to establish and provide 
                                individual development accounts, to 
                                assist youth in foster care and aging 
                                out of foster care to obtain 
                                postsecondary education, pay for 
                                housing, pay for medical care, or 
                                operate a business. In establishing and 
                                providing such an account, the 
                                partnership shall provide a small 
                                amount of seed money and shall require 
                                the account holder to attend money 
                                management training and contribute to 
                                the account before receiving access to 
                                the account.
                            ``(iii) Accounts maintained after 
                        adoption.--An account established for an 
                        individual under this subparagraph shall not 
                        terminate as a result of the adoption of the 
                        individual.
                            ``(iv) Other federal assistance.--The 
                        amount of assistance provided to an individual 
                        under this subparagraph may be disregarded for 
                        purposes of determining the individual's 
                        eligibility for, or the amount of, any other 
                        Federal or Federally supported assistance, 
                        except that the total amount of assistance to 
                        an individual under this subparagraph and under 
                        other Federal and Federally supported programs 
                        shall not exceed the total cost of attendance, 
                        as defined in section 472 of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965, and except that the 
                        partnership shall take appropriate steps to 
                        prevent duplication of benefits under this and 
                        other Federal or Federally supported programs.
                            ``(v) Privacy.--Information concerning an 
                        individual that is obtained by a partnership in 
                        the implementation of this subparagraph shall 
                        remain private and confidential and shall not 
                        be disclosed without the informed consent of 
                        the individual or otherwise in accordance with 
                        applicable Federal, State, or local laws 
                        relating to medical privacy. An entity that 
                        discloses information in violation of this 
                        clause shall be subject to applicable Federal, 
                        State or local laws relating to the unlawful 
                        disclosure of confidential information.
                            ``(vi) Definition.--In this subparagraph, 
                        the term `youth aging out of foster care' means 
                        children who are--
                                    ``(I) leaving foster care because 
                                such children have attained the maximum 
                                age for foster care eligibility in a 
                                State; and
                                    ``(II) transitioning to independent 
                                living, as determined by the 
                                Secretary.''.
    (2) Funding.--Section 112 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h) is

amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) <DELETED>in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``(other 
        than section 105(a)(4)(B))'' after ``title''; and
        </DELETED>    (3)</DELETED> by inserting after subsection (a) 
        the following:
    ``(b) Opportunity Passports.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 105(a)(4)(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal 
year. Of the amount appropriated in each such fiscal year, not less 
than 75 percent of such amount shall be used as provided for under 
clause (ii)(II) of such section.''.

SEC. 116. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) General Authorization.--Section 112(a)(1) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(1)) is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(1) General authorization.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this title (other than section 
        105(a)(4)(B)) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums 
        as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
        2007.''.
    (b) Demonstration Projects.--Section 112(a)(2)(B) of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(2)(B)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Secretary make'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary shall make''; and
            (2) by striking ``section 106'' and inserting ``section 
        104''.

  Subtitle B--Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse

SEC. 121. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 201(a)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, 
        operate, expand, enhance, and, where appropriate to network, 
        initiatives aimed at the prevention of child abuse and neglect, 
        and to support networks of coordinated resources and activities 
        to better strengthen and support families to reduce the 
        likelihood of child abuse and neglect; and''.
    (b) Authority.--Section 201(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
                striking ``Statewide'' and all that follows through the 
                dash, and inserting ``community-based and prevention-
                focused programs and activities designed to prevent 
                child abuse and neglect (through networks where 
                appropriate) that are accessible, effective, culturally 
                appropriate, and build upon existing strengths
                that--'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(G) demonstrate a commitment to meaningful parent 
                leadership, including among parents of children with 
                disabilities, parents with disabilities, racial and 
                ethnic minorities, and members of other 
                underrepresented or underserved groups; and
                    ``(H) provide referrals to early health and 
                developmental services;''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by inserting ``through leveraging of funds'' 
                after ``maximizing funding'';
                    (B) by striking ``a Statewide network of community-
                based, prevention-focused'' and inserting ``community-
                based and prevention-focused''; and
                    (C) by striking ``family resource and support 
                program'' and inserting ``programs and activities 
                designed to prevent child abuse and neglect (through 
                networks where appropriate)''.
    (c) Technical Amendment to Title Heading.--Title II of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended by 
striking the heading for such title and inserting the following:

 ``TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE 
                             AND NEGLECT''.

SEC. 122. ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 202 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``a Statewide network of 
                        community-based, prevention-focused'' and 
                        inserting ``community-based and prevention-
                        focused''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``family resource and 
                        support programs'' and all that follows through 
                        the semicolon and inserting ``programs and 
                        activities designed to prevent child abuse and 
                        neglect (through networks where appropriate);''
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``that exists 
                to strengthen and support families to prevent child 
                abuse and neglect'' after ``written authority of the 
                State)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a network of 
                community-based family resource and support programs'' 
                and inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused 
                programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse 
                and neglect (through networks where appropriate)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to the 
                network'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``to the 
                network''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Statewide 
                network of community-based, prevention-focused, family 
                resource and support programs'' and inserting 
                ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
                activities to prevent child abuse and neglect (through 
                networks where appropriate)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Statewide 
                network of community-based, prevention-focused, family 
                resource and support programs'' and inserting 
                ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
                activities to prevent child abuse and neglect (through 
                networks where appropriate)'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and training 
                and technical assistance, to the Statewide network of 
                community-based, prevention-focused, family resource 
                and support programs'' and inserting ``training, 
                technical assistance, and evaluation assistance, to 
                community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
                activities to prevent child abuse and neglect (through 
                networks where appropriate)''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, parents 
                with disabilities,'' after ``children with 
                disabilities''.

SEC. 123. AMOUNT OF GRANT.

    Section 203(b)(1)(B) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``as the amount leveraged by the State from 
        private, State, or other non-Federal sources and directed 
        through the'' and inserting ``as the amount of private, State 
        or other non-Federal funds leveraged and directed through the 
        currently designated''; and
            (2) by striking ``the lead agency'' and inserting ``the 
        current lead agency''.

SEC. 124. EXISTING GRANTS.

    Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5115c) is repealed.

SEC. 125. APPLICATION.

    Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116d) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Statewide network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
        support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child 
        abuse and neglect (through networks where appropriate)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``network of community-based, 
                prevention-focused, family resource and support 
                programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
                prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent 
                child abuse and neglect (through networks where 
                appropriate)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, including those funded by 
                programs consolidated under this Act,'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
            ``(3) a description of the inventory of current unmet needs 
        and current community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
        activities to prevent child abuse and neglect, and other family 
        resource services operating in the State;'';
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``State's network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
        support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities designed to prevent 
        child abuse and neglect'';
            (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Statewide network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
        support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities designed to prevent 
        child abuse and neglect'';
            (6) in paragraph (7), by striking ``individual community-
        based, prevention-focused, family resource and support 
        programs'' and inserting ``community-based and prevention-
        focused programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse 
        and neglect'';
            (7) in paragraph (8), by striking ``community-based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' and 
        inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
        activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect'';
            (8) in paragraph (9), by striking ``community-based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' and 
        inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
        activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect'';
            (9) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``(where appropriate)'' 
        after ``members'';
            (10) in paragraph (11), by striking ``prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support program'' and inserting 
        ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
        activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect''; and
            (11) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (12).

SEC. 126. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 206(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116e(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' 
        and inserting ``and prevention-focused programs and activities 
        designed to prevent child abuse and neglect'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``voluntary home 
        visiting and'' after ``including''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
            ``(6) participate with other community-based and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child 
        abuse and neglect in the development, operation and expansion 
        of networks where appropriate.''.

SEC. 127. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

    Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116f) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a Statewide network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
        support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child 
        abuse and neglect'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
            ``(3) shall demonstrate that they will have addressed unmet 
        needs identified by the inventory and description of current 
        services required under section 205(3);'';
            (3) in paragraph (4),
                    (A) by inserting ``and parents with disabilities,'' 
                after ``children with disabilities,'';
                    (B) by striking ``evaluation of'' the first place 
                it appears and all that follows through ``under this 
                title'' and inserting ``evaluation of community-based 
                and prevention-focused programs and activities to 
                prevent child abuse and neglect, and in the design, 
                operation and evaluation of the networks of such 
                community-based and prevention-focused programs'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support programs'' and inserting ``and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities designed to prevent 
        child abuse and neglect'';
            (5) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Statewide network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
        support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities designed to prevent 
        child abuse and neglect''; and
            (6) in paragraph (8), by striking ``community based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' and 
        inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
        activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect''.

SEC. 128. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 208(3) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116g(3)) is amended by striking ``Statewide networks of 
community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and support 
programs'' and inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused 
programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect''.

SEC. 129. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Children With Disabilities.--Section 209(1) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h(1)) is amended by 
striking ``given such term in section 602(a)(2)'' and inserting ``given 
the term `child with a disability' in section 602(3)''.
    (b) Community-Based and Prevention-Focused Programs and Activities 
to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect.--Section 209 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
        activities to prevent child abuse and neglect.--The term 
        `community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities 
        to prevent child abuse and neglect' includes organizations such 
        as family resource programs, family support programs, voluntary 
        home visiting programs, respite care programs, parenting 
        education, mutual support programs, and other community 
        programs that provide activities that are designed to prevent 
        or respond to child abuse and neglect.''.

SEC. 130. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 210 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116i) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2007.''.

  TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

             Subtitle A--Reauthorization of Grant Programs

SEC. 201. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

    (a) Underserved Populations.--Section 303(a)(2)(C) of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(a)(2)(C)) is 
amended by striking ``underserved populations,'' and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ``underserved populations, as defined in 
section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2);''.
    (b) Report.--Section 303(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(5) Upon completion of the activities funded by a grant under 
this title, the State grantee shall submit to the Secretary a report 
that contains a description of the activities carried out under 
paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.

SEC. 202. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

    Section 305(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10404(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``an employee'' and inserting ``1 or more 
        employees'';
            (2) by striking ``of this title.'' and inserting ``of this 
        title, including carrying out evaluation and monitoring under 
        this title.''; and
            (3) by striking ``The individual'' and inserting ``Any 
        individual''.

SEC. 203. EVALUATION.

    Section 306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10405) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``Not later 
than two years after the date on which funds are obligated under 
section 303(a) for the first time after the date of the enactment of 
this title, and every two years thereafter,'' and inserting ``Every 2 
years,''.

SEC. 204. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

    Section 308 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10407) is amended by striking subsection (g).

SEC. 205. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 310(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2007.''.

SEC. 206. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

    (a) Funding.--Section 311(g) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(g)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Funding.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations under section 310(a) for a fiscal year, 
not less than 10 percent of such amount shall be made available to 
award grants under this section.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Section 311 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410) is amended by striking subsection (h).

SEC. 207. EVALUATION AND MONITORING.

    Section 312 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10412) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Of the amount appropriated under section 310(a) for each 
fiscal year, not more than 2 percent shall be used by the Secretary for 
evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs under this 
title.''.

SEC. 208. FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION PROJECT.

    Section 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10413) is repealed.

SEC. 209. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

    Section 315 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10415) is repealed.

SEC. 210. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

    (a) Duration.--Section 316(b) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``A grant'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
        grant''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the duration of 
        a grant under this section beyond the period described in 
        paragraph (1) if, prior to such extension--
                    ``(A) the entity prepares and submits to the 
                Secretary a report that evaluates the effectiveness of 
                the use of amounts received under the grant for the 
                period described in paragraph (1) and contains any 
                other information the Secretary may prescribe; and
                    ``(B) the report and other appropriate criteria 
                indicate that the entity is successfully operating the 
                hotline in accordance with subsection (a).''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 316(f)(1) of the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2003 through 2007.''.

SEC. 211. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

    Section 317 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10417) is repealed.

SEC. 212. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

    (a) In General.--Section 318(h) of the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418(h)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) is amended by striking subsection (i).

SEC. 213. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 319(f) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10419(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007.''.

SEC. 214. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et 
seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 302(1) by striking ``demonstrate the 
        effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting ``assist''.
            (2) In section 303(a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``State domestic violence coalitions 
                        knowledgeable individuals and interested 
                        organizations'' and inserting ``State domestic 
                        violence coalitions, knowledgeable individuals, 
                        and interested organizations''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``and'' 
                        at the end; and
                    (B) by aligning the margins of paragraph (4) with 
                the margins of paragraph (3).
            (3) In section 305(b)(2)(A) by striking ``provide for 
        research, and into'' and inserting ``provide for research 
        into''.
            (4) In section 311(a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(K), by striking ``other 
                criminal justice professionals,;'' and inserting 
                ``other criminal justice professionals;'' and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``family law judges,,'' and 
                        inserting ``family law judges,'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, 
                        criminal court judges,'' after ``family law 
                        judges''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
                        ``supervised visitations that do not endanger 
                        victims and their children'' and inserting 
                        ``supervised visitations or denial of 
                        visitation to protect against danger to victims 
                        or their children''.

             Subtitle B--National Domestic Violence Hotline

SEC. 221. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE ENHANCEMENT.

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended by 
section 211, is further amended by inserting after section 316 (42 
U.S.C. 10416) the following:

``SEC. 317. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE ENHANCEMENT.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
            ``(1)(A) To provide a grant to develop a fully secure, 
        continuously updated network of available domestic violence 
        shelters and services across the United States.
            ``(B) To make the network available to entities consisting 
        of the entity providing the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 
        shelters nationwide, State and local domestic violence 
        agencies, and other domestic violence organizations, to enable 
        such entities to connect a victim of domestic violence to the 
        most safe, appropriate, and convenient shelter, while the 
        victim remains on the telephone line, or in the most efficient 
        way possible.
            ``(2) To ensure that domestic violence victims get the help 
        the victims need in a single phone call.
    ``(b) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall award a grant to a 
nonprofit organization to establish and operate, after consultation and 
collaboration with appropriate officials of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, an Internet website (referred to in this section as 
the `Website') that shall--
            ``(1) link, to the greatest extent possible, entities 
        consisting of the entity providing the National Domestic 
        Violence Hotline, every domestic violence shelter in the United 
        States, State and local domestic violence agencies, and other 
        domestic violence organizations so that such entities will be 
        able to connect a victim of domestic violence to the most safe, 
        appropriate, and convenient domestic violence shelter, while 
        the victim remains on the telephone line, or in the most 
        efficient way possible;
            ``(2) be highly secure; and
            ``(3) contain continuously updated information as to 
        available services and space in domestic violence shelters 
        across the United States, to the maximum extent practicable.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. The application shall--
            ``(1) demonstrate the experience of the applicant in 
        successfully developing and managing a technology-based network 
        of domestic violence shelters;
            ``(2) demonstrate a record of success of the applicant in 
        meeting the needs of domestic violence victims and their 
        families; and
            ``(3) include a certification that the applicant will--
                    ``(A) implement the highest level security system 
                to ensure the confidentiality of the Website;
                    ``(B) establish, within 5 years, a Website that 
                links the entities described in subsection (b)(1);
                    ``(C) consult with the entities described in 
                subsection (b)(1) in developing and implementing the 
                Website and providing Internet connections; and
                    ``(D) otherwise comply with the requirements of 
                this section.
    ``(d) Use of Grant Award.--The recipient of a grant award under 
this section shall--
            ``(1) collaborate with officials of the Department of 
        Health and Human Services in a manner determined to be 
        appropriate by the Secretary;
            ``(2) collaborate with the entity providing the National 
        Domestic Violence Hotline in developing and implementing the 
        network;
            ``(3) ensure that the Website is continuously updated;
            ``(4) ensure that the Website provides information 
        describing the services of each domestic violence shelter to 
        which the Website is linked, including information for 
        individuals with limited English proficiency and information 
        concerning access to medical care, social services, 
        transportation, services for children, and other relevant 
        services;
            ``(5) ensure that the Website provides up-to-the-minute 
        information on available bed space in domestic violence 
        shelters across the United States, to the maximum extent 
        practicable;
            ``(6) provide training to the staff of the Hotline and to 
        staff of the entities described in subsection (b)(1) regarding 
        how to use the Website to best meet the needs of callers;
            ``(7) provide Internet access to domestic violence shelters 
        in the United States that do not have the appropriate 
        technology for such access, to the maximum extent practicable; 
        and
            ``(8) ensure that after the third year of the Website 
        project, the recipient will develop a plan to expand the 
        sources of funding for the Website to include funding from 
        public and private entities, although nothing in this paragraph 
        shall preclude a grant recipient under this section from 
        raising funds from other sources at any time during the 5-year 
        grant period.
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to require any shelter or service provider, whether public or private, 
to be linked to the website or to provide information to the entity 
receiving the grant or to the website.
    ``(f) Duration of Grant.--The term of a grant awarded under this 
section shall be 5 years.
    ``(g) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall annually--
            ``(1) conduct an evaluation of the grant program carried 
        out under this section in a manner that shall be designed to 
        derive information on--
                    ``(A) the confidentiality of the Website;
                    ``(B) the progress of the grant recipient in 
                linking the entities described in subsection (b)(1) to 
the network described in subsection (c)(1);
                    ``(C) the number of individuals served by the 
                Website;
                    ``(D) any decrease in the number of phone calls 
                necessary to find shelter space for victims of domestic 
                violence; and
                    ``(E) other matters that the Secretary determines 
                to be appropriate to ensure that the grant recipient is 
                achieving the purposes of this section; and
            ``(2) submit to Congress a report on the results of that 
        evaluation.
    ``(h) Oversight.--The Secretary shall have access to, monitor, and 
help ensure the security of the Website.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
                    ``(B) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2004 through 2007.
            ``(2) Administrative costs.--Of the amount made available 
        to carry out this section for each fiscal year the Secretary 
        may use not more than 2 percent for administrative costs 
        associated with the grant program carried out under this 
        section, of which not more than 5 percent shall be used to 
        assist the entity providing the National Domestic Violence 
        Hotline to participate in the establishment of the Website.''.

       Subtitle C--Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Program

SEC. 231. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this subtitle to reduce the impact of exposure 
to domestic violence in the lives of children and youth.

SEC. 232. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 320. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may award grants on a 
competitive basis to eligible entities for the purposes and in the 
manner described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section (d) for the 
benefit of children exposed to domestic violence.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall, as part of the application of the entity 
submitted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (d), describe 
the policies and procedures that entity has or will adopt to--
            ``(1) enhance or ensure the safety and security of a 
        battered parent and, as a result, the child involved;
            ``(2) ensure that all services under this section are 
        provided in a developmentally, linguistically, and culturally 
        competent manner; and
            ``(3) ensure the confidentiality of child and adult victims 
        of domestic violence in a manner that is consistent with 
        applicable Federal and State law, including exempting domestic 
        violence victim service providers from requirements to share 
        confidential information about families receiving services 
        except as required by law or with the informed, written consent 
        of the adult victim being served.
    ``(c) Grant Awards and Distribution.--
            ``(1) Grant awards.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
        this section--
                    ``(A) for periods of not more than 3 fiscal years; 
                and
                    ``(B) in amounts that are not less than $50,000 per 
                fiscal year and not more than $300,000 per fiscal year.
            ``(2) Distribution.--In awarding grants under this section, 
        the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) ensure a reasonable geographical distribution 
                among grantees in rural, urban, and suburban areas 
                throughout the United States; and
                    ``(B) consider the needs of underserved 
                populations, as defined in section 2003 of the Omnibus 
                Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
                3796gg-2).
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Direct services for children exposed to domestic 
        violence.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An entity shall use amounts 
                provided under a grant awarded for purposes of this 
                paragraph to design or replicate, and implement, a 
                program or provide services (in accordance with 
                subparagraph (B)) using domestic violence intervention 
                models to respond to the needs of children who--
                            ``(i) are exposed to domestic violence; and
                            ``(ii) have a parent or caregiver who is a 
                        victim of domestic violence and who is 
                        receiving services from such entity.
                    ``(B) Program or services.--The program or services 
                described in subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) shall be a new program or new 
                        services, or a new component (that is not 
                        offered by the entity on the date on which the 
                        entity submitted an application for the grant) 
                        of an existing program or services;
                            ``(ii) shall provide direct counseling or 
                        appropriate services or advocacy for children 
                        who have been exposed to domestic violence;
                            ``(iii) may include early childhood and 
                        mental health services;
                            ``(iv) may provide services to assist in 
                        legal advocacy efforts on behalf of children 
                        with respect to issues related directly to 
                        services the children are receiving from the 
                        program or services described in subparagraph 
                        (A);
                            ``(v) may include respite care, supervised 
                        visitation, and specialized services for 
                        children; and
                            ``(vi) may provide additional services and 
                        resources for children including child care, 
transportation, educational support, respite care, supervised 
visitation, and access to specialized services for children, so long as 
the grantee does not use more than 25 percent of the amounts made 
available through the grant to enter into a contract with another 
organization to provide such additional services and resources.
                    ``(C) Grantee requirements.--
                            ``(i) Application.--With respect to grants 
                        for the use of funds under this paragraph, an 
                        eligible entity (as described in clause (ii) 
                        and subsection (b)) shall prepare and submit to 
                        the Secretary an application at such time, in 
                        such manner, and containing such information as 
                        the Secretary may require, including a 
                        description of the intended uses of the grant 
                        funds consistent with subparagraphs (A) and 
                        (B).
                            ``(ii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a grant for the use of funds under this 
                        paragraph, an entity shall meet the 
                        requirements of section 303(a)(2)(A) or section 
                        303(b)(1). Eligible entities may enter into 
                        partnerships with other agencies, 
                        organizations, or tribal entities to enhance 
                        the capacity of such entities to deliver 
                        effective services to children exposed to 
                        domestic violence.
            ``(2) Grants for training and collaboration among child 
        welfare agencies, domestic violence victim service providers, 
        courts, law enforcement, and other entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An entity shall use amounts 
                provided under a grant awarded for purposes of this 
                paragraph to carry out a program or provide services to 
                develop collaborative responses and provide cross-
                training to enhance community responses to cases where 
                child abuse and neglect and domestic violence 
                intersect.
                    ``(B) Program or services.--The program or services 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) encourage cross training, education, 
                        and collaboration among child welfare agencies, 
                        domestic violence victim service providers, and 
                        (as applicable) courts (including family, 
                        criminal, juvenile courts, or tribal courts), 
                        law enforcement agencies, and other entities, 
                        to identify, assess, and respond appropriately 
                        to--
                                    ``(I) domestic violence in homes 
                                where children are present and may be 
                                exposed to the violence;
                                    ``(II) domestic violence in child 
                                protection cases; and
                                    ``(III) the needs of both child and 
                                adult victims of such violence;
                            ``(ii) establish and implement policies, 
                        procedures, programs, and practices for child 
                        welfare agencies, domestic violence victim 
                        service providers, and (as applicable) courts 
                        (including family, criminal, juvenile, or 
                        tribal courts), law enforcement agencies, and 
                        other entities, that are consistent with the 
                        principles of protecting and increasing the 
                        safety and well being of children by--
                                    ``(I) tending to their immediate 
                                and longer term needs for treatment and 
                                support;
                                    ``(II) increasing the safety, 
                                autonomy, capacity, and financial 
                                security of non-abusing parents, 
                                including developing service plans that 
provide resources and support to non-abusing parents;
                                    ``(III) protecting the safety, 
                                security, and well-being of children by 
                                preventing their unnecessary removal 
                                from a non-abusing parent, or, in cases 
                                where removal of the child is necessary 
                                to protect the child's safety, taking 
                                the necessary steps to provide 
                                appropriate services to the child and 
                                the non-abusing parent to promote the 
                                safe and appropriately prompt 
                                reunification of the child with the 
                                non-abusing parent;
                                    ``(IV) recognizing the relationship 
                                between child abuse or neglect 
                                (including child sexual abuse) and 
                                domestic violence in a family, as well 
                                as the impact of and danger posed by 
                                the perpetrators' behavior on both 
                                child and adult victims; and
                                    ``(V) holding adult perpetrators of 
                                domestic violence, not child and adult 
                                victims of abuse or neglect, 
                                accountable for stopping the 
                                perpetrators' abusive behaviors;
                            ``(iii) increase cooperation and enhance 
                        linkages between child welfare agencies, 
                        domestic violence victim service providers, and 
                        (as applicable) courts (including family, 
                        criminal, juvenile courts, or tribal courts), 
                        law enforcement agencies, and other entities to 
                        provide more comprehensive community-based 
                        services (including health, mental health, 
                        social service, housing, and neighborhood 
                        resources) to protect and to serve both child 
                        and adult victims;
                            ``(iv) identify, assess, and respond 
                        appropriately to domestic violence in child 
                        protection cases; and
                            ``(v) provide appropriate referrals to 
                        community-based programs and resources, such as 
                        health and mental health services, shelter and 
                        housing assistance for adult victims and their 
                        children, legal assistance and advocacy for 
                        adult victims, assistance for parents to help 
                        their children cope with the impact of exposure 
                        to domestic violence, appropriate intervention 
                        and treatment for adult perpetrators of 
                        domestic violence whose children are the 
                        subjects of child protection cases, and other 
                        necessary supportive services.
                    ``(C) Grantee requirements.--
                            ``(i) Application.--With respect to grants 
                        for the use of funds under this paragraph, an 
                        eligible entity (as described in clause (ii) 
                        and subsection (b)) shall prepare and submit to 
                        the Secretary an application at such time, in 
                        such manner, and containing such information as 
                        the Secretary may require, including--
                                    ``(I) a description of the intended 
                                uses of the grant funds consistent with 
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                                    ``(II) an outline and description 
                                of how training and other activities 
                                will be undertaken through the grant to 
                                promote collaboration;
                                    ``(III) an identification of the 
                                members of the partnership that will be 
                                responsible for carrying out the 
                                initiatives for which the partnership 
                                seeks the grant (including a 
                                description of roles of subcontractors 
                                and documentation of appropriate 
                                compensation of all partners, where 
                                relevant);
                                    ``(IV) documentation of any history 
                                of collaboration between child welfare 
                                agencies, domestic violence victim 
                                service providers, and (as applicable) 
                                courts (including family, criminal, 
                                juvenile courts, or tribal courts), law 
                                enforcement agencies, and other 
                                entities that have been involved in the 
                                development of the application; and
                                    ``(V) assurances that training and 
                                other activities described in 
                                subparagraph (B) will be provided to 
                                all levels of staff, will address 
                                appropriate practices for 
                                investigation, follow-up, screening, 
                                intake, assessment, and will provide 
                                services addressing the safety needs of 
                                child and adult victims in cases where 
                                child abuse and neglect and domestic 
                                violence intersect.
                            ``(ii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a grant for the use of funds under this 
                        paragraph, an entity shall be a partnership 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) shall include a State child 
                                welfare agency, a tribal organization 
                                that serves as a child welfare agency, 
                                or a local child welfare agency;
                                    ``(II) shall include a domestic 
                                violence victim service provider, such 
                                as a domestic violence victim service 
                                program, tribal domestic violence 
                                victim service program, or coalition or 
                                other private nonprofit organization 
                                carrying out a community-based domestic 
                                violence program that has a documented 
                                history of effective work concerning 
                                domestic violence and the impact that 
                                exposure to domestic violence has on 
                                children;
                                    ``(III) may include a State, 
                                tribal, or local court (including 
                                family, criminal, juvenile or tribal 
                                courts);
                                    ``(IV) may include a State or local 
                                law enforcement agency with 
                                responsibility for responding to 
                                reports of domestic violence and child 
                                abuse and neglect; and
                                    ``(V) may include any other such 
                                agencies or private nonprofit 
                                organizations with the capacity to 
                                provide effective help to the child and 
                                adult victims served by the 
                                partnership.
                    ``(D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this 
                paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to 
                partnerships that include State or local courts 
                (including family, criminal, juvenile, or tribal 
                courts) and law enforcement agencies.
            ``(3) Multisystem interventions for children exposed to 
        domestic violence.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An entity shall use amounts 
                provided under a grant awarded for purposes of this 
                paragraph to carry out a program or provide services to 
                develop and implement multisystem intervention models 
                to respond to the needs of children exposed to domestic 
                violence.
                    ``(B) Programs or services.--The programs or 
                services described in subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) design and implement protocols and 
                        systems to identify and appropriately respond 
                        to the needs of children exposed to domestic 
                        violence who are participating in programs 
                        administered by the grantee;
                            ``(ii) establish guidelines to evaluate the 
                        mental health needs of the children and make 
                        appropriate intervention recommendations;
                            ``(iii) include the development or 
                        replication of an effective mental health 
                        treatment model to meet the needs of children 
                        for whom such treatment has been identified as 
                        appropriate;
                            ``(iv) establish institutionalized 
                        procedures to enhance or ensure the safety and 
                        security of adult victims of domestic violence 
                        and, as a result, their children;
                            ``(v) provide direct counseling or 
                        appropriate services or advocacy for adult 
                        victims of domestic violence and their children 
                        who have been exposed to domestic violence;
                            ``(vi) establish or implement policies and 
                        protocols for maintaining the safety and 
confidentiality of the adult victims and their children;
                            ``(vii) provide community outreach and 
                        training to enhance the capacity of 
                        professionals who work with children to 
                        appropriately identify and respond to the 
                        mental health needs of children who have been 
                        exposed to domestic violence;
                            ``(viii) establish procedures for 
                        documenting interventions used for each child 
                        and family;
                            ``(ix) establish plans to perform a 
                        systematic outcome evaluation to evaluate the 
                        effectiveness of the interventions;
                            ``(x) ensure that all services are provided 
                        in a culturally competent manner; and
                            ``(xi) provide appropriate remuneration to 
                        entities described in paragraph (2)(A) who 
                        participate in the partnership.
                    ``(C) Grantee requirements.--
                            ``(i) Application.--With respect to grants 
                        for the use of funds under this paragraph, an 
                        eligible entity (as described in clause (ii) 
                        and subsection (b)) shall prepare and submit to 
                        the Secretary an application at such time, in 
                        such manner, and containing such information as 
                        the Secretary may require, including--
                                    ``(I) a description of the intended 
                                uses of the grant funds consistent with 
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                                    ``(II) an outline of how 
                                multisystem interventions will be 
                                designed and implemented by the 
                                applicant, including submitting signed 
                                memoranda of understanding executed by 
                                the any partners of the applicant, 
                                describing the roles of each 
                                participating entity and the amount of 
                                remuneration each participating entity 
                                will receive;
                                    ``(III) a demonstration, to ensure 
                                that children of all ages utilizing 
                                services provided under the grant will 
                                have access to appropriate mental 
                                health services, of--
                                            ``(aa) the applicant's 
                                        recognized history of providing 
                                        advocacy, health care, child 
                                        mental health, or crisis 
                                        services for children in 
                                        domestic violence cases; or
                                            ``(bb) the applicant's 
                                        partnerships with providers 
                                        having expertise in child 
                                        mental health services; and
                                    ``(IV) a memorandum of 
                                understanding with the appropriate 
                                State or tribal coalition against 
                                domestic violence, to ensure 
                                coordination of and dissemination of 
                                information about activities to be 
                                carried out under the grant.
                            ``(ii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a grant for the use of funds under this 
                        paragraph, an entity shall be a collaborative 
                        partnership that includes--
                                    ``(I) a local private nonprofit 
                                organization that--
                                            ``(aa) carry out a domestic 
                                        violence victim service program 
                                        that provides shelter or 
                                        related assistance; or
                                            ``(bb) has expertise in the 
                                        field of providing services to 
                                        victims of domestic violence 
                                        and an understanding of the 
                                        effects of exposure to domestic 
                                        violence on children; and
                                    ``(II) other partners, such as 
                                courts (including family, criminal, 
                                juvenile, or tribal courts), schools, 
                                social service providers, health care 
                                providers, law enforcement, early 
                                childhood agencies, entities carrying 
                                out Head Start programs under the Head 
                                Start Act (42 U.S.C.9831 et seq.), or 
                                entities carrying out child protection, 
                                financial assistance, job training, 
                                housing, or children's mental health 
                                programs.
    ``(e) Annual Reports.--An entity receiving a grant under this 
section shall report to the Secretary annually, at a minimum--
            ``(1) what services and, where appropriate, what 
        collaborative efforts were provided with funds under this 
        section;
            ``(2) the extent to which underserved populations were 
        served with funds received under this section; and
            ``(3) how children exposed to domestic violence and, where 
        appropriate, adult victims of domestic violence benefited from 
        such the activities conducted under the grant.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2003 through 2007. Amounts appropriated under this subsection 
        shall remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Allocation of amounts.--Of the amount appropriated to 
        carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) make available not less than 33 percent of 
                such amount for each of the programs described in 
                subsection (d)(1);
                    ``(B) make available not more than 3 percent of 
                such amount for evaluation, monitoring, and other 
                administrative costs associated with conducting 
                activities under this section; and
                    ``(C) make available not less than 10 percent of 
                such amount for Indian tribes.''.

                   TITLE III--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

SEC. 301. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF 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) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) the number of children in substitute care has 
        increased by nearly 24 percent since 1994, as our Nation's 
        foster care population included more than 565,000 as of 
        September of 2001;
            ``(2) children entering foster care have complex problems 
        that require intensive services, with many such children having 
        special needs because they are born to mothers who did not 
        receive prenatal care, are born with life threatening 
        conditions or disabilities, are born addicted to alcohol or 
        other drugs, or have been exposed to infection with the 
        etiologic agent for the human immunodeficiency virus;
            ``(3) each year, thousands of children are in need of 
        placement in permanent, adoptive homes;'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (6);
                    (C) by striking paragraph (7)(A) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(7)(A) currently, there are 131,000 children waiting for 
        adoption;''; and
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (7), (8), (9), 
                and (10) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) 
                respectively; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``, including geographic barriers,'' after 
                ``barriers''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a national'' 
                and inserting ``an Internet-based national''.

SEC. 302. 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) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 203. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.'';

            (2) by striking ``Sec. 203. (a) The Secretary'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Required Activities.--'' after 
                ``(b)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``nonprofit'' 
                each place that such appears;
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``nonprofit'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``nonprofit'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``nonprofit'';
                    (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``study the 
                nature, scope, and effects of'' and insert ``support'';
                    (G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``nonprofit'';
                    (H) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (I) in paragraph (10)--
                            (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place 
                        that such appears; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (J) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) provide (directly or by grant to or contract with 
        States, local government entities, or public or private 
        licensed child welfare or adoption agencies) for the 
        implementation of programs that are intended to increase the 
        number of older children (who are in foster care and with the 
        goal of adoption) placed in adoptive families, with a special 
        emphasis on child-specific recruitment strategies, including--
                    ``(A) outreach, public education, or media 
                campaigns to inform the public of the needs and numbers 
                of older youth available for adoption;
                    ``(B) training of personnel in the special needs of 
                older youth and the successful strategies of child-
                focused, child-specific recruitment efforts; and
                    ``(C) recruitment of prospective families for such 
                children.'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``(c)(1) The Secretary'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(c) Services for Families Adopting Special Needs Children.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
                    (B) by striking ``(2) Services'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Services.--Services''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by realigning the margins of 
                        subparagraphs (A) through (G) accordingly;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
                        period and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) day treatment; and
                    ``(I) respite care.''; and
                    (D) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place that such 
                appears;
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``(d)(1) The Secretary'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(d) Improving Placement Rate of Children in Foster Care.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
                    (B) by striking ``(2)(A) Each State'' and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(2) Applications; technical and other assistance.--
                    ``(A) Applications.--Each State'';
                    (C) by striking ``(B) The Secretary'' and inserting 
                the following:
                    ``(B) Technical and other assistance.--The 
                Secretary'';
                    (D) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                            (i) by realigning the margins of clauses 
                        (i) and (ii) accordingly; and
                            (ii) by striking ``nonprofit'';
                    (E) by striking ``(3)(A) Payments'' and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(3) Payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Payments''; and
                    (F) by striking ``(B) Any payment'' and inserting 
                the following:
                    ``(B) Reversion of unused funds.--Any payment''; 
                and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Elimination of Barriers to Adoptions Across Jurisdictional 
Boundaries.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to, or 
        enter into contracts with, States, local government entities, 
        public or private child welfare or adoption agencies, adoption 
        exchanges, or adoption family groups to carry out initiatives 
        to improve efforts to eliminate barriers to placing children 
        for adoption across jurisdictional boundaries.
            ``(2) Services to supplement not supplant.--Services 
        provided under grants made under this subsection shall 
        supplement, not supplant, services provided using any other 
        funds made available for the same general purposes including--
                    ``(A) developing a uniform homestudy standard and 
                protocol for acceptance of homestudies between States 
                and jurisdictions;
                    ``(B) developing models of financing cross-
                jurisdictional placements;
                    ``(C) expanding the capacity of all adoption 
                exchanges to serve increasing numbers of children;
                    ``(D) developing training materials and training 
                social workers on preparing and moving children across 
                State lines; and
                    ``(E) developing and supporting initiative models 
                for networking among agencies, adoption exchanges, and 
                parent support groups across jurisdictional 
                boundaries.''.

SEC. 303. STUDY OF ADOPTION PLACEMENTS.

    Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``of this Act'' and inserting ``of the 
        Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002'';
            (2) by striking ``to determine the nature'' and inserting 
        ``to determine--
    ``(1) the nature'';
            (3) by striking ``not licensed'' and all that follows 
        through the period and inserting ``for profit;''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) how interstate placements are being financed across 
        State lines;
            ``(3) recommendations on best practice models for both 
        interstate and intrastate adoptions; and
            ``(4) how State policies in defining special needs children 
        differentiate or group similar categories of children.''.

SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 205(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5115(a)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2004 
through 2007 to carry out programs and activities authorized under this 
subtitle.''.

SEC. 305. ADOPTION ACTION PLAN.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 mandated 
        that ``the State shall not delay or deny the placement of a 
        child for adoption when an approved family is available outside 
        of the jurisdiction with responsibility for handling the case 
        of the child'';
            (2)(A) the policy and legal focus on expanding the pool of 
        adoptive families for waiting children in foster care, as 
        expressed by the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, has 
        brought attention to the need to improve interjurisdictional 
        practice whether across State or county lines; and
            (B) case workers, agency administrators, and State policy 
        makers in many cases have resisted the use of 
        interjurisdictional placements for children in their caseloads, 
        citing practice, policy, legal, bureaucratic, and fiscal 
        concerns;
            (3) the National Conference of State Legislators has noted 
        that among the many challenges `interstate adoptions of special 
        needs children has been complicated by a lack of familiarity 
        with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children on the 
        part of caseworkers and judges, the absence of a standard 
        protocol for pre-placement home studies, delays in the 
        Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children process, and 
        similar issues'; and
            (4) in its November 1999 report to Congress, the General 
        Accounting Office found that public child welfare agencies have 
        done little to improve the interjurisdictional adoption 
        process.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation 
with the General Accounting Office shall submit to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives a report 
that contains recommendations for an action plan to facilitate the 
interjurisdictional adoption of foster children.

                 TITLE IV--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

SEC. 401. FINDINGS.

    Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1);
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``studies indicate that a number 
                of factors contribute to'' before ``the inability of'';
                    (B) by inserting ``some'' after ``inability of'';
                    (C) by striking ``who abuse drugs''; and
                    (D) by striking ``care for such infants'' and 
                inserting ``care for their infants'';
            (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) appropriate training is needed for personnel working 
        with infants and young children with life-threatening 
        conditions and other special needs, including those who are 
        infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (commonly known 
        as `HIV'), those who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome 
        (commonly know as `AIDS'), and those who have been exposed to 
        dangerous drugs;'';
            (4) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7);
            (5) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``by parents abusing 
        drugs,'' after ``deficiency syndrome,'';
            (6) in paragraph (9), by striking ``comprehensive 
        services'' and all that follows through the semicolon at the 
        end and inserting ``comprehensive support services for such 
        infants and young children and their families and services to 
        prevent the abandonment of such infants and young children, 
        including foster care services, case management services, 
        family support services, respite and crisis intervention 
        services, counseling services, and group residential home 
        services; and'';
            (7) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), 
        (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (1) through (8), 
        respectively; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Private, Federal, State, and local resources should 
        be coordinated to establish and maintain such services and to 
        ensure the optimal use of all such resources.''.

SEC. 402. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROGRAMS.

    Section 101 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROGRAMS.'';

        and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Priority in Provision of Services.--The Secretary may not 
make a grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant for the grant 
agrees to give priority to abandoned infants and young children who--
            ``(1) are infected with, or have been perinatally exposed 
        to, the human immunodeficiency virus, or have a life-
        threatening illness or other special medical need; or
            ``(2) have been perinatally exposed to a dangerous drug.''.

SEC. 403. EVALUATIONS, STUDY, AND REPORTS BY SECRETARY.

    Section 102 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 102. EVALUATIONS, STUDY, AND REPORTS BY SECRETARY.

    ``(a) Evaluations of Local Programs.--The Secretary shall, directly 
or through contracts with public and nonprofit private entities, 
provide for evaluations of projects carried out under section 101 and 
for the dissemination of information developed as a result of such 
projects.
    ``(b) Study and Report on Number of Abandoned Infants and Young 
Children.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
        the purpose of determining--
                    ``(A) an estimate of the annual number of infants 
                and young children relinquished, abandoned, or found 
                deceased in the United States and the number of such 
                infants and young children who are infants and young 
                children described in section 223(b);
                    ``(B) an estimate of the annual number of infants 
                and young children who are victims of homicide;
                    ``(C) characteristics and demographics of parents 
                who have abandoned an infant within 1 year of the 
                infant's birth; and
                    ``(D) an estimate of the annual costs incurred by 
                the Federal Government and by State and local 
                governments in providing housing and care for abandoned 
                infants and young children.
            ``(2) Deadline.--Not later than 36 months after the date of 
        the enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
        2002, the Secretary shall complete the study required under 
        paragraph (1) and submit to the Congress a report describing 
        the findings made as a result of the study.
    ``(c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate and report on 
effective methods of intervening before the abandonment of an infant or 
young child so as to prevent such abandonments, and effective methods 
for responding to the needs of abandoned infants and young children.''.

SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 104 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
        Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $45,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
        years 2004 through 2007.
            ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year may be 
        obligated for carrying out section 224(a).'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b);
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
                ``Authorization.--'' after ``(1)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``Limitation.--'' after 
                        ``(2)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 1991.'' and 
                        inserting ``fiscal year 2002.''; and
            (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (b) and (c), respectively.

SEC. 405. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 103 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this Act:
            ``(1) The terms `abandoned' and `abandonment', with respect 
        to infants and young children, mean that the infants and young 
        children are medically cleared for discharge from acute-care 
        hospital settings, but remain hospitalized because of a lack of 
        appropriate out-of-hospital placement alternatives.
            ``(2) The term `acquired immune deficiency syndrome' 
        includes infection with the etiologic agent for such syndrome, 
        any condition indicating that an individual is infected with 
        such etiologic agent, and any condition arising from such 
        etiologic agent.
            ``(3) The term `dangerous drug' means a controlled 
        substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled 
        Substances Act.
            ``(4) The term `natural family' shall be broadly 
        interpreted to include natural parents, grandparents, family 
        members, guardians, children residing in the household, and 
        individuals residing in the household on a continuing basis who 
        are in a care-giving situation with respect to infants and 
        young children covered under this subtitle.
            ``(5) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 622

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2998

                          [Report No. 107-292]

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                                 A BILL

To reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family 
 Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and 
 Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants 
            Assistance Act of 1988, and for other purposes.

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                           September 30, 2002

                        Reported with amendments