II 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3708 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2012 Mr. Kyl introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To encourage reporting of child abuse.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Abuse For Every Child Act of 2012 or the SAFE Child Act.

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Additional special assessment

(a)

In general

Chapter 20 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3013 the following:

3014.

Additional special assessment

(a)In addition to the assessment imposed under section 3013, the court shall assess on any person other than an individual convicted of an offense against the United States an amount equal to 3 times the amount that would be assessed on a person under section 3013 for the same offense. (b)There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the Surcharge Fund’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Fund), to be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (c)Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, or any other law regarding the crediting of money received for the Government, there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to the amount of the assessments collected under this section, which shall remain available until expended. (d)From amounts in the Fund, and without further appropriation, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, for fiscal year 2013, and every 3 fiscal years thereafter, award a competitive grant with a grant period of 3 years and in the amount of $1,000,000 for each year to a private nonprofit organization that has a successful multi-year record of operating a national child abuse hotline, which shall be used— (1)to operate such a hotline, which shall— (A)operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with individuals answering calls; (B)be staffed by individuals that are trained to handle crisis counseling and child abuse and neglect inquiries, including individuals with a background or advanced degrees in counseling, mental health, social work, or other related fields; (C)have the ability to provide assistance to callers in multiple languages; (D)have chat or text message capability to increase access and participation for children and youth who may not be as likely to call on a telephone; and (E)provide— (i)assistance in reporting incidences of child abuse and neglect; (ii)crisis counseling; (iii)referrals to relevant resources in the caller’s community; and (iv)education and resources on the signs and symptoms of abuse, risk factors, parenting concerns, and adult survivor issues; and (2)to encourage reporting of child abuse and conduct public education on child abuse. (e)(1)Effective on the day after the date on which an award is made under subsection (d), or, for a fiscal year in which no award is made under subsection (d), effective on September 30 of that fiscal year, all unobligated balances in the Fund shall be transferred to the Crime Victims Fund established under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601). (2)Amounts transferred under paragraph (1)— (A)shall be available for any authorized purpose of the Crime Victims Fund; and (B)shall remain available until expended. (f)The amount assessed under subsection (a) shall be collected in the manner that fines are collected in criminal cases. (g)The obligation to pay an assessment imposed on or after the date of enactment of the SAFE Child Act shall not cease until the assessment is paid in full.

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Technical and conforming amendment

The table of sections for chapter 20 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3013 the following: 3014. Additional special assessment. .