[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 24, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9123-S9136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



      By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Collins, 
        Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. DeWine):
  S. 2998. A bill to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, 
and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise today with my colleague from New 
Hampshire, Senator Gregg, to introduce the Keeping Children and 
Families Safe Act. We are pleased to be joined by Senators Kennedy, 
Collins, Wellstone, and DeWine.
  Child abuse and neglect continue to be significant problems in the 
United States. Recent reports present startling indications of child 
maltreatment in the United States.
  About 3 million referrals concerning the welfare of about 5 million 
children were made to Child Protection Services, CPS, agencies 
throughout the Nation in 2000. Of these referrals, about two-thirds, 62 
percent, were ``screened-in'' for further assessment and investigation. 
Professionals, including teachers, law enforcement officers, social 
service workers, and physicians made more than half, 56 percent, of the 
screened-in reports. About 879,000 children were found to be victims of 
child maltreatment. About two-thirds, 63 percent, suffered neglect, 
including medical neglect; 19 percent were physically abused; 10 
percent were sexually abused; and 8 percent were emotionally 
maltreated.
  Many of these children fail to receive adequate protection and 
services. Nearly half, 45 percent, of these children failed to receive 
services.
  The most tragic consequence of child maltreatment is death. The April 
maltreatment summary data released by the Department of Health and 
Human Services, HHS, shows that about 1,200 children died of abuse and 
neglect in 2000. Children younger than six years of age accounted for 
85 percent of child fatalities and children younger than one year of 
age accounted for 44 percent of child fatalities.
  Child abuse is not a new phenomenon. For more than a decade, numerous 
reports have called attention to the tragic abuse and neglect of 
children and the inadequacy of our Child Protection Services, CPS, 
systems to protect our children.
  In 1990, the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect concluded 
that ``child abuse and neglect is a national emergency.'' In 1995, the 
U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect reported that ``State 
and local CPS caseworkers are often overextended and cannot adequately 
function under their current caseloads.'' The report also stated that, 
``in many jurisdictions, caseloads are so high that CPS response is 
limited to taking the complaint call, making a single visit to the 
home, and deciding whether or not the complaint is valid, often without 
any subsequent monitoring of the family.''
  A 1997 General Accounting Office, GAO, report found, ``the CPS system 
is in crisis, plagued by difficult problems, such as growing caseloads, 
increasingly complex social problems and underlying child maltreatment, 
and ongoing systemic weaknesses in day-to-day operations.'' According 
to GAO, CPS weaknesses include ``difficulty in maintaining a skilled 
workforce; the inability to consistently follow key policies and 
procedures designed to protect children; developing useful case data 
and record-keeping systems, such as automated case management; and 
establishing good working relationships with the courts.''
  According to the May 2001 ``Report from the Child Welfare Workforce 
Survey: State and County Data and Findings'' conducted by the American 
Public Human Services Association, APHSA, the Child Welfare League of 
America, CWLA, and the Alliance for Children and Families, annual staff 
turnover is high and morale is low among CPS workers. The report found 
that CPS workers had an annual turnover rate of 22 percent, 76 percent 
higher than the turnover rate for total agency staff. The 
``preventable'' turnover rate was 67 percent, or two-thirds higher than 
the rate for all other direct service workers and total agency staff. 
In some States, 75 percent or more of staff turnovers were preventable.
  States rated a number of retention issues as highly problematic. In 
descending order they are: workloads that are too high and/or 
demanding; caseloads that are too high; too much worker time spent on 
travel, paperwork, courts, and meetings; workers not feeling valued by 
the agency; low salaries; supervision problems; and insufficient 
resources for families and children.
  To prevent turnover and retain quality CPS staff, some States have 
begun to increase in-service training, increase education 
opportunities, increase supervisory training, increase or improve 
orientation, increase worker safety, and offer flex-time or changes in 
office hours. Most States, however, continue to grapple with staff 
turnover and training issues.
  Continued public criticism of CPS efforts, continued frustration by 
CPS staff and child welfare workers, and continued abuse and neglect, 
and death, of our Nation's children, served as the backdrop as we 
sought to draft a CAPTA reauthorization bill this year.
  The Child Protection System mission must focus on the safety of 
children. To ensure that the system works as intended, CPS needs to be 
appropriately staffed. The staff need to receive appropriate training 
and cross-training to better recognize substance abuse and domestic 
violence problems. Triage can help in communities with numerous abuse 
reports so that those reports where children are most at-risk of 
imminent harm can be prioritized. More collaborations in communities 
between CPS, health agencies, including mental health agencies, 
schools, and community-based groups can help to strengthen families. 
Prevention programs and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect 
for families at-risk can improve the likelihood that a child will grow 
up in a home without violence, abuse, or neglect.
  Beyond the CAPTA title of this legislation, our bill reauthorizes the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, including the creation of 
a new program to address the needs of children

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who witness domestic violence, the Adoption Opportunities Act, and the 
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act.
  There is not much time before Congress adjourns for the session. And 
there are many outstanding issues for Congress to address. Child 
protection ought not be a partisan issue. I urge my colleagues to join 
us in supporting this bill and to strengthen child protection laws 
before we adjourn for the year.
  I ask unanimous consent that a summary of the bill be printed in the 
Record, followed by the text of the bill.
  There being no objection, the additional material was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

          Keeping Children and Families Safe Act Brief Summary

       The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, CAPTA, 
     authorizes research and demonstration projects related to 
     preventing and treating child abuse and neglect, grants to 
     States to improve child protection systems and, grants to 
     support community-based family resource and support services. 
     Authorization for CAPTA expired with FY2001 but Congress has 
     continued to fund its programs.
       Reauthorizes CAPTA with increased funding. The bill would 
     reauthorize CAPTA through FY2007 and authorized $200 million 
     for CAPTA programs. The FY2002 appropriation for CAPTA 
     programs was $81.6 million.
       Encourages new training and better qualifications for child 
     and family service workers. The bill would recommend grants 
     for a variety of training programs and research activities 
     designed to improve training to child protective services and 
     other child and family service workers, including 
     supervisors. Suggested projects include: training workers on 
     how to best work with families from initial investigation 
     through treatment; cross-training to better recognize 
     neglect, domestic violence or substance abuse in a family; 
     training to strengthen linkages between Child Protection 
     Services (CPS) and health agencies including physical and 
     mental health services; and to promote partnerships that 
     offer creative approaches to meet the needs of abused 
     children; as well as training for CPS workers on their legal 
     duties. The bill would also encourage attention to staff 
     recruitment and retention issues.
       Encourages links between agencies to improve services to 
     children. The bill would seek to create or improve links 
     between child protection services and education, health, 
     mental health, and judicial systems to ensure that children 
     who are abused and neglected are properly identified and 
     receive referrals to appropriate services. It would further 
     encourage greater collaboration between child protective 
     services and the juvenile justice system to ensure that 
     children who move between these two systems do so smoothly 
     and receive appropriate services. In addition, the bill would 
     promote partnerships between public agencies and community-
     based organizations to provide child abuse and neglect 
     prevention and treatment programs. The bill would also 
     require States, as a condition of receiving State grant 
     money, to have policies and procedures to have triage for the 
     referral of a child not at imminent risk of harm to a 
     community or voluntary child maltreatment prevention service; 
     to improve the training, retention, and supervision of 
     caseworkers; to address the needs of infants who have been 
     prenatally exposed to illegal substances, including referral 
     to CPS and other services; to have provisions requiring CPS 
     workers to inform individuals of child maltreatment 
     allegations made against them; and to perform background 
     checks on all adults in prospective foster care households.
       Strengths and expands the National Child Abuse 
     Clearinghouse. The role of the National Child Abuse 
     Clearinghouse would be strengthened and expanded to not only 
     maintain information about effective child abuse prevention 
     programs, but also to maintain information about best 
     practices used for improving CPS and best practices for 
     making referrals related to addressing the physical, 
     developmental, and health needs of abused and neglected 
     children.
       Broadens access to technical assistance and grant funds. 
     CAPTA currently authorize the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, HHS, to fund certain kinds of child maltreatment 
     related demonstration programs and to provide certain 
     technical assistance. In general, grants or contracts may be 
     made with public and nonprofit private entities. The bill 
     would allow for-profit private entities to access technical 
     assistance and to operate HHS-funded demonstration programs.
       Strengthens local oversight. States are now required to 
     appoint citizen review panels to oversee the policies and 
     procedures of State and local child protection service 
     agencies. The bill would require these panels to also study 
     agency ``practices,'' do public outreach and allow for public 
     comment, and include recommendations for changes in an annual 
     report to the State. States would be required to make a 
     written response regarding whether or how they will 
     incorporate the recommendations to improve the State and 
     local child protection systems.
       Requires new study. The bill would require HHS to conduct 
     the 4th National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect 
     and to report its findings within 4 years of enactment of the 
     legislation. The last National Incidence Study was conducted 
     in 1993.
       Revises Title II Community-Based Family Resource and 
     Support Grants. The bill revises Title II to support 
     community-based efforts to develop, operate, enhance, and 
     where appropriate, to network, initiatives aimed at the 
     prevention of child abuse and neglect and supports 
     coordinated resources and activities to better strengthen and 
     support families to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and 
     neglect.
       Title II reauthorizes the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (FVPSA), which provides assistance to states, 
     Tribes, and Tribal organizations to assist in efforts to 
     increase public awareness about family violence and provide 
     immediate shelter and related assistance to victims of family 
     violence and their children. The reauthorization: extends the 
     authorization of existing programs to 2007; repeals three 
     programs: The Family Member Abuse and Documentation Project, 
     Model State Leadership Grants, and the Youth Education and 
     Domestic Violence Program; increases the authorization for 
     the National Domestic Violence Hotline to $5 million; carves 
     out 10 percent of State Grant funds for State Domestic 
     Violence Coalitions; allows for the Secretary to retain 
     administrative funds to implement and evaluate FVPSA 
     programs; establishes a highly secure electronic network to 
     link domestic violence shelters and service providers and the 
     National Domestic Violence Hotline on a confidential website. 
     The website would provide a continuously updated list of 
     shelter availability anywhere in the United States at any 
     time and would provide comprehensive information describing 
     the services each shelter provides such as medical, social 
     and bilingual services. It would also provide internet access 
     to shelters that do not have appropriate technology; creates 
     the Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Program to provide 
     funds for: shelters and other domestic violence service 
     providers to run programs to address the physical, emotional 
     and logistical needs of children who enter programs with 
     their mothers who are abused; training of child welfare, and 
     where appropriate, court and law enforcement personnel to 
     assist them in addressing cases where child abuse and 
     domestic violence intersect; and, nonprofit agencies to bring 
     various service providers together to design and implement 
     intervention programs for children who witness domestic 
     violence.
       Makes several technical corrections to the bill.
       Title III of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978, as amended (Public Law 95-266) 
     authorizes the Adoption Opportunities Program. The program is 
     intended to eliminate barriers to adoption and to provide 
     permanent homes for children who would benefit from adoption, 
     particularly special needs children and disabled infants with 
     life-threatening conditions.
       Seeks to eliminate interjurisdictional barriers to 
     adoption. As part of a revised and updated findings section, 
     the bill would explicitly include the elimination of 
     jurisdictional barriers to adoption. It notes that the 
     Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 prohibited delay or 
     denial of placement of a child across jurisdictional lines, 
     where an appropriate adoptive family was available. The bill 
     would require the Secretary of HHS to fund public or private 
     entities, including States, to eliminate barriers to placing 
     children for adoption across jurisdictional lines. Purposes 
     of this funding would include: developing a uniform homestudy 
     standard and protocols for acceptance of homestudies between 
     States and jurisdictions; developing models of financing 
     cross-jurisdictional placements; expanding capacity of all 
     adoption exchanges to serve increasing numbers of children, 
     including older children least likely to currently be 
     adopted; developing training materials and training social 
     workers on preparing and moving children across State lines; 
     and developing and supporting models for networking among 
     agencies, adoption exchanges, and parent support groups 
     across jurisdictional boundaries.
       Within one year of enactment, the bill would require HHS, 
     in consultation with the General Accounting Office, to 
     facilitate interjurisdictional adoption of foster children. 
     Separately, the bill would also make interjurisdictional 
     adoption issues, including financing and best practices, a 
     part of a larger study HHS would be required to conduct on 
     adoption placements. Current law generally allows HHS to fund 
     services provided by public and nonprofit private agencies 
     only. The bill generally allows HHS to include for-profit 
     agencies among eligible grantees.
       Increases funding for Adoption Opportunities grants. The 
     current authorization for Adoption Opportunities is $20 
     million. The bill would increase the authorization to $40 
     million for FY2003 and such sums as necessary for FY2004-
     FY2007. (The Adoption Opportunities program received an 
     appropriation of $27.4 million for FY2002.)
       The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, as amended, 
     Public Law 100-505, authorizes demonstration grants to public 
     and private nonprofit agencies for activities such as 
     preventing the abandonment of infants, identifying and 
     addressing the needs of abandoned infants, recruiting and 
     training foster families for abandoned children, providing 
     residential care for infants and young children who cannot 
     live with their families or be placed in foster care, 
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     care for families and foster families, and recruiting and 
     training health and social services personnel to work with 
     abandoned children.
       Broadens priority for services. Under current law grantees 
     must ensure priority for their services is given to abandoned 
     infants and young children who are HIV-infected, perinatally 
     exposed to HIV, or perinatally drug-exposed. The bill would 
     maintain priority service for these children but would also 
     broaden the priority category to include abandoned infants 
     and young children who have ``life threatening illness[es]'' 
     or ``other special medical need[s].''
       Requires studies. The bill would require that HHS conduct a 
     study that: estimates the number of infants and young 
     children who are relinquished, abandoned or found deceased in 
     the United States and the number of young children who are 
     HIV positive, have a life-threatening illness or other 
     special medical need, or have been perinatally exposed to HIV 
     or a dangerous drug; estimates the annual number of infants 
     and young children who are victims of homicide; determines 
     the characteristics of parents who have abandoned a child 
     within a year of the child's birth; and estimates the annual 
     costs incurred by all levels of government to provide housing 
     and care for abandoned infants and young children.
       The bill would further require HHS to report findings of 
     this study to Congress not later than 36 months after 
     enactment of the legislation. Separately, HHS would be 
     required to evaluate and report on effective intervention 
     methods to prevent abandonment of children and effective ways 
     of responding to the needs of abandoned children.
       Increases funds for Abandonment Infants Assistance grants. 
     The current authorization for Abandoned Infants Assistance is 
     $35 million. The bill would increase authorization to $45 
     million for FY2003 and such sums as necessary for FY2004-
     FY2007. The Abandoned Infants Assistance program received an 
     appropriation of $12.2 million for FY2002.
                                  ____


                                S. 2998

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act of 2002''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Sec. 101. Findings.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

Sec. 111. National Clearinghouse for Information Relating to Child 
              Abuse.
Sec. 112. Research and assistance activities and demonstrations.
Sec. 113. Grants to States and public or private agencies and 
              organizations.
Sec. 114. Grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and 
              treatment programs.
Sec. 115. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 116. Authorization of appropriations.

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

Sec. 121. Purpose and authority.
Sec. 122. Eligibility.
Sec. 123. Amount of grant.
Sec. 124. Existing grants.
Sec. 125. Application.
Sec. 126. Local program requirements.
Sec. 127. Performance measures.
Sec. 128. National network for community-based family resource 
              programs.
Sec. 129. Definitions.
Sec. 130. Authorization of appropriations.

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

             Subtitle A--Reauthorization of Grant Programs

Sec. 201. State demonstration grants.
Sec. 202. Secretarial responsibilities.
Sec. 203. Evaluation.
Sec. 204. Information and technical assistance centers.
Sec. 205. General authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 206. Grants for State domestic violence coalitions.
Sec. 207. Evaluation and monitoring.
Sec. 208. Family member abuse information and documentation project.
Sec. 209. Model State leadership grants.
Sec. 210. National domestic violence hotline grant.
Sec. 211. Youth education and domestic violence.
Sec. 212. Demonstration grants for community initiatives.
Sec. 213. Transitional housing reauthorization.
Sec. 214. Technical and conforming amendments.

             Subtitle B--National Domestic Violence Hotline

Sec. 221. National domestic violence hotline enhancement.

       Subtitle C--Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Program

Sec. 231. Purpose.
Sec. 232. Services for children exposed to domestic violence.

                   TITLE III--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

Sec. 301. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
Sec. 302. Information and services.
Sec. 303. Study of adoption placements.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 305. Adoption action plan.

                 TITLE IV--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Establishment of local programs.
Sec. 403. Evaluations, study, and reports by Secretary.
Sec. 404. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 405. Definitions.

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``close to 1,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``approximately 900,000'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2)(A) more children suffer neglect than any other form 
     of maltreatment; and
       ``(B) investigations have determined that approximately 63 
     percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in 2000 
     suffered neglect, 19 percent suffered physical abuse, 10 
     percent suffered sexual abuse, and 8 percent suffered 
     emotional maltreatment;
       ``(3)(A) child abuse can result in the death of a child;
       ``(B) in 2000, an estimated 1,200 children were counted by 
     child protection services to have died as a result of abuse 
     or neglect; and
       ``(C) children younger than 1 year old comprised 44 percent 
     of child fatalities and 85 percent of child fatalities were 
     younger than 6 years of age;'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) many of these children and their families fail to 
     receive adequate protection and treatment;
       ``(B) slightly less than half of these children (45 percent 
     in 2000) and their families fail to receive adequate 
     protection or treatment; and
       ``(C) in fact, approximately 80 percent of all children 
     removed from their homes and placed in foster care in 2000, 
     as a result of an investigation or assessment conducted by 
     the child protective services agency, received no 
     services;'';
       (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``organizations'' and 
     inserting ``community-based organizations'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``ensures'' and all 
     that follows through ``knowledge,'' and inserting 
     ``recognizes the need for properly trained staff with the 
     qualifications needed''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, which may impact child rearing patterns, 
     while at the same time, not allowing those differences to 
     enable abuse'';
       (6) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``this national child and family emergency'' and inserting 
     ``child abuse and neglect''; and
       (7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``intensive'' and inserting ``needed''; and
       (B) by striking ``if removal has taken place'' and 
     inserting ``where appropriate''.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

     SEC. 111. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO 
                   CHILD ABUSE.

       (a) Functions.--Section 103(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``all programs,'' and all 
     that follows through ``neglect; and'' and inserting ``all 
     effective programs, including private and community-based 
     programs, that show promise of success with respect to the 
     prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of 
     child abuse and neglect and hold the potential for broad 
     scale implementation and replication;'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) maintain information about the best practices used 
     for achieving improvements in child protective systems;''; 
     and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) provide technical assistance upon request that may 
     include an evaluation or identification of--
       ``(A) various methods and procedures for the investigation, 
     assessment, and prosecution of child physical and sexual 
     abuse cases;
       ``(B) ways to mitigate psychological trauma to the child 
     victim; and
       ``(C) effective programs carried out by the States under 
     this Act; and
       ``(5) provide for and disseminate information relating to 
     various training resources available at the State and local 
     level to--
       ``(A) individuals who are engaged, or who intend to engage, 
     in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child 
     abuse and neglect; and
       ``(B) appropriate State and local officials to assist in 
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     judicial, medical, mental health, education, and child 
     welfare personnel.''.
       (b) Coordination With Available Resources.--Section 
     103(c)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5104(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``105(a); and'' and 
     inserting ``104(a);'';
       (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. 112. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND 
                   DEMONSTRATIONS.

       (a) Research.--Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, including 
     longitudinal research,'' after ``interdisciplinary program of 
     research''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``may'' and 
     inserting ``shall primarily'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 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'';
       (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) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (viii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (viii), the following:
       ``(ix) the incidence and prevalence of child maltreatment 
     by a wide array of demographic characteristics such as age, 
     sex, race, household relationship, family structure, school 
     enrollment and education attainment, disability, grandparents 
     as caregivers, labor force status, work status in previous 
     year, and income in previous year; and'';
       (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C), 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;
       ``(G) the nature, scope, and practice of voluntary 
     relinquishment for foster care or State guardianship of low 
     income children who need health services, including mental 
     health services;
       ``(H) the information on the national incidence of child 
     abuse and neglect specified in clauses (i) through (xi) of 
     subparagraph (H); and'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Research.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the national incidence of child abuse and neglect, including 
     the information on the national incidence on child abuse and 
     neglect specified in subparagraphs (i) through (ix) of 
     paragraph (1)(I).
       ``(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).''.
       (b) Provision of Technical Assistance.--Section 104(b) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5105(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``nonprofit agencies 
     and'' and inserting ``private agencies and community-based''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 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.''.
       (c) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 104 of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--The Secretary 
     may award grants to, and enter into contracts with, States or 
     public or private agencies or organizations (or combinations 
     of such agencies or organizations) for time-limited, 
     demonstration projects for the following:
       ``(1) Promotion of safe, family-friendly physical 
     environments for visitation and exchange.--The Secretary may 
     award grants under this subsection to entities to assist such 
     entities in establishing and operating safe, family-friendly 
     physical environments--
       ``(A) for court-ordered, supervised visitation between 
     children and abusing parents; and
       ``(B) to safely facilitate the exchange of children for 
     visits with noncustodial parents in cases of domestic 
     violence.
       ``(2) Education identification, prevention, and 
     treatment.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
     subsection to entities for projects that provide educational 
     identification, prevention, and treatment services in 
     cooperation with preschool and elementary and secondary 
     schools.
       ``(3) Risk and safety assessment tools.--The Secretary may 
     award grants under this subsection to entities for projects 
     that provide for the development of risk and safety 
     assessment tools relating to child abuse and neglect.
       ``(4) Training.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
     subsection to entities for projects that involve innovative 
     training for mandated child abuse and neglect reporters.
       ``(5) Comprehensive adolescent victim/victimizer prevention 
     programs.--The Secretary may award grants to organizations 
     that demonstrate innovation in preventing child sexual abuse 
     through school-based programs in partnership with parents and 
     community-based organizations to establish a network of 
     trainers who will work with schools to implement the program. 
     The program shall be comprehensive, meet State guidelines for 
     health education, and should reduce child sexual abuse by 
     focusing on prevention for both adolescent victims and 
     victimizers.''.

     SEC. 113. GRANTS TO STATES AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES AND 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (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 the subsection heading, by striking 
     ``Demonstration'' and inserting ``Grants for'';
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``States,'' after ``contracts with,'';
       (B) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (C) by striking ``time limited, demonstration'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``education, social 
     work, and other relevant fields'' and inserting ``law 
     enforcement, judiciary, social work and child protection, 
     education, and other relevant fields, or individuals such as 
     court appointed special advocates (CASAs) and guardian ad 
     litem,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``nonprofit'' and all 
     that follows through ``; and'' and inserting ``children, 
     youth and family service organizations in order to prevent 
     child abuse and neglect;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (D) 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;
       ``(F) for the training of personnel regarding their 
     responsibilities to protect the legal rights of children and 
     families;
       ``(G) for improving the training of supervisory and 
     nonsupervisory child welfare workers;
       ``(H) for enabling State child welfare agencies to 
     coordinate the provision of services with State and local 
     health care agencies, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and 
     treatment agencies, mental health agencies, and other public 
     and private welfare agencies to promote child safety, 
     permanence, and family stability;
       ``(I) for cross training for child protective service 
     workers in recognizing situations of substance abuse, 
     domestic violence, and neglect; and
       ``(J) for developing, implementing, or operating 
     information and education programs or training programs 
     designed to improve the provision of services to disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions for--
       ``(i) professionals and paraprofessional personnel 
     concerned with the welfare of disabled infants with life-
     threatening conditions, including personnel employed in child 
     protective services programs and health care facilities; and
       ``(ii) the parents of such infants.'';

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       (4) by redesignating paragraph (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following:
       ``(2) Triage procedures.--The Secretary may award grants 
     under this subsection to public and private agencies that 
     demonstrate innovation in responding to reports of child 
     abuse and neglect, including programs of collaborative 
     partnerships between the State child protective services 
     agency, community social service agencies and family support 
     programs, schools, churches and synagogues, and other 
     community agencies, to allow for the establishment of a 
     triage system that--
       ``(A) accepts, screens, and assesses reports received to 
     determined which such reports require an intensive 
     intervention and which require voluntary referral to another 
     agency, program, or project;
       ``(B) provides, either directly or through referral, a 
     variety of community-linked services to assist families in 
     preventing child abuse and neglect; and
       ``(C) provides further investigation and intensive 
     intervention where the child's safety is in jeopardy.'';
       (6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``(such as Parents Anonymous)'';
       (7) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking the paragraph heading;
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``(B) Kinship care.--'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) Kinship care.--
       ``(A) In general.--''; and
       (ii) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) 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 the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(3) 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.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ``nonprofit''.
       (c) Evaluation.--Section 105(c) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``demonstration'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or contract'' 
     after ``or as a separate grant''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of an 
     evaluation performed by the recipient of a grant, the 
     Secretary shall make available technical assistance for the 
     evaluation, where needed, including the use of a rigorous 
     application of scientific evaluation techniques.''.
       (d) Technical Amendment to Heading.--The section heading 
     for section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 105. GRANTS TO STATES AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES 
                   AND ORGANIZATIONS.''.

     SEC. 114. 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), by striking ``improving'' and all 
     that follows through ``referral systems'' and inserting 
     ``developing, improving, and implementing risk and safety 
     assessment tools and protocols'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (7);
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), and (9) as 
     paragraphs (6), (8), (9), and (12), respectively;
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
       ``(5) developing and updating systems of technology that 
     support the program and track reports of child abuse and 
     neglect from intake through final disposition and allow 
     interstate and intrastate information exchange;'';
       (6) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``opportunities'' and all that follows through ``system'' and 
     inserting ``including safety training opportunities and 
     requirements for child protection workers'';
       (7) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(7) 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;'';
       (8) by striking paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(9) developing and facilitating training protocols for 
     individuals mandated to report child abuse or neglect;
       ``(10) developing, implementing, or operating programs to 
     assist in obtaining or coordinating necessary services for 
     families of disabled infants with life-threatening 
     conditions, including--
       ``(A) existing social and health services;
       ``(B) financial assistance; and
       ``(C) services necessary to facilitate adoptive placement 
     of any such infants who have been relinquished for adoption;
       ``(11) 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;''; 
     and
       (9) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
     period and inserting a semicolon;
       (10) 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 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 provide child abuse and neglect 
     prevention and treatment services (including linkages with 
     education systems) and to address the health needs, including 
     mental 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) In general.--Section 106(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``provide notice to the Secretary of any 
     substantive changes'' and inserting the following: `` provide 
     notice to the Secretary--
       ``(i) of any substantive changes; and'';
       (ii) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) 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.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), 
     (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), and (xiii) as clauses 
     (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), 
     (xiv), (xv) and (xvi), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting after clause (i), the following:
       ``(ii) policies and procedures (including appropriate 
     referrals to child protection service systems and for other 
     appropriate services) to address the needs of infants born 
     and identified with illegal substance abuse or withdrawal 
     symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;'';
       (iii) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``risk and'' before ``safety'';
       (iv) by inserting after clause (iii) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(iv) triage procedures for the referral of a child not at 
     risk of imminent harm to a community organization or 
     voluntary preventive service;'';
       (v) in clause (vii)(II) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``, having a need for such information in order to carry out 
     its responsibilities under law to protect children from abuse 
     and neglect'' and inserting ``, as described in clause 
     (viii)'';
       (vi) by inserting after clause (vii) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(viii) provisions to require disclosures of 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;'';
       (vii) in clause (xii) (as so redesignated)--

       (I) by inserting ``who has received training appropriate to 
     the role, and'' after ``guardian ad litem,''; and
       (II) by inserting ``who has received training appropriate 
     to that role'' after ``advocate'';

       (viii) in clause (xiv) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``to be effective not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section'';
       (ix) in clause (xv) (as so redesignated)--

       (I) by striking ``to be effective not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this section''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (x) in clause (xvi) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``clause (xii)'' each place that such appears and inserting 
     ``clause (xv)''; and
       (xi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xvii) 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

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     manner that is consistent with laws protecting the rights of 
     the informant;
       ``(xviii) provisions and procedures for improving the 
     training, retention, and supervision of caseworkers; and
       ``(xix) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002, 
     provisions and procedures for requiring criminal background 
     record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and 
     other adult relatives and non-relatives residing in the 
     household;''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence:
     ``Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit the 
     State's flexibility to determine State policies relating to 
     public access to court proceedings to determine child abuse 
     and neglect.''.
       (2) Limitation.--Section 106(b)(3) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment 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.--Section 106(c) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``and procedures'' and inserting ``, 
     procedures, and practices''; and
       (II) by striking ``the agencies'' and inserting ``State and 
     local child protection system agencies''; and

       (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ``State'' and 
     inserting ``State and local''; 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)--
       (A) by striking ``public'' and inserting ``State and the 
     public''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``and 
     recommendations to improve the child protection services 
     system at the State and local levels. Not later than 6 months 
     after the date on which a report is submitted by the panel to 
     the State, the appropriate State agency shall submit a 
     written response to the State and local child protection 
     systems that describes whether or how the State will 
     incorporate the recommendations of such panel (where 
     appropriate) to make measurable progress in improving the 
     State and local child protective system''.
       (d) Annual State Data Reports.--Section 106(d) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment 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).''.

     SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--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) GAO Study.--Not later than February 1, 2003, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     survey of a wide range of State and local child protection 
     service systems to evaluate and submit to Congress a report 
     concerning--
       ``(1) the current training (including cross-training in 
     domestic violence or substance abuse) of child protective 
     service workers in the outcomes for children and to analyze 
     and evaluate the effects of caseloads, compensation, and 
     supervision on staff retention and performance;
       ``(2) the efficiencies and effectiveness of agencies that 
     provide cross-training with court personnel; and
       ``(3) recommendations to strengthen child protective 
     service effectiveness to improve outcomes for children.
       ``(e) 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.
       ``(f) Annual Report on Certain Programs.--A State that 
     receives funds under section 106(a) shall annually prepare 
     and submit to the Secretary a report describing the manner in 
     which funds provided under this Act, alone or in combination 
     with other Federal funds, were used to address the purposes 
     and achieve the objectives of section 105(a)(4)(B).''.
       (b) Opportunity Passports.--
       (1) In general.--Section 105(a)(4) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(3)) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Opportunity passports and other assistance.--
       ``(i) Grants.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the 
     John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Board (under section 
     477 of the Social Security Act), may make grants to eligible 
     partnerships of public agencies or private nonprofit 
     organizations in not more than 10 States to assist the 
     partnerships in developing and implementing methods of 
     providing long- and short-term financial security for youth 
     in foster care and youth aging out of foster care. A 
     partnership shall be eligible for a grant under this 
     subparagraph if such partnership has a board of directors 
     that includes representatives of youth in foster care and 
     aging out of foster care.
       ``(ii) Use of funds.--

       ``(I) In general.--A partnership that receives a grant 
     under clause (i) shall use the funds made available through 
     the grant to carry out 1 or more of the activities described 
     in subclauses (II) or (III).
       ``(II) Opportunity passports.--The partnership may use the 
     funds to develop and provide, for youth in foster care and 
     aging out of foster care, electronic opportunity passports, 
     electronic cards or secure Internet databases that contain 
     medical records, legal identification (analogous to a Social 
     Security card or birth certificate), and school transcripts, 
     to ensure that the youth can carry or readily access the 
     vital information.
       ``(III) Individual development accounts.--The partnership 
     may use the funds to establish and provide individual 
     development accounts, to assist youth in foster care and 
     aging out of foster care to obtain postsecondary education, 
     pay for housing, pay for medical care, or operate a business. 
     In establishing and providing such an account, the 
     partnership shall provide a small amount of seed money and 
     shall require the account holder to attend money management 
     training and contribute to the account before receiving 
     access to the account.

       ``(iii) Accounts maintained after adoption.--An account 
     established for an individual under this subparagraph shall 
     not terminate as a result of the adoption of the individual.
       ``(iv) Other federal assistance.--The amount of assistance 
     provided to an individual under this subparagraph may be 
     disregarded for purposes of determining the individual's 
     eligibility for, or the amount of, any other Federal or 
     Federally supported assistance, except that the total amount 
     of assistance to an individual under this subparagraph and 
     under other Federal and Federally supported programs shall 
     not exceed the total cost of attendance, as defined in 
     section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and except 
     that the partnership shall take appropriate steps to prevent 
     duplication of benefits under this and other Federal or 
     Federally supported programs.
       ``(v) Privacy.--Information concerning an individual that 
     is obtained by a partnership in the implementation of this 
     subparagraph shall remain private and confidential and shall 
     not be disclosed without the informed consent of the 
     individual or otherwise in accordance with applicable 
     Federal, State, or local laws relating to medical privacy. An 
     entity that discloses information in violation of this clause 
     shall be subject to applicable Federal, State or local laws 
     relating to the unlawful disclosure of confidential 
     information.
       ``(vi) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the term `youth 
     aging out of foster care' means children who are--

       ``(I) leaving foster care because such children have 
     attained the maximum age for foster care eligibility in a 
     State; and
       ``(II) transitioning to independent living, as determined 
     by the Secretary.''.

       (2) Funding.--Section 112 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``(other than 
     section 105(a)(4)(B))'' after ``title''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Opportunity Passports.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 105(a)(4)(B) $10,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for 
     each subsequent fiscal year. Of the amount appropriated in 
     each such fiscal year, not less than 75 percent of such 
     amount shall be used as provided for under clause (ii)(II) of 
     such section.''.

     SEC. 116. 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 the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106h(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Secretary make'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary shall make''; and
       (2) by striking ``section 106'' and inserting ``section 
     104''.

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

     SEC. 121. 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 to read as follows:
       ``(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, 
     operate, expand, enhance, and, where appropriate to network, 
     initiatives aimed at the prevention of child abuse and 
     neglect, and to support networks of coordinated resources and 
     activities to better strengthen and support families to 
     reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect; and''.

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       (b) Authority.--Section 201(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``Statewide'' and all that follows through the dash, and 
     inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs 
     and activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect 
     (through networks where appropriate) that are accessible, 
     effective, culturally appropriate, and build upon existing 
     strengths that--'';
       (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; and
       ``(H) provide referrals to early health and developmental 
     services;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting ``through leveraging of funds'' after 
     ``maximizing funding'';
       (B) by striking ``a Statewide network of community-based, 
     prevention-focused'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused''; and
       (C) by striking ``family resource and support program'' and 
     inserting ``programs and activities designed to prevent child 
     abuse and neglect (through networks where appropriate)''.
       (c) Technical Amendment to Title Heading.--Title II of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is 
     amended by striking the heading for such title and inserting 
     the following:

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

     SEC. 122. 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 ``a Statewide network of community-based, 
     prevention-focused'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused''; and
       (ii) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting 
     ``programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect (through networks where appropriate);''
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``that exists to 
     strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect'' after ``written authority of the State)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a network of 
     community-based family resource and support programs'' and 
     inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs 
     and activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect 
     (through networks where appropriate)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to the network'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``to the network''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Statewide network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child 
     abuse and neglect (through networks where appropriate)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Statewide network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child 
     abuse and neglect (through networks where appropriate)'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and training and 
     technical assistance, to the Statewide network of community-
     based, prevention-focused, family resource and support 
     programs'' and inserting ``training, technical assistance, 
     and evaluation assistance, to community-based and prevention-
     focused programs and activities to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect (through networks where appropriate)''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, parents with 
     disabilities,'' after ``children with disabilities''.

     SEC. 123. 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. 124. EXISTING GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 125. APPLICATION.

       Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Statewide network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child 
     abuse and neglect (through networks where appropriate)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``network of community-based, prevention-
     focused, family resource and support programs'' and inserting 
     ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities to prevent child abuse and neglect (through 
     networks where appropriate)''; and
       (B) by striking ``, including those funded by programs 
     consolidated under this Act,'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
       ``(3) a description of the inventory of current unmet needs 
     and current community-based and prevention-focused programs 
     and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect, and other 
     family resource services operating in the State;'';
       (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``State's network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect'';
       (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Statewide network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect'';
       (6) in paragraph (7), by striking ``individual community-
     based, prevention-focused, family resource and support 
     programs'' and inserting ``community-based and prevention-
     focused programs and activities designed to prevent child 
     abuse and neglect'';
       (7) in paragraph (8), by striking ``community-based, 
     prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused 
     programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect'';
       (8) in paragraph (9), by striking ``community-based, 
     prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused 
     programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect'';
       (9) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``(where appropriate)'' 
     after ``members'';
       (10) in paragraph (11), by striking ``prevention-focused, 
     family resource and support program'' and inserting 
     ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect''; and
       (11) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (12).

     SEC. 126. 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), by striking 
     ``prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``voluntary home 
     visiting and'' after ``including''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) participate with other community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child 
     abuse and neglect in the development, operation and expansion 
     of networks where appropriate.''.

     SEC. 127. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

       Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116f) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a Statewide network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child 
     abuse and neglect'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
       ``(3) shall demonstrate that they will have addressed unmet 
     needs identified by the inventory and description of current 
     services required under section 205(3);'';
       (3) 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 and prevention-
     focused programs and activities to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect, and in the design, operation and evaluation of the 
     networks of such community-based and prevention-focused 
     programs'';
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, prevention-focused, 
     family resource and support programs'' and inserting ``and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect'';
       (5) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Statewide network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect''; and
       (6) in paragraph (8), by striking ``community based, 
     prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused 
     programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect''.

     SEC. 128. 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

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     amended by striking ``Statewide networks of community-based, 
     prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused 
     programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect''.

     SEC. 129. 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) Community-Based and Prevention-Focused Programs and 
     Activities to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect.--Section 209 
     of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5116h) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) Community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities to prevent child abuse and neglect.--The term 
     `community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities to prevent child abuse and neglect' includes 
     organizations such as family resource programs, family 
     support programs, voluntary home visiting programs, respite 
     care programs, parenting education, mutual support programs, 
     and other community programs that provide activities that are 
     designed to prevent or respond to child abuse and neglect.''.

     SEC. 130. 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.''.

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

             Subtitle A--Reauthorization of Grant Programs

     SEC. 201. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

       (a) Underserved Populations.--Section 303(a)(2)(C) of the 
     Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10402(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``underserved 
     populations,'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``underserved populations, as defined in section 
     2003 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2);''.
       (b) Report.--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 the activities funded by a grant 
     under this title, the State grantee shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report that contains a description of the 
     activities carried out under paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.

     SEC. 202. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

       Section 305(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10404(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an employee'' and inserting ``1 or more 
     employees'';
       (2) by striking ``of this title.'' and inserting ``of this 
     title, including carrying out evaluation and monitoring under 
     this title.''; and
       (3) by striking ``The individual'' and inserting ``Any 
     individual''.

     SEC. 203. 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 2 years,''.

     SEC. 204. 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. 205. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       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 is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2003 through 2007.''.

     SEC. 206. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

       (a) Funding.--Section 311(g) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services 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.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Section 311 of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410) is amended by 
     striking subsection (h).

     SEC. 207. EVALUATION AND MONITORING.

       Section 312 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Of the amount appropriated under section 310(a) for 
     each fiscal year, not more than 2 percent shall be used by 
     the Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other 
     administrative costs under this title.''.

     SEC. 208. FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION 
                   PROJECT.

       Section 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10413) is repealed.

     SEC. 209. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

       Section 315 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10415) is repealed.

     SEC. 210. 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 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)(1) of 
     the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10416(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2003 through 2007.''.

     SEC. 211. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       Section 317 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10417) is repealed.

     SEC. 212. 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 is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) is amended by 
     striking subsection (i).

     SEC. 213. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING REAUTHORIZATION.

       Section 319(f) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10419(f)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.

     SEC. 214. 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)--
       (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 aligning the margins of paragraph (4) with the 
     margins of paragraph (3).
       (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''.

             Subtitle B--National Domestic Violence Hotline

     SEC. 221. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE ENHANCEMENT.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended 
     by section 211, is further amended by inserting after section 
     316 (42 U.S.C. 10416) the following:

     ``SEC. 317. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE ENHANCEMENT.

       ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as 
     follows:
       ``(1)(A) To provide a grant to develop a fully secure, 
     continuously updated network of available domestic violence 
     shelters and services across the United States.
       ``(B) To make the network available to entities consisting 
     of the entity providing the National Domestic Violence 
     Hotline, shelters nationwide, State and local domestic 
     violence agencies, and other domestic violence organizations, 
     to enable such entities to connect a victim of domestic 
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     most safe, appropriate, and convenient shelter, while the 
     victim remains on the telephone line, or in the most 
     efficient way possible.
       ``(2) To ensure that domestic violence victims get the help 
     the victims need in a single phone call.
       ``(b) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall award a grant 
     to a nonprofit organization to establish and operate, after 
     consultation and collaboration with appropriate officials of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services, an Internet 
     website (referred to in this section as the `Website') that 
     shall--
       ``(1) link, to the greatest extent possible, entities 
     consisting of the entity providing the National Domestic 
     Violence Hotline, every domestic violence shelter in the 
     United States, State and local domestic violence agencies, 
     and other domestic violence organizations so that such 
     entities will be able to connect a victim of domestic 
     violence to the most safe, appropriate, and convenient 
     domestic violence shelter, while the victim remains on the 
     telephone line, or in the most efficient way possible;
       ``(2) be highly secure; and
       ``(3) contain continuously updated information as to 
     available services and space in domestic violence shelters 
     across the United States, to the maximum extent practicable.
       ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit to 
     the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
     The application shall--
       ``(1) demonstrate the experience of the applicant in 
     successfully developing and managing a technology-based 
     network of domestic violence shelters;
       ``(2) demonstrate a record of success of the applicant in 
     meeting the needs of domestic violence victims and their 
     families; and
       ``(3) include a certification that the applicant will--
       ``(A) implement the highest level security system to ensure 
     the confidentiality of the Website;
       ``(B) establish, within 5 years, a Website that links the 
     entities described in subsection (b)(1);
       ``(C) consult with the entities described in subsection 
     (b)(1) in developing and implementing the Website and 
     providing Internet connections; and
       ``(D) otherwise comply with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(d) Use of Grant Award.--The recipient of a grant award 
     under this section shall--
       ``(1) collaborate with officials of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services in a manner determined to be 
     appropriate by the Secretary;
       ``(2) collaborate with the entity providing the National 
     Domestic Violence Hotline in developing and implementing the 
     network;
       ``(3) ensure that the Website is continuously updated;
       ``(4) ensure that the Website provides information 
     describing the services of each domestic violence shelter to 
     which the Website is linked, including information for 
     individuals with limited English proficiency and information 
     concerning access to medical care, social services, 
     transportation, services for children, and other relevant 
     services;
       ``(5) ensure that the Website provides up-to-the-minute 
     information on available bed space in domestic violence 
     shelters across the United States, to the maximum extent 
     practicable;
       ``(6) provide training to the staff of the Hotline and to 
     staff of the entities described in subsection (b)(1) 
     regarding how to use the Website to best meet the needs of 
     callers;
       ``(7) provide Internet access to domestic violence shelters 
     in the United States that do not have the appropriate 
     technology for such access, to the maximum extent 
     practicable; and
       ``(8) ensure that after the third year of the Website 
     project, the recipient will develop a plan to expand the 
     sources of funding for the Website to include funding from 
     public and private entities, although nothing in this 
     paragraph shall preclude a grant recipient under this section 
     from raising funds from other sources at any time during the 
     5-year grant period.
       ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to require any shelter or service provider, whether 
     public or private, to be linked to the website or to provide 
     information to the entity receiving the grant or to the 
     website.
       ``(f) Duration of Grant.--The term of a grant awarded under 
     this section shall be 5 years.
       ``(g) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall annually--
       ``(1) conduct an evaluation of the grant program carried 
     out under this section in a manner that shall be designed to 
     derive information on--
       ``(A) the confidentiality of the Website;
       ``(B) the progress of the grant recipient in linking the 
     entities described in subsection (b)(1) to the network 
     described in subsection (c)(1);
       ``(C) the number of individuals served by the Website;
       ``(D) any decrease in the number of phone calls necessary 
     to find shelter space for victims of domestic violence; and
       ``(E) other matters that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate to ensure that the grant recipient is achieving 
     the purposes of this section; and
       ``(2) submit to Congress a report on the results of that 
     evaluation.
       ``(h) Oversight.--The Secretary shall have access to, 
     monitor, and help ensure the security of the Website.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section--
       ``(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
       ``(B) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
     years 2004 through 2007.
       ``(2) Administrative costs.--Of the amount made available 
     to carry out this section for each fiscal year the Secretary 
     may use not more than 2 percent for administrative costs 
     associated with the grant program carried out under this 
     section, of which not more than 5 percent shall be used to 
     assist the entity providing the National Domestic Violence 
     Hotline to participate in the establishment of the 
     Website.''.

       Subtitle C--Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Program

     SEC. 231. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this subtitle to reduce the impact of 
     exposure to domestic violence in the lives of children and 
     youth.

     SEC. 232. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 320. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may award grants on 
     a competitive basis to eligible entities for the purposes and 
     in the manner described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     section (d) for the benefit of children exposed to domestic 
     violence.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an entity shall, as part of the application of 
     the entity submitted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
     subsection (d), describe the policies and procedures that 
     entity has or will adopt to--
       ``(1) enhance or ensure the safety and security of a 
     battered parent and, as a result, the child involved;
       ``(2) ensure that all services under this section are 
     provided in a developmentally, linguistically, and culturally 
     competent manner; and
       ``(3) ensure the confidentiality of child and adult victims 
     of domestic violence in a manner that is consistent with 
     applicable Federal and State law, including exempting 
     domestic violence victim service providers from requirements 
     to share confidential information about families receiving 
     services except as required by law or with the informed, 
     written consent of the adult victim being served.
       ``(c) Grant Awards and Distribution.--
       ``(1) Grant awards.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
     this section--
       ``(A) for periods of not more than 3 fiscal years; and
       ``(B) in amounts that are not less than $50,000 per fiscal 
     year and not more than $300,000 per fiscal year.
       ``(2) Distribution.--In awarding grants under this section, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) ensure a reasonable geographical distribution among 
     grantees in rural, urban, and suburban areas throughout the 
     United States; and
       ``(B) consider the needs of underserved populations, as 
     defined in section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2).
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Direct services for children exposed to domestic 
     violence.--
       ``(A) In general.--An entity shall use amounts provided 
     under a grant awarded for purposes of this paragraph to 
     design or replicate, and implement, a program or provide 
     services (in accordance with subparagraph (B)) using domestic 
     violence intervention models to respond to the needs of 
     children who--
       ``(i) are exposed to domestic violence; and
       ``(ii) have a parent or caregiver who is a victim of 
     domestic violence and who is receiving services from such 
     entity.
       ``(B) Program or services.--The program or services 
     described in subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall be a new program or new services, or a new 
     component (that is not offered by the entity on the date on 
     which the entity submitted an application for the grant) of 
     an existing program or services;
       ``(ii) shall provide direct counseling or appropriate 
     services or advocacy for children who have been exposed to 
     domestic violence;
       ``(iii) may include early childhood and mental health 
     services;
       ``(iv) may provide services to assist in legal advocacy 
     efforts on behalf of children with respect to issues related 
     directly to services the children are receiving from the 
     program or services described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(v) may include respite care, supervised visitation, and 
     specialized services for children; and
       ``(vi) may provide additional services and resources for 
     children including child care, transportation, educational 
     support, respite care, supervised visitation, and access to 
     specialized services for children, so long as the grantee 
     does not use more than 25 percent of the amounts made 
     available through the grant to enter into a contract with 
     another organization to provide such additional services and 
     resources.
       ``(C) Grantee requirements.--
       ``(i) Application.--With respect to grants for the use of 
     funds under this paragraph, an eligible entity (as described 
     in clause (ii) and subsection (b)) shall prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary an application at such time, in

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     such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
     may require, including a description of the intended uses of 
     the grant funds consistent with subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(ii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant for 
     the use of funds under this paragraph, an entity shall meet 
     the requirements of section 303(a)(2)(A) or section 
     303(b)(1). Eligible entities may enter into partnerships with 
     other agencies, organizations, or tribal entities to enhance 
     the capacity of such entities to deliver effective services 
     to children exposed to domestic violence.
       ``(2) Grants for training and collaboration among child 
     welfare agencies, domestic violence victim service providers, 
     courts, law enforcement, and other entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--An entity shall use amounts provided 
     under a grant awarded for purposes of this paragraph to carry 
     out a program or provide services to develop collaborative 
     responses and provide cross-training to enhance community 
     responses to cases where child abuse and neglect and domestic 
     violence intersect.
       ``(B) Program or services.--The program or services 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) encourage cross training, education, and 
     collaboration among child welfare agencies, domestic violence 
     victim service providers, and (as applicable) courts 
     (including family, criminal, juvenile courts, or tribal 
     courts), law enforcement agencies, and other entities, to 
     identify, assess, and respond appropriately to--

       ``(I) domestic violence in homes where children are present 
     and may be exposed to the violence;
       ``(II) domestic violence in child protection cases; and
       ``(III) the needs of both child and adult victims of such 
     violence;

       ``(ii) establish and implement policies, procedures, 
     programs, and practices for child welfare agencies, domestic 
     violence victim service providers, and (as applicable) courts 
     (including family, criminal, juvenile, or tribal courts), law 
     enforcement agencies, and other entities, that are consistent 
     with the principles of protecting and increasing the safety 
     and well being of children by--

       ``(I) tending to their immediate and longer term needs for 
     treatment and support;
       ``(II) increasing the safety, autonomy, capacity, and 
     financial security of non-abusing parents, including 
     developing service plans that provide resources and support 
     to non-abusing parents;
       ``(III) protecting the safety, security, and well-being of 
     children by preventing their unnecessary removal from a non-
     abusing parent, or, in cases where removal of the child is 
     necessary to protect the child's safety, taking the necessary 
     steps to provide appropriate services to the child and the 
     non-abusing parent to promote the safe and appropriately 
     prompt reunification of the child with the non-abusing 
     parent;
       ``(IV) recognizing the relationship between child abuse or 
     neglect (including child sexual abuse) and domestic violence 
     in a family, as well as the impact of and danger posed by the 
     perpetrators' behavior on both child and adult victims; and
       ``(V) holding adult perpetrators of domestic violence, not 
     child and adult victims of abuse or neglect, accountable for 
     stopping the perpetrators' abusive behaviors;

       ``(iii) increase cooperation and enhance linkages between 
     child welfare agencies, domestic violence victim service 
     providers, and (as applicable) courts (including family, 
     criminal, juvenile courts, or tribal courts), law enforcement 
     agencies, and other entities to provide more comprehensive 
     community-based services (including health, mental health, 
     social service, housing, and neighborhood resources) to 
     protect and to serve both child and adult victims;
       ``(iv) identify, assess, and respond appropriately to 
     domestic violence in child protection cases; and
       ``(v) provide appropriate referrals to community-based 
     programs and resources, such as health and mental health 
     services, shelter and housing assistance for adult victims 
     and their children, legal assistance and advocacy for adult 
     victims, assistance for parents to help their children cope 
     with the impact of exposure to domestic violence, appropriate 
     intervention and treatment for adult perpetrators of domestic 
     violence whose children are the subjects of child protection 
     cases, and other necessary supportive services.
       ``(C) Grantee requirements.--
       ``(i) Application.--With respect to grants for the use of 
     funds under this paragraph, an eligible entity (as described 
     in clause (ii) and subsection (b)) shall prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including--

       ``(I) a description of the intended uses of the grant funds 
     consistent with subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       ``(II) an outline and description of how training and other 
     activities will be undertaken through the grant to promote 
     collaboration;
       ``(III) an identification of the members of the partnership 
     that will be responsible for carrying out the initiatives for 
     which the partnership seeks the grant (including a 
     description of roles of subcontractors and documentation of 
     appropriate compensation of all partners, where relevant);
       ``(IV) documentation of any history of collaboration 
     between child welfare agencies, domestic violence victim 
     service providers, and (as applicable) courts (including 
     family, criminal, juvenile courts, or tribal courts), law 
     enforcement agencies, and other entities that have been 
     involved in the development of the application; and
       ``(V) assurances that training and other activities 
     described in subparagraph (B) will be provided to all levels 
     of staff, will address appropriate practices for 
     investigation, follow-up, screening, intake, assessment, and 
     will provide services addressing the safety needs of child 
     and adult victims in cases where child abuse and neglect and 
     domestic violence intersect.

       ``(ii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant for 
     the use of funds under this paragraph, an entity shall be a 
     partnership that--

       ``(I) shall include a State child welfare agency, a tribal 
     organization that serves as a child welfare agency, or a 
     local child welfare agency;
       ``(II) shall include a domestic violence victim service 
     provider, such as a domestic violence victim service program, 
     tribal domestic violence victim service program, or coalition 
     or other private nonprofit organization carrying out a 
     community-based domestic violence program that has a 
     documented history of effective work concerning domestic 
     violence and the impact that exposure to domestic violence 
     has on children;
       ``(III) may include a State, tribal, or local court 
     (including family, criminal, juvenile or tribal courts);
       ``(IV) may include a State or local law enforcement agency 
     with responsibility for responding to reports of domestic 
     violence and child abuse and neglect; and
       ``(V) may include any other such agencies or private 
     nonprofit organizations with the capacity to provide 
     effective help to the child and adult victims served by the 
     partnership.

       ``(D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall give priority to partnerships that 
     include State or local courts (including family, criminal, 
     juvenile, or tribal courts) and law enforcement agencies.
       ``(3) Multisystem interventions for children exposed to 
     domestic violence.--
       ``(A) In general.--An entity shall use amounts provided 
     under a grant awarded for purposes of this paragraph to carry 
     out a program or provide services to develop and implement 
     multisystem intervention models to respond to the needs of 
     children exposed to domestic violence.
       ``(B) Programs or services.--The programs or services 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) design and implement protocols and systems to 
     identify and appropriately respond to the needs of children 
     exposed to domestic violence who are participating in 
     programs administered by the grantee;
       ``(ii) establish guidelines to evaluate the mental health 
     needs of the children and make appropriate intervention 
     recommendations;
       ``(iii) include the development or replication of an 
     effective mental health treatment model to meet the needs of 
     children for whom such treatment has been identified as 
     appropriate;
       ``(iv) establish institutionalized procedures to enhance or 
     ensure the safety and security of adult victims of domestic 
     violence and, as a result, their children;
       ``(v) provide direct counseling or appropriate services or 
     advocacy for adult victims of domestic violence and their 
     children who have been exposed to domestic violence;
       ``(vi) establish or implement policies and protocols for 
     maintaining the safety and confidentiality of the adult 
     victims and their children;
       ``(vii) provide community outreach and training to enhance 
     the capacity of professionals who work with children to 
     appropriately identify and respond to the mental health needs 
     of children who have been exposed to domestic violence;
       ``(viii) establish procedures for documenting interventions 
     used for each child and family;
       ``(ix) establish plans to perform a systematic outcome 
     evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
     interventions;
       ``(x) ensure that all services are provided in a culturally 
     competent manner; and
       ``(xi) provide appropriate remuneration to entities 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) who participate in the 
     partnership.
       ``(C) Grantee requirements.--
       ``(i) Application.--With respect to grants for the use of 
     funds under this paragraph, an eligible entity (as described 
     in clause (ii) and subsection (b)) shall prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including--

       ``(I) a description of the intended uses of the grant funds 
     consistent with subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       ``(II) an outline of how multisystem interventions will be 
     designed and implemented by the applicant, including 
     submitting signed memoranda of understanding executed by the 
     any partners of the applicant, describing the roles of each 
     participating entity and the amount of remuneration each 
     participating entity will receive;
       ``(III) a demonstration, to ensure that children of all 
     ages utilizing services provided under the grant will have 
     access to appropriate mental health services, of--

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       ``(aa) the applicant's recognized history of providing 
     advocacy, health care, child mental health, or crisis 
     services for children in domestic violence cases; or
       ``(bb) the applicant's partnerships with providers having 
     expertise in child mental health services; and

       ``(IV) a memorandum of understanding with the appropriate 
     State or tribal coalition against domestic violence, to 
     ensure coordination of and dissemination of information about 
     activities to be carried out under the grant.

       ``(ii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant for 
     the use of funds under this paragraph, an entity shall be a 
     collaborative partnership that includes--

       ``(I) a local private nonprofit organization that--

       ``(aa) carry out a domestic violence victim service program 
     that provides shelter or related assistance; or
       ``(bb) has expertise in the field of providing services to 
     victims of domestic violence and an understanding of the 
     effects of exposure to domestic violence on children; and

       ``(II) other partners, such as courts (including family, 
     criminal, juvenile, or tribal courts), schools, social 
     service providers, health care providers, law enforcement, 
     early childhood agencies, entities carrying out Head Start 
     programs under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.9831 et seq.), or 
     entities carrying out child protection, financial assistance, 
     job training, housing, or children's mental health programs.

       ``(e) Annual Reports.--An entity receiving a grant under 
     this section shall report to the Secretary annually, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(1) what services and, where appropriate, what 
     collaborative efforts were provided with funds under this 
     section;
       ``(2) the extent to which underserved populations were 
     served with funds received under this section; and
       ``(3) how children exposed to domestic violence and, where 
     appropriate, adult victims of domestic violence benefited 
     from such the activities conducted under the grant.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2003 through 2007. Amounts appropriated under this 
     subsection shall remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Allocation of amounts.--Of the amount appropriated to 
     carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) make available not less than 33 percent of such 
     amount for each of the programs described in subsection 
     (d)(1);
       ``(B) make available not more than 3 percent of such amount 
     for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs 
     associated with conducting activities under this section; and
       ``(C) make available not less than 10 percent of such 
     amount for Indian tribes.''.

                   TITLE III--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

     SEC. 301. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

       Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) the number of children in substitute care has 
     increased by nearly 24 percent since 1994, as our Nation's 
     foster care population included more than 565,000 as of 
     September of 2001;
       ``(2) children entering foster care have complex problems 
     that require intensive services, with many such children 
     having 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 or 
     other drugs, or have been exposed to infection with the 
     etiologic agent for the human immunodeficiency virus;
       ``(3) each year, thousands of children are in need of 
     placement in permanent, adoptive homes;'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (6);
       (C) by striking paragraph (7)(A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(7)(A) currently, there are 131,000 children waiting for 
     adoption;''; and
       (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (7), (8), (9), and 
     (10) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) respectively; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
     including geographic barriers,'' after ``barriers''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a national'' and 
     inserting ``an Internet-based national''.

     SEC. 302. 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)--
       (A) by inserting ``Required Activities.--'' after ``(b)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``nonprofit'' each place 
     that such appears;
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``study the nature, 
     scope, and effects of'' and insert ``support'';
       (G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (H) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (I) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place that such 
     appears; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (J) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) provide (directly or by grant to or contract with 
     States, local government entities, or public or private 
     licensed child welfare or adoption agencies) for the 
     implementation of programs that are intended to increase the 
     number of older children (who are in foster care and with the 
     goal of adoption) placed in adoptive families, with a special 
     emphasis on child-specific recruitment strategies, 
     including--
       ``(A) outreach, public education, or media campaigns to 
     inform the public of the needs and numbers of older youth 
     available for adoption;
       ``(B) training of personnel in the special needs of older 
     youth and the successful strategies of child-focused, child-
     specific recruitment efforts; and
       ``(C) recruitment of prospective families for such 
     children.'';
       (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 realigning the margins of subparagraphs (A) through 
     (G) accordingly;
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) day treatment; and
       ``(I) respite care.''; and
       (D) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place that such 
     appears;
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``(d)(1) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Improving Placement Rate of Children in Foster 
     Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``(2)(A) Each State'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Applications; technical and other assistance.--
       ``(A) Applications.--Each State'';
       (C) by striking ``(B) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Technical and other assistance.--The Secretary'';
       (D) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by realigning the margins of clauses (i) and (ii) 
     accordingly; and
       (ii) by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (E) by striking ``(3)(A) Payments'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Payments''; and
       (F) by striking ``(B) Any payment'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Reversion of unused funds.--Any payment''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Elimination of Barriers to Adoptions Across 
     Jurisdictional Boundaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to, or 
     enter into contracts with, States, local government entities, 
     public or private child welfare or adoption agencies, 
     adoption exchanges, or adoption family groups to carry out 
     initiatives to improve efforts to eliminate barriers to 
     placing children for adoption across jurisdictional 
     boundaries.
       ``(2) Services to supplement not supplant.--Services 
     provided under grants made under this subsection shall 
     supplement, not supplant, services provided using any other 
     funds made available for the same general purposes 
     including--
       ``(A) developing a uniform homestudy standard and protocol 
     for acceptance of homestudies between States and 
     jurisdictions;
       ``(B) developing models of financing cross-jurisdictional 
     placements;
       ``(C) expanding the capacity of all adoption exchanges to 
     serve increasing numbers of children;
       ``(D) developing training materials and training social 
     workers on preparing and moving children across State lines; 
     and
       ``(E) developing and supporting initiative models for 
     networking among agencies, adoption exchanges, and parent 
     support groups across jurisdictional boundaries.''.

     SEC. 303. STUDY OF ADOPTION PLACEMENTS.

       Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``of this Act'' and inserting ``of the 
     Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002'';
       (2) by striking ``to determine the nature'' and inserting 
     ``to determine--
       ``(1) the nature'';
       (3) by striking ``not licensed'' and all that follows 
     through the period and inserting ``for profit;''; and

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       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) how interstate placements are being financed across 
     State lines;
       ``(3) recommendations on best practice models for both 
     interstate and intrastate adoptions; and
       ``(4) how State policies in defining special needs children 
     differentiate or group similar categories of children.''.

     SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 205(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5115(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``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.''.

     SEC. 305. ADOPTION ACTION PLAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 mandated 
     that ``the State shall not delay or deny the placement of a 
     child for adoption when an approved family is available 
     outside of the jurisdiction with responsibility for handling 
     the case of the child'';
       (2)(A) the policy and legal focus on expanding the pool of 
     adoptive families for waiting children in foster care, as 
     expressed by the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, has 
     brought attention to the need to improve interjurisdictional 
     practice whether across State or county lines; and
       (B) case workers, agency administrators, and State policy 
     makers in many cases have resisted the use of 
     interjurisdictional placements for children in their 
     caseloads, citing practice, policy, legal, bureaucratic, and 
     fiscal concerns;
       (3) the National Conference of State Legislators has noted 
     that among the many challenges `interstate adoptions of 
     special needs children has been complicated by a lack of 
     familiarity with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of 
     Children on the part of caseworkers and judges, the absence 
     of a standard protocol for pre-placement home studies, delays 
     in the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children 
     process, and similar issues'; and
       (4) in its November 1999 report to Congress, the General 
     Accounting Office found that public child welfare agencies 
     have done little to improve the interjurisdictional adoption 
     process.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services in consultation with the General Accounting Office 
     shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives a report that 
     contains recommendations for an action plan to facilitate the 
     interjurisdictional adoption of foster children.

                 TITLE IV--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 401. 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 redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), 
     (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (1) through (8), 
     respectively.
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) 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.''.

     SEC. 402. 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 striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(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. 403. 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 deceased 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. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 104 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
     Act, 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 
     appropriated 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), by inserting ``Authorization.--'' 
     after ``(1)''; 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. 405. DEFINITIONS

       Section 103 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this Act:
       ``(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.''.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I welcome this opportunity to join my 
colleagues in introducing the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
2002.
  This bipartisan bill authorizes funding and programs that support 
more than 870,000 children in this country who are victims of child 
abuse and neglect each year. It is essential to do all we can to see 
that these very vulnerable children are protected and feel safe, in 
spite of the abuse and neglect they have suffered.

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  Every year in America, local child protective service agencies 
respond to approximately 3 million reports of child abuse or neglect. 
According to Prevent Child Abuse America, this problem costs the U.S. 
over $9 billion a year in direct and indirect costs. We owe it to the 
Nation's children to provide more effective prevention and treatment 
services.
  Often these children are caught up in a system that fails to protect 
them today. Nearly half of the children in substantiated cases of abuse 
receive no followup services. We can and must do better. Our bill will 
provide funding for grants to community-based and prevention-focused 
programs and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect.
  In 2000, approximately 1,100 children died of abuse and neglect. 
Eight-five percent of these children were younger than 6. We know that 
early identification of risk and timely intervention can reduce abuse. 
One major prevention strategy shown to work is good parent education.
  Effective action also means preparing those who investigate 
allegations of child abuse to assess the risk and ensure appropriate 
followup, so that children receive the medical and emotional treatment 
they need.
  Included in this bill is Senator Wellstone's Children Who Witness 
Violence Act. This legislation is long overdue and very important in 
confronting the impact of domestic violence on children. It addresses 
the issue form multiple perspectives by supporting the development of 
intervention program for children who witness domestic violence. It 
takes advantage of local resources such as counselors, courts, schools, 
health care providers and battered women's programs to address the 
needs of children in violent homes.
  Witnessing domestic violence directly affects school achievement. 
These children have higher levels of impaired concentration and poor 
school attendance. They are often labeled as underachievers and have 
difficulties in cognitive and academic functioning.
  Research demonstrates that the effects of abuse can continue long 
after the bruises fade. We need to do much more to prevent abuse and 
help abused children find a way out of violence. I urge my colleagues 
to support this important legislation.
                                 ______
                                 
      By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
        Specter):
  S. 3000. A bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to 
improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with 
paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes; to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I am pleased to be joined by Senators 
Brownback, Kennedy, and Specter today in introducing legislation that 
will provide hope to Americans living with paralysis.
  Recent news reports about the medical miracle Christopher Reeve has 
experienced this past year are an inspiration for every American living 
with paralysis as a result of a spinal cord injury. When it was 
announced that, for the firs time since his accident in 1995, Chris was 
able to wiggle his fingers and toes, there was hope for some of the two 
million Americans living with paralysis.
  Today, through the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act of 2002, we seek 
to achieve two primary goals. First to further advance the science 
needed to help those living with paralysis take their next step. And 
second, to time build quality of life programs throughout the country 
that will further advance full participation, independent living, self-
sufficiency and equality of opportunity for individuals with paralysis 
and other physical disabilities.
  Chris' recovery and recent scientific evidence show that there is 
hope for those living with paralysis . At research centers in the 
United States, Europe and Japan, new techniques of rigorous exercise 
have helped an estimated 500 persons with paraplegic with limited 
sensations in their lower bodies walk for short distances, unassisted 
or using walkers.
  While the results of these new methods are quite miraculous, the 
limits of what physical exercise can do for patients remains grossly 
understudied. While each person and each injury in unique, and some 
people recover spontaneously, an estimated 200,000 Americans are living 
with spinal cord injuries that have not improved. Which therapy or 
combination of therapies will work for each person is unknown. Today 2 
million Americans are living with paralysis, including spinal cord 
injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, ALS and spina 
bifida. We need research to see how these new interventions work on the 
entire population on individuals living with paralysis.
  What we do know is the ordinary repetitive motions used in most 
rehabilitation centers, like squeezing a ball, are almost certainly not 
enough to appropriately address neurological injuries.
  Patients are usually told that after one year, two at the most, they 
will never make further progress in their abilities to move or feel 
sensation. Yet seven years after his accident, through a rigorous 
exercise plan, Chris Reeve is finally seeking results.
  Due to efforts led by the National Institutes of Health and the 
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, our nation stands on the brink 
of amazing breakthroughs in science for those living with paralysis. 
However, the biotech and pharmaceutical industries have not invested in 
paralysis research because they believe the market does not support the 
private investment. There is an urgent need for the federal government 
to further step up its commitment in this area. The Christopher Reeve 
Paralysis Act would do just that.
  By establishing Paralysis Research Consortia at the National 
Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stoke, we can substantially 
increase our ability to capitalize on research advances in paralysis. 
These consortia would be formed to explore unique scientific expertise 
and focus across the existing research centers at NINDS in an effort to 
further advance treatments, therapies and developments on one or more 
forms of paralysis that result from central nervous system trauma and 
stroke.
  Additional breakthrough are under way in rehabilitation research on 
paralysis. Federal funding for rehabilitation research at the National 
Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH is showing real 
potential to improve functional mobility; prevent secondary 
complications like bladder and urinary tract infections and ulcers; and 
to develop improved assistive technology. These rehabilitation 
interventions have the potential to greatly reduce pain and suffering 
for those suffering from neurological disorders and str9oke and, at the 
same time, save millions in health care expenditures.
  Over the past 20 years, overall days in the hospital and 
rehabilitation centers for those living with paralysis have been cut in 
half. Those living with paralysis face astronomical medical costs, and 
our best estimates tell us that only one-third of those individuals 
remain employed after paralysis. At least one-third of those living 
with paralysis have income of $15,000 or less.
  To date, there are no State-based programs at CDC that address 
paralysis and other physical disability with the goal of improving 
health outcomes and prevent secondary complications. This bill will, 
for the first time, ensure that individuals living with paralysis get 
the information they need; have access to public health programs; and 
support in their communities to navigate services. Ultimately these 
programs will help remove the barriers to community participation and 
help improve quality of life. The bill also establishes hospital-based 
registries on paralysis to collect needed data on the true numbers of 
individuals with these conditions, and it invests in population-based 
research to see how individuals are faring.
  We are on the brink of major breakthroughs for individuals impacted 
by neurological disorders and stroke that result in paralysis. This 
bill will ensure that the federal government does it part to help more 
than 2 million Americans.
  When Christopher Reeve was injured, he put a face on an issue that 
has been neglected for too long. Since then, his tireless efforts to 
walk again, coupled with his passion and commitment to improve quality 
of life for others living with paralysis, make him a role model for 
everyone.

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  It is a pleasure, and an honor to lead a bipartisan group of 
Senators, along with the support of number of disability groups, 
including the American Stroke Association, the American Heart 
Association, the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, the National 
Family Caregivers Association, the National Spinal Cord Injury 
Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Eastern Paralyzed 
Veterans, in introducing this bill.

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