II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1889 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2011 Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To protect children from neglect and abuse on Federal property.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Children’s Protection Act.

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Child abuse reporting

Section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13031) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)by striking A person and inserting the following: (1)

Covered professional

Any person ; and (B)by inserting at the end the following: (2)

Other persons

In addition to those persons in paragraph (1), any person who, while on Federal land or in a federally operated (or contracted) facility, learns of facts that give reason to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse, shall as soon as possible make a report of the suspected abuse to the agency designated under subsection (d). ; (2)in subsection (b), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (a)(1); and (3)in subsection (e), by striking mandated reporter groups and inserting covered professionals described in subsection (b).