[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14944-S14945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the consideration of calendar No. 356, H.R. 764.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 764) to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
bill, which had been reported from the Committee

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on the Judiciary, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

        TITLE I--THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Enforcement Act''.

     SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Technology Act 
     of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601(b)) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of paragraph (15), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (16) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding 
     after paragraph (16) the following:
       ``(17) the capability of the criminal justice system to 
     deliver timely, accurate, and complete criminal history 
     record information to child welfare agencies, organizations, 
     and programs that are engaged in the assessment of risk and 
     other activities related to the protection of children, 
     including protection against child sexual abuse, and 
     placement of children in foster care.''.

     SEC. 103. USE OF FUNDS UNDER BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHILD 
                   PROTECTION.

       Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) enforcing child abuse and neglect laws, including 
     laws protecting against child sexual abuse, and promoting 
     programs designed to prevent child abuse and neglect; and
       ``(28) establishing or supporting cooperative programs 
     between law enforcement and media organizations, to collect, 
     record, retain, and disseminate information useful in the 
     identification and apprehension of suspected criminal 
     offenders.''.

     SEC. 104. CONDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN SET ASIDE FOR CHILD ABUSE 
                   VICTIMS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984.

       (a) In General.--Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of Crime 
     Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2) the next $10,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the next 
     $10,000,000''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited 
     in the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund 
     for fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
     increase in the amount from fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     available for grants under section 1404A.
       ``(ii) Amounts available under this subparagraph for any 
     fiscal year shall not exceed $20,000,000.''.
       (b) Interaction With Any Cap.--Subsection (a) shall be 
     implemented so that any increase in funding provided thereby 
     shall operate notwithstanding any dollar limitation on the 
     availability of the Crime Victims Fund established under the 
     Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
                        TITLE II--JENNIFER'S LAW

     SECTION 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as ``Jennifer's Law''.

     SEC. 202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant awards 
     to States to enable States to improve the reporting of 
     unidentified and missing persons.

     SEC. 203. ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant award 
     under this title, a State shall submit an application at such 
     time and in such form as the Attorney General may reasonably 
     require.
       (b) Contents.--Each such application shall include 
     assurances that the State shall, to the greatest extent 
     possible--
       (1) report to the National Crime Information Center and 
     when possible, to law enforcement authorities throughout the 
     State regarding every deceased unidentified person, 
     regardless of age, found in the State's jurisdiction;
       (2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified person in 
     compliance with the guidelines established by the Department 
     of Justice for the National Crime Information Center Missing 
     and Unidentified Persons File, including dental records, DNA 
     records, x-rays, and fingerprints, if available;
       (3) enter the National Crime Information Center number or 
     other appropriate number assigned to the unidentified person 
     on the death certificate of each such unidentified person; 
     and
       (4) retain all such records pertaining to unidentified 
     persons until a person is identified.

     SEC. 204. USES OF FUNDS.

       A State that receives a grant award under this title may 
     use such funds received to establish or expand programs 
     developed to improve the reporting of unidentified persons in 
     accordance with the assurances provided in the application 
     submitted pursuant to section 203(b).

     SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 
     2002.

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee substitute be agreed to, the bill be read a third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 764), as amended, was read the third time and passed.
  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I am sure my colleagues will be as 
pleased as I am to know we have reached the end, at least of this list, 
of the bills that we can clear. We are still hoping to clear some 
additional ones later today.

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