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[S. 3817 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.3817

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten


                                 An Act


 
   To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family 
  Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and 
  Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants 
 Assistance Act of 1988 to reauthorize the Acts, 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.
    This Act may be cited as the ``CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010''.

           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) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) in fiscal year 2008, approximately 772,000 children were 
    found by States to be victims of child abuse and neglect;'';
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and close to \1/3\ 
        of all child maltreatment-related fatalities in fiscal year 
        2008 were attributed to neglect alone'' after ``maltreatment''; 
        and
            (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                (i) by striking ``60 percent'' and inserting ``71 
            percent'';
                (ii) by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
            2008'';
                (iii) by striking ``19 percent'' and inserting ``16 
            percent'';
                (iv) by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``9 
            percent''; and
                (v) by striking ``and 7 percent suffered emotional 
            maltreatment'' and inserting ``, 7 percent suffered 
            psychological maltreatment, 2 percent experienced medical 
            neglect, and 9 percent were victims of other forms of 
            maltreatment'';
        (3) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``or neglect'' after 
        ``abuse'';
            (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2001, an estimated 
        1,300'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2008, an estimated 1,740''; 
        and
            (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) by inserting ``in fiscal year 2008,'' after 
            ``(C)'';
                (ii) by striking ``41 percent'' and inserting ``45 
            percent'';
                (iii) by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting ``72 
            percent'';
                (iv) by striking ``6 years'' and inserting ``4 years''; 
            and
                (v) by striking ``abuse'' each place it appears and 
            inserting ``maltreatment'';
        (4) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``slightly'' and all that 
    follows and inserting ``approximately 37 percent of victims of 
    child abuse did not receive post-investigation services in fiscal 
    year 2008;'';
        (5) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as paragraphs 
    (6) through (11) and (13) through (15), respectively;
        (6) by inserting after paragraph (4) of this section the 
    following:
        ``(5) African-American children, American Indian children, 
    Alaska Native children, and children of multiple races and 
    ethnicities experience the highest rates of child abuse or 
    neglect;'';
        (7) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this 
    section--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``domestic violence 
        services,'' after ``mental health,''; and
            (B) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
            ``(E) recognizes the diversity of ethnic, cultural, and 
        religious beliefs and traditions that may impact child rearing 
        patterns, while not allowing the differences in those beliefs 
        and traditions to enable abuse or neglect;'';
        (8) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
    paragraph (5) of this section, the following:
        ``(12) because both child maltreatment and domestic violence 
    occur in up to 60 percent of the families in which either is 
    present, States and communities should adopt assessments and 
    intervention procedures aimed at enhancing the safety both of 
    children and victims of domestic violence;'';
        (9) in paragraphs (14) and (15), as redesignated by paragraph 
    (5) of this section, by striking ``Federal government'' and 
    inserting ``Federal Government''; and
        (10) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of 
    this section, by inserting ``and'' at the end.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

    SEC. 111. ADVISORY BOARD.
    Section 102 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5102) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``medicine (including 
        pediatrics)'' and inserting ``health care providers (including 
        pediatricians)'';
            (B) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'';
            (C) in paragraph (13), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(14) Indian tribes or tribal organizations.''; and
        (2) in subsection (f)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``tribal,'' after 
        ``State,'' each place such term appears; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``abuse or neglect which'' and 
            inserting ``child abuse or neglect which''; and
                (ii) by striking ``Federal and State'' and inserting 
            ``Federal, State, and tribal''.
    SEC. 112. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.
    Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5104) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and neglect'' before the 
    period;
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;
            (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on 
    effective programs, including private and community-based programs, 
    that have demonstrated success with respect to the prevention, 
    assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse or neglect 
    and hold the potential for broad-scale implementation and 
    replication;
        ``(2) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on the 
    medical diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect;
        ``(3) maintain and disseminate information on best practices 
    relating to differential response;'';
            (C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) 
        of this paragraph, by inserting ``and disseminate'' after 
        ``maintain'';
            (D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) 
        of this paragraph--
                (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 5105 
            note)'' before the semicolon; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``alcohol or 
            drug'' and inserting ``substance'';
            (E) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (6), as redesignated 
        by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``and'' at 
        the end;
            (F) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), as redesignated 
        by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``and child 
        welfare personnel.'' and inserting ``child welfare, substance 
        abuse treatment services, and domestic violence services 
        personnel; and''; and
            (G) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(8) collect and disseminate information, in conjunction with 
    the National Resource Centers authorized in section 310(b) of the 
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, on effective programs 
    and best practices for developing and carrying out collaboration 
    between entities providing child protective services and entities 
    providing domestic violence services.''; and
        (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
            (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(B) consult with the head of each agency involved with 
        child abuse and neglect on the development of the components 
        for information collection and management of such clearinghouse 
        and on the mechanisms for the sharing of such information with 
        other Federal agencies and clearinghouses;'';
            (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
            ``tribal,'' after ``State,'';
                (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(iii) information about the incidence and 
            characteristics of child abuse and neglect in circumstances 
            in which domestic violence is present; and
                ``(iv) information about the incidence and 
            characteristics of child abuse and neglect in cases related 
            to substance abuse;''; and
            (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``abused or neglected 
        children'' and inserting ``victims of child abuse or neglect''.
    SEC. 113. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.
    (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), by striking 
        ``from abuse or neglect and to improve the well-being of abused 
        or neglected children'' and inserting ``from child abuse or 
        neglect and to improve the well-being of victims of child abuse 
        or neglect'';
            (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``abuse and neglect 
        on'' and inserting ``child abuse and neglect on'';
            (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), 
        (H), and (I), as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (H), (J), (N), 
        and (O), respectively;
            (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
            ``(C) effective approaches to improving the relationship 
        and attachment of infants and toddlers who experience child 
        abuse or neglect with their parents or primary caregivers in 
        circumstances where reunification is appropriate;'';
            (E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (C) of this paragraph, by inserting ``and neglect'' before the 
        semicolon;
            (F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (C) of this paragraph--
                (i) by inserting ``, including best practices to meet 
            the needs of special populations,'' after ``best 
            practices''; and
                (ii) by striking ``(12)'' and inserting ``(14)'';
            (G) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:
            ``(G) effective practices and programs to improve 
        activities such as identification, screening, medical 
        diagnosis, forensic diagnosis, health evaluations, and 
        services, including activities that promote collaboration 
        between--
                ``(i) the child protective service system; and
                ``(ii)(I) the medical community, including providers of 
            mental health and developmental disability services; and
                ``(II) providers of early childhood intervention 
            services and special education for children who have been 
            victims of child abuse or neglect;'';
            (H) by inserting after subparagraph (H), as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:
            ``(I) effective collaborations, between the child 
        protective system and domestic violence service providers, that 
        provide for the safety of children exposed to domestic violence 
        and their nonabusing parents and that improve the 
        investigations, interventions, delivery of services, and 
        treatments provided for such children and families;'';
            (I) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (C) of this paragraph, by striking ``low income'' and inserting 
        ``low-income'';
            (J) by inserting after subparagraph (J), as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:
            ``(K) the impact of child abuse and neglect on the 
        incidence and progression of disabilities;
            ``(L) the nature and scope of effective practices relating 
        to differential response, including an analysis of best 
        practices conducted by the States;
            ``(M) child abuse and neglect issues facing Indians, Alaska 
        Natives, and Native Hawaiians, including providing 
        recommendations for improving the collection of child abuse and 
        neglect data from Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian 
        communities;'';
            (K) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (C) of this paragraph, by striking ``clauses (i) through (xi) 
        of subparagraph (H)'' and inserting ``clauses (i) through (x) 
        of subparagraph (O)''; and
            (L) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (C) of this paragraph--
                (i) in clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting ``and 
            neglect'' after ``abuse'';
                (ii) in clause (v), by striking ``child abuse have'' 
            and inserting ``child abuse and neglect have'';
                (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ix);
                (iv) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi);
                (v) by inserting after clause (ix), the following:
                ``(x) the extent to which reports of suspected or known 
            instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential 
            combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, 
            interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are being 
            screened out solely on the basis of the cross-
            jurisdictional complications; and''; and
                (vi) in clause (xi), as redesignated by clause (iv), by 
            striking ``abuse'' and inserting ``child abuse and 
            neglect''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraphs'' and all 
    that follows and inserting ``clauses (i) through (xi) of paragraph 
    (1)(O).'';
        (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Keeping Children and 
    Families Safe Act of 2003'' and inserting ``CAPTA Reauthorization 
    Act of 2010'';
        (4) in paragraph (4)--
            (A) by striking ``(A) The'' and inserting the following:
            ``(A) In general.--The''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                (i) by striking all that precedes ``later'' and 
            inserting the following:
            ``(B) Public comment.--Not'';
                (ii) by striking ``than 2'' and inserting ``than 1''; 
            and
                (iii) by striking ``Keeping Children and Families Safe 
            Act of 2003'' and inserting ``CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 
            2010''; and
        (5) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Study on shaken baby syndrome.--The Secretary shall 
    conduct a study that--
            ``(A) identifies data collected on shaken baby syndrome;
            ``(B) determines the feasibility of collecting uniform, 
        accurate data from all States regarding--
                ``(i) incidence rates of shaken baby syndrome;
                ``(ii) characteristics of perpetrators of shaken baby 
            syndrome, including age, gender, relation to victim, access 
            to prevention materials and resources, and history of 
            substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness; and
                ``(iii) characteristics of victims of shaken baby 
            syndrome, including gender, date of birth, date of injury, 
            date of death (if applicable), and short- and long-term 
            injuries sustained.''.
    (b) Technical Assistance.--Section 104(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and providers of mental 
    health, substance abuse treatment, and domestic violence prevention 
    services'' after ``disabilities''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3)(B)--
            (A) by striking ``and child welfare personnel'' and 
        inserting ``child welfare, substance abuse, and domestic 
        violence services personnel''; and
            (B) by striking ``subjected to abuse.'' and inserting 
        ``subjected to, or whom the personnel suspect have been 
        subjected to, child abuse or neglect.''.
    (c) Peer Review for Grants and Contracts.--Section 104(d) of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(d)) is 
amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(A) In general.--To enhance the quality and usefulness of 
        research in the field of child abuse and neglect, the Secretary 
        shall, in consultation with experts in the field and other 
        Federal agencies, establish a formal, rigorous, and meritorious 
        peer review process for purposes of evaluating and reviewing 
        applications for assistance through a grant or contract under 
        this section and determining the relative merits of the project 
        for which such assistance is requested.''; and
            (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(B) Members.--In establishing the process required by 
        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only appoint to the peer 
        review panels members who--
                ``(i) are experts in the field of child abuse and 
            neglect or related disciplines, with appropriate expertise 
            related to the applications to be reviewed; and
                ``(ii) are not individuals who are officers or 
            employees of the Administration for Children and Families.
            ``(C) Meetings.--The peer review panels shall meet as often 
        as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review of 
        applications for grants and contracts under this section, but 
        shall meet not less often than once a year.
            ``(D) Criteria and guidelines.--The Secretary shall ensure 
        that the peer review panel utilizes scientifically valid review 
        criteria and scoring guidelines in the review of the 
        applications for grants and contracts.''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) by striking ``(A) The'' and inserting the following:
            ``(A) Meritorious projects.--The''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes 
        ``the instance'' and inserting the following:
            ``(B) Explanation.--In''.
    (d) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 104(e) of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(e)) is 
amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``States or'' and inserting ``entities that 
        are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or''; and
            (B) by striking ``such agencies or organizations'' and 
        inserting ``such entities'';
        (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``safely facilitate the'' 
    and inserting ``facilitate the safe''; and
        (3) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) by inserting ``child care and early childhood education 
        and care providers,'' after ``in cooperation with''; and
            (B) by striking ``preschool'' and inserting 
        ``preschools,''.
    SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, 
      AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
    Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106) is amended--
        (1) in the heading, by striking ``states'' and inserting 
    ``states, indian tribes or tribal organizations,'';
        (2) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``States,'' and inserting ``entities 
            that are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, 
            or''; and
                (ii) by striking ``such agencies or organizations'' and 
            inserting ``such entities'';
            (B) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this 
            subsection'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by inserting ``health care,'' before 
                ``medicine,'';
                    (II) by inserting ``child care,'' after 
                ``education,''; and
                    (III) by inserting ``and neglect'' before the 
                semicolon;

                (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a comma after 
            ``youth'';
                (iv) in subparagraph (D)--

                    (I) by striking ``support the enhancement of 
                linkages between'' and inserting ``enhance linkages 
                among'';
                    (II) by striking ``including physical'' and all 
                that follows through ``partnerships'' and inserting 
                ``entities providing physical and mental health 
                services, community resources, and developmental 
                disability agencies, to improve screening, forensic 
                diagnosis, and health and developmental evaluations, 
                and for partnerships''; and
                    (III) by striking ``offer creative approaches to 
                using'' and inserting ``support the coordinated use 
                of'';

                (v) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (J) as 
            subparagraphs (F), (G), and (I) through (L), respectively;
                (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
            ``(E) for the training of personnel in best practices to 
        meet the unique needs of children with disabilities, including 
        promoting interagency collaboration;'';
                (vii) by inserting after subparagraph (G), as 
            redesignated by clause (v) of this subparagraph, the 
            following:
            ``(H) for the training of personnel in childhood 
        development including the unique needs of children under age 
        3;'';
                (viii) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by clause 
            (v) of this subparagraph, by striking ``and other public 
            and private welfare agencies'' and inserting ``other public 
            and private welfare agencies, and agencies that provide 
            early intervention services'';
                (ix) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated by clause (v) 
            of this subparagraph, by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (x) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by clause (v) 
            of this subparagraph--

                    (I) by striking ``disabled infants'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``infants or toddlers with 
                disabilities''; and
                    (II) by striking the period and inserting ``; 
                and''; and

                (xi) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(M) for the training of personnel in best practices 
        relating to the provision of differential response.'';
            (C) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``where'' and 
        inserting ``when'';
            (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, leadership,'' after 
        ``mutual support'';
            (E) in paragraph (4), by striking all that precedes 
        ``Secretary'' and inserting the following:
        ``(4) Kinship care.--The'';
            (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in not more than 10 
        States'';
            (G) in paragraph (5)--
                (i) in the paragraph heading--

                    (I) by striking ``between'' and inserting 
                ``among''; and
                    (II) by striking ``and developmental disabilities'' 
                and inserting ``substance abuse, developmental 
                disabilities, and domestic violence service'';

                (ii) by striking ``between'' and inserting ``among'';
                (iii) by striking ``mental health'' and all that 
            follows through ``, for'' and inserting ``mental health, 
            substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and domestic 
            violence service agencies, and entities that carry out 
            community-based programs, for''; and
                (iv) by striking ``help assure'' and inserting 
            ``ensure''; and
            (H) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
        ``(6) Collaborations between child protective service entities 
    and domestic violence service entities.--The Secretary may award 
    grants to public or private agencies and organizations under this 
    section to develop or expand effective collaborations between child 
    protective service entities and domestic violence service entities 
    to improve collaborative investigation and intervention procedures, 
    provision for the safety of the nonabusing parent involved and 
    children, and provision of services to children exposed to domestic 
    violence that also support the caregiving role of the non-abusing 
    parent.''; and
        (3) in subsection (b)(4)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``neglected or 
        abused'' and inserting ``victims of child abuse or neglect'';
            (B) in subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C)(iii), by striking 
        ``abuse or neglect'' and inserting ``child abuse and neglect'';
            (C) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking ``been neglected 
        or abused'' and inserting ``been a victim of child abuse or 
        neglect''; and
            (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``a'' after ``grantee 
        is'' and inserting ``an''.
    SEC. 115. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT PREVENTION 
      AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
    (a) Section Heading.--Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by striking the section 
heading and inserting the following:
    ``SEC. 106. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT PREVENTION 
      AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.''.
    (b) 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 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``based 
    on'' and all that follows through ``18 in'' and inserting ``from 
    allotments made under subsection (f) for'';
        (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``abuse and neglect'' and 
    inserting ``child abuse or neglect'';
        (3) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, intra-agency, 
        interstate, and intrastate'' after ``interagency''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``abuse and 
        neglect'' and inserting ``child abuse or neglect'';
        (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including the use of 
    differential response'' after ``protocols'';
        (5) in paragraph (6)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, including the use 
        of differential response,'' after ``strategies'';
            (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``workers'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``workers; and''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) training in early childhood, child, and adolescent 
        development;'';
        (6) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(8) developing, facilitating the use of, and implementing 
    research-based strategies and training protocols for individuals 
    mandated to report child abuse and neglect;'';
        (7) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (14) as paragraphs 
    (9) through (13), respectively;
        (8) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this 
    subsection--
            (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) the use of differential response in preventing child 
        abuse and neglect;'';
        (9) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this 
    subsection, by inserting ``, including the use of differential 
    response'' before the semicolon;
        (10) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of 
    this subsection, by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (11) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of 
    this subsection--
            (A) by striking ``supporting and enhancing'' and all that 
        follows through ``community-based programs'' and inserting 
        ``supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration among 
        public health agencies, agencies in the child protective 
        service system, and agencies carrying out private community-
        based programs--'';
            (B) by striking ``to provide'' and inserting the following:
            ``(A) to provide'';
            (C) by striking ``systems) and'' and inserting ``systems), 
        and the use of differential response; and'';
            (D) by striking ``to address'' and inserting the following:
            ``(B) to address'';
            (E) by striking ``abused or neglected'' and inserting 
        ``victims of child abuse or neglect;''and
            (F) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        or''; and
        (12) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(14) developing and implementing procedures for collaboration 
    among child protective services, domestic violence services, and 
    other agencies in--
            ``(A) investigations, interventions, and the delivery of 
        services and treatment provided to children and families, 
        including the use of differential response, where appropriate; 
        and
            ``(B) the provision of services that assist children 
        exposed to domestic violence, and that also support the 
        caregiving role of their nonabusing parents.''.
    (c) Eligibility Requirements.--Section 106(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) State plan.--
            ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary a State 
        plan that specifies the areas of the child protective services 
        system described in subsection (a) that the State will address 
        with amounts received under the grant.
            ``(B) Duration of plan.--Each State plan shall--
                ``(i) remain in effect for the duration of the State's 
            participation under this section; and
                ``(ii) be periodically reviewed and revised as 
            necessary by the State to reflect changes in the State's 
            strategies and programs under this section.
            ``(C) Additional information.--The State shall provide 
        notice to the Secretary--
                ``(i) of any substantive changes, including any change 
            to State law or regulations, relating to the prevention of 
            child abuse and neglect that may affect the eligibility of 
            the State under this section; and
                ``(ii) of any significant changes in how funds provided 
            under this section are used to support activities described 
            in this section, which may differ from the activities 
            described in the current State application.'';
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
        subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively;
            (B) by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (B), as 
        redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and 
        inserting the following:
        ``(2) Contents.--A State plan submitted under paragraph (1) 
    shall contain a description of the activities that the State will 
    carry out using amounts received under the grant to achieve the 
    objectives of this title, including--
            ``(A) an assurance that the State plan, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, is coordinated with the State plan under 
        part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et 
        seq.) relating to child welfare services and family 
        preservation and family support services;'';
            (C) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (A) of this paragraph--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

                    (I) by striking ``chief executive officer'' and 
                inserting ``Governor''; and
                    (II) by striking ``Statewide'' and inserting 
                ``statewide'';

                (ii) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
                ``(i) provisions or procedures for an individual to 
            report known and suspected instances of child abuse and 
            neglect, including a State law for mandatory reporting by 
            individuals required to report such instances;'';
                (iii) in clause (ii)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I)--

                        (aa) by inserting ``with'' after ``born''; and
                        (bb) by inserting ``or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum 
                    Disorder,'' after ``drug exposure,''; and

                    (II) in subclause (I), by inserting ``or neglect'' 
                before the semicolon;

                (iv) in clause (iii), by inserting ``, or a Fetal 
            Alcohol Spectrum Disorder'' before the semicolon;
                (v) in clause (v), by inserting ``, including the use 
            of differential response,'' after ``procedures'';
                (vi) in clause (vi)--

                    (I) by striking ``the abused or neglected child'' 
                and inserting ``a victim of child abuse or neglect''; 
                and
                    (II) by striking ``abuse or neglect'' and inserting 
                ``child abuse or neglect'';

                (vii) in clause (ix), by striking ``abuse and neglect'' 
            and inserting ``child abuse and neglect'';
                (viii) in clause (xi), by striking ``or neglect'' and 
            inserting ``and neglect'';
                (ix) in clause (xiii)--

                    (I) by striking ``an abused or neglected child'' 
                and inserting ``a victim of child abuse or neglect''; 
                and
                    (II) by inserting ``including training in early 
                childhood, child, and adolescent development,'' after 
                ``to the role,'';

                (x) in clause (xv)(II), by striking ``abuse or 
            neglect'' and inserting ``child abuse or neglect'';
                (xi) in clause (xviii), by striking ``abuse and'' and 
            inserting ``abuse or'';
                (xii) in clause (xvi)--

                    (I) in subclause (III), by striking ``; or'' and 
                inserting ``;''; and
                    (II) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(V) to have committed sexual abuse against the 
                surviving child or another child of such parent; or
                    ``(VI) to be required to register with a sex 
                offender registry under section 113(a) of the Adam 
                Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
                U.S.C. 16913(a));'';

                (xiii) in clause (xxi), by striking ``Act; and'' and 
            inserting ``Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.);'';
                (xiv) in clause (xxii)--

                    (I) by striking ``not later'' through ``2003,'';
                    (II) by inserting ``that meet the requirements of 
                section 471(a)(20) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 671(a)(20))'' after ``checks''; and
                    (III) by adding ``and'' at the end; and

                (xv) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(xxiii) provisions for systems of technology that 
            support the State child protective service system described 
            in subsection (a) and track reports of child abuse and 
            neglect from intake through final disposition;'';
            (D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (A) of this paragraph--
                (i) by striking ``disabled infants with'' each place it 
            appears and inserting ``infants with disabilities who 
            have''; and
                (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``life threatening'' 
            and inserting ``life-threatening'';
            (E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (A) of this paragraph--
                (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(iv) policies and procedures encouraging the 
            appropriate involvement of families in decisionmaking 
            pertaining to children who experienced child abuse or 
            neglect;
                ``(v) policies and procedures that promote and enhance 
            appropriate collaboration among child protective service 
            agencies, domestic violence service agencies, substance 
            abuse treatment agencies, and other agencies in 
            investigations, interventions, and the delivery of services 
            and treatment provided to children and families affected by 
            child abuse or neglect, including children exposed to 
            domestic violence, where appropriate; and
                ``(vi) policies and procedures regarding the use of 
            differential response, as applicable;'';
            (F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (A) of this paragraph--
                (i) by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.)'' after 
            ``Act''; and
                (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
            semicolon;
            (G) by inserting after subparagraph (E), as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following:
            ``(F) an assurance or certification that programs and 
        training conducted under this title address the unique needs of 
        unaccompanied homeless youth, including access to enrollment 
        and support services and that such youth are eligible for under 
        parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        621 et seq., 670 et seq.) and meet the requirements of the 
        McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et 
        seq.); and
            ``(G) an assurance that the State, in developing the State 
        plan described in paragraph (1), has collaborated with 
        community-based prevention agencies and with families affected 
        by child abuse or neglect.''; and
            (H) in the last sentence, by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' 
        and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''; and
        (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' and 
    inserting ``paragraph (2)(B)''.
    (d) 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 (2), by inserting before the period the 
    following: ``, and may include adult former victims of child abuse 
    or neglect''; and
        (2) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii)(I), by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 670 
    et seq.)'' before the semicolon.
    (e) Annual State Data Reports.--Section 106(d) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``as abused or neglected'' 
    and inserting ``as victims of child abuse or neglect'';
        (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including use of 
    differential response,'' after ``services'';
        (3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
        ``(7)(A) The number of child protective service personnel 
    responsible for the--
            ``(i) intake of reports filed in the previous year;
            ``(ii) screening of such reports;
            ``(iii) assessment of such reports; and
            ``(iv) investigation of such reports.
        ``(B) The average caseload for the workers described in 
    subparagraph (A).'';
        (4) in paragraph (9), by striking ``abuse or neglect'' and 
    inserting ``child abuse or neglect'';
        (5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
        ``(10) For child protective service personnel responsible for 
    intake, screening, assessment, and investigation of child abuse and 
    neglect reports in the State--
            ``(A) information on the education, qualifications, and 
        training requirements established by the State for child 
        protective service professionals, including for entry and 
        advancement in the profession, including advancement to 
        supervisory positions;
            ``(B) data on the education, qualifications, and training 
        of such personnel;
            ``(C) demographic information of the child protective 
        service personnel; and
            ``(D) information on caseload or workload requirements for 
        such personnel, including requirements for average number and 
        maximum number of cases per child protective service worker and 
        supervisor.'';
        (6) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and neglect'' and 
    inserting ``or neglect''; and
        (7) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(15) The number of children referred to a child protective 
    services system under subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii).
        ``(16) The number of children determined to be eligible for 
    referral, and the number of children referred, under subsection 
    (b)(2)(B)(xxi), to agencies providing early intervention services 
    under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
    U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).''.
    (f) Annual Report.--Section 106(e) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(e)) is amended by inserting ``and 
neglect'' before the period.
    (g) Formula.--Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(f) Allotments.--
        ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            ``(A) Fiscal year 2009 grant funds.--The term `fiscal year 
        2009 grant funds' means the amount appropriated under section 
        112 for fiscal year 2009, and not reserved under section 
        112(a)(2).
            ``(B) Grant funds.--The term `grant funds' means the amount 
        appropriated under section 112 for a fiscal year and not 
        reserved under section 112(a)(2).
            ``(C) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico.
            ``(D) Territory.--The term `territory' means Guam, American 
        Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
        of the Northern Mariana Islands.
        ``(2) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
    section, the Secretary shall make allotments to each State and 
    territory that applies for a grant under this section in an amount 
    equal to the sum of--
            ``(A) $50,000; and
            ``(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to any 
        grant funds remaining after all such States and territories 
        have received $50,000, as the number of children under the age 
        of 18 in the State or territory bears to the number of such 
        children in all States and territories that apply for such a 
        grant.
        ``(3) Allotments for decreased appropriation years.--In the 
    case where the grant funds for a fiscal year are less than the 
    fiscal year 2009 grant funds, the Secretary shall ratably reduce 
    each of the allotments under paragraph (2) for such fiscal year.
        ``(4) Allotments for increased appropriation years.--
            ``(A) Minimum allotments to states for increased 
        appropriations years.--In any fiscal year for which the grant 
        funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by more than 
        $1,000,000, the Secretary shall adjust the allotments under 
        paragraph (2), as necessary, such that no State that applies 
        for a grant under this section receives an allotment in an 
        amount that is less than--
                ``(i) $100,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 
            funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by more than 
            $1,000,000 but less than $2,000,000;
                ``(ii) $125,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 
            funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by at least 
            $2,000,000 but less than $3,000,000; and
                ``(iii) $150,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 
            funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by at least 
            $3,000,000.
            ``(B) Allotment adjustment.--In the case of a fiscal year 
        for which subparagraph (A) applies and the grant funds are 
        insufficient to satisfy the requirements of such subparagraph 
        (A), paragraph (2), and paragraph (5), the Secretary shall, 
        subject to paragraph (5), ratably reduce the allotment of each 
        State for which the allotment under paragraph (2) is an amount 
        that exceeds the applicable minimum under subparagraph (A), as 
        necessary to ensure that each State receives the applicable 
        minimum allotment under subparagraph (A).
        ``(5) Hold harmless.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4), 
    except as provided in paragraph (3), no State or territory shall 
    receive a grant under this section in an amount that is less than 
    the amount such State or territory received under this section for 
    fiscal year 2009.''.
    SEC. 116. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE 
      INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES.
    Section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106c) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
        following:
        ``(1) the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse 
    and neglect cases, including cases of suspected child sexual abuse 
    and exploitation, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the 
    child and the child's family;
        ``(2) the assessment and investigation of cases of suspected 
    child abuse-related fatalities and suspected child neglect-related 
    fatalities;'';
            (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``particularly'' and 
        inserting ``including''; and
            (C) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by striking ``the handling'' and inserting ``the 
            assessment and investigation''; and
                (ii) by striking ``victims of abuse'' and inserting 
            ``suspected victims of child abuse'';
        (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section 107(b)'' and 
    inserting ``section 106(b)'';
        (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
            (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(I) adult former victims of child abuse or neglect; and
            ``(J) individuals experienced in working with homeless 
        children and youths (as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-
        Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)).'';
        (4) in subsection (d)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``particularly'' and inserting 
        ``including''; and
            (B) by inserting ``intrastate,'' before ``interstate'';
        (5) in subsection (e)(1)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                (i) by striking ``particularly'' and inserting 
            ``including''; and
                (ii) by inserting ``intrastate,'' before 
            ``interstate'';
            (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                (i) by inserting a comma after ``model''; and
                (ii) by striking ``improve the rate'' and all that 
            follows through ``child sexual abuse cases'' and inserting 
            the following: ``improve the prompt and successful 
            resolution of civil and criminal court proceedings or 
            enhance the effectiveness of judicial and administrative 
            action in child abuse and neglect cases, particularly child 
            sexual abuse and exploitation cases, including the 
            enhancement of performance of court-appointed attorneys and 
            guardians ad litem for children''; and
            (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) by inserting a comma after ``protocols'';
                (ii) by inserting ``, which may include those children 
            involved in reports of child abuse or neglect with a 
            potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, 
            interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal,'' after 
            ``protection for children'';
                (iii) by striking ``from abuse'' and inserting ``from 
            child abuse and neglect''; and
                (iv) by striking ``particularly'' and inserting 
            ``including''; and
        (6) in subsection (f), by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 10603a)'' 
    after ``1984''.
    SEC. 117. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS.
    Section 108(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106d(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary should encourage all States and public and private entities 
that receive assistance under this title to--
        ``(1) ensure that children and families with limited English 
    proficiency who participate in programs under this title are 
    provided with materials and services through such programs in an 
    appropriate language other than English; and
        ``(2) ensure that individuals with disabilities who participate 
    in programs under this title are provided with materials and 
    services through such programs that are appropriate to their 
    disabilities.''.
    SEC. 118. REPORTS.
    (a) In General.--Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by striking subsections (a) 
and (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Coordination Efforts.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate a report on efforts to coordinate the objectives 
and activities of agencies and organizations that are responsible for 
programs and activities related to child abuse and neglect. Not later 
than 3 years after that date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit 
to those committees a second report on such efforts during the 3-year 
period following that date of enactment. Not later than 5 years after 
that date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to those committees 
a third report on such efforts during the 5-year period following that 
date of enactment.
    ``(b) Effectiveness of State Programs and Technical Assistance.--
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA 
Reauthorization Act of 2010 and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of 
programs receiving assistance under section 106 in achieving the 
objectives of section 106.''.
    (b) Study and Report Relating to Citizen Review Panels.--Section 
110(c) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5106f(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Study and Report Relating to Citizen Review Panels.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
    determine the effectiveness of citizen review panels, established 
    under section 106(c), in achieving the stated function of such 
    panels under section 106(c)(4)(A) of--
            ``(A) examining the policies, procedures, and practices of 
        State and local child protection agencies; and
            ``(B) evaluating the extent to which such State and local 
        child protection agencies are fulfilling their child protection 
        responsibilities, as described in clauses (i) through (iii) of 
        section 106(c)(4)(A).
        ``(2) Content of study.--The study described in paragraph (1) 
    shall be completed in a manner suited to the unique design of 
    citizen review panels, including consideration of the variability 
    among the panels within and between States. The study shall include 
    the following:
            ``(A) Data describing the membership, organizational 
        structure, operation, and administration of all citizen review 
        panels and the total number of such panels in each State.
            ``(B) A detailed summary of the extent to which 
        collaboration and information-sharing occurs between citizen 
        review panels and State child protective services agencies or 
        any other entities or State agencies. The summary shall include 
        a description of the outcomes that result from collaboration 
        and information sharing.
            ``(C) Evidence of the adherence and responsiveness to the 
        reporting requirements under section 106(c)(6) by citizen 
        review panels and States.
        ``(3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
    enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the Secretary 
    shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of 
    the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of 
    the study conducted under paragraph (1).''.
    (c) Study and Report Relating to Immunity From Prosecution for 
Professional Consultation in Suspected and Known Instances of Child 
Abuse and Neglect.--Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Study and Report Relating to Immunity From Prosecution for 
Professional Consultation in Suspected and Known Instances of Child 
Abuse and Neglect.--
        ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall complete a study, in 
    consultation with experts in the provision of healthcare, law 
    enforcement, education, and local child welfare administration, 
    that examines how provisions for immunity from prosecution under 
    State and local laws and regulations facilitate and inhibit 
    individuals cooperating, consulting, or assisting in making good 
    faith reports, including mandatory reports, of suspected or known 
    instances of child abuse or neglect.
        ``(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
    enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the Secretary 
    shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of 
    the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of 
    the study conducted under paragraph (1) and any recommendations for 
    statutory or regulatory changes the Secretary determines 
    appropriate. Such report may be submitted electronically.''.
    SEC. 119. DEFINITIONS.
    Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106g) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (5)--
            (A) by inserting ``except as provided in section 106(f),'' 
        after ``(5)'';
            (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``Samoa,''; and
            (C) by striking ``and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
        Islands'';
        (2) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period and inserting a 
    semicolon; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7) the term `Alaska Native' has the meaning given the term 
    `Native' in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
    (43 U.S.C. 1602);
        ``(8) the term `infant or toddler with a disability' has the 
    meaning given the term in section 632 of the Individuals with 
    Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1432);
        ``(9) the terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal 
    organization' have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the 
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
    450b);
        ``(10) the term `Native Hawaiian' has the meaning given the 
    term in section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517); and
        ``(11) the term `unaccompanied homeless youth' means an 
    individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 
    725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
    11434a).''.
    SEC. 120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 112(a)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(1)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2010''; and
        (2) by striking ``2005 through 2008'' and inserting ``2011 
    through 2015''.
    SEC. 121. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
    Section 113(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5106i(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``abuse or neglect'' and 
inserting ``child abuse or neglect''.

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

    SEC. 131. TITLE HEADING.
    The title heading of title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended to read as follows:

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

    SEC. 132. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.
    Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, operate, 
    expand, enhance, and coordinate initiatives, programs, and 
    activities to prevent child abuse and neglect and to support the 
    coordination of resources and activities, to better strengthen and 
    support families to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and 
    neglect; and''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``hereafter'';
            (B) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by inserting a comma after ``expanding''; and
                    (II) by striking ``(through networks where 
                appropriate)'';

                (ii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the 
            semicolon the following: ``, including access to such 
            resources and opportunities for unaccompanied homeless 
            youth''; and
                (iii) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(G) demonstrate a commitment to involving parents in the 
        planning and program implementation of the lead agency and 
        entities carrying out local programs funded under this title, 
        including involvement of parents of children with disabilities, 
        parents who are individuals with disabilities, racial and 
        ethnic minorities, and members of other underrepresented or 
        underserved groups; and'';
            (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``children and 
        families'' the following: ``, including unaccompanied homeless 
        youth,'';
            (D) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by inserting ``substance abuse treatment services, 
            domestic violence services,'' after ``mental health 
            services,'';
                (ii) by striking ``family resource and support 
            program'' and inserting ``community-based child abuse and 
            neglect prevention program''; and
                (iii) by striking ``community-based family resource and 
            support program'' and inserting ``community-based child 
            abuse and neglect prevention programs''; and
            (E) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by inserting ``and reporting'' after ``information 
            management'';
                (ii) by striking the comma after ``prevention-
            focused''; and
                (iii) by striking ``(through networks where 
            appropriate)''.
    SEC. 133. ELIGIBILITY.
    Section 202 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116a) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``chief executive officer'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``Governor''; and
            (B) by inserting a comma after ``enhance'';
        (2) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ``(through 
    networks where appropriate)'' each place it appears;
        (3) in paragraphs (2) and (3), in the matter preceding 
    subparagraph (A), by striking ``chief executive officer'' and 
    inserting ``Governor''; and
        (4) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting ``adult 
        former victims of child abuse or neglect,'' after ``parents,''; 
        and
            (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting a comma after 
        ``State''.
    SEC. 134. AMOUNT OF GRANT.
    Section 203(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5116b(b)(1))--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking all that precedes ``70'' 
    and inserting the following:
            ``(A) 70 percent.--''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes ``30'' 
    and inserting the following:
            ``(B) 30 percent.--''.
    SEC. 135. APPLICATION.
    Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116d) is amended--
        (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``(through networks 
    where appropriate)'';
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) by striking ``and how family resource and support'' and 
        inserting ``, including how community-based child abuse and 
        neglect prevention''; and
            (B) by striking ``services provided'' and inserting 
        ``programs provided'';
        (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after ``operation'';
        (4) in paragraph (6)--
            (A) by striking ``an assurance that the State has the'' and 
        inserting ``a description of the State's''; and
            (B) by striking ``consumers and'' and inserting 
        ``consumers, of family advocates, and of adult former victims 
        of child abuse or neglect,'';
        (5) in paragraph (7), by inserting a comma after ``expansion'';
        (6) in paragraph (8)--
            (A) by striking ``and activities''; and
            (B) by inserting after ``homelessness,'' the following: 
        ``unaccompanied homeless youth,'';
        (7) in paragraph (9), by inserting a comma after ``training''; 
    and
        (8) in paragraph (11), by inserting a comma after 
    ``procedures''.
    SEC. 136. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
    (a) In General.--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 inserting a comma 
    after ``expand'';
        (2) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``parents and'' and inserting ``parents,''; 
        and
            (B) by inserting ``in meaningful roles'' before the 
        semicolon;
        (3) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) by striking ``a strategy to provide, over time,'' and 
        inserting ``a comprehensive strategy to provide'';
            (B) by striking ``family centered'' and inserting ``family-
        centered''; and
            (C) by striking ``and parents with young children,'' and 
        inserting ``, to parents with young children, and to parents 
        who are adult former victims of domestic violence or child 
        abuse or neglect,'';
        (4) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting the following:
        ``(3)(A) provide for core child abuse and neglect prevention 
    services, which may be provided directly by the local recipient of 
    the grant funds or through grants or agreements with other local 
    agencies, such as--
            ``(i) parent education, mutual support and self help, and 
        parent leadership services;
            ``(ii) respite care services;
            ``(iii) outreach and followup services, which may include 
        voluntary home visiting services; and
            ``(iv) community and social service referrals; and''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
            ``(C)'' and inserting ``(B) provide'';
                (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
            following:
                ``(ii) child care, early childhood education and care, 
            and intervention services;'';
                (iii) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and parents who 
            are individuals with disabilities'' before the semicolon;
                (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``scholastic tutoring'' 
            and inserting ``academic tutoring'';
                (v) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' after the 
            semicolon;
                (vi) in clause (viii), by adding ``and'' after the 
            semicolon;
                (vii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(ix) domestic violence service programs that provide 
            services and treatment to children and their non-abusing 
            caregivers.''; and
                (viii) in clause (v), by striking ``scholastic 
            tutoring'' and inserting ``academic tutoring'';
        (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``family resource and support 
    program'' and inserting ``child abuse and neglect prevention 
    program''; and
        (6) in paragraph (6), by inserting a comma after ``operation''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 206(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e(b)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``low income'' and inserting ``low-income''; 
    and
        (2) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' and 
    inserting ``child abuse and neglect prevention programs.''.
    SEC. 137. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
    Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5119f) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after ``operation'';
        (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``which description shall 
    specify whether those services are supported by research'' after 
    ``section 202'';
        (3) in paragraph (4)--
            (A) by striking ``section 205(3)'' and inserting ``section 
        204(3)''; and
            (B) by inserting a comma after ``operation'';
        (4) in paragraph (6)--
            (A) by inserting a comma after ``local''; and
            (B) by inserting a comma after ``expansion''; and
        (5) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the results'' and all that 
    follows and inserting ``the results of evaluation, or the outcomes 
    of monitoring, conducted under the State program to demonstrate the 
    effectiveness of activities conducted under this title in meeting 
    the purposes of the program; and''.
    SEC. 138. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE 
      PROGRAMS.
    Section 208 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116g) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after ``operate'';
        (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting a comma after ``operate''; 
    and
        (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after ``operate''.
    SEC. 139. DEFINITIONS.
    Section 209 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116h) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (1);
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) as paragraphs 
    (1) through (3), respectively; and
        (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``, including the services of crisis nurseries,'' after ``short 
        term care services'';
            (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``abuse or 
        neglect'' and inserting ``child abuse or neglect''; and
            (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``have'' and all that 
        follows and inserting ``have disabilities or chronic or 
        terminal illnesses.''.
    SEC. 140. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 210 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116i) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2010''; and
        (2) by striking ``2005 through 2008'' and inserting ``2011 
    through 2015''.
    SEC. 141. REDESIGNATION.
    Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5116 et seq.) is amended by redesignating sections 205 through 210 as 
sections 204 through 209, respectively.
    SEC. 142. TRANSFER OF DEFINITIONS.
    (a) General Definitions.--The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 2 
the following:
``SEC. 3. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
    ``In this Act--
        ``(1) the term `child' means a person who has not attained the 
    lesser of--
            ``(A) the age of 18; or
            ``(B) except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified 
        by the child protection law of the State in which the child 
        resides;
        ``(2) the term `child abuse and neglect' means, at a minimum, 
    any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or 
    caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional 
    harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act 
    which presents an imminent risk of serious harm;
        ``(3) the term `child with a disability' means a child with a 
    disability as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with 
    Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401), or an infant or 
    toddler with a disability as defined in section 632 of such Act (20 
    U.S.C. 1432);
        ``(4) the term `Governor' means the chief executive officer of 
    a State;
        ``(5) the terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal 
    organization' have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the 
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
    450b);
        ``(6) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health and 
    Human Services;
        ``(7) except as provided in section 106(f), the term `State' 
    means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
    Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and
        ``(8) the term `unaccompanied homeless youth' means an 
    individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 
    725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
    11434a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 111 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g), as amended by section 
119, is further amended--
        (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (9), and (11) of 
    section 111;
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (10) as 
    paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and inserting the 
    paragraphs before paragraph (4);
        (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ``and'' 
    at the end;
        (4) in paragraph (4), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
        (5) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

    SEC. 151. AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act is amended--
        (1) by inserting after the item relating to section 2 the 
    following:

``Sec. 3. General definitions.'';

        (2) by amending the item relating to section 105 to read as 
    follows:

``Sec. 105. Grants to States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and 
          public or private agencies and organizations.'';

        (3) by amending the item relating to section 106 to read as 
    follows:

``Sec. 106. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and 
          treatment programs.'';

        (4) by striking the item relating to the title heading of title 
    II and inserting the following:

``TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE OR 
                               NEGLECT'';

    and
        (5) by striking the items relating to sections 204 through 210 
    and inserting the following:

``Sec. 204. Application.
``Sec. 205. Local program requirements.
``Sec. 206. Performance measures.
``Sec. 207. National network for community-based family resource 
          programs.
``Sec. 208. Definitions.
``Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations.''.

         TITLE II--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

    SEC. 201. FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES.
    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et 
seq.) is amended to read as follows:

          ``TITLE III--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES

    ``SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
    ``(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the `Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act'.
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to--
        ``(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to increase 
    public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention of, 
    family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
        ``(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to provide 
    immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family 
    violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 
    dependents;
        ``(3) provide for a national domestic violence hotline;
        ``(4) provide for technical assistance and training relating to 
    family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence programs to 
    States and Indian tribes, local public agencies (including law 
    enforcement agencies, courts, and legal, social service, and health 
    care professionals in public agencies), nonprofit private 
    organizations (including faith-based and charitable organizations, 
    community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), tribal 
    organizations, and other persons seeking such assistance and 
    training.
    ``SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
    ``In this title:
        ``(1) Alaska native.--The term `Alaska Native' has the meaning 
    given the term `Native' in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims 
    Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
        ``(2) Dating violence.--The term `dating violence' has the 
    meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against 
    Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
        ``(3) Domestic violence.--The term `domestic violence' has the 
    meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against 
    Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
        ``(4) Family violence.--The term `family violence' means any 
    act or threatened act of violence, including any forceful detention 
    of an individual, that--
            ``(A) results or threatens to result in physical injury; 
        and
            ``(B) is committed by a person against another individual 
        (including an elderly individual) to or with whom such person--
                ``(i) is related by blood;
                ``(ii) is or was related by marriage or is or was 
            otherwise legally related; or
                ``(iii) is or was lawfully residing.
        ``(5) Indian; indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms 
    `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization' have the 
    meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-
    Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
        ``(6) Native hawaiian.--The term `Native Hawaiian' has the 
    meaning given the term in section 7207 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
        ``(7) Personally identifying information.--The term `personally 
    identifying information' has the meaning given the term in section 
    40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
    13925(a)).
        ``(8) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services.
        ``(9) Shelter.--The term `shelter' means the provision of 
    temporary refuge and supportive services in compliance with 
    applicable State law (including regulation) governing the 
    provision, on a regular basis, of shelter, safe homes, meals, and 
    supportive services to victims of family violence, domestic 
    violence, or dating violence, and their dependents.
        ``(10) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
    States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
    and, except as otherwise provided, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
    States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
    Islands.
        ``(11) State domestic violence coalition.--The term `State 
    Domestic Violence Coalition' means a statewide nongovernmental 
    nonprofit private domestic violence organization that--
            ``(A) has a membership that includes a majority of the 
        primary-purpose domestic violence service providers in the 
        State;
            ``(B) has board membership that is representative of 
        primary-purpose domestic violence service providers, and which 
        may include representatives of the communities in which the 
        services are being provided in the State;
            ``(C) has as its purpose to provide education, support, and 
        technical assistance to such service providers to enable the 
        providers to establish and maintain shelter and supportive 
        services for victims of domestic violence and their dependents; 
        and
            ``(D) serves as an information clearinghouse, primary point 
        of contact, and resource center on domestic violence for the 
        State and supports the development of polices, protocols, and 
        procedures to enhance domestic violence intervention and 
        prevention in the State.
        ``(12) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
    means services for adult and youth victims of family violence, 
    domestic violence, or dating violence, and dependents exposed to 
    family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, that are 
    designed to--
            ``(A) meet the needs of such victims of family violence, 
        domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, 
        for short-term, transitional, or long-term safety; and
            ``(B) provide counseling, advocacy, or assistance for 
        victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        violence, and their dependents.
        ``(13) Tribally designated official.--The term `tribally 
    designated official' means an individual designated by an Indian 
    tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private organization 
    authorized by an Indian tribe, to administer a grant under section 
    309.
        ``(14) Underserved populations.--The term `underserved 
    populations' has the meaning given the term in section 40002(a) of 
    the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). For 
    the purposes of this title, the Secretary has the same authority to 
    determine whether a population is an underserved population as the 
    Attorney General has under that section 40002(a).
    ``SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``(a) Formula Grants to States.--
        ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
    carry out sections 301 through 312, $175,000,000 for each of fiscal 
    years 2011 through 2015.
        ``(2) Allocations.--
            ``(A) Formula grants to states.--
                ``(i) Reservation of funds.--For any fiscal year for 
            which the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed 
            $130,000,000, not less than 25 percent of such excess funds 
            shall be made available to carry out section 312.
                ``(ii) Formula grants.--Of the amounts appropriated 
            under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved 
            under clause (i), not less than 70 percent shall be used 
            for making grants under section 306(a).
            ``(B) Grants to tribes.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
        paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved under 
        subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 10 percent shall be used to 
        carry out section 309.
            ``(C) Technical assistance and training centers.--Of the 
        amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and 
        not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 6 percent 
        shall be used by the Secretary for making grants under section 
        310.
            ``(D) Grants for state domestic violence coalitions.--Of 
        the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 
        and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 10 
        percent of such amounts shall be used by the Secretary for 
        making grants under section 311.
            ``(E) Administration, evaluation and monitoring.--Of the 
        amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and 
        not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), not more than 2.5 
        percent shall be used by the Secretary for evaluation, 
        monitoring, and other administrative costs under this title.
    ``(b) National Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 313 $3,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015.
    ``(c) Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership 
Through Alliances.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
section 314 $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
    ``SEC. 304. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.
    ``(a) Authorities.--In order to carry out the provisions of this 
title, the Secretary is authorized to--
        ``(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as are 
    necessary;
        ``(2) procure, to the extent authorized by section 3109 of 
    title 5, United States Code, such temporary and intermittent 
    services of experts and consultants as are necessary;
        ``(3) make grants to eligible entities or enter into contracts 
    with for-profit or nonprofit nongovernmental entities and establish 
    reporting requirements for such grantees and contractors;
        ``(4) prescribe such regulations and guidance as are reasonably 
    necessary in order to carry out the objectives and provisions of 
    this title, including regulations and guidance on implementing new 
    grant conditions established or provisions modified by amendments 
    made to this title by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, to 
    ensure accountability and transparency of the actions of grantees 
    and contractors, or as determined by the Secretary to be reasonably 
    necessary to carry out this title; and
        ``(5) coordinate programs within the Department of Health and 
    Human Services, and seek to coordinate those programs with programs 
    administered by other Federal agencies, that involve or affect 
    efforts to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
    violence or the provision of assistance for adult and youth victims 
    of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.
    ``(b) Administration.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) assign 1 or more employees of the Department of Health 
    and Human Services to carry out the provisions of this title, 
    including carrying out evaluation and monitoring under this title, 
    which employees shall, prior to such appointment, have expertise in 
    the field of family violence and domestic violence prevention and 
    services and, to the extent practicable, have expertise in the 
    field of dating violence;
        ``(2) provide technical assistance in the conduct of programs 
    for the prevention and treatment of family violence, domestic 
    violence, and dating violence;
        ``(3) provide for and coordinate research into the most 
    effective approaches to the intervention in and prevention of 
    family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, by--
            ``(A) consulting with experts and program providers within 
        the family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
        field to identify gaps in research and knowledge, establish 
        research priorities, and disseminate research findings;
            ``(B) collecting and reporting data on the provision of 
        family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
        services, including assistance and programs supported by 
        Federal funds made available under this title and by other 
        governmental or nongovernmental sources of funds; and
            ``(C) coordinating family violence, domestic violence, and 
        dating violence research efforts within the Department of 
        Health and Human Services with relevant research administered 
        or carried out by other Federal agencies and other researchers, 
        including research on the provision of assistance for adult and 
        youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        violence; and
        ``(4) support the development and implementation of effective 
    policies, protocols, and programs within the Department and at 
    other Federal agencies that address the safety and support needs of 
    adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
    dating violence.
    ``(c) Reports.--Every 2 years, the Secretary shall review and 
evaluate the activities conducted by grantees, subgrantees, and 
contractors under this title and the effectiveness of the programs 
administered pursuant to this title, and submit a report containing the 
evaluation to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall also include a summary of the 
documentation provided to the Secretary through performance reports 
submitted under section 306(d). The Secretary shall make publicly 
available on the Department of Health and Human Services website the 
evaluation reports submitted to Congress under this subsection, 
including the summary of the documentation provided to the Secretary 
under section 306(d).
    ``SEC. 305. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.
    ``(a) In General.--From the sums appropriated under section 303 and 
available for grants to States under section 306(a) for any fiscal 
year--
        ``(1) Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, 
    and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be 
    allotted not less than \1/8\ of 1 percent of the amounts available 
    for grants under section 306(a) for the fiscal year for which the 
    allotment is made; and
        ``(2) each State shall be allotted for a grant under section 
    306(a), $600,000, with the remaining funds to be allotted to each 
    State in an amount that bears the same ratio to such remaining 
    funds as the population of such State bears to the population of 
    all States.
    ``(b) Population.--For the purpose of this section, the population 
of each State, and the total population of all the States, shall be 
determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent census data 
available to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall use for such 
purpose, if available, the annual interim current census data produced 
by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to section 181 of title 13, 
United States Code.
    ``(c) Ratable Reduction.--If the sums appropriated under section 
303 for any fiscal year and available for grants to States under 
section 306(a) are not sufficient to pay in full the total amounts that 
all States are entitled to receive under subsection (a) for such fiscal 
year, then the maximum amounts that all States are entitled to receive 
under subsection (a) for such fiscal year shall be ratably reduced. In 
the event that additional funds become available for making such grants 
for any fiscal year during which the preceding sentence is applicable, 
such reduced amounts shall be increased on the same basis as they were 
reduced.
    ``(d) Reallotment.--If, at the end of the sixth month of any fiscal 
year for which sums are appropriated under section 303, the amount 
allotted to a State has not been made available to such State in a 
grant under section 306(a) because of the failure of such State to meet 
the requirements for such a grant, then the Secretary shall reallot 
such amount to States that meet such requirements.
    ``(e) Continued Availability of Funds.--All funds allotted to a 
State for a fiscal year under this section, and made available to such 
State in a grant under section 306(a), shall remain available for 
obligation by the State until the end of the following fiscal year. All 
such funds that are not obligated by the State by the end of the 
following fiscal year shall be made available to the Secretary for 
discretionary activities under section 314. Such funds shall remain 
available for obligation, and for expenditure by a recipient of the 
funds under section 314, for not more than 1 year from the date on 
which the funds are made available to the Secretary.
    ``(f) Definition.--In subsection (a)(2), the term `State' does not 
include any jurisdiction specified in subsection (a)(1).
    ``SEC. 306. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.
    ``(a) Formula Grants to States.--The Secretary shall award grants 
to States in order to assist in supporting the establishment, 
maintenance, and expansion of programs and projects--
        ``(1) to prevent incidents of family violence, domestic 
    violence, and dating violence;
        ``(2) to provide immediate shelter, supportive services, and 
    access to community-based programs for victims of family violence, 
    domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents; and
        ``(3) to provide specialized services for children exposed to 
    family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, underserved 
    populations, and victims who are members of racial and ethnic 
    minority populations.
    ``(b) Administrative Expenses.--
        ``(1) Administrative costs.--Each State may use not more than 5 
    percent of the grant funds for State administrative costs.
        ``(2) Subgrants to eligible entities.--The State shall use the 
    remainder of the grant funds to make subgrants to eligible entities 
    for approved purposes as described in section 308.
    ``(c) Grant Conditions.--
        ``(1) Approved activities.--In carrying out the activities 
    under this title, grantees and subgrantees may collaborate with and 
    provide information to Federal, State, local, and tribal public 
    officials and agencies, in accordance with limitations on 
    disclosure of confidential or private information as described in 
    paragraph (5), to develop and implement policies to reduce or 
    eliminate family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence.
        ``(2) Discrimination prohibited.--
            ``(A) Application of civil rights provisions.--For the 
        purpose of applying the prohibitions against discrimination on 
        the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 
        U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), on the basis of disability under section 
        504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), on the 
        basis of sex under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 
        (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), or on the basis of race, color, or 
        national origin under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
        (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), programs and activities funded in 
        whole or in part with funds made available under this title are 
        considered to be programs and activities receiving Federal 
        financial assistance.
            ``(B) Prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, 
        religion.--
                ``(i) In general.--No person shall on the ground of sex 
            or religion be excluded from participation in, be denied 
            the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under, any 
            program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds 
            made available under this title. Nothing in this title 
            shall require any such program or activity to include any 
            individual in any program or activity without taking into 
            consideration that individual's sex in those certain 
            instances where sex is a bona fide occupational 
            qualification or programmatic factor reasonably necessary 
            to the normal or safe operation of that particular program 
            or activity.
                ``(ii) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall enforce the 
            provisions of clause (i) in accordance with section 602 of 
            the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1). Section 
            603 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d-2) shall apply with 
            respect to any action taken by the Secretary to enforce 
            such clause.
                ``(iii) Construction.--This subparagraph shall not be 
            construed as affecting any legal remedy provided under any 
            other provision of law.
            ``(C) Enforcement authorities of secretary.--Whenever the 
        Secretary finds that a State, Indian tribe, or other entity 
        that has received financial assistance under this title has 
        failed to comply with a provision of law referred to in 
        subparagraph (A), with subparagraph (B), or with an applicable 
        regulation (including one prescribed to carry out subparagraph 
        (B)), the Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of 
        the State involved or the tribally designated official of the 
        tribe involved and shall request such officer or official to 
        secure compliance. If, within a reasonable period of time, not 
        to exceed 60 days, the chief executive officer or official 
        fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Secretary may--
                ``(i) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a 
            recommendation that an appropriate civil action be 
            instituted;
                ``(ii) exercise the powers and functions provided by 
            title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d 
            et seq.), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 
            6101 et seq.), sections 504 and 505 of the Rehabilitation 
            Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794, 794(a)), or title IX of the 
            Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), as 
            may be applicable; or
                ``(iii) take such other action as may be provided by 
            law.
            ``(D) Enforcement authority of attorney general.--When a 
        matter is referred to the Attorney General pursuant to 
        subparagraph (C)(i), or whenever the Attorney General has 
        reason to believe that a State, an Indian tribe, or an entity 
        described in subparagraph (C) is engaged in a pattern or 
        practice in violation of a provision of law referred to in 
        subparagraph (A) or in violation of subparagraph (B), the 
        Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate 
        district court of the United States for such relief as may be 
        appropriate, including injunctive relief.
        ``(3) Income eligibility standards.--No income eligibility 
    standard may be imposed upon individuals with respect to 
    eligibility for assistance or services supported with funds 
    appropriated to carry out this title. No fees may be levied for 
    assistance or services provided with funds appropriated to carry 
    out this title.
        ``(4) Match.--No grant shall be made under this section to any 
    entity other than a State or an Indian tribe unless the entity 
    agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the entity 
    in carrying out the program or project for which the grant is 
    awarded, the entity will make available (directly or through 
    donations from public or private entities) non-Federal 
    contributions in an amount that is not less than $1 for every $5 of 
    Federal funds provided under the grant. The non-Federal 
    contributions required under this paragraph may be in cash or in 
    kind.
        ``(5) Nondisclosure of confidential or private information.--
            ``(A) In general.--In order to ensure the safety of adult, 
        youth, and child victims of family violence, domestic violence, 
        or dating violence, and their families, grantees and 
        subgrantees under this title shall protect the confidentiality 
        and privacy of such victims and their families.
            ``(B) Nondisclosure.--Subject to subparagraphs (C), (D), 
        and (E), grantees and subgrantees shall not--
                ``(i) disclose any personally identifying information 
            collected in connection with services requested (including 
            services utilized or denied), through grantees' and 
            subgrantees' programs; or
                ``(ii) reveal personally identifying information 
            without informed, written, reasonably time-limited consent 
            by the person about whom information is sought, whether for 
            this program or any other Federal or State grant program, 
            which consent--

                    ``(I) shall be given by--

                        ``(aa) the person, except as provided in item 
                    (bb) or (cc);
                        ``(bb) in the case of an unemancipated minor, 
                    the minor and the minor's parent or guardian; or
                        ``(cc) in the case of an individual with a 
                    guardian, the individual's guardian; and

                    ``(II) may not be given by the abuser or suspected 
                abuser of the minor or individual with a guardian, or 
                the abuser or suspected abuser of the other parent of 
                the minor.

            ``(C) Release.--If release of information described in 
        subparagraph (B) is compelled by statutory or court mandate--
                ``(i) grantees and subgrantees shall make reasonable 
            attempts to provide notice to victims affected by the 
            release of the information; and
                ``(ii) grantees and subgrantees shall take steps 
            necessary to protect the privacy and safety of the persons 
            affected by the release of the information.
            ``(D) Information sharing.--Grantees and subgrantees may 
        share--
                ``(i) nonpersonally identifying information, in the 
            aggregate, regarding services to their clients and 
            demographic nonpersonally identifying information in order 
            to comply with Federal, State, or tribal reporting, 
            evaluation, or data collection requirements;
                ``(ii) court-generated information and law enforcement-
            generated information contained in secure, governmental 
            registries for protective order enforcement purposes; and
                ``(iii) law enforcement- and prosecution-generated 
            information necessary for law enforcement and prosecution 
            purposes.
            ``(E) Oversight.--Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent 
        the Secretary from disclosing grant activities authorized in 
        this title to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and exercising congressional 
        oversight authority. In making all such disclosures, the 
        Secretary shall protect the confidentiality of individuals and 
        omit personally identifying information, including location 
        information about individuals and shelters.
            ``(F) Statutorily permitted reports of abuse or neglect.--
        Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a grantee or 
        subgrantee from reporting abuse and neglect, as those terms are 
        defined by law, where mandated or expressly permitted by the 
        State or Indian tribe involved.
            ``(G) Preemption.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
        construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, State, 
        tribal, or local law that provides greater protection than this 
        paragraph for victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
        dating violence.
            ``(H) Confidentiality of location.--The address or location 
        of any shelter facility assisted under this title that 
        otherwise maintains a confidential location shall, except with 
        written authorization of the person or persons responsible for 
        the operation of such shelter, not be made public.
        ``(6) Supplement not supplant.--Federal funds made available to 
    a State or Indian tribe under this title shall be used to 
    supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, tribal, and local 
    public funds expended to provide services and activities that 
    promote the objectives of this title.
    ``(d) Reports and Evaluation.--Each grantee shall submit an annual 
performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably 
required by the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the 
grantee and subgrantee activities that have been carried out with grant 
funds made available under subsection (a) or section 309, contain an 
evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such 
additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``SEC. 307. STATE APPLICATION.
    ``(a) Application.--
        ``(1) In general.--The chief executive officer of a State 
    seeking funds under section 306(a) or a tribally designated 
    official seeking funds under section 309(a) shall submit an 
    application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
    Secretary may reasonably require.
        ``(2) Contents.--Each such application shall--
            ``(A) provide a description of the procedures that have 
        been developed to ensure compliance with the provisions of 
        sections 306(c) and 308(d);
            ``(B) provide, with respect to funds described in paragraph 
        (1), assurances that--
                ``(i) not more than 5 percent of such funds will be 
            used for administrative costs;
                ``(ii) the remaining funds will be distributed to 
            eligible entities as described in section 308(a) for 
            approved activities as described in section 308(b); and
                ``(iii) in the distribution of funds by a State under 
            section 308(a), the State will give special emphasis to the 
            support of community-based projects of demonstrated 
            effectiveness, that are carried out by nonprofit private 
            organizations and that--

                    ``(I) have as their primary purpose the operation 
                of shelters for victims of family violence, domestic 
                violence, and dating violence, and their dependents; or
                    ``(II) provide counseling, advocacy, and self-help 
                services to victims of family violence, domestic 
                violence, and dating violence, and their dependents;

            ``(C) in the case of an application submitted by a State, 
        provide an assurance that there will be an equitable 
        distribution of grants and grant funds within the State and 
        between urban and rural areas within such State;
            ``(D) in the case of an application submitted by a State, 
        provide an assurance that the State will consult with and 
        provide for the participation of the State Domestic Violence 
        Coalition in the planning and monitoring of the distribution of 
        grants to eligible entities as described in section 308(a) and 
        the administration of the grant programs and projects;
            ``(E) describe how the State or Indian tribe will involve 
        community-based organizations, whose primary purpose is to 
        provide culturally appropriate services to underserved 
        populations, including how such community-based organizations 
        can assist the State or Indian tribe in addressing the unmet 
        needs of such populations;
            ``(F) describe how activities and services provided by the 
        State or Indian tribe are designed to reduce family violence, 
        domestic violence, and dating violence, including how funds 
        will be used to provide shelter, supportive services, and 
        prevention services in accordance with section 308(b);
            ``(G) specify the State agency or tribally designated 
        official to be designated as responsible for the administration 
        of programs and activities relating to family violence, 
        domestic violence, and dating violence, that are carried out by 
        the State or Indian tribe under this title, and for 
        coordination of related programs within the jurisdiction of the 
        State or Indian tribe;
            ``(H) provide an assurance that the State or Indian tribe 
        has a law or procedure to bar an abuser from a shared household 
        or a household of the abused person, which may include eviction 
        laws or procedures, where appropriate; and
            ``(I) meet such requirements as the Secretary reasonably 
        determines are necessary to carry out the objectives and 
        provisions of this title.
    ``(b) Approval of Application.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve any application 
    that meets the requirements of subsection (a) and section 306. The 
    Secretary shall not disapprove any application under this 
    subsection unless the Secretary gives the applicant reasonable 
    notice of the Secretary's intention to disapprove and a 6-month 
    period providing an opportunity for correction of any deficiencies.
        ``(2) Correction of deficiencies.--The Secretary shall give 
    such notice, within 45 days after the date of submission of the 
    application, if any of the provisions of subsection (a) or section 
    306 have not been satisfied in such application. If the State or 
    Indian tribe does not correct the deficiencies in such application 
    within the 6-month period following the receipt of the Secretary's 
    notice, the Secretary shall withhold payment of any grant funds 
    under section 306 to such State or under section 309 to such Indian 
    tribe until such date as the State or Indian tribe provides 
    documentation that the deficiencies have been corrected.
        ``(3) State or tribal domestic violence coalition participation 
    in determinations of compliance.--State Domestic Violence 
    Coalitions, or comparable coalitions for Indian tribes, shall be 
    permitted to participate in determining whether grantees for 
    corresponding States or Indian tribes are in compliance with 
    subsection (a) and section 306(c), except that no funds made 
    available under section 311 shall be used to challenge a 
    determination about whether a grantee is in compliance with, or to 
    seek the enforcement of, the requirements of this title.
        ``(4) Failure to report; nonconforming expenditures.--The 
    Secretary shall suspend funding for an approved application if the 
    applicant fails to submit an annual performance report under 
    section 306(d), or if funds are expended for purposes other than 
    those set forth in section 306(b), after following the procedures 
    set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
    ``SEC. 308. SUBGRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS.
    ``(a) Subgrants.--A State that receives a grant under section 
306(a) shall use grant funds described in section 306(b)(2) to provide 
subgrants to eligible entities for programs and projects within such 
State, that is designed to prevent incidents of family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence by providing immediate shelter 
and supportive services for adult and youth victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence (and their dependents), and that 
may provide prevention services to prevent future incidents of family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--Funds awarded to eligible entities under 
    subsection (a) shall be used to provide shelter, supportive 
    services, or prevention services to adult and youth victims of 
    family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 
    dependents, which may include--
            ``(A) provision, on a regular basis, of immediate shelter 
        and related supportive services to adult and youth victims of 
        family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and 
        their dependents, including paying for the operating and 
        administrative expenses of the facilities for such shelter;
            ``(B) assistance in developing safety plans, and supporting 
        efforts of victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
        dating violence to make decisions related to their ongoing 
        safety and well-being;
            ``(C) provision of individual and group counseling, peer 
        support groups, and referral to community-based services to 
        assist family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
        victims, and their dependents, in recovering from the effects 
        of the violence;
            ``(D) provision of services, training, technical 
        assistance, and outreach to increase awareness of family 
        violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and increase 
        the accessibility of family violence, domestic violence, and 
        dating violence services;
            ``(E) provision of culturally and linguistically 
        appropriate services;
            ``(F) provision of services for children exposed to family 
        violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including age-
        appropriate counseling, supportive services, and services for 
        the nonabusing parent that support that parent's role as a 
        caregiver, which may, as appropriate, include services that 
        work with the nonabusing parent and child together;
            ``(G) provision of advocacy, case management services, and 
        information and referral services, concerning issues related to 
        family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 
        intervention and prevention, including--
                ``(i) assistance in accessing related Federal and State 
            financial assistance programs;
                ``(ii) legal advocacy to assist victims and their 
            dependents;
                ``(iii) medical advocacy, including provision of 
            referrals for appropriate health care services (including 
            mental health, alcohol, and drug abuse treatment), but 
            which shall not include reimbursement for any health care 
            services;
                ``(iv) assistance locating and securing safe and 
            affordable permanent housing and homelessness prevention 
            services;
                ``(v) provision of transportation, child care, respite 
            care, job training and employment services, financial 
            literacy services and education, financial planning, and 
            related economic empowerment services; and
                ``(vi) parenting and other educational services for 
            victims and their dependents; and
            ``(H) prevention services, including outreach to 
        underserved populations.
        ``(2) Shelter and supportive services.--Not less than 70 
    percent of the funds distributed by a State under subsection (a) 
    shall be distributed to entities for the primary purpose of 
    providing immediate shelter and supportive services to adult and 
    youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
    violence, and their dependents, as described in paragraph (1)(A). 
    Not less than 25 percent of the funds distributed by a State under 
    subsection (a) shall be distributed to entities for the purpose of 
    providing supportive services and prevention services as described 
    in subparagraphs (B) through (H) of paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant from 
a State under this section, an entity shall be--
        ``(1) a local public agency, or a nonprofit private 
    organization (including faith-based and charitable organizations, 
    community-based organizations, tribal organizations, and voluntary 
    associations), that assists victims of family violence, domestic 
    violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, and has a 
    documented history of effective work concerning family violence, 
    domestic violence, or dating violence; or
        ``(2) a partnership of 2 or more agencies or organizations that 
    includes--
            ``(A) an agency or organization described in paragraph (1); 
        and
            ``(B) an agency or organization that has a demonstrated 
        history of serving populations in their communities, including 
        providing culturally appropriate services.
    ``(d) Conditions.--
        ``(1) Direct payments to victims or dependants.--No funds 
    provided under this title may be used as direct payment to any 
    victim of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 
    or to any dependent of such victim.
        ``(2) Voluntarily accepted services.--Receipt of supportive 
    services under this title shall be voluntary. No condition may be 
    applied for the receipt of emergency shelter as described in 
    subsection (b)(1)(A).
    ``SEC. 309. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.
    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
tribal governments pursuant to Executive Order No. 13175 (25 U.S.C. 450 
note) and in accordance with section 903 of the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
14045d), shall continue to award grants for Indian tribes from amounts 
appropriated under section 303(a)(2)(B) to carry out this section.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall be an Indian tribe, or a tribal 
organization or nonprofit private organization authorized by an Indian 
tribe. An Indian tribe shall have the option to authorize a tribal 
organization or a nonprofit private organization to submit an 
application and administer the grant funds awarded under this section.
    ``(c) Conditions.--Each recipient of such a grant shall comply with 
requirements that are consistent with the requirements applicable to 
grantees under section 306.
    ``(d) Grantee Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary 
under section 307 at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary determines to be essential to carry out 
the objectives and provisions of this title. The Secretary shall 
approve any application that meets requirements consistent with the 
requirements of section 306(c) and section 307(a).
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--An amount provided under a grant to an 
eligible entity shall be used for the services described in section 
308(b).
    ``SEC. 310. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 
      ASSISTANCE CENTERS.
    ``(a) Purpose and Grants Authorized.--
        ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
    resource information, training, and technical assistance relating 
    to the objectives of this title to improve the capacity of 
    individuals, organizations, governmental entities, and communities 
    to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
    and to provide effective intervention services.
        ``(2) Grants authorized.--From the amounts appropriated under 
    this title and reserved under section 303(a)(2)(C), the Secretary--
            ``(A) shall award grants to eligible entities for the 
        establishment and maintenance of--
                ``(i) 2 national resource centers (as provided for in 
            subsection (b)(1)); and
                ``(ii) at least 7 special issue resource centers 
            addressing key areas of domestic violence, and intervention 
            and prevention (as provided for in subsection (b)(2)); and
            ``(B) may award grants, to--
                ``(i) State resource centers to reduce disparities in 
            domestic violence in States with high proportions of Indian 
            (including Alaska Native) or Native Hawaiian populations 
            (as provided for in subsection (b)(3)); and
                ``(ii) support training and technical assistance that 
            address emerging issues related to family violence, 
            domestic violence, or dating violence, to entities 
            demonstrating related expertise.
    ``(b) Domestic Violence Resource Centers.--
        ``(1) National resource centers.--In accordance with subsection 
    (a)(2), the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for--
            ``(A) a National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 
        which shall--
                ``(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical 
            assistance and training resources to Federal, State, and 
            local governmental agencies, domestic violence service 
            providers, community-based organizations, and other 
            professionals and interested parties, related to domestic 
            violence service programs and research, including programs 
            and research related to victims and their children who are 
            exposed to domestic violence; and
                ``(ii) maintain a central resource library in order to 
            collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information and 
            statistics related to--

                    ``(I) the incidence and prevention of family 
                violence and domestic violence; and
                    ``(II) the provision of shelter, supportive 
                services, and prevention services to adult and youth 
                victims of domestic violence (including services to 
                prevent repeated incidents of violence); and

            ``(B) a National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic 
        Violence and Safety for Indian Women, which shall--
                ``(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical 
            assistance and training resources to Indian tribes and 
            tribal organizations, specifically designed to enhance the 
            capacity of the tribes and organizations to respond to 
            domestic violence and the findings of section 901 of the 
            Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
            Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note);
                ``(ii) enhance the intervention and prevention efforts 
            of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to respond to 
            domestic violence and increase the safety of Indian women 
            in support of the purposes of section 902 of the Violence 
            Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
            of 2005 (42. U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note); and
                ``(iii) coordinate activities with other Federal 
            agencies, offices, and grantees that address the needs of 
            Indians (including Alaska Natives), and Native Hawaiians 
            that experience domestic violence, including the Office of 
            Justice Services at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the 
            Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human 
            Services, and the Office on Violence Against Women of the 
            Department of Justice.
        ``(2) Special issue resource centers.--In accordance with 
    subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall award grants to 
    eligible entities for special issue resource centers, which shall 
    be national in scope and shall provide information, training, and 
    technical assistance to State and local domestic violence service 
    providers. Each special issue resource center shall focus on 
    enhancing domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts in 
    at least one of the following areas:
            ``(A) The response of the criminal and civil justice 
        systems to domestic violence victims, which may include the 
        response to the use of the self-defense plea by domestic 
        violence victims and the issuance and use of protective orders.
            ``(B) The response of child protective service agencies to 
        victims of domestic violence and their dependents and child 
        custody issues in domestic violence cases.
            ``(C) The response of the interdisciplinary health care 
        system to victims of domestic violence and access to health 
        care resources for victims of domestic violence.
            ``(D) The response of mental health systems, domestic 
        violence service programs, and other related systems and 
        programs to victims of domestic violence and to their children 
        who are exposed to domestic violence.
            ``(E) In the case of 3 specific resource centers, enhancing 
        domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts for 
        victims of domestic violence who are members of racial and 
        ethnic minority groups, to enhance the cultural and linguistic 
        relevancy of service delivery, resource utilization, policy, 
        research, technical assistance, community education, and 
        prevention initiatives.
        ``(3) State resource centers to reduce tribal disparities.--
            ``(A) In general.--In accordance with subsection (a)(2), 
        the Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for State 
        resource centers, which shall provide statewide information, 
        training, and technical assistance to Indian tribes, tribal 
        organizations, and local domestic violence service 
        organizations serving Indians (including Alaska Natives) or 
        Native Hawaiians, in a culturally sensitive and relevant 
        manner.
            ``(B) Requirements.--An eligible entity shall use a grant 
        provided under this paragraph--
                ``(i) to offer a comprehensive array of technical 
            assistance and training resources to Indian tribes, tribal 
            organizations, and providers of services to Indians 
            (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians, 
            specifically designed to enhance the capacity of the 
            tribes, organizations, and providers to respond to domestic 
            violence, including offering the resources in States in 
            which the population of Indians (including Alaska Natives) 
            or Native Hawaiians exceeds 2.5 percent of the total 
            population of the State;
                ``(ii) to coordinate all projects and activities with 
            the national resource center described in paragraph (1)(B), 
            including projects and activities that involve working with 
            nontribal State and local governments to enhance their 
            capacity to understand the unique needs of Indians 
            (including Alaska Natives) and Native Hawaiians; and
                ``(iii) to provide comprehensive community education 
            and domestic violence prevention initiatives in a 
            culturally sensitive and relevant manner.
    ``(c) Eligibility.--
        ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
    subsection (b)(1)(A) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
    subsection (b)(2), an entity shall be a nonprofit private 
    organization that focuses primarily on domestic violence and that--
            ``(A) provides documentation to the Secretary demonstrating 
        experience working directly on issues of domestic violence, and 
        (in the case of an entity seeking a grant under subsection 
        (b)(2)) demonstrating experience working directly in the 
        corresponding specific special issue area described in 
        subsection (b)(2);
            ``(B) includes on the entity's advisory board 
        representatives who are from domestic violence service programs 
        and who are geographically and culturally diverse; and
            ``(C) demonstrates the strong support of domestic violence 
        service programs from across the Nation for the entity's 
        designation as a national resource center or a special issue 
        resource center, as appropriate.
        ``(2) National indian resource center.--To be eligible to 
    receive a grant under subsection (b)(1)(B), an entity shall be a 
    tribal organization or a nonprofit private organization that 
    focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence within Indian 
    tribes and that submits documentation to the Secretary 
    demonstrating--
            ``(A) experience working with Indian tribes and tribal 
        organizations to respond to domestic violence and the findings 
        of section 901 of the Violence Against Women and Department of 
        Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note);
            ``(B) experience providing Indian tribes and tribal 
        organizations with assistance in developing tribally-based 
        prevention and intervention services addressing domestic 
        violence and safety for Indian women consistent with the 
        purposes of section 902 of the Violence Against Women and 
        Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
        3796gg-10 note);
            ``(C) strong support for the entity's designation as the 
        National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence 
        and Safety for Indian Women from advocates working within 
        Indian tribes to address domestic violence and the safety of 
        Indian women;
            ``(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in assisting 
        Indian tribes and tribal organizations with prevention and 
        intervention services addressing domestic violence; and
            ``(E) the capacity to serve Indian tribes (including Alaska 
        Native villages and regional and village corporations) across 
        the United States.
        ``(3) Special issue resource centers concerned with racial and 
    ethnic minority groups.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
    subsection (b)(2)(E), an entity shall be an entity that--
            ``(A) is a nonprofit private organization that focuses 
        primarily on issues of domestic violence in a racial or ethnic 
        community, or is a public or private nonprofit educational 
        institution that has a domestic violence institute, center, or 
        program related to culturally specific issues in domestic 
        violence; and
            ``(B)(i) has documented experience in the areas of domestic 
        violence prevention and services, and experience relevant to 
        the specific racial or ethnic population to which information, 
        training, technical assistance, and outreach would be provided 
        under the grant;
            ``(ii) demonstrates the strong support, of advocates from 
        across the Nation who are working to address domestic violence; 
        and
            ``(iii) has a record of demonstrated effectiveness in 
        enhancing the cultural and linguistic relevancy of service 
        delivery.
        ``(4) State resource centers to reduce tribal disparities.--To 
    be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (b)(3), an entity 
    shall--
            ``(A)(i) be located in a State in which the population of 
        Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians exceeds 
        10 percent of the total population of the State; or
            ``(ii) be an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Native 
        Hawaiian organization that focuses primarily on issues of 
        domestic violence among Indians or Native Hawaiians, or an 
        institution of higher education; and
            ``(B) demonstrate the ability to serve all regions of the 
        State, including underdeveloped areas and areas that are 
        geographically distant from population centers.
    ``(d) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary 
annually and in such manner as shall be reasonably required by the 
Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the activities that 
have been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation of 
the effectiveness of the activities, and provide such additional 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``SEC. 311. GRANTS TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.
    ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants for the funding of 
State Domestic Violence Coalitions.
    ``(b) Allotment of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--From the amount appropriated under section 
    303(a)(2)(D) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to 
    each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
    of Puerto Rico, and each of the covered territories an amount equal 
    to \1/56\ of the amount so appropriated for such fiscal year.
        ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
    `covered territories' means Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
    Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
    Islands.
    ``(c) Application.--Each State Domestic Violence Coalition desiring 
a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary determines to be essential to carry out the objectives of 
this section. The application submitted by the coalition for the grant 
shall provide documentation of the coalition's work, satisfactory to 
the Secretary, demonstrating that the coalition--
        ``(1) meets all of the applicable requirements set forth in 
    this title; and
        ``(2) demonstrates the ability to conduct appropriately all 
    activities described in this section, as indicated by--
            ``(A) documented experience in administering Federal grants 
        to conduct the activities described in subsection (d); or
            ``(B) a documented history of active participation in the 
        activities described in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of 
        subsection (d) and a demonstrated capacity to conduct the 
        activities described in subsection (d)(2).
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--A coalition that receives a grant under this 
section shall use the grant funds for administration and operations to 
further the purposes of family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence intervention and prevention, through activities that shall 
include--
        ``(1) working with local family violence, domestic violence, 
    and dating violence service programs and providers of direct 
    services to encourage appropriate and comprehensive responses to 
    family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence against 
    adults or youth within the State involved, including providing 
    training and technical assistance and conducting State needs 
    assessments;
        ``(2) participating in planning and monitoring the distribution 
    of subgrants and subgrant funds within the State under section 
    308(a);
        ``(3) working in collaboration with service providers and 
    community-based organizations to address the needs of family 
    violence, domestic violence, and dating violence victims, and their 
    dependents, who are members of racial and ethnic minority 
    populations and underserved populations;
        ``(4) collaborating with and providing information to entities 
    in such fields as housing, health care, mental health, social 
    welfare, or business to support the development and implementation 
    of effective policies, protocols, and programs that address the 
    safety and support needs of adult and youth victims of family 
    violence, domestic violence, or dating violence;
        ``(5) encouraging appropriate responses to cases of family 
    violence, domestic violence, or dating violence against adults or 
    youth, including by working with judicial and law enforcement 
    agencies;
        ``(6) working with family law judges, criminal court judges, 
    child protective service agencies, and children's advocates to 
    develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation 
    issues in cases of child exposure to family violence, domestic 
    violence, or dating violence and in cases in which--
            ``(A) family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        violence is present; and
            ``(B) child abuse is present;
        ``(7) providing information to the public about prevention of 
    family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, including 
    information targeted to underserved populations; and
        ``(8) collaborating with Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
    (and corresponding Native Hawaiian groups or communities) to 
    address the needs of Indian (including Alaska Native) and Native 
    Hawaiian victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
    violence, as applicable in the State.
    ``(e) Limitation on Use of Funds.--A coalition that receives a 
grant under this section shall not be required to use funds received 
under this title for the purposes described in paragraph (5) or (6) of 
subsection (d) if the coalition provides an annual assurance to the 
Secretary that the coalition is--
        ``(1) using funds received under section 2001(c)(1) of the 
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
    3796gg(c)(1)) for such purposes; and
        ``(2) coordinating the activities carried out by the coalition 
    under subsection (d) with the State's activities under part T of 
    title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) that address those purposes.
    ``(f) Prohibition on Lobbying.--No funds made available to entities 
under this section shall be used, directly or indirectly, to influence 
the issuance, amendment, or revocation of any executive order or 
similar promulgation by any Federal, State, or local agency, or to 
undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by 
Congress, or by any State or local legislative body, or State proposals 
by initiative petition, except that the representatives of the entity 
may testify or make other appropriate communication--
        ``(1) when formally requested to do so by a legislative body, a 
    committee, or a member of the body or committee; or
        ``(2) in connection with legislation or appropriations directly 
    affecting the activities of the entity.
    ``(g) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such 
time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with 
such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.
    ``(h) Indian Representatives.--For purposes of this section, a 
State Domestic Violence Coalition may include representatives of Indian 
tribes and tribal organizations.
    ``SEC. 312. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS AND THEIR 
      CHILDREN.
    ``(a) In General.--
        ``(1) Program.--The Secretary shall establish a grant program 
    to expand the capacity of family violence, domestic violence, and 
    dating violence service programs and community-based programs to 
    prevent future domestic violence by addressing, in an appropriate 
    manner, the needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic 
    violence, or dating violence.
        ``(2) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to eligible 
    entities through the program established under paragraph (1) for 
    periods of not more than 2 years. If the Secretary determines that 
    an entity has received such a grant and been successful in meeting 
    the objectives of the grant application submitted under subsection 
    (c), the Secretary may renew the grant for 1 additional period of 
    not more than 2 years.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall be a local agency, a nonprofit private 
organization (including faith-based and charitable organizations, 
community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), or a tribal 
organization, with a demonstrated record of serving victims of family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their children.
    ``(c) Application.--An entity seeking a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including--
        ``(1) a description of how the entity will prioritize the 
    safety of, and confidentiality of information about--
            ``(A) victims of family violence, victims of domestic 
        violence, and victims of dating violence; and
            ``(B) children of victims described in subparagraph (A);
        ``(2) a description of how the entity will provide 
    developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate services, and 
    culturally and linguistically appropriate services, to the victims 
    and children; and
        ``(3) a description of how the entity will ensure that 
    professionals working with the children receive the training and 
    technical assistance appropriate and relevant to the unique needs 
    of children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or 
    dating violence.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under this 
section for a family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
service or community-based program described in subsection (a)--
        ``(1) shall use the funds made available through the grant--
            ``(A) to provide direct counseling, appropriate services 
        consistent with subsection (c)(2), or advocacy on behalf of 
        victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        violence and their children, including coordinating services 
        with services provided by the child welfare system;
            ``(B) to provide services for nonabusing parents to support 
        those parents' roles as caregivers and their roles in 
        responding to the social, emotional, and developmental needs of 
        their children; and
            ``(C) where appropriate, to provide the services described 
        in this subsection while working with such a nonabusing parent 
        and child together; and
        ``(2) may use the funds made available through the grant--
            ``(A) to provide early childhood development and mental 
        health services;
            ``(B) to coordinate activities with and provide technical 
        assistance to community-based organizations serving victims of 
        family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence or 
        children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or 
        dating violence; and
            ``(C) to provide additional services and referrals to 
        services for children, including child care, transportation, 
        educational support, respite care, supervised visitation, or 
        other necessary services.
    ``(e) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such 
time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with 
such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.
    ``SEC. 313. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award a grant to 1 or more 
private entities to provide for the ongoing operation of a 24-hour, 
national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide information and 
assistance to adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence, family and household members of such 
victims, and persons affected by the victimization. The Secretary shall 
give priority to applicants with experience in operating a hotline that 
provides assistance to adult and youth victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence.
    ``(b) Term.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this section 
for a period of not more than 5 years.
    ``(c) Conditions on Payment.--The provision of payments under a 
grant awarded under this section shall be subject to annual approval by 
the Secretary and subject to the availability of appropriations for 
each fiscal year to make the payments.
    ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary that 
shall--
        ``(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, be 
    in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the Secretary 
    shall prescribe;
        ``(2) include a complete description of the applicant's plan 
    for the operation of a national domestic violence hotline, 
    including descriptions of--
            ``(A) the training program for hotline personnel, including 
        technology training to ensure that all persons affiliated with 
        the hotline are able to effectively operate any technological 
        systems used by the hotline;
            ``(B) the hiring criteria and qualifications for hotline 
        personnel;
            ``(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, and 
        updating of a resource database;
            ``(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of the 
        hotline;
            ``(E) a plan for providing service to non-English speaking 
        callers, including service through hotline personnel who have 
        non-English language capability;
            ``(F) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline by 
        persons with hearing impairments; and
            ``(G) a plan for providing assistance and referrals to 
        youth victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating 
        violence who are minors, which may be carried out through a 
        national teen dating violence hotline;
        ``(3) demonstrate that the applicant has recognized expertise 
    in the area of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
    violence and a record of high quality service to victims of family 
    violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including a 
    demonstration of support from advocacy groups and State Domestic 
    Violence Coalitions;
        ``(4) demonstrate that the applicant has the capacity and the 
    expertise to maintain a domestic violence hotline and a 
    comprehensive database of service providers;
        ``(5) demonstrate the ability to provide information and 
    referrals for callers, directly connect callers to service 
    providers, and employ crisis interventions meeting the standards of 
    family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence providers;
        ``(6) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment to 
    diversity and to the provision of services to underserved 
    populations, including to ethnic, racial, and non-English speaking 
    minorities, in addition to older individuals and individuals with 
    disabilities;
        ``(7) demonstrate that the applicant complies with 
    nondisclosure requirements as described in section 306(c)(5) and 
    follows comprehensive quality assurance practices; and
        ``(8) contain such other information as the Secretary may 
    require.
    ``(e) Hotline Activities.--
        ``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under this 
    section for activities described, in whole or in part, in 
    subsection (a) shall use funds made available through the grant to 
    establish and operate a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephone 
    hotline to provide information and assistance to adult and youth 
    victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 
    and other individuals described in subsection (a).
        ``(2) Activities.--In establishing and operating the hotline, 
    the entity--
            ``(A) shall contract with a carrier for the use of a toll-
        free telephone line;
            ``(B) shall employ, train (including providing technology 
        training), and supervise personnel to answer incoming calls, 
        provide counseling and referral services for callers on a 24-
        hour-a-day basis, and directly connect callers to service 
        providers;
            ``(C) shall assemble and maintain a database of information 
        relating to services for adult and youth victims of family 
        violence, domestic violence, or dating violence to which 
        callers may be referred throughout the United States, including 
        information on the availability of shelters and supportive 
        services for victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
        dating violence;
            ``(D) shall widely publicize the hotline throughout the 
        United States, including to potential users;
            ``(E) shall provide assistance and referrals to meet the 
        needs of underserved populations and individuals with 
        disabilities;
            ``(F) shall provide assistance and referrals for youth 
        victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating violence 
        who are minors, which may be carried out through a national 
        teen dating violence hotline;
            ``(G) may provide appropriate assistance and referrals for 
        family and household members of victims of family violence, 
        domestic violence, or dating violence, and persons affected by 
        the victimization described in subsection (a); and
            ``(H) at the discretion of the hotline operator, may 
        provide assistance, or referrals for counseling or 
        intervention, for identified adult and youth perpetrators, 
        including self-identified perpetrators, of family violence, 
        domestic violence, or dating violence, but shall not be 
        required to provide such assistance or referrals in any 
        circumstance in which the hotline operator fears the safety of 
        a victim may be impacted by an abuser or suspected abuser.
    ``(f) Reports and Evaluation.--The entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such 
time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with 
such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.
    ``SEC. 314. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP 
      THROUGH ALLIANCES (DELTA).
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into cooperative 
agreements with State Domestic Violence Coalitions for the purposes of 
establishing, operating, and maintaining local community projects to 
prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, 
including violence committed by and against youth, using a coordinated 
community response model and through prevention and education programs.
    ``(b) Term.--The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement 
under this section for a period of not more than 5 fiscal years.
    ``(c) Conditions on Payment.--The provision of payments under a 
cooperative agreement under this section shall be subject to--
        ``(1) annual approval by the Secretary; and
        ``(2) the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year 
    to make the payments.
    ``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to enter into a cooperative 
agreement under this section, an organization shall--
        ``(1) be a State Domestic Violence Coalition; and
        ``(2) include representatives of pertinent sectors of the local 
    community, which may include--
            ``(A) health care providers and State or local health 
        departments;
            ``(B) the education community;
            ``(C) the faith-based community;
            ``(D) the criminal justice system;
            ``(E) family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
        violence service program advocates;
            ``(F) human service entities such as State child services 
        divisions;
            ``(G) business and civic leaders; and
            ``(H) other pertinent sectors.
    ``(e) Applications.--An organization that desires to enter into a 
cooperative agreement under this section shall submit to the Secretary 
an application, in such form and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
require, that--
        ``(1) demonstrates the capacity of the applicant, who may enter 
    into a partnership with a local family violence, domestic violence, 
    or dating violence service provider or community-based 
    organization, to undertake the project involved;
        ``(2) demonstrates that the project will include a coordinated 
    community response to improve and expand prevention strategies 
    through increased communication and coordination among all affected 
    sectors of the local community;
        ``(3) includes a complete description of the applicant's plan 
    for the establishment and implementation of the coordinated 
    community response, including a description of--
            ``(A) the method to be used for identification and 
        selection of an administrative committee made up of persons 
        knowledgeable about comprehensive family violence, domestic 
        violence, and dating violence prevention planning to oversee 
        the project, hire staff, assure compliance with the project 
        outline, and secure annual evaluation of the project;
            ``(B) the method to be used for identification and 
        selection of project staff and a project evaluator;
            ``(C) the method to be used for identification and 
        selection of a project council consisting of representatives of 
        the community sectors listed in subsection (d)(2); and
            ``(D) the method to be used for identification and 
        selection of a steering committee consisting of representatives 
        of the various community sectors who will chair subcommittees 
        of the project council, each of which will focus on 1 of the 
        sectors;
        ``(4) demonstrates that the applicant has experience in 
    providing, or the capacity to provide, prevention-focused training 
    and technical assistance;
        ``(5) demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity to carry 
    out collaborative community initiatives to prevent family violence, 
    domestic violence, and dating violence; and
        ``(6) contains such other information, agreements, and 
    assurances as the Secretary may require.
    ``(f) Geographical Dispersion.--The Secretary shall enter into 
cooperative agreements under this section with organizations in States 
geographically dispersed throughout the Nation.
    ``(g) Use of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--An organization that enters into a 
    cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall use the funds made 
    available through the agreement to establish, operate, and maintain 
    comprehensive family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
    violence prevention programming.
        ``(2) Technical assistance, evaluation and monitoring.--The 
    Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided under this 
    section to--
            ``(A) provide technical assistance;
            ``(B) monitor the performance of organizations carrying out 
        activities under the cooperative agreements; and
            ``(C) conduct an independent evaluation of the program 
        carried out under this section.
        ``(3) Requirements.--In establishing and operating a project 
    under this section, an eligible organization shall--
            ``(A) establish protocols to improve and expand family 
        violence, domestic violence, and dating violence prevention and 
        intervention strategies within affected community sectors 
        described in subsection (d)(2);
            ``(B) develop comprehensive prevention plans to coordinate 
        prevention efforts with other community sectors;
            ``(C) provide for periodic evaluation of the project, and 
        analysis to assist in replication of the prevention strategies 
        used in the project in other communities, and submit a report 
        under subsection (h) that contains the evaluation and analysis;
            ``(D) develop, replicate, or conduct comprehensive, 
        evidence-informed primary prevention programs that reduce risk 
        factors and promote protective factors that reduce the 
        likelihood of family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
        violence, which may include--
                ``(i) educational workshops and seminars;
                ``(ii) training programs for professionals;
                ``(iii) the preparation of informational material;
                ``(iv) developmentally appropriate education programs;
                ``(v) other efforts to increase awareness of the facts 
            about, or to help prevent, family violence, domestic 
            violence, and dating violence; and
                ``(vi) the dissemination of information about the 
            results of programs conducted under this subparagraph;
            ``(E) utilize evidence-informed prevention program 
        planning; and
            ``(F) recognize, in applicable cases, the needs of 
        underserved populations, racial and linguistic populations, and 
        individuals with disabilities.
    ``(h) Reports and Evaluation.--Each organization entering into a 
cooperative agreement under this section shall submit a performance 
report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by 
the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe activities that 
have been carried out with the funds made available through the 
agreement, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require. The Secretary shall make the evaluations 
received under this subsection publicly available on the Department of 
Health and Human Services website. The reports shall also be submitted 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate.''.
    SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.
    (a) Title 11, United States Code.--Section 707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of 
title 11, United States Code, is amended in the 4th sentence by 
striking ``section 309 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act'' and inserting ``section 302 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act''.
    (b) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--Section 
635(c)(2)(G) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1435(c)(2)(G)) is amended by striking ``section 320 of the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act'' and inserting ``section 
302 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act''.
    (c) Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.--Section 
2001(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``through the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410 et seq.)'' and 
inserting ``under section 311 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act''.
    (d) Violence Against Women Act of 1994.--Section 40002(a)(26) of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)(26)) is 
amended by striking ``under the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(b))'' and inserting ``under sections 302 and 311 
of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act''.
    (e) Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.--The 
portion of section 310004(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14214(d)) that pertains to the 
definition of the term ``prevention program'' is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (20), by striking ``section 40211'' and 
    inserting ``section 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
    Services Act (relating to a hotline)'';
        (2) in paragraph (22), by striking ``section 40241'' and 
    inserting ``sections 301 through 312 of the Family Violence 
    Prevention and Services Act''; and
        (3) in paragraph (24), by striking ``section 40261'' and 
    inserting ``section 314 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
    Services Act (relating to community projects to prevent family 
    violence, domestic violence, and dating violence)''.

TITLE III--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM ACT 
                                OF 1978

    SEC. 301. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM.
    (a) Findings.--Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
        ``(1) on the last day of fiscal year 2009, some 424,000 
    children were living in temporary foster family homes or other 
    foster care settings;
        ``(2) most children in foster care are victims of child abuse 
    or neglect by their biological parents and their entry into foster 
    care brought them the additional trauma of separation from their 
    homes and often their communities;
        ``(3) on average, children entering foster care have more 
    physical and mental health needs than do children in the general 
    population, and some require intensive services because the 
    children entering foster care--
            ``(A) were born to mothers who did not receive prenatal 
        care;
            ``(B) were born with life-threatening conditions or 
        disabilities;
            ``(C) were born addicted to alcohol or other drugs; or
            ``(D) have HIV/AIDS;
        ``(4) each year, thousands of children in foster care, 
    regardless of their age, the size of the sibling group they are a 
    part of, their racial or ethnic status, their medical condition, or 
    any physical, mental or emotional disability they may have, are in 
    need of placement with permanent, loving, adoptive families;
        ``(5)(A) States have made important strides in increasing the 
    number of children who are placed in permanent homes with adoptive 
    parents and in reducing the length of time children wait for such a 
    placement; and
        ``(B) many thousands of children, however, still remain in 
    institutions or foster homes solely because of legal and other 
    barriers to such a placement;
        ``(6)(A) on the last day of fiscal year 2009, there were 
    115,000 children waiting for adoption;
        ``(B) children waiting for adoption have had parental rights of 
    all living parents terminated or the children have a permanency 
    goal of adoption;
        ``(C)(i) the average age of children adopted with public child 
    welfare agency involvement during fiscal year 2009 was a little 
    more than 6 years; and
        ``(ii) the average age of children waiting for adoption on the 
    last day of that fiscal year was a little more than 8 years of age 
    and more than 30,000 of those children were 12 years of age or 
    older; and
        ``(D)(i) 25 percent of the children adopted with public child 
    welfare agency involvement during fiscal year 2009 were African-
    American; and
        ``(ii) 30 percent of the children waiting for adoption on the 
    last day of fiscal year 2009 were African-American;
        ``(7) adoption may be the best alternative for assuring the 
    healthy development of children placed in foster care;
        ``(8) there are qualified persons seeking to adopt such 
    children who are unable to do so because of barriers to their 
    placement and adoption; and
        ``(9) in order both to enhance the stability of and love in the 
    home environments of such children and to avoid wasteful 
    expenditures of public funds, such children--
            ``(A) should not have medically indicated treatment 
        withheld from them; or
            ``(B) be maintained in foster care or institutions when 
        adoption is appropriate and families can be found for such 
        children.''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``older children, minority children, and'' after 
        ``particularly''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) maintain an Internet-based national adoption information 
    exchange system to--
            ``(A) bring together children who would benefit from 
        adoption and qualified prospective adoptive parents who are 
        seeking such children;
            ``(B) conduct national recruitment efforts in order to 
        reach prospective parents for children awaiting adoption; and
            ``(C) connect placement agencies, prospective adoptive 
        parents, and adoptive parents to resources designed to reduce 
        barriers to adoption, support adoptive families, and ensure 
        permanency; and''.
    (b) 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) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows 
    ``facilitate the adoption of'' and inserting ``older children, 
    minority children, and children with special needs, particularly 
    infants and toddlers with disabilities who have life-threatening 
    conditions, and services to families considering adoption of 
    children with special needs.'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``and'' after ``regarding adoption'' 
            and inserting a comma; and
                (ii) by inserting ``, and post-legal adoption 
            services'' after ``adoption assistance programs'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including efforts to 
        promote the adoption of older children, minority children, and 
        children with special needs'' after ``national level'';
            (C) in paragraph (7)--
                (i) by striking ``study the efficacy of States 
            contracting with'' and inserting ``increase the effective 
            use of'';
                (ii) by striking the comma after ``organizations)'' and 
            inserting ``by States,'';
                (iii) by inserting a comma after ``institutions''; and
                (iv) by inserting ``, including assisting in efforts to 
            work with organizations that promote the placement of older 
            children, minority children, and children with special 
            needs'' after ``children for adoption'';
            (D) in paragraph (9)--
                (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
            end;
                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' after the 
            semicolon at the end; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) identify best practices to reduce adoption disruption 
        and termination;''; and
            (E) in paragraph (10)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            inserting ``tribal child welfare agencies,'' after ``local 
            government entities,''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, including 
                developing and using procedures to notify family and 
                relatives when a child enters the child welfare 
                system'' before the semicolon at the end;
                    (II) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) as 
                clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively; and
                    (III) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:

                ``(vii) education and training of prospective adoptive 
            or adoptive parents;''; and
        (3) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence and 
        all that follows; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, 
                consistent with the purpose of this title'' after ``by 
                the Secretary''; and
                    (II) by striking the third sentence and inserting 
                the following: ``Each application shall contain 
                information that--

                ``(i) describes how the State plans to improve the 
            placement rate of children in permanent homes;
                ``(ii) describes the methods the State, prior to 
            submitting the application, has used to improve the 
            placement of older children, minority children, and 
            children with special needs, who are legally free for 
            adoption;
                ``(iii) describes the evaluation the State plans to 
            conduct, to identify the effectiveness of programs and 
            methods of placement under this subsection, and submit to 
            the Secretary; and
                ``(iv) describes how the State plans to coordinate 
            activities under this subsection with relevant activities 
            under section 473 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
            673).'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``older 
            children, minority children, and'' after ``successful 
            placement of''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall compile the results 
        of evaluations submitted by States (described in subparagraph 
        (A)(iii)) and submit a report containing the compiled results 
        to the appropriate committees of Congress.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 205 of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 
U.S.C. 5115) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2010''; and
            (B) by striking ``2005 through 2008'' and inserting ``2011 
        through 2015'';
        (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
        (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Not less than 30 percent and not more than 50 percent of the 
funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall be allocated for 
activities under subsections (b)(10) and (c) of section 203.''.

           TITLE IV--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1988

    SEC. 401. ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE.
    (a) Findings.--Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``including those'' and all 
    that follows through ```AIDS')'' and inserting ``including those 
    with HIV/AIDS''; and
        (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``acquired immune deficiency 
    syndrome'' and inserting ``HIV/AIDS''.
    (b) Repeal.--Title II of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 
1988 (Public Law 100-505; 102 Stat. 2536) is repealed.
    (c) Definitions.--Section 301 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance 
Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa-21) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs 
    (2) through (4), respectively.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 302 of the Abandoned 
Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa-22) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2010''; and
            (B) by striking ``2005 through 2008'' and inserting ``2011 
        through 2015''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``fiscal year 2003'' and 
    inserting ``fiscal year 2010''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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