[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 11, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2190-S2200]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. 
        Alexander):
  S. 342. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
to make improvements to and reauthorize programs under that Act, and 
for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions.
  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, last year our Nation was stunned by a 
videotape of a mother beating her 4 year old daughter in the parking 
lot of a shopping center. Yet the unfortunate fact is that each year, 
behind closed doors, close to one million children in the United States 
are abused or neglected and as a result, are in need of assistance and 
out-of-home care.
  I am pleased today to be joined by Senators Kennedy, Dodd and 
Alexander, in introducing legislation aimed at reducing child abuse and 
neglect and mitigating its very damaging impact. The ``Keeping Children 
and Families Safe Act of 2003'' reauthorizes four key programs designed 
to do just that.
  First, we reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 
CAPTA, which provides grants to States to improve child protection 
systems and to support community-based family resource and support 
services. CAPTA also authorizes research and demonstration projects 
aimed at preventing and treating child abuse and neglect.
  The last reauthorization of CAPTA in 1996 made significant changes in 
this program to better target limited Federal resources and to enhance 
the ability of States to respond to the most serious cases of abuse and 
neglect. Unfortunately, the issues facing an overburdened child welfare 
system are seldom easily resolved. The Keeping Children and Families 
Safe Act will build upon previous changes to CAPTA, by enhancing the 
CPS workforce and continuing to ensure that children and families 
receive appropriate services and referrals.
  The legislation my colleagues and I are introducing today encourages 
new training and better qualifications for child and family service 
workers. With this reauthorization, States can give additional training 
to CPS workers on how to best work with families from the time that the 
CPS worker walks through the door of a home to the point of treatment 
for the child and family.
  In 2000, CPS workers nationwide investigated 1.7 million cases of 
reported Child Abuse and Neglect. The environments in which CPS workers 
conduct these investigations can vary greatly in level of safety. With 
this legislation, States will be able to use Federal dollars to provide 
some personal safety training for CPS workers for when they enter the 
home. Additionally, the rights of families are also addressed during 
the initial stages of investigation, by requiring CPS workers to inform 
individuals of child maltreatment allegations made against them.
  During their investigations, CPS workers encounter a myriad of types 
of abuse. In 2000, approximately 63 percent of children who were 
victims of maltreatment suffered neglect, 19 percent suffered physical 
abuse, 10 percent suffered sexual abuse, and 8 percent suffered 
emotional maltreatment. In order to help insure that cases of abuse and 
neglect are properly identified, States would be able to provide cross-
training for CPS workers to help them better recognize neglect, 
domestic violence or substance abuse in a family. This bill would also 
enhance linkages between child protection services and education, 
health, mental health, and judicial systems. Further, it would 
encourage greater collaboration with the juvenile justice system to 
ensure that children who move between these two systems do so smoothly 
and receive the proper services.
  As a condition of receiving state grant money, we ask States to have 
policies and procedures, including referral to CPS, to address the 
needs of infants who have been prenatally exposed to illegal 
substances. We also require States to perform background checks on all 
adults in prospective foster care households. Current law only requires 
that checks be performed on the prospective foster care parent.
  We have all heard the horrific accounts in the media of those 
children who slip through the cracks of the child protective system. It 
is our hope that with this reauthorization, which includes an increase 
in authorization to $200 million, we can help States to fill some of 
those cracks.
  The second program we reauthorize is the Adoption Opportunities Act. 
This Act is intended to eliminate barriers to adoption and to 
provide permanent homes for children, particularly children who are 
hard to place, including children with special needs, older children, 
and disabled infants with life-threatening conditions.

  With 131,000 children currently waiting for adoption, we must improve 
upon this program by seeking to further tear down barriers to adoption. 
Specifically--we are placing an increased emphasis on the elimination 
of inter-jurisdictional barriers to adoption.
  This Act would require the Secretary of the Department of Health and 
Human Services to fund public or private entities, including States, to 
develop a uniform home-study standard and protocols for acceptance of 
home-studies between States and jurisdictions. The Secretary would also 
help to facilitate cross-jurisdictional placements by developing models 
of financing, expanding capacity of all adoption exchanges to serve 
increasing numbers of children, training social workers on preparing 
and moving children across State lines, and developing and supporting 
models for networking among agencies, adoption exchange, and parent 
support groups across jurisdictional boundaries.
  Within one year of enactment, the bill would require the Department 
of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the General 
Accounting Office, to facilitate the inter-jurisdictional adoption of 
foster children. Additionally, the bill would also make inter-
jurisdictional 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. To help 
facilitate this process, we would double the current authorization for 
this title from $20 million to $40 million.
  Third, the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 
reauthorizes the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act. This program 
authorizes demonstration grants to public and private nonprofit 
agencies for activities aimed at preventing the abandonment of infants, 
identifying and addressing the needs of abandoned infants, and 
recruiting and training foster families for abandoned children.
  Currently, grant recipients must ensure that priority for their 
services is given to abandoned infants and young children who are HIV-
infected, perinatally exposed to HIV, or perinatally drug-exposed. This 
legislation, which includes and increase in authorization to $45 
million, would broaden priority for services to include abandoned 
infants and young children who have life threatening illnesses or other 
special medical needs.
  Finally, we reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act, FVPSA, which assists in efforts to increase public awareness about 
family violence and provide immediate shelter and related assistance to 
victims of family violence and their children.

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  This reauthorization increases the authorization for the National 
Domestic Violence Hotline to $5 million and establishes a National 
Domestic Violence Shelter 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.
  Domestic violence and child abuse affect thousands upon thousands of 
families each year, often with tragic results. In the year 2000 alone, 
1200 children died as a consequence of child abuse and neglect, 85 
percent of whom were under the age of 6. We must continue our efforts 
to stem the tide of abuse to prevent these dreadful results. This 
legislation reauthorizes four programs that address the needs of some 
of our most at-risk children and families, and I urge my colleagues' 
support.
  I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 342

       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 2003''.
       (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.
Sec. 117. Reports.

  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.

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 141. Conforming amendments.

                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

Sec. 201. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
Sec. 202. Information and services.
Sec. 203. Study of adoption placements.
Sec. 204. Studies on successful adoptions.
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.

                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

Sec. 301. Findings.
Sec. 302. Establishment of local projects.
Sec. 303. Evaluations, study, and reports by Secretary.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 305. Definitions.

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

Sec. 401. State demonstration grants.
Sec. 402. Secretarial responsibilities.
Sec. 403. Evaluation.
Sec. 404. Information and technical assistance centers.
Sec. 405. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 406. Grants for State domestic violence coalitions.
Sec. 407. Evaluation and monitoring.
Sec. 408. Family member abuse information and documentation project.
Sec. 409. Model State leadership grants.
Sec. 410. National domestic violence hotline grant.
Sec. 411. Youth education and domestic violence.
Sec. 412. National domestic violence shelter network.
Sec. 413. Demonstration grants for community initiatives.
Sec. 414. Transitional housing assistance.
Sec. 415. Technical and conforming amendments.

           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 abuse fatalities and 85 percent of child abuse 
     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) collect 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 
     training law enforcement, legal, 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''.

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     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), in the first 
     sentence, by inserting ``, including longitudinal research,'' 
     after ``interdisciplinary program of research''; and
       (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, family structure, household relationship 
     (including the living arrangement of the resident parent and 
     family size), 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) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, and every 
     2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide an 
     opportunity for public comment concerning the priorities 
     proposed under subparagraph (A) and maintain an official 
     record of such public comment.'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
       (4) 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 
     2003, 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)--
       (A) by striking ``nonprofit private agencies and'' and 
     inserting ``private agencies and community-based''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including replicating successful 
     program models,'' after ``programs and activities''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 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 effective and research-
     based 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 effective 
     and research-based 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 the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``nonprofit'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``law, 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,'';
       (C) 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;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (E) 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 the legal 
     duties of such personnel and 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 effective and research-based methods for 
     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, law enforcement agencies, developmental disability 
     agencies, substance abuse treatment entities, health care 
     entities, domestic violence prevention entities, mental 
     health service entities, 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 
     determine 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 
     ``nonprofit organizations (such as Parents Anonymous)'' and 
     inserting ``organizations'';
       (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, in accordance with 
     all applicable Federal and State privacy laws.''.
       (b) Discretionary Grants.--Section 105(b) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (4) 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
       (5) 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--
       ``(A) training regarding effective and research-based 
     practices to promote collaboration with the families;
       ``(B) training regarding the legal duties of such 
     individuals; and
       ``(C) personal safety training for case 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 effective and research-
     based 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;'';
       (9) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
     period and inserting a semicolon; and
       (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 
     (iv), (vi), (vii), (viii), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), 
     (xv), (xvi) and (xvii), 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 as being affected by illegal substance abuse 
     or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;
       ``(iii) the development of a plan of safe care for the 
     infant born and identified as being affected by illegal 
     substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms;'';
       (iii) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``risk and'' before ``safety'';
       (iv) by inserting after clause (iv) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(v) triage procedures for the appropriate referral of a 
     child not at risk of imminent harm to a community 
     organization or voluntary preventive service;'';
       (v) in clause (viii)(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 
     (ix)'';
       (vi) by inserting after clause (viii) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(ix) provisions to require a State to disclose 
     confidential information to any Federal, State, or local 
     government entity, or any agent of such entity, that has a 
     need for such information in order to carry out its 
     responsibilities under law to protect children from abuse and 
     neglect;'';
       (vii) in clause (xiii) (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'';

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       (viii) in clause (xv) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``to be effective not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section'';
       (ix) in clause (xvi) (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 (xvii) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``clause (xii)'' each place that such appears and inserting 
     ``clause (xvi)''; and
       (xi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xviii) provisions and procedures to require that a 
     representative of the child protective services agency shall, 
     at the initial time of contact with the individual subject to 
     a child abuse and neglect investigation, advise the 
     individual of the complaints or allegations made against the 
     individual, in a manner that is consistent with laws 
     protecting the rights of the informant;
       ``(xix) provisions addressing the training of 
     representatives of the child protective services system 
     regarding the legal duties of the representatives, which may 
     consist of various methods of informing such representatives 
     of such duties, in order to protect the legal rights and 
     safety of children and families from the initial time of 
     contact during investigation through treatment;
       ``(xx) provisions and procedures for improving the 
     training, retention, and supervision of caseworkers; and
       ``(xxi) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, 
     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 citizen review panel 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).
       ``(14) The number of children under the care of the State 
     child protection system who are transferred into the custody 
     of the State juvenile justice system.''.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that 
     describes the extent to which States are implementing the 
     policies and procedures required under section 
     106(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act.

     SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

       Section 108 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) GAO Study.--Not later than February 1, 2004, 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).''.

     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 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2008.''.
       (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''.

     SEC. 117. REPORTS.

       Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Study and Report Relating to Citizen Review Panels.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study by random 
     sample of the effectiveness of the citizen review panels 
     established under section 106(c).
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
     2003, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate a report that contains the results of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1).''.

  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''.
       (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 strengthen and support families 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 strengthen 
     and support families 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

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     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 strengthen and support 
     families 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 strengthen and support families to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect (through networks where 
     appropriate)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``to the network''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and parents with disabilities'' 
     before the semicolon;
       (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 designed to 
     strengthen and support families 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 designed to 
     strengthen and support families 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 designed to strengthen and 
     support families 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 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)--
       (A) 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'';
       (B) by striking ``State lead agency'' and inserting ``State 
     lead entity''; and
       (C) by striking ``the lead agency'' and inserting ``the 
     current lead entity''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``subsection (a)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)''.

     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 designed to 
     strengthen and support families 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 designed to strengthen and support families 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 
     strengthen and support families 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 ``start up, maintenance, 
     expansion, and redesign of community-based and prevention-
     focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and 
     support families 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 strengthen and 
     support families 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 strengthen and support 
     families 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 strengthen and support 
     families 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 strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and support families 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 designed to 
     strengthen and support families 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 designed to 
     strengthen and support families 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,''; and
       (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 designed to strengthen and 
     support families 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 
     strengthen and support families 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 
     strengthen and support families 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 strengthen and support 
     families 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 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 strengthen and support families 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) or `infant or toddler with a 
     disability' in section 632(5)''.
       (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 designed to strengthen

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     and support families 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 or networks of such 
     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 2004 and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 
     2008.''.

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 141. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The table of contents of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act, as contained in section 1(b) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5101 note), is amended as follows:
       (1) By striking the item relating to section 105 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 105. Grants to States and public or private agencies and 
              organizations.''.

       (2) By striking the item relating to title II and inserting 
     the following:

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

       (3) By striking the item relating to section 204.

                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

     SEC. 201. 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. 202. 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. 203. 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 ``The'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--
     The'';
       (2) by striking ``of this Act'' and inserting ``of the 
     Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003'';
       (3) by striking ``to determine the nature'' and inserting 
     ``to determine--
       ``(1) the nature'';
       (4) by striking ``which are not licensed'' and all that 
     follows through ``entity'';''; and
       (5) 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. 204. STUDIES ON SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS.

       Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Dynamics of Successful Adoption.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct research (directly or by grant to, or contract with, 
     public or private nonprofit research agencies or 
     organizations) about adoption outcomes and the factors 
     affecting those outcomes. The Secretary shall submit a report 
     containing the results of such research to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress not later than the date that is 36 
     months after the date of the enactment of the Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act of 2003.

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       ``(c) Interjurisdictional Adoption.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of the Keeping Children and 
     Families Safe Act of 2003, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Comptroller General, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress a report that contains 
     recommendations for an action plan to facilitate the 
     interjurisdictional adoption of foster children.''.

     SEC. 205. 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 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2008 to carry out programs and activities 
     authorized under this subtitle.''.

                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 301. 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 known as `AIDS'), and those who have been 
     exposed to dangerous drugs;'';
       (4) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7);
       (5) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) by striking ``such infants and young children'' and 
     inserting ``infants and young children who are abandoned in 
     hospitals''; and
       (B) 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;'';
       (7) by striking paragraph (11);
       (8) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), 
     (9), and (10) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; 
     and
       (9) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) private, Federal, State, and local resources should 
     be coordinated to establish and maintain services described 
     in paragraph (7) and to ensure the optimal use of all such 
     resources.''.

     SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROJECTS.

       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 PROJECTS.'';

     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. 303. 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 101(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 
     enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
     2003, the Secretary shall complete the study required under 
     paragraph (1) and submit to 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. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--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 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2008.
       ``(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 102(a).'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``Authorization.--'' after ``(1)'' the 
     first place it appears; and
       (ii) by striking ``this title'' and inserting ``this Act''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``Limitation.--'' after ``(2)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 1991.'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 2003.''; and
       (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (b) Redesignation.--The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 
     1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 104 as section 302; and
       (2) by moving that section 302 to the end of that Act.

     SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 301 of the Abandoned Infants 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Abandoned; abandonment.--The terms `abandoned' and 
     `abandonment', used 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) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.--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) Dangerous drug.--The term `dangerous drug' means a 
     controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
       ``(4) Natural family.--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 Act.
       ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 103 of the Abandoned Infants 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is repealed.

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

     SEC. 401. 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 
     2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2);''.
       (b) Report.--Section 303(a) of such 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 shall submit to the Secretary a 
     report that contains a description of the activities carried 
     out under paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.
       (c) Children Who Witness Domestic Violence.--Section 303 of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
     subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) For a fiscal year described in section 310(a)(2), the 
     Secretary shall use funds made available under that section 
     to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
     for projects designed to address the needs of children who 
     witness domestic violence, to--
       ``(1) provide direct services for children who witness 
     domestic violence;

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       ``(2) provide for training for and collaboration among 
     child welfare agencies, domestic violence victim service 
     providers, courts, law enforcement, and other entities; and
       ``(3) provide for multisystem interventions for children 
     who witness domestic violence.''.

     SEC. 402. 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. 403. 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. 404. 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. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) General Authorization.--Section 310(a) of the Family 
     Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 303 through 311, 
     $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
       ``(2) Projects to address needs of children who witness 
     domestic violence.--For a fiscal year in which the amounts 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $150,000,000, the 
     Secretary shall reserve and make available 50 percent of the 
     excess to carry out section 303(c).''.
       (b) Allocations for Other Programs.--Subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d) of section 310 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10409) are 
     amended by inserting ``(and not reserved under subsection 
     (a)(2))'' after ``each fiscal year''.
       (c) Grants for State Domestic Violence Coalitions.--Section 
     311(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(g)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Funding.--Of the amount appropriated under section 
     310(a) for a fiscal year (and not reserved under section 
     310(a)(2)), not less than 10 percent of such amount shall be 
     made available to award grants under this section.''.

     SEC. 406. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

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

     SEC. 407. 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 (and not reserved under section 310(a)(2)), 
     not more than 2.5 percent shall be used by the Secretary for 
     evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs under 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 408. 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. 409. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 410. 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) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)) is repealed.

     SEC. 411. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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

     SEC. 412. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER NETWORK.

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

     ``SEC. 317. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER NETWORK.

       ``(a) In General.--For a year in which the Secretary makes 
     an amount available under subsection (g)(2), the Secretary 
     shall award a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish 
     and operate a highly secure 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, participating domestic violence shelters in 
     the United States, State and local domestic violence 
     agencies, and other domestic violence organization, so that 
     such entities will be able to connect a victim of domestic 
     violence to the most safe, appropriate, and convenient 
     domestic violence shelter; and
       ``(2) contain, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     continuously updated information concerning the availability 
     of services and space in domestic violence shelters across 
     the United States.
       ``(b) 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 a high level security system to ensure the 
     confidentiality of the website;
       ``(B) establish, within 5 years, a website that links the 
     entities described in subsection (a)(1);
       ``(C) consult with the entities described in subsection 
     (a)(1) in developing and implementing the website and 
     providing Internet connections; and
       ``(D) otherwise comply with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(c) 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 and 
     highly secure;
       ``(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 other entities described in subsection (a)(1) 
     regarding how to use the website to best meet the needs of 
     callers;
       ``(7) provide Internet access, and hardware in necessary 
     cases, 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.
       ``(d) 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 recipient of the grant award or to the 
     website.
       ``(e) Duration of Grant.--The term of a grant awarded under 
     this section shall be 5 years.
       ``(f) Technical Assistance and Oversight.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(1) provide technical assistance, if requested, on 
     developing and managing the website; and
       ``(2) have access to, and monitor, the website.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out section 316 and this section, $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.
       ``(2) Conditions on appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available a portion 
     of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) to carry out 
     this section only for any fiscal year for which the amounts 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $3,000,000.
       ``(3) Administrative costs.--Of the amount made available 
     to carry out this section for a fiscal year the Secretary may 
     not use 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.
       ``(4) Availability.--Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) 
     shall remain available until expended.''.

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     SEC. 412. 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 2004 through 2008.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) 
     is amended by striking subsection (i).

     SEC. 414. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       Section 319(f) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10419(f)) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal year 2001'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 
     2004 through 2008''.

     SEC. 415. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10401 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 302(1) (42 U.S.C. 10401(1)) by striking 
     ``demonstrate the effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting 
     ``assist'';
       (2) in section 303(a) (42 U.S.C. 10402(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 303(g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``309(4)'' and 
     inserting ``320''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``309(5)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``320(5)(A)'';
       (4) in section 305(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 10404(b)(2)(A)) by 
     striking ``provide for research, and into'' and inserting 
     ``provide for research into'';
       (5) by redesignating section 309 as section 320 and moving 
     that section to the end of the Act; and
       (6) in section 311(a) (42 U.S.C. 10410(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''.

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleagues in 
introducing the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003. This 
Act continues our Federal commitment to ensuring that the Nation's most 
vulnerable children are protected and safe.
  Recent cases of abuse and neglect have made national headlines as 
local authorities have failed to identify abused children. These 
failures have led to tragic consequences--the deaths of innocent and 
unprotected children.
  Clearly, we must do better--at the national, State, and local levels. 
And the bill we introduce today will enhance the Federal partnership 
with local officials to bring greater protection to our children.
  Since 1974, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, or CAPTA, 
has been a great support in reaching the nearly 900,000 children who 
suffer abuse and neglect each year. This year's bipartisan 
reauthorization of CAPTA will continue and expand that support through 
FY 2008, and extend CAPTA's related programs, including the Abandoned 
Infants Assistance Act, the Adoption Opportunities Act, and the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act.
  Child abuse and neglect continues to be a serious and daunting 
problem in our nation. In local communities, child protective services 
agencies bear the responsibility of receiving and investigating reports 
of child abuse and neglect. Each year those agencies respond to nearly 
3 million reports of abuse. It is a tremendous challenge, and 
caseworkers in local agencies perform an admirable task worthy of our 
thanks.
  But despite the hard work of child protective services, nearly half 
of all children in substantiated cases of abuse receive no follow-up 
services or support. In 2000, over 900 children under the age of 6 died 
of abuse and neglect. Those children in desperate circumstances need 
and deserve our help, and we must do better.
  The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act will bring us closer 
toward our goal of responding more effectively to child abuse and 
neglect. Our bipartisan bill encourages better training and 
qualifications for child abuse caseworkers, creates linkages to better 
facilitate referrals for neglected children, and coordinates best 
practices to improve systems that currently serve and protect children.
  Actions to prevent and address child abuse and neglect must be 
strengthened and expanded. This bill will improve current systems of 
child abuse treatment by coordinating information on best practices 
among child protective services agencies through the National Child 
Abuse Clearinghouse, and disseminating those practices that hold 
promise to improve systems. The bill will also ensure that local 
citizen review panels oversee, review, and bolster the practices of 
child protective services. Access to technical assistance and grants 
will also be broadened to private entities working to prevent and treat 
child abuse.
  The identification and treatment of abused children cannot be 
improved without better preparation of those responsible for 
investigating abuse and neglect. By improving the training, retention, 
and supervision of child protective caseworkers, the bill will ensure 
that children receive the help they need. New training will help 
caseworkers become familiar with their legal duties and receive 
guidance on how to best work with families. Training will also be 
provided to protect the personal safety of caseworkers as they enter 
homes to investigate allegations of abuse.
  More must also be done to ensure that abused children receive ongoing 
support and services. This bill will encourage states to adopt a 
comprehensive approach to treating and preventing abuse by linking 
child protective services and education, health, mental health, and 
judicial systems to more effectively follow-up with support and 
services to abused and neglected children. The bill will also promote 
partnerships between public agencies and community-based organizations 
to support child abuse prevention and treatment.
  I am pleased that the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act 
continues the legacy of the late Senator Wellstone in combating 
domestic violence and addressing its impact on children. It is 
estimated that 10 million children witness physical abuse between their 
parents each year, damaging their emotional and physical well being, 
and causing difficulties later in life.
  Under this Act, new grants will be awarded, once appropriations for 
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act reach $150 million, to 
address the physical and emotional needs of children who witness 
violence in their homes. Those funds will support direct services and 
interventions for children who witness domestic violence, bringing 
together child welfare agencies, courts, law enforcement, and other 
appropriate entities.
  This Act also supports a new electronic network to connect victims of 
domestic violence and support organizations and networks in local 
communities. This network will enhance the current national domestic 
violence hotline, which serves as a vital resource for victims of 
domestic abuse 24-hours-a-day, 365 days a year. The hotline currently 
provides support and assistance to 300 to 400 callers a day.
  We must do more to help children and their families overcome the 
harmful effects of abuse, neglect, and violence. The Keeping Children 
and Families Safe Act of 2003 is a step in the right direction toward 
that goal, and I urge my colleagues to support this important 
legislation.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I am pleased to join with Senator Gregg, 
Senator Kennedy, and Senator Alexander in introducing the Keeping 
Children and Families Safe Act of 2003.
  The bill we are introducing today would strengthen efforts to prevent 
child abuse and neglect, promote increased sharing of information and 
partnerships between child protective services and education, health, 
and juvenile justice systems, and encourage a variety of new training 
programs to improve child protection, particularly cross-training in 
recognizing domestic violence and substance abuse in addition to child 
abuse detection and protection training.
  The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 renews grants to 
States to improve child protection systems and increases to $200 
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authorization for child abuse investigations, training of child 
protection service, CPS, workers, and community child abuse prevention 
programs. For States to receive funding, they must meet several new 
requirements: have triage procedures to provide appropriate referrals 
of a child ``not at risk of imminent harm'' to a community organization 
or for voluntary preventive services; have policies in place to address 
the needs of infants who are born and identified as having been 
physically affected by prenatal exposure to illegal drugs, which must 
include a safe plan of care for the child; have policies for improved 
training, retention, and supervision of caseworkers; and require 
criminal background record checks for prospective foster and adoptive 
parents and all other adults living in the household, not later than 2 
years after the law's enactment.
  Child abuse and neglect continue to be significant problems 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 put 
together the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 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. The bill we are introducing today encourages triage 
approaches and differential response systems so that those reports 
where children are most at-risk of imminent harm can be prioritized. 
The bill specifically emphasizes collaborations in communities between 
CPS, health agencies, including mental health agencies, schools, and 
community-based groups to help strengthen families and provide better 
protection for children. The bill provides grants for prevention 
programs and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect for families 
at-risk to 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 new efforts to 
address the needs of children who witness domestic violence, the 
Adoption Opportunities Act, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act.
  Child protection ought not be a partisan issue. This bill will help 
ensure that it is not. I want to commend and thank my co-authors--
Chairman Gregg, Senator Kennedy and Senator Alexander--for their 
efforts to craft a bipartisan initiative that can help to prevent and 
alleviate suffering among our Nation's children. I urge my colleagues 
to join us in supporting this bill and to strengthen child protection 
laws early this year.
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