[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H1502-H1514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             KEEPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE ACT OF 2002

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3839) to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 3839

       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 ``Keeping Children and 
     Families Safe Act of 2002''.

          TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND RELATED PROGRAMS

 Subtitle A--Amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

                       CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROGRAM

     SEC. 101. ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

       Section 102 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5102) is repealed.

     SEC. 102. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO 
                   CHILD ABUSE.

       (a) Functions.--Section 103(b)(1) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(b)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``all programs, including private 
     programs, that show promise of success'' and inserting ``all 
     effective programs, including private programs, that show 
     promise of success and the potential for broad-scale 
     implementation and replication''.
       (b) Coordination With Available Resources.--Section 
     103(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) collect and disseminate information that describes 
     best practices being used throughout the Nation for making 
     appropriate referrals related to, and addressing, the 
     physical, developmental, and mental health needs of abused 
     and neglected children; and''.

     SEC. 103. 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) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (1)(D) as paragraph (2) (and 
     redesignating the corresponding items contained therein 
     accordingly) and moving such paragraph two ems to the left;
       (3) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence of the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including longitudinal 
     research,'' after ``interdisciplinary program of research'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting at the end before the 
     semicolon the following: ``, including the effects of abuse 
     and neglect on a child's development and the identification 
     of successful early intervention services or other services 
     that are needed'';

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       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``judicial procedures'' and inserting 
     ``judicial systems, including multidisciplinary, coordinated 
     decisionmaking procedures''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) the evaluation and dissemination of best practices 
     consistent with the goals of achieving improvements in the 
     child protective services systems of the States in accordance 
     with paragraphs (1) through (12) of section 106(a);
       ``(E) effective approaches to interagency collaboration 
     between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
     system that improve the delivery of services and treatment, 
     including methods for continuity of treatment plan and 
     services as children transition between systems;
       ``(F) an evaluation of the redundancies and gaps in the 
     services in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention 
     in order to make better use of resources; and
       ``(G) the information on the national incidence of child 
     abuse and neglect specified in subparagraphs (A) through (K) 
     of paragraph (2).'';
       (4) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated)--
       (A) by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as 
     redesignated) and inserting ``The Secretary shall conduct 
     research on the national incidence of child abuse and 
     neglect, including--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (H) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (I) (as redesignated) as 
     subparagraph (J); and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:
       ``(I) the incidence and prevalence of child maltreatment by 
     reason of family structure, including the living arrangement 
     of the resident parent, family income, and family size; 
     and'';
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as redesignated) the 
     following:
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
     2002, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
     and Pensions of the Senate a report that contains the results 
     of the research conducted under paragraph (2).''; and
       (6) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by amending 
     subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) The Secretary shall, every two years, provide 
     opportunity for public comment of such proposed priorities 
     and provide for an official record of such public comment.''.
       (b) Provision of Technical Assistance.--Section 104(b) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including 
     replicating successful program models,'' after ``and carrying 
     out programs and activities''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) effective approaches being utilized to link child 
     protective service agencies with health care, mental health 
     care, and developmental services to improve forensic 
     diagnosis and health evaluations, and barriers and shortages 
     to such linkages.''.

     SEC. 104. GRANTS TO PUBLIC AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT PRIVATE 
                   ORGANIZATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 105(a) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) for training to support the enhancement of linkages 
     between child protective service agencies and health care 
     agencies, including physical and mental health services, to 
     improve forensic diagnosis and health evaluations and for 
     innovative partnerships between child protective service 
     agencies and health care agencies that offer creative 
     approaches to using existing Federal, State, local, and 
     private funding to meet the health evaluation needs of 
     children who have been subjects of substantiated cases of 
     child abuse or neglect;
       ``(E) for the training of personnel in best practices to 
     promote collaboration with the families from the initial time 
     of contact during the investigation through treatment; and
       ``(F) for the training of personnel regarding the legal 
     duties of such personnel.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(such as Parents Anonymous)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``that incorporate standards and 
     demonstrate effectiveness, and have a shared model of 
     leadership,'' after ``self-help programs''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``responding to reports'' and inserting 
     ``addressing the prevention and treatment''; and
       (II) by striking ``including'' and all that follows through 
     ``triage system'' and inserting ``, including community-based 
     organizations, national entities, collaborative partnerships 
     between State child protective service agencies, statewide 
     child abuse prevention and treatment organizations, law 
     enforcement agencies, substance abuse treatment entities, 
     health care entities, domestic violence prevention entities, 
     mental health services entities, developmental disability 
     agencies, community social service agencies, family support 
     programs, schools, religious organizations, and other 
     entities to allow for the establishment of a triage system''; 
     and

       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``child's safety is in 
     jeopardy'' and inserting ``child's safety and health are in 
     jeopardy''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Linkages between child protective service agencies 
     and public health, mental health, and developmental 
     disabilities agencies.--The Secretary may award grants to 
     entities that provide linkages between State or local child 
     protective service agencies and public health, mental health, 
     and developmental disabilities agencies, for the purpose of 
     establishing linkages that are designed to help assure that a 
     greater number of substantiated victims of child maltreatment 
     have their physical health, mental health, and developmental 
     needs appropriately diagnosed and treated.''.
       (b) Discretionary Grants.--Section 105(b) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5106(b)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Programs based within children's hospitals, or other 
     pediatric and adolescent care facilities, that provide model 
     approaches for improving medical diagnosis of child abuse and 
     neglect and for health evaluations of children for whom a 
     report of maltreatment has been substantiated.''.
       (c) Evaluation.--Section 105(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or contract'' 
     after ``or as a separate grant''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of an 
     evaluation performed by the recipient of a demonstration 
     grant, the Secretary shall make available technical 
     assistance for the evaluation, where needed, to ensure a 
     rigorous application of scientific evaluation techniques.''.

     SEC. 105. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
                   PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Development and Operation Grants.--Section 106(a) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106a(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``, including ongoing case monitoring,'' 
     after ``case management''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and treatment'' after ``and delivery of 
     services'';
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``automation'' and inserting ``management 
     information and technology''; and
       (B) by adding at the end before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, including to support the ability of States to 
     collect information for the National Child Abuse and Neglect 
     Data System'';
       (3) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end before the 
     semicolon the following: ``, including training regarding 
     best practices to promote collaboration with the families and 
     the legal duties of such individuals'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) improving the skills, qualifications, and 
     availability of individuals providing services to children 
     and families, and the supervisors of such individuals, 
     through the child protection system, including improvements 
     in the recruitment and retention of caseworkers;''
       (6) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (10) (as 
     redesignated) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively;
       (7) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) developing and delivering information to improve 
     public education relating to the role and responsibilities of 
     the child protection system and the nature and basis for 
     reporting suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect;'';
       (8) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (10) (as 
     redesignated);
       (9) by redesignating paragraph (11) (as redesignated) as 
     paragraph (12);
       (10) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
       ``(11) promoting partnerships between public agencies and 
     community-based organizations to provide child abuse and 
     neglect prevention and treatment services, including linkages 
     with education systems and health care systems (including 
     mental health systems);'';
       (11) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) 
     (as redesignated) and inserting a semicolon; and
       (12) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration 
     between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
     system for improved delivery of services and treatment, 
     including methods for continuity

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     of treatment plan and services as children transition between 
     systems; or
       ``(14) supporting and enhancing collaboration among public 
     health agencies, the child protection system, and private 
     community-based programs to address the health needs of 
     children identified as abused or neglected, including 
     supporting prompt, comprehensive health and developmental 
     evaluations for children who are the subject of substantiated 
     child maltreatment reports.''.
       (b) Eligibility Requirements.--
       (1) State plan.--Section 106(b)(1)(B) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5106(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``provide notice to the Secretary of any 
     substantive changes'' and inserting the following: ``provide 
     notice to the Secretary of--
       ``(i) any substantive changes'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) any significant changes to how funds provided under 
     this section are used to support the activities which may 
     differ from the activities as described in the current State 
     application.''.
       (2) Coordination.--Section 106(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (ii) through (xiii) as clauses 
     (iii) through (xiv), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(ii) policies and procedures to address the needs of 
     infants born and identified with fetal alcohol effects, fetal 
     alcohol syndrome, neonatal intoxication or withdrawal 
     syndrome, or neonatal physical or neurological harm resulting 
     from prenatal drug exposure, including--

       ``(I) the requirement that health care providers involved 
     in the delivery or care of such infants notify the child 
     protective services system of the occurrence of such 
     condition in such infants, except that such notification 
     shall not be construed to create a definition under Federal 
     law of what constitutes child abuse and such notification 
     shall not be construed to require prosecution for any illegal 
     action; and
       ``(II) the development of a plan of safe care for the 
     infant under which consideration may be given to providing 
     the mother with health services (including mental health 
     services), social services, parenting services, and substance 
     abuse prevention and treatment counseling and to providing 
     the infant with referral to the statewide early intervention 
     program funded under part C of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act for an evaluation for the need for 
     services provided under part C of such Act;'';

       (C) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (xiv) (as 
     redesignated) as clauses (vii) through (xv), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after clause (v) (as redesignated) the 
     following:
       ``(vi) provisions to require a State to disclose 
     confidential information to any Federal, State, or local 
     government entity, or any agent of such entity, that has a 
     need for such information in order to carry out its 
     responsibilities under law to protect children from abuse and 
     neglect;'';
       (E) in clause (vii)(II) (as redesignated), by striking ``, 
     having a need for such information'' and all that follows 
     through ``abuse and neglect'' and inserting ``as described in 
     clause (vi)'';
       (F) in clause (xiii) (as redesignated), by striking ``to be 
     effective not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this section'';
       (G) in clause (xiv) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ``to 
     be effective not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this section''; and
       (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (H) in clause (xv) (as redesignated), by striking ``clause 
     (xii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``clause (xiv)''; 
     and
       (I) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xvi) provisions and procedures to require that a 
     representative of the child protective services agency shall, 
     at the initial time of contact with the individual subject to 
     a child abuse and neglect investigation, advise the 
     individual of the complaints or allegations made against the 
     individual, in a manner that is consistent with laws 
     protecting the rights of the individual making the report of 
     the alleged child abuse or neglect;
       ``(xvii) provisions addressing the training of 
     representatives of the child protective services system 
     regarding their legal duties, which may consist of procedures 
     to inform such representatives of such duties, in order to 
     protect the legal rights of children and families from the 
     initial time of contact during the investigation through 
     treatment;
       ``(xviii) provisions and procedures for improving the 
     training, retention, and supervision of caseworkers; and
       ``(xix) provisions and procedures for referral of a child 
     under the age of 3 who is involved in a substantiated case of 
     child abuse or neglect to the statewide early intervention 
     program funded under part C of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act for an evaluation for the need of 
     services provided under part C of such Act.''.
       (3) Limitation.--Section 106(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106a(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``With regard to clauses 
     (v) and (vi) of paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting ``With 
     regard to clauses (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (2)(A)''.
       (c) Citizen Review Panels; Reports.--Section 106(c) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``policies and 
     procedures'' and inserting ``policies, procedures, and 
     practices''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Public outreach.--Each panel shall provide for public 
     outreach and comment in order to assess the impact of current 
     procedures and practices upon children and families in the 
     community and in order to meet its obligations under 
     subparagraph (A).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``State and'' before 
     ``public''.
       (d) Annual State Data Reports.--Section 106(d) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(13) The annual report containing the summary of the 
     activities of the citizen review panels of the State required 
     by subsection (c)(6).
       ``(14) The number of children under the care of the State 
     child protection system transferred into the custody of the 
     State juvenile justice system.''.

     SEC. 106. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE 
                   INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE 
                   AND NEGLECT CASES.

       Section 107(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the handling of cases involving children with 
     disabilities or serious health-related problems who are 
     victims of abuse or neglect.''.

     SEC. 107. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

       Section 108 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary should encourage all States and public and 
     private agencies or organizations that receive assistance 
     under this title to ensure that children and families with 
     limited English proficiency who participate in programs under 
     this title are provided materials and services under such 
     programs in an appropriate language other than English.''.

     SEC. 108. REPORTS.

       Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Study and Report Relating to Citizen Review Panels.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study by random 
     sample on the effectiveness of the citizen review panels 
     established under section 106(c).
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 
     Senate a report that contains the results of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) General Authorization.--Section 112(a)(1) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) General authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title $120,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 2004 through 2007.''.
       (b) Demonstration Projects.--Section 112(a)(2)(B) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``Secretary make'' and inserting ``Secretary shall make''.

     CHAPTER 2--COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE AND SUPPORT GRANTS

     SEC. 111. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.

       (a) Purpose.--Section 201(a)(1) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``for the prevention of child abuse and 
     neglect'' after ``family resource and support programs''.
       (b) Authority.--Section 201(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5116(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``family support programs for the prevention of 
     child abuse and neglect'';
       (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) demonstrate a commitment to meaningful parent 
     leadership, including among parents of children with 
     disabilities, parents with disabilities, racial and ethnic 
     minorities, and members of other underrepresented or 
     underserved groups;
       ``(H) provide referrals to early health and developmental 
     services; or
       ``(I) are accessible, effective, culturally appropriate, 
     developmentally appropriate, and built upon existing 
     strengths;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting ``through leveraging of funds'' after 
     ``maximizing funding'';

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       (B) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (C) by striking ``family resource and support program'' and 
     inserting ``family support programs for the prevention of 
     child abuse and neglect''.

     SEC. 112. ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 202 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``prevention-focused,'';
       (ii) by striking ``family resource and support programs,'' 
     and inserting ``family support programs for the prevention 
     of''; and
       (iii) by striking ``prevention activities''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``that exists to 
     strengthen and support families for purposes of preventing 
     child abuse and neglect and'' after ``written authority of 
     the State)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``family support programs for the prevention of 
     child abuse and neglect''; and
       (B) by adding at the end before the semicolon the 
     following: ``and parents with disabilities''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``prevention-focused,'' each place it 
     appears;
       (B) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``family support programs 
     for the prevention of child abuse and neglect'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and technical 
     assistance,'' and inserting ``, technical assistance, and 
     evaluation assistance''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, parents with 
     disabilities,'' after ``children with disabilities''.

     SEC. 113. AMOUNT OF GRANT.

       Section 203(b)(1)(B) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``as the amount leveraged by the State from 
     private, State, or other non-Federal sources and directed 
     through the'' and inserting ``as the amount of private, State 
     or other non-Federal funds leveraged and directed through the 
     currently designated''; and
       (2) by striking ``the lead agency'' and inserting ``the 
     current lead agency''.

     SEC. 114. EXISTING GRANTS.

       Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5115c) is repealed.

     SEC. 115. APPLICATION.

       Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (8), and (9)--
       (A) by striking ``prevention-focused,'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (B) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``family support programs 
     for the prevention of child abuse and neglect'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``family resource and 
     support services'' and inserting ``family support services'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``an assurance that an inventory of'' and 
     inserting ``a description of the inventory of current unmet 
     needs,'';
       (B) by striking ``family resource programs'' and inserting 
     ``family support programs'';
       (C) by striking ``, respite care, child abuse and neglect 
     prevention activities,'' and inserting ``for the prevention 
     of child abuse and neglect, including respite care''; and
       (D) by striking ``, will be provided'';
       (4) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by inserting ``start-up, maintenance, expansion, and 
     redesigning'' after ``other State and local public funds 
     designated for'';
       (B) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (C) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``family support programs for the prevention of 
     child abuse and neglect'';
       (5) in paragraph (7), by striking ``individual community-
     based, prevention-focused, family resource and support 
     programs'' and inserting ``child abuse and neglect prevention 
     programs that are community-based, including family support 
     programs''; and
       (6) in paragraph (11)--
       (A) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (B) by striking ``family resource and support program 
     services'' and inserting ``family support program services 
     for the prevention of child abuse and neglect''.

     SEC. 116. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 206(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, network,'' after ``expand'';
       (B) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (C) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``family support programs for the prevention of 
     child abuse and neglect'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``family resource and support services'' and inserting 
     ``family support services for the prevention of child abuse 
     and neglect'';
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) respite care;
       ``(vi) home visiting; and
       ``(vii) family support services;''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (B) by striking ``family resource and support program'' and 
     inserting ``family support programs for the prevention of 
     child abuse and neglect''.

     SEC. 117. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

       Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116f) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (B) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``family support programs for the prevention of 
     child abuse and neglect'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, including'' and all 
     that follows through ``section 202'' and inserting ``, such 
     as the services described in section 206(a)(3)(A)'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``of new respite care and 
     other specific new family resources services, and the 
     expansion of existing services,'' and inserting ``and the 
     maintenance, enhancement, or expansion of existing services 
     such as those described in section 206(a)(3)(A),''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting ``and parents with disabilities,'' after 
     ``children with disabilities,'';
       (B) by striking ``evaluation of'' the first place it 
     appears and all that follows through ``under this title'' and 
     inserting ``evaluation of community-based child abuse and 
     neglect prevention programs''; and
       (5) in paragraphs (5), (6), and (8)--
       (A) by striking ``prevention-focused,'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (B) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``family support programs 
     for the prevention of child abuse and neglect''.

     SEC. 118. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY 
                   RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

       Section 208(3) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5116g(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``prevention-focused,''; and
       (2) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``family support programs for the prevention of 
     child abuse and neglect''.

     SEC. 119. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Children With Disabilities.--Section 209(1) of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``given such term in section 
     602(a)(2)'' and inserting ``given the term `child with a 
     disability' in section 602(3)''.
       (b) Family Resource and Support Program.--Section 209(3) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h(3)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``, prevention-focused'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``core 
     services'' and inserting ``core child abuse and neglect 
     prevention services'';
       (B) in clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``, together with services'';
       (ii) by striking ``equality and respect, and'' and 
     inserting ``equality and respect that are''; and
       (iii) by inserting at the end before the semicolon the 
     following: ``in order to prevent child abuse and neglect''; 
     and
       (C) in clause (ii), by striking ``to one another'' and 
     inserting ``for support of one another''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking ``scholastic'' 
     and inserting ``academic''.

     SEC. 120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

     ``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
     2007.''.

     CHAPTER 3--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; REDESIGNATIONS

     SEC. 121. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Findings.--Section 2(3)(D) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended 
     by striking ``ensures properly trained and support staff with 
     specialized knowledge,'' and inserting ``ensures staff have 
     proper training and specialized knowledge''.
       (b) Title I.--Title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 104(d)(1), by striking ``federal agencies'' 
     and inserting ``Federal agencies''.
       (2) In section 105(b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)''.
       (3) In section 106(b)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Statewide program'' 
     and inserting ``statewide program''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``life 
     threatening'' and inserting ``life-threatening''.
       (4) In section 107(e)(1)(B), 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''.

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       (5) By redesignating sections 103 through 113 as sections 
     102 through 112, respectively.
       (c) Title II.--Title II of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5116 et 
     seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) In paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 201(b), paragraphs 
     (1)(A), (3)(A), (3)(B), and (3)(C) of section 202, paragraphs 
     (1) and (5) of section 205, section 206(a)(6), paragraphs (1) 
     and (6) of section 207, and section 208(3), by striking 
     ``Statewide'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``statewide''.
       (2) In section 205, by redesignating paragraph (13) as 
     paragraph (12).
       (3) In section 207(8), by striking ``community based'' and 
     inserting ``community-based''.
       (4) By redesignating sections 205 through 210 as sections 
     204 through 209, respectively.

     SEC. 122. REDESIGNATIONS.

       (a) Redesignations.--
       (1) Title i.--(A) Title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by striking 
     the heading for such title and inserting the following:

                    ``Subtitle A--General Program''.

       (B) Sections 101 through 112 of such Act (as redesignated) 
     are further redesignated as sections 111 through 122, 
     respectively.
       (2) Title ii.--(A) Title II of such Act is amended by 
     striking the heading for such title and inserting the 
     following:

``Subtitle B--Community-Based Family Support Grants for the Prevention 
                     of Child Abuse and Neglect''.

       (B) Sections 201 through 209 of such Act (as redesignated) 
     are further redesignated as sections 131 through 139, 
     respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Title heading.--The Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting before section 1 the following:

         ``TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT''.

       (2) Short title; table of contents; findings.--(A) Section 
     1 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Child Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Act'.''.
       (B) Section 2 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is 
     redesignated as section 102.
       (3) Subtitle a.--Subtitle A of title I of such Act (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1)) is amended as follows:
       (A) In section 111(b) (as redesignated), by striking ``this 
     Act'' and inserting ``this title'' in the first sentence.
       (B) In section 112(c)(1)(E) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``section 105(a)'' and inserting ``section 113(a)''.
       (C) In section 113(b)(2)(C) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``titles I and II'' and inserting ``this subtitle and 
     subtitle B''.
       (D) In section 115(b)(2)(A)(vii) (as redesignated), by 
     striking ``Act'' and inserting ``title''.
       (E) In section 116(b)(1) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``section 107(b)'' and inserting ``section 115(b)''.
       (F) In section 117 (as redesignated), by striking ``this 
     Act'' each place it appears and inserting ``this title''.
       (G) In section 118 (as redesignated), by striking ``this 
     Act'' and inserting ``this title''.
       (H) In section 119(b) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``section 107'' and inserting ``section 116''.
       (I) In section 120 (as redesignated), by striking ``this 
     title'' and inserting ``this subtitle''.
       (J) In section 121 (as redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``this title'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``this subtitle''; and
       (ii) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``section 106'' 
     and inserting ``section 115''.
       (K) In section 122(a) (as redesignated), by striking ``this 
     Act'' and inserting ``this title''.
       (4) Subtitle b.--Subtitle B of title I of such Act (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended as follows:
       (A) In section 131 (as redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``this title'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``this subtitle''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``section 202(1)'' and inserting ``section 132(1)''; and
       (II) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 205(a)(3)'' 
     and inserting ``section 134(a)(3)''.

       (B) In section 132 (as redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``this title'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``this subtitle''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ``such title'' and 
     inserting ``such subtitle''.
       (C) In section 133 (as redesignated), by striking ``section 
     210'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 139''.
       (D) In section 134 (as redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``this title'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``this subtitle'';
       (ii) by striking ``section 202'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 132''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this title''.
       (E) In section 135 (as redesignated), by striking ``this 
     title'' each place it appears and inserting ``this 
     subtitle''.
       (F) In section 136 (as redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``this title'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``this subtitle'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 206(a)(3)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``section 135(a)(3)(A)''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) by striking ``section 206(a)(3)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 135(a)(3)(A)''; and
       (II) by striking ``section 205(3)'' and inserting ``section 
     134(3)''.

       (G) In section 139 (as redesignated), by striking ``this 
     title'' and inserting ``this subtitle''.

  Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Child Abuse Prevention and Related 
                                Programs

CHAPTER 1--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM ACT 
                                OF 1978

     SEC. 131. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

       Section 201(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``increasingly''; and
       (B) by striking ``which'' and inserting ``that'';
       (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) many such children have special needs because they 
     are born to mothers who did not receive prenatal care, are 
     born with life-threatening conditions or disabilities, are 
     born addicted to alcohol and other drugs, or have been 
     exposed to infection with the etiologic agent for the human 
     immunodeficiency virus;'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``the welfare of'' and inserting ``each 
     year,''; and
       (B) by striking ``in institutions and foster homes and 
     disabled infants with life-threatening conditions may be in 
     serious jeopardy and some such children'';
       (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``thousands of'';
       (6) by striking paragraph (6);
       (7) in paragraph (7)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``40,000'';
       (ii) by inserting ``of all races and ages'' after 
     ``children''; and
       (iii) by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (8) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), 
     (8), (9), and (10) as paragraphs (1) through (8), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 132. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.

       Section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 203. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.'';

       (2) by striking ``Sec. 203. (a) The Secretary'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Required 
     Activities.--'' after ``(b)'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``(c)(1) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Services for Families Adopting Special Needs 
     Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``(2) Services'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Services.--Services''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by moving subparagraphs (A) through (G) 2 ems to the 
     right;
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting a semicolon; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) day treatment; and
       ``(I) respite care.''; and
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``component which'' and 
     inserting ``component that'';
       (B) by striking ``(d)(1) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Improving Placement Rate of Children in Foster 
     Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
       (C) by striking ``(2)(A) Each State'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Applications; technical and other assistance.--
       ``(A) Applications.--Each State'';
       (D) by striking ``(B) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Technical and other assistance.--The Secretary'';
       (E) in paragraph (2)(B), by moving clauses (i) and (ii) 4 
     ems to the right;
       (F) by striking ``(3)(A) Payments'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Payments''; and
       (G) by striking ``(B) Any payment'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Reversion of unused funds.--Any payment''.

     SEC. 133. STUDY AND REPORT ON DYNAMICS OF SUCCESSFUL 
                   ADOPTION.

       Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 204. STUDY AND REPORT ON DYNAMICS OF SUCCESSFUL 
                   ADOPTION.

       ``The Secretary shall conduct research (directly or by 
     grant to, or contract with, public or private nonprofit 
     research agencies or organizations) about adoption outcomes 
     and the factors affecting those outcomes. The Secretary shall 
     submit a report containing the results of such research to 
     the appropriate committees of the Congress not later than the 
     date that is 36 months after the date of the enactment of the 
     Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002.''.

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     SEC. 134. 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) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.'';

       (2) by striking ``Sec. 205.'';
       (3) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 2004 through 2007 to carry out 
     programs and activities authorized under this subtitle.''; 
     and
       (4) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Availability.--'' 
     after ``(b)''.

     SEC. 135. TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATIONS; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111 et 
     seq.)--
       (1) is amended by striking the title heading;
       (2) is transferred to the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), as amended by 
     subtitle A of this title; and
       (3) is redesignated as subtitle A of title II of such Act.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Title and subtitle headings; short title.--The Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), 
     as amended, is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating section 201 as section 202; and
       (B) by inserting after title I of such Act the following:

     ``TITLE II--OTHER CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                  ``Subtitle A--Adoption Opportunities

     ``SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Adoption Opportunities 
     Act of 2002'.''.
       (2) Title references.--Subtitle A of title II of such Act 
     is amended by striking ``this title'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``this subtitle''.

          CHAPTER 2--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1988

     SEC. 141. FINDINGS.

       Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``studies indicate that a number of 
     factors contribute to'' before ``the inability of'';
       (B) by inserting ``some'' after ``inability of'';
       (C) by striking ``who abuse drugs''; and
       (D) by striking ``care for such infants'' and inserting 
     ``care for their infants'';
       (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) appropriate training is needed for personnel working 
     with infants and young children with life-threatening 
     conditions and other special needs, including those who are 
     infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (commonly 
     known as `HIV'), those who have acquired immune deficiency 
     syndrome (commonly know as `AIDS'), and those who have been 
     exposed to dangerous drugs;'';
       (4) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7);
       (5) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``by parents abusing 
     drugs,'' after ``deficiency syndrome,'';
       (6) in paragraph (9), by striking ``comprehensive 
     services'' and all that follows through the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting ``comprehensive support services for such 
     infants and young children and their families and services to 
     prevent the abandonment of such infants and young children, 
     including foster care services, case management services, 
     family support services, respite and crisis intervention 
     services, counseling services, and group residential home 
     services; and'';
       (7) by striking paragraph (10);
       (8) by amending paragraph (11) to read as follows:
       ``(11) Private, Federal, State, and local resources should 
     be coordinated to establish and maintain such services and to 
     ensure the optimal use of all such resources.''; and
       (9) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), 
     (9), and (11) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively.

     SEC. 142. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROGRAMS.

       Section 101 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROGRAMS.''; AND

       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Priority in Provision of Services.--The Secretary may 
     not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant 
     for the grant agrees to give priority to abandoned infants 
     and young children who--
       ``(1) are infected with, or have been perinatally exposed 
     to, the human immunodeficiency virus, or have a life-
     threatening illness or other special medical need; or
       ``(2) have been perinatally exposed to a dangerous drug.''.

     SEC. 143. EVALUATIONS, STUDY, AND REPORTS BY SECRETARY.

       Section 102 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 102. EVALUATIONS, STUDY, AND REPORTS BY SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Evaluations of Local Programs.--The Secretary shall, 
     directly or through contracts with public and nonprofit 
     private entities, provide for evaluations of projects carried 
     out under section 101 and for the dissemination of 
     information developed as a result of such projects.
       ``(b) Study and Report on Number of Abandoned Infants and 
     Young Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     the purpose of determining--
       ``(A) an estimate of the annual number of infants and young 
     children relinquished, abandoned, or found dead in the United 
     States and the number of such infants and young children who 
     are infants and young children described in section 223(b);
       ``(B) an estimate of the annual number of infants and young 
     children who are victims of homicide;
       ``(C) characteristics and demographics of parents who have 
     abandoned an infant within 1 year of the infant's birth; and
       ``(D) an estimate of the annual costs incurred by the 
     Federal Government and by State and local governments in 
     providing housing and care for abandoned infants and young 
     children.
       ``(2) Deadline.--Not later than 36 months after the date of 
     the enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act 
     of 2002, the Secretary shall complete the study required 
     under paragraph (1) and submit to the Congress a report 
     describing the findings made as a result of the study.
       ``(c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate and report 
     on effective methods of intervening before the abandonment of 
     an infant or young child so as to prevent such abandonments, 
     and effective methods for responding to the needs of 
     abandoned infants and young children.''.

     SEC. 144. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 104 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
     subtitle, there are authorized to be appropriated $45,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 2004 through 2007.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the amounts 
     appropriate under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year may be 
     obligated for carrying out section 224(a).'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``Authorization.--'' after ``(1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``this title'' and inserting ``this 
     subtitle''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``Limitation.--'' after ``(2)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 1991.'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 2002.''; and
       (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.

     SEC. 145. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; TRANSFER 
                   AND REDESIGNATIONS.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Striking titles; consolidating definitions.--The 
     Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking the title heading for title I;
       (B) by striking titles II and III; and
       (C) by amending section 103 to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this subtitle:
       ``(1) The terms `abandoned' and `abandonment', with respect 
     to infants and young children, mean that the infants and 
     young children are medically cleared for discharge from 
     acute-care hospital settings, but remain hospitalized because 
     of a lack of appropriate out-of-hospital placement 
     alternatives.
       ``(2) The term `acquired immune deficiency syndrome' 
     includes infection with the etiologic agent for such 
     syndrome, any condition indicating that an individual is 
     infected with such etiologic agent, and any condition arising 
     from such etiologic agent.
       ``(3) The term `dangerous drug' means a controlled 
     substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act.
       ``(4) The term `natural family' shall be broadly 
     interpreted to include natural parents, grandparents, family 
     members, guardians, children residing in the household, and 
     individuals residing in the household on a continuing basis 
     who are in a care-giving situation with respect to infants 
     and young children covered under this subtitle.
       ``(5) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.''.
       (2) Establishment of local programs.--Section 101(d) of the 
     Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and inserting ``(1) 
     In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``during the majority 
     of the 180-day period preceding the date of the enactment of 
     this Act,'' and inserting ``during the majority of the 180-
     day period preceding the date of the enactment of the Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act of 2002,''; and

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       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Subject'' and 
     inserting ``(2) Duration of grants.--Subject''.
       (b) Transfer and Redesignations.--
       (1) In general.--The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 
     1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note)--
       (A) is amended by striking section 1;
       (B) is transferred to the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), as amended; and
       (C) is redesignated as subtitle B of title II of such Act.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subtitle heading; short title.--Title II of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after subtitle A of such title the 
     following:

               ``Subtitle B--Abandoned Infants Assistance

     ``SEC. 221. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Abandoned Infants 
     Assistance Act of 2002'.''.
       (B) Redesignations.--Subtitle B of title II of such Act is 
     amended by redesignating sections 2, 101, 102, 103, and 104 
     as sections 222 through 226, respectively.
       (C) Domestic volunteer service.--Section 421(7) of the 
     Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061(7)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 103 of the Abandoned Infants 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-505; 42 U.S.C. 670 
     note);'' and inserting ``section 225(1) of the Abandoned 
     Infants Assistance Act of 2002;''.

            Subtitle C--Technical and Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 151. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5101 et seq.), as amended by subtitles A and B, is further 
     amended by inserting before title I the following:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act'.
       ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     Act is as follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

          ``TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

``Sec. 101. Short title.
``Sec. 102. Findings.

                     ``Subtitle A--General Program

``Sec. 111. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.
``Sec. 112. National clearinghouse for information relating to child 
              abuse.
``Sec. 113. Research and assistance activities.
``Sec. 114. Grants to public agencies and nonprofit private 
              organizations for demonstration programs and projects.
``Sec. 115. Grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and 
              treatment programs.
``Sec. 116. Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation 
              and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases.
``Sec. 117. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
``Sec. 118. Coordination of child abuse and neglect programs.
``Sec. 119. Reports.
``Sec. 120. Definitions.
``Sec. 121. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 122. Rule of construction.

``Subtitle B--Community-Based Family Support Grants for the Prevention 
                       of Child Abuse and Neglect

``Sec. 131. Purpose and authority.
``Sec. 132. Eligibility.
``Sec. 133. Amount of grant.
``Sec. 134. Application.
``Sec. 135. Local program requirements.
``Sec. 136. Performance measures.
``Sec. 137. National network for community-based family resource 
              programs.
``Sec. 138. Definitions.
``Sec. 139. Authorization of appropriations.

     ``TITLE II--OTHER CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                  ``Subtitle A--Adoption Opportunities

``Sec. 201. Short title.
``Sec. 202. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
``Sec. 203. Information and services.
``Sec. 204. Study and report on dynamics of successful adoption.
``Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.

               ``Subtitle B--Abandoned Infants Assistance

``Sec. 221. Short title.
``Sec. 222. Findings.
``Sec. 223. Establishment of local programs.
``Sec. 224. Evaluations, study, and reports by secretary.
``Sec. 225. Definitions.
``Sec. 226. Authorization of appropriations.''.

  TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

     SEC. 201. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

       Section 303(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Upon completion of activities funded by a grant under 
     this subpart, the State grantee shall file with the Secretary 
     a report that contains a description of the activities 
     carried out under paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.

     SEC. 202. EVALUATION.

       Section 306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10405) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``Not later than two years after the date on which 
     funds are obligated under section 303(a) for the first time 
     after the date of the enactment of this title, and every two 
     years thereafter,'' and inserting ``Every two years''.

     SEC. 203. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

       Section 308 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended by striking subsection (g).

     SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) General Authorization.--Section 310(a) of the Family 
     Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title $175,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2003 through 2007.''.
       (b) Grants for State Domestic Violence Coalitions.--Section 
     311(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(g)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Funding.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations under section 310(a) for a 
     fiscal year, not less than 10 percent of such amount shall be 
     made available to award grants under this section.''.

     SEC. 205. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

       Section 311 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10410) is amended by striking subsection (h).

     SEC. 206. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

       (a) Duration.--Section 316(b) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A grant'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     grant''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the duration of 
     a grant under this section beyond the period described in 
     paragraph (1) if, prior to such extension--
       ``(A) the entity prepares and submits to the Secretary a 
     report that evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts 
     received under the grant for the period described in 
     paragraph (1) and contains any other information as the 
     Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(B) the report and other appropriate criteria indicate 
     that the entity is successfully operating the hotline in 
     accordance with subsection (a).''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 316(f) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)) is amended in paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 2003 through 2007''.

     SEC. 207. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 318(h) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418(h)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) 
     is amended by striking subsection (i).

     SEC. 208. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       Section 319(f) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10419(f)) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal year 2001'' and inserting ``each of the fiscal years 
     2003 through 2007''.

     SEC. 209. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10401 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 302(1) by striking ``demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting ``assist''.
       (2) In section 303(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``State domestic 
     violence coalitions knowledgeable individuals and interested 
     organizations'' and inserting ``State domestic violence 
     coalitions, knowledgeable individuals, and interested 
     organizations''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (B) by moving the margin of paragraph (4) two ems to the 
     left.
       (3) In section 305(b)(2)(A) by striking ``provide for 
     research, and into'' and inserting ``provide for research 
     into''.
       (4) In section 311(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(K), by striking ``other criminal 
     justice professionals,;'' and inserting ``other criminal 
     justice professionals;'' and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``family law judges,,'' and inserting ``family law judges,'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, criminal court 
     judges,'' after ``family law judges''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``supervised 
     visitations that do not endanger victims and their children'' 
     and inserting ``supervised visitations or denial of 
     visitation to protect against danger to victims or their 
     children''.
       (5) In section 313(1) by striking ``on the individual 
     develop data''.
       (6) In section 315(b)(3)(A) by striking ``and'' at the end.

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                       TITLE III--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, take effect 
     on October 1, 2002, or the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra) and the gentleman from California (Mr. George 
Miller) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra).


                             General Leave

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 3839.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that we are here today to consider H.R. 
3839, the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002, which 
reauthorizes and improves the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 
CAPTA, the Adoption Opportunities Program, the Abandoned Infants Act, 
and the Family Violence Prevention and Treatment Act.
  I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their hard work 
and efforts in developing this bipartisan legislation in getting this 
measure here today for consideration before the whole House. I think it 
is timely that we are considering this bill today since April is 
designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
  I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Boehner) for his support of 
this bill and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) for his 
diligence in ensuring that infants born addicted to alcohol or drugs 
receive the necessary services they need.
  I also thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. I thank 
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer), the ranking member of the 
subcommittee, and the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), 
the ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce for 
their efforts in getting us to this point.
  The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act continues the provision of 
important Federal resources for identifying and addressing the issues 
of child abuse and neglect and family violence and for supporting 
effective methods of prevention and treatment.
  It also continues local projects with demonstrated value in 
eliminating barriers to permanent adoption and addressing the 
circumstances that often lead to child abandonment.
  Mr. Speaker, this legislation emphasizes the prevention of child 
abuse and neglect and family violence before it occurs. It promotes 
partnerships between child protective services and private and 
community-based organizations, including education, and health systems 
to ensure that services and linkages are more effectively provided.
  The bill also appropriately addresses a growing concern over parents 
being falsely accused of child abuse and neglect and the aggressiveness 
of social workers in their child abuse investigations. The bill 
increases public education opportunities to strengthen the public's 
understanding of the child protection system and appropriate reporting 
of suspected incidents of child maltreatment.
  The act fosters cooperation between parents and child protective 
service workers by requiring case workers to inform parents of the 
allegations made against them, and improves the training opportunities 
and requirements for child protective services personnel regarding the 
extent and limits of their legal authority and the legal rights of 
parents and legal guardians.
  Lastly, this bill expands adoption opportunities to allow services 
for infants and young children who are disabled or born with life-
threatening conditions. It requires the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to conduct a study on the annual number of infants and young 
children abandoned each year, and extends the authorization for the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.
  I again thank my colleagues for their work on this bill and urge them 
to join me in support of this bipartisan effort to improve the 
prevention and treatment of child abuse and family violence by 
supporting H.R. 3839.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 
minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bill to reauthorize 
this relatively small, but very important, program, the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act.
  This bill will help States do a better job of preventing and treating 
child abuse and neglect. I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Hoekstra), the chairman of the subcommittee, and the ranking member, 
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer), and the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Boehner) for their commitment to writing a bipartisan bill and all 
of their effort to make sure that this legislation got to the floor and 
passed the House of Representatives. I thank the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) for his expertise and commitment to the 
prevention of child abuse.
  Democrats were able to work with Republicans to make this a good bill 
for children. In 1999, there were more than 800,000 substantiated cases 
of child abuse and neglect; and over 1,137 children died as a result of 
abuse and neglect. Children who are abused and neglected are more 
likely to commit suicide, suffer from depression, commit crimes, fail 
in school, and have problems holding jobs.
  The Federal approach to addressing child abuse and neglect does not 
go far enough to help States prevent child abuse from happening and 
providing treatment services for children and families once it has 
occurred. Only 12 percent of the Federal monies for child abuse and 
neglect go toward prevention and treatment.
  This bill we are reauthorizing today is extremely important because 
it is the only Federal program specifically aimed at the prevention and 
treatment of child abuse; and yet this program is only appropriated 
half of the money of its authorized level. The legislation also makes 
important changes by increasing collaboration between child protective 
services and health agencies.
  Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to be 
the victims of abuse and neglect, and children in child welfare systems 
have a higher risk of health problems. Any serious attempt to prevent 
and treat child abuse and neglect must include procedures for linking 
abused children and children at risk for abuse to the appropriate 
health and mental health services.
  The bill requires States report on their efforts to improve case-work 
training, supervision, and retention so children and families can be 
better served.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is a major step forward in a heart-wrenching, 
but critical, effort to stop child abuse and neglect and to better 
treat those children who have fallen victim to it. Again, I thank the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra), the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Roemer), and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner) for their efforts in 
bringing the bill to the floor.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to 
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer).
  (Mr. ROEMER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, this is the people's House, and this is the 
consummate bill put together by the people, by the members of this 
committee. I thank the leaders of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner) and the gentleman from 
California (Mr. George Miller), for their support to our subcommittee 
and their leadership. I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Hoekstra) for his efforts to create a bipartisan product to bring to 
the floor. I thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) for his 
skills and experience over the years working on these issues, and I 
thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) for his work as a 
social worker and the experience that he brought to this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is a bill about balance, it is about linkages, 
and it is

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about the middle ground. It is a bill that breaks our hearts if we do 
not address the problems. I was at a fund-raising dinner in Kosciusko 
County in Indiana a couple of years ago, and it was a fund-raiser to 
raise money to prevent child abuse. We heard the stories of children 
locked in closets, burnt with cigarettes, defecated upon, chained up 
and released months later. These stories break my heart. The stories 
here in D.C., about Brianna. She is reunited with her parent and 
eventually killed weeks later.
  If we do not do something about these problems, they cost children 
their lives. This is a very important, yet small, and significant bill; 
but very important to the lives and the health of children.
  This is about balance. It is about the balance of trying to make sure 
that the Briannas are not reunited with a parent that will kill them; 
but also helping our social workers who sometimes have 80 and 90 cases 
at a time. This is about playing a critical role and placing resources 
into prevention and treatment of child abuse, that balance. This is 
about the balance of allowing those in the field to continue to find 
more effective ways to help prevent child abuse, and also treat these 
children and families.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, it is about linkages. I am glad to see linkages 
between the child protection services and the juvenile justice system 
so that those two systems are working together to prevent children from 
getting into trouble in the first place, and working with those that 
are already in the juvenile justice system to help them get the help 
they need to stay out and get out of the juvenile justice system.
  We found good middle ground that will allow for greater parental 
rights without putting children at risk. It allows parents to be 
informed of their rights without making the job of the social worker 
more difficult.
  Finally, it is about middle ground. As I said, balance, linkages and 
middle ground. I am glad that we came to agreement on the amendment of 
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) to identify children 
that are born drug exposed and to get them the help they deserve. This 
is a good bipartisan bill about that balance, about that creativity, 
about those linkages, and about that middle ground. I urge its support.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Roemer). Working together, we have really set a nice tone on the 
Subcommittee on Select Education, especially on this bill which in the 
past on occasion has been a rather controversial bill; but we were able 
to work through this bill and pass something that has broad bipartisan 
support. We have been able to do that on libraries and museums; and 
over the last couple of months, we have begun that same type of 
process, expecting the same kind of result on reauthorization for the 
Corporation for National Service. So under the leadership of the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer) on the subcommittee, working with 
the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), I think we have set 
a good tone for this subcommittee in tackling some tough issues.
  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. I yield to the gentleman from Indiana.
  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, I would compliment the gentleman back, and 
say our work on the libraries and museums bill went in a bipartisan 
fashion, another very significant piece of legislation to help urban 
and rural libraries and museums. This bill I hope will pass today, and 
I look forward to the work that we will do on Americorps in the future.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to 
the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), a member of the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce.
  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the subcommittee chairman, the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra); the ranking member, the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer); and the full committee chairman, 
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner); and the ranking member, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller); and the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) for their leadership in crafting this 
bipartisan bill.
  I am especially appreciative of their acceptance of several 
amendments that I proposed to strengthen the bill's focus on 
developmental needs of abused and neglected children. In recent years, 
much focus has been placed on the brain damage and brain development of 
young people from age birth to 3. We know that experiences that a child 
has during this period can be critical to the foundation for their 
future development. Research also suggests that when a child's early 
experiences are negative, children may experience emotional, 
behavioral, and learning problems that can last through their lifetime 
without targeted early interventions.

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  For a child that has been abused and neglected, it is extremely 
important to evaluate that child developmentally and ensure that the 
appropriate services are given. I am pleased that the subcommittee 
accepted my amendment to have children who are under 3, who have been 
abused or neglected, to be referred to the statewide early intervention 
system funded under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act. Part C State agencies can evaluate these children 
developmentally to see if there are delays that would qualify those 
children for services. A 1993 study by the Office of Child Abuse and 
Neglect found that 36 percent of the substantiated cases of child 
maltreatment, or about 300,000 children, caused disabilities in these 
children. And of those children who have been seriously abused, 18,000 
of those children received permanent disabilities.
  Mr. Speaker, many studies have shown and documented that the earlier 
the services are given, the more effective they are. Ensuring that 
these children receive appropriate services as early as possible will 
reduce the need for costly interventions later on.
  I am also pleased, Mr. Speaker, that the committee accepted my 
amendment to allow the Secretary to fund additional research focusing 
on the effects of child abuse and neglect on a child's development. 
Additional research in this area is needed to better identify 
successful early intervention services so that we can more 
appropriately serve abused and neglected children with their 
developmental needs.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the leaders for crafting the bill. I urge my 
colleagues to support the legislation.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to 
the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Davis), a member of the 
committee.
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
H.R. 3839, the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act. In particular I 
would like to talk about an important provision in this legislation 
that was added to the bill through the bipartisan efforts of my 
colleagues on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H.R. 3839 
includes language to encourage agencies and organizations that receive 
CAPTA funds to provide materials and services to families and children 
with limited English proficiency in an appropriate language other than 
in English.
  This need for language-appropriate materials and services was brought 
to my attention by the committed social workers of Children's Services 
in San Diego. One of the greatest frustrations that they encounter is 
the lack of services available for limited English proficiency 
families. In some instances this lack of language-appropriate services 
is actually compromising how families comply with court orders. For 
example, the court often orders perpetrators of domestic violence to 
attend education and counseling sessions as a condition of allowing 
their children to return home. A Children's Services social worker is 
assigned to the case to help the parents get into a treatment program 
and to monitor the child. The average wait for admittance into a 
Spanish language domestic violence program is 6 to 8 months. Parents 
have a year to complete that treatment but they may spend up to 8 
months waiting to get in. In many instances the children are separated 
from their parents until treatment is completed. This situation is 
keeping families apart.

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  Participating in an English treatment program may fulfill the court's 
requirement, but it does not benefit the parents if they do not speak 
English. As a diverse Nation, we must work harder to address the 
multilingual needs of our communities and encourage the availability of 
services in appropriate languages. Every month, San Diego County's 
Children Services makes referrals in Spanish, in Vietnamese, Arabic, 
Cambodian, Farsi and other languages.
  The language included in this bill before us today expresses the 
sense of Congress that all agencies and organizations that receive 
CAPTA funds must recognize and meet the needs of these communities by 
providing appropriate materials and services.
  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased that we have added that language to 
the bill. I want to thank my colleagues for their invaluable help with 
this provision.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood).
  Mr. GREENWOOD. I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Speaker, one of the important changes that we made in this law as 
it came through the committee was some language that I worked out in a 
bipartisan fashion that goes to an issue that I think is perhaps the 
most critical area that needs treatment in the prevention of child 
abuse. Today, children are born all over this country to mothers who 
have substance abuse problems. Their mothers are alcoholic or their 
mothers are drug addicts. These babies are born in hospitals, they are 
frequently underweight, they are frequently frail. Much money and 
effort is devoted to bringing them to health. These children do not 
meet any definition of child abuse, and probably they should not, but 
what happens is they are sent home from hospitals every day in this 
country and it is only a matter of time in so many instances until they 
return back to the hospital abused, bruised, beaten, and sometimes 
deceased. That is because we have not developed a system in this 
country to identify these children and intervene in their lives.
  The amendments that we put in this bill for the first time require 
the States to set up programs so that when these children are born to 
these addicted families that there is intervention, and the social 
workers can come in and meet with the mother and establish a safe plan 
of care. If the child can go home safely, so be it. They will have 
visiting nurses and hopefully substance abuse treatment and all of the 
rest. In those cases where the mother is refusing or unable or 
unwilling to get help to protect her child, to mother properly, to 
parent properly, or where the home situation is just too chaotic and 
too violent for the child to be safe, then there can be intervention 
and the child can be placed in foster care.
  Over and over again, the newspapers of our country are replete with 
these cases of terribly, terribly abused, battered, sexually abused and 
sometimes beaten-to-death children who could have been saved if only we 
had intervened when we knew there was a problem, when we could see that 
this child was born to a dysfunctional family where substance abuse is 
the issue. Now we will be able to do that.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra), I want to 
thank the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), I want to 
thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer), and all Republicans and 
Democrats who have worked with me to get this amendment in. I think if 
we get this all the way through the Senate and signed by the President, 
we will see a significant reduction in child abuse and we will be glad 
for the effort.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a very important bill that we are debating here 
today. It is important that it pass the House later this evening.
  But we will be voting on another important matter this evening, and 
that is the motion to instruct by our colleague, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Baca), to make sure that the agriculture bill in fact 
includes a provision to provide for food stamp eligibility for legal 
immigrants with a significant work history, and the children of those 
immigrants. This is a very, very important measure. Some 1 million 
children who are citizens of immigrant parents have left the food stamp 
program since we changed the law. Members of both parties now recognize 
that this was a tragic mistake, that these children, while their 
parents work and work very hard and work very long hours, are twice as 
likely as other children and families to be poor, and that their jobs 
pay less than citizens of this country. It is very important that we 
provide them the means by which they can provide the proper nutrition 
for these children so the children can take full advantage of the 
opportunities of education and learning and do not fall behind in 
school. The history of this country is replete with studies that tell 
us how very important it is that children have proper nutrition when 
they go to school.
  This was a mistake that the Congress made. This is a chance to 
rectify this situation. I believe the Bush administration supports this 
effort, and we will be voting on this later this evening. It is a 
matter that is very important to a number of Members and our 
colleagues.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California 
(Ms. Roybal-Allard).
  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Speaker, today we are considering the Keeping Children and 
Families Safe Act. I do not think there will be any disagreement that 
nothing is more fundamental to the safety and security of America's 
children and families than having enough food to eat. That is why I 
rise in strong support of the Baca motion to adopt the Senate 
provisions that provide eligibility for food stamps to lawfully 
present, hard-working immigrant families and their children.
  Tragically, more than one in five low-income children belong to legal 
immigrant families. These families work hard and pay taxes, taxes that 
support the food stamp program. In spite of their hard work, however, 
these families are often hit the hardest in an economic downturn. 
Denying these families access to basic safety net programs runs counter 
to Congress' goal in the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act. No 
child is safe when suffering from hunger.
  As the world's wealthiest Nation, it is inexcusable that such a high 
rate of hunger exists among low-income legal permanent resident 
families living in this country. We must not allow this tragic 
situation to continue. Congress must follow the lead of the President 
and expand access to food stamps for these hard-working, legal 
residents and their children.
  I urge my colleagues to support the motion to instruct conferees 
which the House will be voting on later this evening.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  I want to thank my colleague, Mr. Speaker, for the points that she 
made, because I think it is very important that people understand this. 
It has become very clear in the last few years, I think, to many 
Americans, even those who had doubts about immigration, of the 
important contribution that immigrants make to our economy. Certainly 
to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Roybal-Allard) and myself, it 
is very clear that the California economy could not continue for 5 
minutes if the immigrants decided that they were not going to 
contribute their share of what they do. It runs across entire segments 
of our economy, from Silicon Valley to the Central Valley of 
California, to the great areas of San Diego, Los Angeles, in so many 
industries, in so many areas of manufacturing, in so many areas of high 
tech, in movie production, in the accommodations industry, in the 
tourism industry, these people make our economy go. Yet the Congress 
made a tragic mistake and denied them access to food stamps. They pay 
taxes. They pay for these programs. They also denied it to their 
children.
  This is an opportunity, it is in the Senate provision, and it is 
something that we would hope that the House would join in, agree to the 
Senate, and send it to the President for his signature on the ag bill.
  I want to thank the gentlewoman for her points.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman 
from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I am so happy to be on the floor of this

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House today to stand in strong support of H.R. 3839, the Keeping 
Children and Families Safe Act, and to thank and commend the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, particularly the chairman and the 
ranking member and all those who have done so much now, and hopefully 
we will pass this tonight and have it signed into law. It will make 
such a difference in preventing the suffering of children in our 
country.
  Today could be a real red letter day for that because it is not just 
that piece of legislation which I look forward to supporting tonight, 
but we also can support the Baca amendment which would prevent the 
suffering of children through hunger and their families from being 
hungry. There can be no higher mission for this body than to prevent 
that kind of unnecessary suffering.
  All we are going to be considering tonight is a motion to instruct 
the conferees on the farm bill. This is in line, really, with the 
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act. We are going to be able to 
restore food stamps to legal immigrants, people who have been in this 
country for at least 5 years, who have worked here for 16 quarters. 
About 85 percent of immigrant families are mixed families, with 
stepchildren and immigrant parents. This benefit that goes to the 
citizen children often has to be spread through the whole family, 
leaving the family not having enough food to eat.
  So while we protect children through the Keeping Children and 
Families Safe Act, let us also do it by instructing the conferees to 
say let us restore that benefit so we do not have hungry families and 
hungry children who go to school.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, will the gentlewoman 
yield?
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say to 
the gentlewoman that I think she is quite correct in drawing the 
connection between the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, and 
prevention of abuse there, and recognizing that in fact it is abusive 
to send children throughout their daily activities without proper 
nutrition, without sufficient food to support them.

                              {time}  1830

  We know then that those are, in many instances, the very same 
children who act out in school, and then they act out in school and 
then they get in trouble at home; and all of a sudden a family that is 
already under stress because of income, because of a lack of food, 
perhaps maybe the child is mistreated in an improper way, and now we 
are dealing with a child back into the child abuse system.
  Again, we have studies of how children behave when they have enough 
to eat in school and when they do not have enough to eat in school. 
Very often, those children, when we examine their backgrounds, they are 
the children that become the targets of disciplinary actions because of 
their acting out in schools. And we can start to see how this 
snowballs; and all of a sudden, the child is caught up in a situation 
where they are being characterized, where they are being labeled over 
something that they really have no control over and that is whether or 
not a family has sufficient nutritional resources to provide the child 
the food that they need.
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I just want to say 
that in the same way that in a bipartisan fashion the gentleman was 
able to craft the Keeping the Children and Families Safe Act, we could 
do this in a bipartisan way. As the gentleman had mentioned earlier, 
the Bush administration does support this effort to restore food stamps 
to legal immigrant families. So I think tonight we ought to do both 
things: protect children from physical abuse and the kind of abuse that 
results from hunger.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman 
for her contribution.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Linder). The time of the gentleman from 
California (Mr. George Miller) has expired. The gentleman has consumed 
20 minutes.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding me this time.
  Let me congratulate the chairman and ranking member and the sponsor 
of this legislation, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. 
These are two issues that I think are very important, and the whole 
issue of improving the quality and the access to adoption for our 
children. I want to thank the gentleman from California (Mr. George 
Miller) and of course the chairman, but as well the issue of abandoned 
children is a very important one. I worked on it in Texas. This is an 
important legislative initiative that has bipartisan support, and I 
thank my colleagues very much for allowing me to comment on something 
that we worked a lot on in Texas.
  As my colleagues know, I care about children, as all of us do. So I 
would like to add that in addition to my enthusiastic support for this 
legislation, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and Adoption 
Opportunities Act, I want to also mention my support for the Baca 
Motion to Instruct, which is to realize that many legal immigrants, 
legal residents are awaiting citizenship, and they contribute 
tremendously to the success and growth of this country. They pay taxes, 
their children join the military. So this is an extremely important 
motion that we will have an opportunity to vote on. It complements this 
legislation.
  What it says is that our children, who are the children of this 
country, the children of these immigrants deserve the right to access 
to benefits and to food stamps. It says that we do not want our 
children to starve, that we do not want them to go to schools trying to 
seek an education without the opportunity to eat. It also recognizes 
that this country has a message that it respects work, respects those 
individuals who work in hospitals and restaurants and serve in the 
military. It respects them. As they come here to access legalization, 
we want to make sure that we confirm the message of our country, that 
we have the opportunity for equal treatment and our immigrants can have 
that treatment by supporting the motion of the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Baca).
  Let me say I add my enthusiastic support to the legislation on the 
floor at this time.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I would like to again thank my colleagues on the other side of the 
aisle, especially for the last few minutes of creative debate where not 
only could we talk about the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
2002, but also to be informed on the Baca Motion to Instruct tonight.
  But I am glad that we have been able to do that in a bipartisan way, 
as we have also been able to move this bill forward in a bipartisan 
way.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in support of H.R. 3839.
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3839, 
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002 and urge my colleagues 
to support its adoption. H.R. 3839 is aimed at preventing child abuse 
and family violence and protecting and treating abused and neglected 
children and victims of family violence.
  Sadly, even a place with the natural beauty of my district, the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, is plagued with the curse of child abuse and family 
violence. At a hearing of the Virgin Island Legislature's Youth and 
Human Service Committee earlier this year, my friend and director of 
the St. Thomas based child advocacy organization Kidscope Inc., Dilsa 
Capdeville, admonished her fellow Virgin Islanders to first recognize 
that everyone, not just those who work in the various child-help 
agencies, must respond to the plight of our children. We must, ``open 
our doors, our minds and our hearts; everyone must do his or her 
part,'' she said.
  I want to take this opportunity to commend Dilsa, Clema Lewis, co-
director of the Women's Coalition, Michael Rymer, executive director of 
the Family Resources Center, Elise Chinnery, who heads the Adolescent 
Health Services Division of the Health Department and Dr. Iris Kern of 
the Safety Zone for the work they do in the Virgin Islands helping 
children and victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
  My colleagues, regrettably family violence continues to be the most 
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percent of family violence victims are women and it is estimated that 
every 11 seconds a woman is battered in the United States. It is also 
estimated that 70 percent of men who abuse their wives also abuse their 
children and children from abusive homes are at greater risk of alcohol 
or drug abuse, juvenile delinquency and depression and suicide.
  The bill we are debating today attempts to reverse these trends by 
more than doubling the amount of funds provided for community-based 
grants for family support programs for the prevention of child abuse 
and neglect for fiscal year 2003.
  I urge my colleagues to support passage of this important bill, which 
will protect the most vulnerable members of our communities, our 
children and abused women.
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3839, the Keeping 
Children and Families Safe Act of 2002. I am very pleased that we were 
able to bring this bill to the floor during April, a month dedicated to 
commemorate Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.
  The bill before us today is aimed at identifying and preventing child 
maltreatment. One critical provision offered in committee by Mr. 
Greenwood is particularly important. This provision would require 
States to develop policies and procedures to inform State child 
protective workers when an infant is born addicted to drugs.
  There is a strong link between substance abuse and child abuse. An 
estimated 40 percent of confirmed cases of child maltreatment involve 
parental drug use. When parents abuse drugs there is a three-fold 
increase in the likelihood that their child will be abused or 
neglected.
  Nothing is more tragic than the sight of a child born exposed to 
drugs going through withdrawal. Their pain is clear. These babies cry 
without stopping. They can't be comforted. They are startled by light 
and touch.
  This is particularly heartbreaking because these children are almost 
always placed into neonatal intensive care units where the lights are 
never turned off and the noise level is always high. Babies born 
addicted to drugs often arrive prematurely with subtle brain damage. 
These babies fail to thrive and struggle to gain weight because they 
often have feeding problems.
  When child protection workers aren't told that a baby was born 
addicted to drugs, that baby is in serious danger. In far too many 
cases, addicted babies go home to die. In the District of Columbia 
alone, 11 newborns died from 1993 through 2000 after hospitals sent 
them home to drug addicted parents without monitoring or services.
  The bill we will pass today sends a clear message to the States: Drug 
addicted newborns must be protected. My home State of Texas, and 26 
other States, require medical personnel to report the birth of drug 
exposed babies to authorities.
  But there is still a troubling lack of attention to the laws that are 
currently in place and the babies they are designed to protect. This 
legislation is a good start. But much more needs to be done.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong 
support of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H.R. 3839. It is 
my hope that this legislation will enhance current abuse programs and 
serve as a pivotal step in preventing and treating family violence.
  The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act reauthorizes the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Adoption Opportunities Program and 
the Abandoned Infants Assistance Program through fiscal year 2007, as 
well as certain programs under the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act. I am particularly pleased to see an increase in funding 
for the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. A majority of the 
funding, $120 million, will be used for formula grants to improve child 
protection services such as professional training, abuse prevention, 
and treatment, case management, and investigation and prosecution. In 
addition, it provides for $80 million for community-based family 
resource and support grants.
  Child abuse is a serious public health problem. In 1999, the 
Department of Health and Human Services reported that Child Prevention 
Services (CPS) agencies received over 2.9 million reports of suspected 
child abuse and neglect. Ultimately, 826,000 children were found to be 
victims of abuse and neglect after investigation. That means that out 
of every 1,000 children, 12 are abused. Even more alarming are some 
surveys that indicate that as many as 49 out of 1,000 children may be 
physically abused, and child abuse is on the rise. The National 
Incidents Studies found that since 1988, all forms of abuse and 
neglect--sexual, physical, and emotional--have risen at least 42 
percent, while some individual types of neglect have risen over 300 
percent.
  Unfortunately, funding for neither the CAPTA nor the CPS agencies has 
kept pace with the scope of the problem. For the past 10 years, the 
Child Abuse Prevention and treatment Act has been funded at low levels 
representing only half of its authorized levels. Additionally, the 
National Child Abuse Coalition estimates that current spending in 
federal, state, and local dollars for child protective services falls 
short by about $2.56 billion of the estimated $5.215 billion total 
cost, which in turn puts our children in a position for abuse and 
neglect.
  The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act should be the core 
source of funding for child protective services; but it is not. Last 
year, CAPTA programs received only $48 million for state grants and $33 
million for prevention grants. I am encouraged by both this year's 
authorization for CAPTA and by the reauthorization levels put forth by 
the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act. The authorization for FY03 
for CAPTA is increased to $100 million for state grants and $66 million 
for prevention. I applaud the Members of the House Committee on 
Education for recognizing the need for increases for these important 
programs and allowing H.R. 3839 to come before us. By dramatically 
increasing the funding levels for the CAPTA, the Keeping Children and 
Families Safe Act demonstrates our commitment and willingness here in 
Congress to help protect our children.
  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to recognize a dear friend of mine, 
Eva Bunelle, who like many other people abused as children, has only 
recently come forward. She is a dauntless defender and advocate for 
children. In revealing her experience and compelling story, she seeks 
no remedy for herself, but only for those children she hopes can be 
spared from the horrors that she persevered through. I commend Eva 
Bunelle for her courage and strength, and I thank the National Child 
Abuse Coalition for lending their support and resources to this great 
champion; Her voice can now be heard louder and clearer than ever.
  Mr. Speaker, child abuse and family violence are all too common. It 
is time to remedy this horrific evil that plagues our society. While 
the deep roots of family violence are not easily unearthed, I believe 
this legislation before us will provide some of the necessary tools to 
help prevent further instances of abuse and help those who are already 
victims. Therefore, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the 
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act.
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 3839 the Keeping 
Children And Families Safe Act. There are approximately three million 
reports of child abuse every year. Of this number, 1 million are 
substantiated. It is estimated that children with disabilities are 
almost four times more likely to be victims of abuse and neglect than 
children without disabilities. A 1993 study by the Office of Child 
Abuse and Neglect found that 36 percent of the substantiated cases of 
child maltreatment, or about 300,000 children, caused disabilities in 
those children.
  But the problems of child abuse and neglect are even more serious 
then these statistics may suggest. A 1995 Gallup poll of parents, 
reports of physical abuses were about 16 times higher than the number 
or reports officially recorded, and reports of sexual abuse were some 
10 times higher than the officially reported number. Unfortunately, 
less than half of the children who are abused or neglected receive any 
services at all.
  The bill before us today is intended to address these gaps in 
service. The bill requires State child welfare agencies to develop 
policies involving abused or neglected children so that they can be 
referred to the statewide early intervention system funded under part C 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This will ensure 
that abused children will get the early intervention they need, such as 
services to help them learn, grow, and thus enter school ready to 
learn.
  The bill also improves the way society provides healthcare to abused 
and neglected children. Children in the child welfare system are at 
higher risk for health problems than other children. Because child 
abuse often causes disabilities appropriate health and developmental 
evaluations and treatment are vitally important. A 1995 GAO study 
concluded that barriers prevent many children in the welfare system 
from receiving adequate health care. H.R. 3839 takes steps to help 
states address this problem and improve services for victims of child 
abuse and neglect. Among other things, H.R. 3839 promotes links between 
child protection and health care agencies, including mental health, 
agencies.
  Our Nation's current system of protecting children is heavily 
weighted toward protecting children who have been so seriously 
maltreated they are no longer safe at home and must be placed in foster 
care or adoptive homes. These are children whose safety is in danger 
and they demand our immediate attention. Unfortunately, far less 
attention is directed at preventing harm to these children from 
happening in the first place, or providing the appropriate services and 
treatment needed by families and children victimized by abuse or 
neglect. The changes made in H.R. 3839, will help improve the Child 
Protective Services (CPS) system nationwide. Through the Child Abuse 
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State grant program, we would take an important step forward providing 
support for the CPS system infrastructure and to begin to rectify the 
imbalance in society's response to the abuse and neglect of children. 
Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill and I urge my colleagues to support 
it.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, having no further requests for time, I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 3839, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of 
those present have voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the 
yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This 15-minute vote on the motion to suspend 
the rules will be followed by two 5-minute votes on the motions to 
instruct conferees that were debated on Thursday last.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 411, 
nays 5, not voting 18, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 104]

                               YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Akin
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boozman
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown (SC)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson (IN)
     Carson (OK)
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Ferguson
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Grucci
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hart
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Israel
     Issa
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kerns
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Lynch
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Dan
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Miller, Jeff
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Osborne
     Ose
     Otter
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrock
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sullivan
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins (OK)
     Watson (CA)
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--5

     Flake
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Schaffer
     Tancredo

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Condit
     Crane
     DeGette
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Kilpatrick
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Smith (WA)
     Traficant

                              {time}  1858

  Mr. TANCREDO changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Messrs. DEUTSCH, COBLE, AKIN, FRELINGHUYSEN, and GRAHAM changed their 
vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So (two-thirds having voted in favor thereof) the rules were 
suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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