[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 342 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 342

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                                 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.

    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 projects.
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. National domestic violence shelter network.
Sec. 413. Demonstration grants for community initiatives.
Sec. 414. Transitional housing assistance.
Sec. 415. 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 (xi) of subparagraph (H); 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 subparagraphs (i) through (ix) of 
        paragraph (1)(I).
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
        enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
        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 effective and 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 effective and 
        research-based innovative training for mandated child abuse and 
        neglect reporters.
            ``(5) Comprehensive adolescent victim/victimizer prevention 
        programs.--The Secretary may award grants to organizations that 
        demonstrate innovation in preventing child sexual abuse through 
        school-based programs in partnership with parents and 
        community-based organizations to establish a network of 
        trainers who will work with schools to implement the program. 
        The program shall be comprehensive, meet State guidelines for 
        health education, and should reduce child sexual abuse by 
        focusing on prevention for both adolescent victims and 
        victimizers.''.

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

    (a) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 105(a) of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Demonstration'' and inserting ``Grants for'';
            (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``States,'' after ``contracts 
                with,'';
                    (B) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
                    (C) by striking ``time limited, demonstration'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``nonprofit'';
                    (B) 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,'';
                    (C) 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;'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (E) 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 effective and 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 
        ``nonprofit organizations (such as Parents Anonymous)'' and 
        inserting ``organizations'';
            (7) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking the paragraph heading;
                    (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``(B) Kinship
                        care.--'' and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Kinship care.--
                    ``(A) In general.--''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Linkages between child protective service agencies 
        and public health, mental health, and developmental 
        disabilities agencies.--The Secretary may award grants to 
        entities that provide linkages between State or local child 
        protective service agencies and public health, mental health, 
        and developmental disabilities agencies, for the purpose of 
        establishing linkages that are designed to help assure that a 
        greater number of substantiated victims of child maltreatment 
        have their physical health, mental health, and developmental 
        needs appropriately diagnosed and treated, in accordance with 
        all applicable Federal and State privacy laws.''.
    (b) Discretionary Grants.--Section 105(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (1);
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively;
            (4) 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
            (5) 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--
                    ``(A) training regarding effective and research-
                based practices to promote collaboration with the 
                families;
                    ``(B) training regarding the legal duties of such 
                individuals; and
                    ``(C) personal safety training for case workers;'';
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(7) improving the skills, qualifications, and 
        availability of individuals providing services to children and 
        families, and the supervisors of such individuals, through the 
        child protection system, including improvements in the 
        recruitment and retention of caseworkers;'';
            (8) by striking paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(9) developing and facilitating effective and 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; and'';
                            (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
                        ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) any significant changes to how funds 
                        provided under this section are used to support 
                        the activities which may differ from the 
                        activities as described in the current State 
                        application.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), 
                        (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), 
                        (xi), (xii), and (xiii) as clauses (iv), (vi), 
                        (vii), (viii), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), 
                        (xv), (xvi) and (xvii), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting after clause (i), the 
                        following:
                            ``(ii) policies and procedures (including 
                        appropriate referrals to child protection 
                        service systems and for other appropriate 
                        services) to address the needs of infants born 
                        and identified as being affected by illegal 
                        substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms 
                        resulting from prenatal drug exposure;
                            ``(iii) the development of a plan of safe 
                        care for the infant born and identified as 
                        being affected by illegal substance abuse or 
                        withdrawal symptoms;'';
                            (iii) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), 
                        by inserting ``risk and'' before ``safety'';
                            (iv) by inserting after clause (iv) (as so 
                        redesignated), the following:
                            ``(v) 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 (viii)(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 (ix)'';
                            (vi) by inserting after clause (viii) (as 
                        so redesignated), the following:
                            ``(ix) 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 (xiii) (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 (xv) (as so redesignated), 
                        by striking ``to be effective not later than 2 
                        years after the date of enactment of this 
                        section'';
                            (ix) in clause (xvi) (as so redesignated)--
                                    (I) by striking ``to be effective 
                                not later than 2 years after the date 
                                of enactment of this section''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (x) in clause (xvii) (as so redesignated), 
                        by striking ``clause (xii)'' each place that 
                        such appears and inserting ``clause (xvi)''; 
                        and
                            (xi) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xviii) 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;
                            ``(xix) 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;
                            ``(xx) provisions and procedures for 
                        improving the training, retention, and 
                        supervision of caseworkers; 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.''.
            (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 
                citizen review panel 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) GAO Study.--Not later than February 1, 2004, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct a survey of a wide range of 
State and local child protection service systems to evaluate and submit 
to Congress a report concerning--
            ``(1) the current training (including cross-training in 
        domestic violence or substance abuse) of child protective 
        service workers in the outcomes for children and to analyze and 
        evaluate the effects of caseloads, compensation, and 
        supervision on staff retention and performance;
            ``(2) the efficiencies and effectiveness of agencies that 
        provide cross-training with court personnel; and
            ``(3) recommendations to strengthen child protective 
        service effectiveness to improve outcomes for children.
    ``(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary should encourage all States and public and private agencies 
or organizations that receive assistance under this title to ensure 
that children and families with limited English proficiency who 
participate in programs under this title are provided materials and 
services under such programs in an appropriate language other than 
English.
    ``(f) Annual Report on Certain Programs.--A State that receives 
funds under section 106(a) shall annually prepare and submit to the 
Secretary a report describing the manner in which funds provided under 
this Act, alone or in combination with other Federal funds, were used 
to address the purposes and achieve the objectives of section 
105(a)(4)(B).''.

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 strengthen 
                and support families 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 strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and support 
                        families 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 strengthen and 
                support families 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 designed to strengthen and support families 
                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 designed to strengthen and support families 
                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 designed to strengthen and support families 
                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 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)--
                    (A) 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'';
                    (B) by striking ``State lead agency'' and inserting 
                ``State lead entity''; and
                    (C) by striking ``the lead agency'' and inserting 
                ``the current lead entity''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``subsection (a)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (b)''.

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 designed to 
        strengthen and support families 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 designed to 
                strengthen and support families 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 
        strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and 
        support families 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 strengthen and 
        support families 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 strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and support families to prevent child 
        abuse and neglect'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``voluntary home 
        visiting and'' after ``including''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
            ``(6) participate with other community-based and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
        strengthen and support families 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 designed to 
        strengthen and support families 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 designed 
                to strengthen and support families 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 
        strengthen and support families 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 
        strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and support families 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 by striking 
paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
        activities to prevent child abuse and neglect.--The term 
        `community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities 
        designed to strengthen and support families 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 or 
        networks of such programs that provide activities that are 
        designed to prevent or respond to child abuse and neglect.''.

SEC. 130. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$80,000,000 for fiscal year 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:
    ``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 known as `AIDS'), and those who have been exposed to 
        dangerous drugs;'';
            (4) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7);
            (5) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) by striking ``such infants and young children'' 
                and inserting ``infants and young children who are 
                abandoned in hospitals''; and
                    (B) 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;'';
            (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 services described in 
        paragraph (7) and to ensure the optimal use of all such 
        resources.''.

SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROJECTS.

    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 PROJECTS.'';

        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 101(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 
        enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
        2003, the Secretary shall complete the study required under 
        paragraph (1) and submit to 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.

    (a) In General.--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 102(a).'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b);
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``Authorization.--'' after 
                        ``(1)'' the first place it appears; and
                            (ii) by striking ``this title'' and 
                        inserting ``this Act''; 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.
    (b) Redesignation.--The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
(42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 104 as section 302; and
            (2) by moving that section 302 to the end of that Act.

SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 301 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance 
Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this Act:
            ``(1) Abandoned; abandonment.--The terms `abandoned' and 
        `abandonment', used 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) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.--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) Dangerous drug.--The term `dangerous drug' means a 
        controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the 
        Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
            ``(4) Natural family.--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 Act.
            ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 103 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is repealed.

         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 2007 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 shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
contains a description of the activities carried out under paragraph 
(2)(B)(i).''.
    (c) Children Who Witness Domestic Violence.--Section 303 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
        subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) For a fiscal year described in section 310(a)(2), the 
Secretary shall use funds made available under that section to make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for projects 
designed to address the needs of children who witness domestic 
violence, to--
            ``(1) provide direct services for children who witness 
        domestic violence;
            ``(2) provide for training for and collaboration among 
        child welfare agencies, domestic violence victim service 
        providers, courts, law enforcement, and other entities; and
            ``(3) provide for multisystem interventions for children 
        who witness domestic violence.''.

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.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out sections 303 through 311, 
        $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
            ``(2) Projects to address needs of children who witness 
        domestic violence.--For a fiscal year in which the amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $150,000,000, the 
        Secretary shall reserve and make available 50 percent of the 
        excess to carry out section 303(c).''.
    (b) Allocations for Other Programs.--Subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
of section 310 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10409) are amended by inserting 
``(and not reserved under subsection (a)(2))'' after ``each fiscal 
year''.
    (c) 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 under section 310(a) for 
a fiscal year (and not reserved under section 310(a)(2)), 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 (and not reserved under section 310(a)(2)), 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 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 repealed.

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. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER NETWORK.

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

``SEC. 317. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER NETWORK.

    ``(a) In General.--For a year in which the Secretary makes an 
amount available under subsection (g)(2), the Secretary shall award a 
grant to a nonprofit organization to establish and operate a highly 
secure Internet website (referred to in this section as the `website') 
that shall--
            ``(1) link, to the greatest extent possible, entities 
        consisting of the entity providing the national domestic 
        violence hotline, participating domestic violence shelters in 
        the United States, State and local domestic violence agencies, 
        and other domestic violence organization, so that such entities 
        will be able to connect a victim of domestic violence to the 
        most safe, appropriate, and convenient domestic violence 
        shelter; and
            ``(2) contain, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        continuously updated information concerning the availability of 
        services and space in domestic violence shelters across the 
        United States.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. The application shall--
            ``(1) demonstrate the experience of the applicant in 
        successfully developing and managing a technology-based network 
        of domestic violence shelters;
            ``(2) demonstrate a record of success of the applicant in 
        meeting the needs of domestic violence victims and their 
        families; and
            ``(3) include a certification that the applicant will--
                    ``(A) implement a high level security system to 
                ensure the confidentiality of the website;
                    ``(B) establish, within 5 years, a website that 
                links the entities described in subsection (a)(1);
                    ``(C) consult with the entities described in 
                subsection (a)(1) in developing and implementing the 
                website and providing Internet connections; and
                    ``(D) otherwise comply with the requirements of 
                this section.
    ``(c) Use of Grant Award.--The recipient of a grant award under 
this section shall--
            ``(1) collaborate with officials of the Department of 
        Health and Human Services in a manner determined to be 
        appropriate by the Secretary;
            ``(2) collaborate with the entity providing the national 
        domestic violence hotline in developing and implementing the 
        network;
            ``(3) ensure that the website is continuously updated and 
        highly secure;
            ``(4) ensure that the website provides information 
        describing the services of each domestic violence shelter to 
        which the website is linked, including information for 
        individuals with limited English proficiency and information 
        concerning access to medical care, social services, 
        transportation, services for children, and other relevant 
        services;
            ``(5) ensure that the website provides up-to-the-minute 
        information on available bed space in domestic violence 
        shelters across the United States, to the maximum extent 
        practicable;
            ``(6) provide training to the staff of the hotline and to 
        staff of the other entities described in subsection (a)(1) 
        regarding how to use the website to best meet the needs of 
        callers;
            ``(7) provide Internet access, and hardware in necessary 
        cases, to domestic violence shelters in the United States that 
        do not have the appropriate technology for such access, to the 
        maximum extent practicable; and
            ``(8) ensure that after the third year of the website 
        project, the recipient will develop a plan to expand the 
        sources of funding for the website to include funding from 
        public and private entities, although nothing in this paragraph 
        shall preclude a grant recipient under this section from 
        raising funds from other sources at any time during the 5-year 
        grant period.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to require any shelter or service provider, whether public or private, 
to be linked to the website or to provide information to the recipient 
of the grant award or to the website.
    ``(e) Duration of Grant.--The term of a grant awarded under this 
section shall be 5 years.
    ``(f) Technical Assistance and Oversight.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) provide technical assistance, if requested, on 
        developing and managing the website; and
            ``(2) have access to, and monitor, the website.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out section 316 and this section, $5,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
        fiscal years 2005 through 2008.
            ``(2) Conditions on appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available a portion of 
        the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) to carry out this 
        section only for any fiscal year for which the amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $3,000,000.
            ``(3) Administrative costs.--Of the amount made available 
        to carry out this section for a fiscal year the Secretary may 
        not use more than 2 percent for administrative costs associated 
        with the grant program carried out under this section, of which 
        not more than 5 percent shall be used to assist the entity 
        providing the national domestic violence hotline to participate 
        in the establishment of the website.
            ``(4) Availability.--Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) 
        shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 413. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

    (a) In General.--Section 318(h) of the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418(h)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 through 2008.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) is 
amended by striking subsection (i).

SEC. 414. 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 fiscal years 2004 through 2008''.

SEC. 415. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 302(1) (42 U.S.C. 10401(1)) by striking 
        ``demonstrate the effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting 
        ``assist'';
            (2) in section 303(a) (42 U.S.C. 10402(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 303(g) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``309(4)'' 
                and inserting ``320''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking 
                ``309(5)(A)'' and inserting ``320(5)(A)'';
            (4) in section 305(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 10404(b)(2)(A)) by 
        striking ``provide for research, and into'' and inserting 
        ``provide for research into'';
            (5) by redesignating section 309 as section 320 and moving 
        that section to the end of the Act; and
            (6) in section 311(a) (42 U.S.C. 10410(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''.

            Passed the Senate March 19, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 342

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                                 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.