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[H.R. 14 Reported in House (RH)]



                                                  Union Calendar No. 17
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 14

                          [Report No. 108-26]

     To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make 
improvements to and reauthorize programs under that Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

Mr. Hoekstra (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. George Miller of 
California, and Mr. Greenwood) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

                             March 6, 2003

Additional sponsors: Mr. Upton, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
  Mr. Platts, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Hart, Mr. Davis of 
                      Illinois, and Mr. Van Hollen

                             March 6, 2003

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                                7, 2003]

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make 
improvements to and reauthorize programs under that Act, 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 2003''.
    (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.
Sec. 117. Reports.

  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.

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 141. Conforming amendments.

                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

Sec. 201. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
Sec. 202. Information and services.
Sec. 203. Study of adoption placements.
Sec. 204. Studies on successful adoptions.
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.

                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

Sec. 301. Findings.
Sec. 302. Establishment of local programs.
Sec. 303. Evaluations, study, and reports by Secretary.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 305. Definitions.

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

Sec. 401. State demonstration grants.
Sec. 402. Secretarial responsibilities.
Sec. 403. Evaluation.
Sec. 404. Information and technical assistance centers.
Sec. 405. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 406. Grants for State domestic violence coalitions.
Sec. 407. Evaluation and monitoring.
Sec. 408. Family member abuse information and documentation project.
Sec. 409. Model State leadership grants.
Sec. 410. National domestic violence hotline grant.
Sec. 411. Youth education and domestic violence.
Sec. 412. Demonstration grants for community initiatives.
Sec. 413. Transitional housing assistance.
Sec. 414. Technical and conforming amendments.

           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 abuse fatalities and 85 percent of child abuse 
        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) collect 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), in 
                the first sentence, by inserting ``, including 
                longitudinal research,'' after ``interdisciplinary 
                program of research''; and
                    (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, family structure, household relationship 
                        (including the living arrangement of the 
                        resident parent and family size), 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 (x) of subparagraph (I); and'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
                enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act 
                of 2003, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
                shall provide an opportunity for public comment 
                concerning the priorities proposed under subparagraph 
                (A) and maintain an official record of such public 
                comment.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
            (4) 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 clauses (i) through (x) 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 
        2003, 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)--
                    (A) by striking ``nonprofit private agencies and'' 
                and inserting ``private agencies and community-based''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, including replicating 
                successful program models,'' after ``programs and 
                activities''; 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 research-based 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 research-based 
        innovative training for mandated child abuse and neglect 
        reporters.''.

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 ``law, 
                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 the 
                legal duties of such personnel and 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 research-based methods for 
                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, law 
        enforcement agencies, developmental disability agencies, 
        substance abuse treatment entities, health care entities, 
        domestic violence prevention entities, mental health service 
        entities, 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 determine 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 designation and 
                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.--''; 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 training regarding research-based 
        practices to promote collaboration with the families and the 
        legal duties of such individuals'';
            (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 research-based 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;'';
            (9) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
        period and inserting a semicolon; and
            (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'';
                            (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 to address 
                        the needs of infants born and identified with 
                        fetal alcohol effects, fetal alcohol syndrome, 
                        neonatal intoxication or withdrawal syndrome, 
                        or neonatal physical or neurological harm 
                        resulting from prenatal drug exposure, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) the requirement that health 
                                care providers involved in the delivery 
                                or care of such infants notify the 
                                child protective services system of the 
                                occurrence of such condition in such 
                                infants, except that such notification 
                                shall not be construed to create a 
                                definition under Federal law of what 
                                constitutes child abuse and such 
                                notification shall not be construed to 
                                require prosecution for any illegal 
                                action; and
                                    ``(II) the development of a safe 
                                plan of care for the infant under which 
                                consideration may be given to providing 
                                the mother with health services 
                                (including mental health services), 
                                social services, parenting services, 
                                and substance abuse prevention and 
                                treatment counseling and to providing 
                                the infant with referral to the 
                                statewide early intervention program 
                                funded under part C of the Individuals 
                                with Disabilities Education Act for an 
                                evaluation for the need for services 
                                provided under part C of such Act;'';
                            (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 
                        appropriate 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 a State to 
                        disclose 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 the 
                        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 the 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 addressing the 
                        training of representatives of the child 
                        protective services system regarding the legal 
                        duties of the representatives, which may 
                        consist of various methods of informing such 
                        representatives of such duties, in order to 
                        protect the legal rights and safety of children 
                        and families from the initial time of contact 
                        during investigation through treatment;
                            ``(xix) provisions and procedures for 
                        improving the training, retention, and 
                        supervision of caseworkers;
                            ``(xx) provisions and procedures for 
                        referral of a child under the age of 3 who is 
                        involved in a substantiated case of child abuse 
                        or neglect to the statewide early intervention 
                        program funded under part C of the Individuals 
                        with Disabilities Education Act for an 
                        evaluation for the need of services provided 
                        under part C of such Act; and
                            ``(xxi) not later than 2 years after the 
                        date of enactment of the Keeping Children and 
                        Families Safe Act of 2003, 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 except that such policies shall, at a minimum, ensure 
        the safety and well-being of the child, parents, and family.''.
            (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).
            ``(14) The number of children under the care of the State 
        child protection system who are transferred into the custody of 
        the State juvenile justice system.''.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prepare and 
submit to Congress a report that describes the extent to which States 
are implementing the policies and procedures required under section 
106(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.

SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

    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) 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.''.

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 $120,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
        fiscal years 2005 through 2008.''.
    (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''.

SEC. 117. REPORTS.

    Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Study and Report Relating to Citizen Review Panels.--
            ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study by random 
        sample of the effectiveness of the citizen review panels 
        established under section 106(c).
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
        2003, the Secretary shall 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 study 
        conducted under paragraph (1).''.

  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)--
                            (i) by striking ``to the network''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, and parents with 
                        disabilities'' before the semicolon;
                    (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 ``start up, maintenance, 
        expansion, and redesign of 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)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``family resource and support 
                        services'' and inserting ``family support 
                        services for the prevention of child abuse and 
                        neglect'';
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) respite care;
                            ``(vi) home visiting; and
                            ``(vii) family support services;''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (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,''; and
                    (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) or `infant or 
toddler with a disability' in section 632(5)''.
    (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--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
            (2) by inserting the following after paragraph (2):
            ``(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.''; and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

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 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2008.''.

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

SEC. 141. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The table of contents of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act, as contained in section 1(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note), is 
amended as follows:
            (1) By striking the item relating to section 105 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 105. Grants to States and public or private agencies and 
                            organizations.''.

            (2) By striking the item relating to title II and inserting 
        the following:

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

            (3) By striking the item relating to section 204.

                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

SEC. 201. 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. 202. 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. 203. 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 ``The'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--
        The'';
            (2) by striking ``of this Act'' and inserting ``of the 
        Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003'';
            (3) by striking ``to determine the nature'' and inserting 
        ``to determine--
            ``(1) the nature'';
            (4) by striking ``which are not licensed'' and all that 
        follows through ``entity''; and
            (5) 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. 204. STUDIES ON SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS.

    Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(b) Dynamics of Successful Adoption.--The Secretary shall conduct 
research (directly or by grant to, or contract with, public or private 
nonprofit research agencies or organizations) about adoption outcomes 
and the factors affecting those outcomes. The Secretary shall submit a 
report containing the results of such research to the appropriate 
committees of the Congress not later than the date that is 36 months 
after the date of the enactment of the Keeping Children and Families 
Safe Act of 2003.
    ``(c) Interjurisdictional Adoption.--Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act 
of 2003, the Secretary, in consultation with the Comptroller General, 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report 
that contains recommendations for an action plan to facilitate the 
interjurisdictional adoption of foster children.''.

SEC. 205. 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:
    ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2005 through 2008 to carry out programs and activities authorized under 
this subtitle.''.

                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

SEC. 301. 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 striking paragraph (11);
            (8) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), 
        (9), and (10) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and
            (9) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) 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. 302. 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. 303. 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 
        2003, 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. 304. 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 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
        years 2005 through 2008.
            ``(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 2003.''; and
            (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (b) and (c), respectively.

SEC. 305. 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.''.

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

SEC. 401. 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 such 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. 402. 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. 403. 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. 404. 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. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) General Authorization.--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 are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $175,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
2008.''.
    (b) Grants for State Domestic Violence Coalitions.--Section 311(g) 
of such 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.''.

SEC. 406. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

    Section 311 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10410) is amended by striking subsection (h).

SEC. 407. 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 2.5 percent shall be used by the Secretary 
for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs under this 
title.''.

SEC. 408. 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. 409. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

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

SEC. 410. 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 as 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) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10416(f)) is amended in paragraph (1) by striking ``fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2004 through 
2008''.

SEC. 411. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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

SEC. 412. 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 are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) is 
amended by striking subsection (i).

SEC. 413. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

    Section 319(f) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10419(f)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2001'' and 
inserting ``each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008''.

SEC. 414. 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''.




                                                  Union Calendar No. 17

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                H. R. 14

                          [Report No. 108-26]

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                                 A BILL

     To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make 
improvements to and reauthorize programs under that Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                             March 6, 2003

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed