[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H2292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MAKING IN ORDER AT ANY TIME CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 14, KEEPING CHILDREN 
                     AND FAMILIES SAFE ACT OF 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it shall 
be in order at any time without intervention of any point of order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 14) to amend the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act to make improvements to and reauthorize 
programs under that Act, and for other purposes;
  The bill shall be considered as read for amendment;
  The amendment recommended by the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments that have 
been placed, at the desk, shall be considered as adopted;
  The bill shall be debatable for 2 hours, equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce;
  The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
amended, to final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions;
  After passage of H.R. 14, the House shall be considered to have taken 
from the Speaker's table S. 342, stricken all after the enacting clause 
of the Senate bill and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 
14 as passed by the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendments to the 
printed amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Modification to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce:

Modification to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 14, 
      Recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce

       On page 32 of the reported bill, after line 20, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 115. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE 
                   INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE 
                   AND NEGLECT CASES.

       Section 107(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the handling of cases involving children with 
     disabilities or serious health-related problems who are 
     victims of abuse or neglect.''.
       Page 32, line 21, redesignate section 115 as section 116.
       Page 33, line 9, redesignate section 116 as section 117.
       Page 34, line 1, redesignate section 117 as section 118.
       Page 56, beginning on line 12, strike ``, in consultation 
     with the Comptroller General,''.
       Page 2, strike the items in the table of contents relating 
     to sections 115 through 117 and insert the following:

Sec. 115. Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation 
              and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases.
Sec. 116. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 117. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 118. Reports.

  Mr. RADANOVICH (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the amendments be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.

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