[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 342 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]
1st Session
S. 342
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AMENDMENT
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
March 26, 2003.
Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 342) entitled ``An Act to amend
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make improvements to and
reauthorize programs under that Act, and for other purposes'', do pass with the
following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``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. Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation
and prosecution of child abuse and neglect
cases.
Sec. 116. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 117. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 118. 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. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE INVESTIGATION
AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES.
Section 107(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5106c(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the handling of cases involving children with
disabilities or serious health-related problems who are
victims of abuse or neglect.''.
SEC. 116. 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. 117. 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. 118. 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 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''.
Attest:
Clerk.