[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 161 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H8114-H8131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CAPTA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010

  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
Senate bill (S. 3817) to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the 
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 to reauthorize the Acts, and 
for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 
     2010''.

           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) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) in fiscal year 2008, approximately 772,000 children 
     were found by States to be victims of child abuse and 
     neglect;'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and close to \1/3\ 
     of all child maltreatment-related fatalities in fiscal year 
     2008 were attributed to neglect alone'' after 
     ``maltreatment''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``60 percent'' and inserting ``71 
     percent'';
       (ii) by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     2008'';
       (iii) by striking ``19 percent'' and inserting ``16 
     percent'';
       (iv) by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``9 
     percent''; and
       (v) by striking ``and 7 percent suffered emotional 
     maltreatment'' and inserting ``, 7 percent suffered 
     psychological maltreatment, 2 percent experienced medical 
     neglect, and 9 percent were victims of other forms of 
     maltreatment'';

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       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``or neglect'' after 
     ``abuse'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2001, an estimated 
     1,300'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2008, an estimated 
     1,740''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by inserting ``in fiscal year 2008,'' after ``(C)'';
       (ii) by striking ``41 percent'' and inserting ``45 
     percent'';
       (iii) by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting ``72 
     percent'';
       (iv) by striking ``6 years'' and inserting ``4 years''; and
       (v) by striking ``abuse'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``maltreatment'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``slightly'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``approximately 37 percent of 
     victims of child abuse did not receive post-investigation 
     services in fiscal year 2008;'';
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (11) and (13) through (15), 
     respectively;
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (4) of this section the 
     following:
       ``(5) African-American children, American Indian children, 
     Alaska Native children, and children of multiple races and 
     ethnicities experience the highest rates of child abuse or 
     neglect;'';
       (7) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of 
     this section--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``domestic violence 
     services,'' after ``mental health,''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
       ``(E) recognizes the diversity of ethnic, cultural, and 
     religious beliefs and traditions that may impact child 
     rearing patterns, while not allowing the differences in those 
     beliefs and traditions to enable abuse or neglect;'';
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (5) of this section, the following:
       ``(12) because both child maltreatment and domestic 
     violence occur in up to 60 percent of the families in which 
     either is present, States and communities should adopt 
     assessments and intervention procedures aimed at enhancing 
     the safety both of children and victims of domestic 
     violence;'';
       (9) in paragraphs (14) and (15), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (5) of this section, by striking ``Federal 
     government'' and inserting ``Federal Government''; and
       (10) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of 
     this section, by inserting ``and'' at the end.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

     SEC. 111. ADVISORY BOARD.

       Section 102 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5102) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``medicine (including 
     pediatrics)'' and inserting ``health care providers 
     (including pediatricians)'';
       (B) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'';
       (C) in paragraph (13), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) Indian tribes or tribal organizations.''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``tribal,'' after 
     ``State,'' each place such term appears; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``abuse or neglect which'' and inserting 
     ``child abuse or neglect which''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Federal and State'' and inserting 
     ``Federal, State, and tribal''.

     SEC. 112. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.

       Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5104) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and neglect'' before 
     the period;
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;
       (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on 
     effective programs, including private and community-based 
     programs, that have demonstrated success with respect to the 
     prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of 
     child abuse or neglect and hold the potential for broad-scale 
     implementation and replication;
       ``(2) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on 
     the medical diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and 
     neglect;
       ``(3) maintain and disseminate information on best 
     practices relating to differential response;'';
       (C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) 
     of this paragraph, by inserting ``and disseminate'' after 
     ``maintain'';
       (D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) 
     of this paragraph--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 5105 
     note)'' before the semicolon; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``alcohol or drug'' 
     and inserting ``substance'';
       (E) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (6), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``and'' at 
     the end;
       (F) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``and 
     child welfare personnel.'' and inserting ``child welfare, 
     substance abuse treatment services, and domestic violence 
     services personnel; and''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) collect and disseminate information, in conjunction 
     with the National Resource Centers authorized in section 
     310(b) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, on 
     effective programs and best practices for developing and 
     carrying out collaboration between entities providing child 
     protective services and entities providing domestic violence 
     services.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) consult with the head of each agency involved with 
     child abuse and neglect on the development of the components 
     for information collection and management of such 
     clearinghouse and on the mechanisms for the sharing of such 
     information with other Federal agencies and 
     clearinghouses;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
     ``tribal,'' after ``State,'';
       (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) information about the incidence and characteristics 
     of child abuse and neglect in circumstances in which domestic 
     violence is present; and
       ``(iv) information about the incidence and characteristics 
     of child abuse and neglect in cases related to substance 
     abuse;''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``abused or neglected 
     children'' and inserting ``victims of child abuse or 
     neglect''.

     SEC. 113. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Research.--Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``from abuse or neglect and to improve the well-being of 
     abused or neglected children'' and inserting ``from child 
     abuse or neglect and to improve the well-being of victims of 
     child abuse or neglect'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``abuse and neglect 
     on'' and inserting ``child abuse and neglect on'';
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), 
     (H), and (I), as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (H), (J), (N), 
     and (O), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) effective approaches to improving the relationship 
     and attachment of infants and toddlers who experience child 
     abuse or neglect with their parents or primary caregivers in 
     circumstances where reunification is appropriate;'';
       (E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (C) of this paragraph, by inserting ``and neglect'' before 
     the semicolon;
       (F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (C) of this paragraph--
       (i) by inserting ``, including best practices to meet the 
     needs of special populations,'' after ``best practices''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(12)'' and inserting ``(14)'';
       (G) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:
       ``(G) effective practices and programs to improve 
     activities such as identification, screening, medical 
     diagnosis, forensic diagnosis, health evaluations, and 
     services, including activities that promote collaboration 
     between--
       ``(i) the child protective service system; and
       ``(ii)(I) the medical community, including providers of 
     mental health and developmental disability services; and
       ``(II) providers of early childhood intervention services 
     and special education for children who have been victims of 
     child abuse or neglect;'';
       (H) by inserting after subparagraph (H), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:
       ``(I) effective collaborations, between the child 
     protective system and domestic violence service providers, 
     that provide for the safety of children exposed to domestic 
     violence and their nonabusing parents and that improve the 
     investigations, interventions, delivery of services, and 
     treatments provided for such children and families;'';
       (I) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (C) of this paragraph, by striking ``low income'' and 
     inserting ``low-income'';
       (J) by inserting after subparagraph (J), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:
       ``(K) the impact of child abuse and neglect on the 
     incidence and progression of disabilities;
       ``(L) the nature and scope of effective practices relating 
     to differential response, including an analysis of best 
     practices conducted by the States;
       ``(M) child abuse and neglect issues facing Indians, Alaska 
     Natives, and Native Hawaiians, including providing 
     recommendations for improving the collection of child abuse 
     and neglect data from Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian 
     communities;'';
       (K) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (C) of this paragraph, by striking ``clauses (i) through (xi) 
     of subparagraph (H)'' and inserting ``clauses (i) through (x) 
     of subparagraph (O)''; and
       (L) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (C) of this paragraph--
       (i) in clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting ``and neglect'' 
     after ``abuse'';
       (ii) in clause (v), by striking ``child abuse have'' and 
     inserting ``child abuse and neglect have'';
       (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ix);
       (iv) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi);
       (v) by inserting after clause (ix), the following:
       ``(x) the extent to which reports of suspected or known 
     instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential 
     combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, interstate, 
     Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are being screened out 
     solely on the basis of the cross-jurisdictional 
     complications; and''; and
       (vi) in clause (xi), as redesignated by clause (iv), by 
     striking ``abuse'' and inserting ``child abuse and neglect''; 
     and

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       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraphs'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``clauses (i) through (xi) of 
     paragraph (1)(O).'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Keeping Children and 
     Families Safe Act of 2003'' and inserting ``CAPTA 
     Reauthorization Act of 2010'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``(A) The'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--The''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking all that precedes ``later'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(B) Public comment.--Not'';
       (ii) by striking ``than 2'' and inserting ``than 1''; and
       (iii) by striking ``Keeping Children and Families Safe Act 
     of 2003'' and inserting ``CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 
     2010''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Study on shaken baby syndrome.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study that--
       ``(A) identifies data collected on shaken baby syndrome;
       ``(B) determines the feasibility of collecting uniform, 
     accurate data from all States regarding--
       ``(i) incidence rates of shaken baby syndrome;
       ``(ii) characteristics of perpetrators of shaken baby 
     syndrome, including age, gender, relation to victim, access 
     to prevention materials and resources, and history of 
     substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness; and
       ``(iii) characteristics of victims of shaken baby syndrome, 
     including gender, date of birth, date of injury, date of 
     death (if applicable), and short- and long-term injuries 
     sustained.''.
       (b) Technical Assistance.--Section 104(b) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and providers of 
     mental health, substance abuse treatment, and domestic 
     violence prevention services'' after ``disabilities''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``and child welfare personnel'' and 
     inserting ``child welfare, substance abuse, and domestic 
     violence services personnel''; and
       (B) by striking ``subjected to abuse.'' and inserting 
     ``subjected to, or whom the personnel suspect have been 
     subjected to, child abuse or neglect.''.
       (c) Peer Review for Grants and Contracts.--Section 104(d) 
     of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5105(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--To enhance the quality and usefulness of 
     research in the field of child abuse and neglect, the 
     Secretary shall, in consultation with experts in the field 
     and other Federal agencies, establish a formal, rigorous, and 
     meritorious peer review process for purposes of evaluating 
     and reviewing applications for assistance through a grant or 
     contract under this section and determining the relative 
     merits of the project for which such assistance is 
     requested.''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Members.--In establishing the process required by 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only appoint to the 
     peer review panels members who--
       ``(i) are experts in the field of child abuse and neglect 
     or related disciplines, with appropriate expertise related to 
     the applications to be reviewed; and
       ``(ii) are not individuals who are officers or employees of 
     the Administration for Children and Families.
       ``(C) Meetings.--The peer review panels shall meet as often 
     as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review of 
     applications for grants and contracts under this section, but 
     shall meet not less often than once a year.
       ``(D) Criteria and guidelines.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the peer review panel utilizes scientifically valid 
     review criteria and scoring guidelines in the review of the 
     applications for grants and contracts.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``(A) The'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Meritorious projects.--The''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes 
     ``the instance'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Explanation.--In''.
       (d) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 104(e) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5105(e)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``States or'' and inserting ``entities that 
     are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or''; and
       (B) by striking ``such agencies or organizations'' and 
     inserting ``such entities'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``safely facilitate 
     the'' and inserting ``facilitate the safe''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``child care and early childhood education 
     and care providers,'' after ``in cooperation with''; and
       (B) by striking ``preschool'' and inserting 
     ``preschools,''.

     SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL 
                   ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES 
                   AND ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``STATES'' and 
     inserting ``STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS,''
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``States,'' and inserting ``entities that 
     are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or''; and
       (ii) by striking ``such agencies or organizations'' and 
     inserting ``such entities'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``this section'' and inserting ``this subsection'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``health care,'' before ``medicine,'';
       (II) by inserting ``child care,'' after ``education,''; and
       (III) by inserting ``and neglect'' before the semicolon;

       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a comma after 
     ``youth'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) by striking ``support the enhancement of linkages 
     between'' and inserting ``enhance linkages among'';
       (II) by striking ``including physical'' and all that 
     follows through ``partnerships'' and inserting ``entities 
     providing physical and mental health services, community 
     resources, and developmental disability agencies, to improve 
     screening, forensic diagnosis, and health and developmental 
     evaluations, and for partnerships''; and
       (III) by striking ``offer creative approaches to using'' 
     and inserting ``support the coordinated use of'';

       (v) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (F), (G), and (I) through (L), respectively;
       (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) for the training of personnel in best practices to 
     meet the unique needs of children with disabilities, 
     including promoting interagency collaboration;'';
       (vii) by inserting after subparagraph (G), as redesignated 
     by clause (v) of this subparagraph, the following:
       ``(H) for the training of personnel in childhood 
     development including the unique needs of children under age 
     3;'';
       (viii) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by clause (v) 
     of this subparagraph, by striking ``and other public and 
     private welfare agencies'' and inserting ``other public and 
     private welfare agencies, and agencies that provide early 
     intervention services'';
       (ix) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated by clause (v) of 
     this subparagraph, by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (x) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by clause (v) of 
     this subparagraph--

       (I) by striking ``disabled infants'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``infants or toddlers with disabilities''; and
       (II) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and

       (xi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(M) for the training of personnel in best practices 
     relating to the provision of differential response.'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``where'' and 
     inserting ``when'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, leadership,'' after 
     ``mutual support'';
       (E) in paragraph (4), by striking all that precedes 
     ``Secretary'' and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Kinship care.--The'';
       (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in not more than 10 
     States'';
       (G) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in the paragraph heading--

       (I) by striking ``between'' and inserting ``among''; and
       (II) by striking ``and developmental disabilities'' and 
     inserting ``substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and 
     domestic violence service'';

       (ii) by striking ``between'' and inserting ``among'';
       (iii) by striking ``mental health'' and all that follows 
     through ``, for'' and inserting ``mental health, substance 
     abuse, developmental disabilities, and domestic violence 
     service agencies, and entities that carry out community-based 
     programs, for''; and
       (iv) by striking ``help assure'' and inserting ``ensure''; 
     and
       (H) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) Collaborations between child protective service 
     entities and domestic violence service entities.--The 
     Secretary may award grants to public or private agencies and 
     organizations under this section to develop or expand 
     effective collaborations between child protective service 
     entities and domestic violence service entities to improve 
     collaborative investigation and intervention procedures, 
     provision for the safety of the nonabusing parent involved 
     and children, and provision of services to children exposed 
     to domestic violence that also support the caregiving role of 
     the non-abusing parent.''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)(4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``neglected or 
     abused'' and inserting ``victims of child abuse or neglect'';
       (B) in subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C)(iii), by striking 
     ``abuse or neglect'' and inserting ``child abuse and 
     neglect'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking ``been neglected 
     or abused'' and inserting ``been a victim of child abuse or 
     neglect''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``a'' after ``grantee 
     is'' and inserting ``an''.

     SEC. 115. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT 
                   PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 106 of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by 
     striking the section heading and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 106. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT 
                   PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.''.

       (b) Development and Operation Grants.--Section 106(a) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106a(a)) is amended--

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       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``based on'' and all that follows through ``18 in'' and 
     inserting ``from allotments made under subsection (f) for'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``abuse and neglect'' and 
     inserting ``child abuse or neglect'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, intra-agency, 
     interstate, and intrastate'' after ``interagency''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``abuse and 
     neglect'' and inserting ``child abuse or neglect'';
       (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including the use of 
     differential response'' after ``protocols'';
       (5) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, including the use 
     of differential response,'' after ``strategies'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``workers'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``workers; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) training in early childhood, child, and adolescent 
     development;'';
       (6) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(8) developing, facilitating the use of, and implementing 
     research-based strategies and training protocols for 
     individuals mandated to report child abuse and neglect;'';
       (7) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (14) as 
     paragraphs (9) through (13), respectively;
       (8) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of 
     this subsection--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) the use of differential response in preventing child 
     abuse and neglect;'';
       (9) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of 
     this subsection, by inserting ``, including the use of 
     differential response'' before the semicolon;
       (10) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of 
     this subsection, by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (11) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of 
     this subsection--
       (A) by striking ``supporting and enhancing'' and all that 
     follows through ``community-based programs'' and inserting 
     ``supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration among 
     public health agencies, agencies in the child protective 
     service system, and agencies carrying out private community-
     based programs--'';
       (B) by striking ``to provide'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) to provide'';
       (C) by striking ``systems) and'' and inserting ``systems), 
     and the use of differential response; and'';
       (D) by striking ``to address'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) to address'';
       (E) by striking ``abused or neglected'' and inserting 
     ``victims of child abuse or neglect;''and
       (F) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (12) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) developing and implementing procedures for 
     collaboration among child protective services, domestic 
     violence services, and other agencies in--
       ``(A) investigations, interventions, and the delivery of 
     services and treatment provided to children and families, 
     including the use of differential response, where 
     appropriate; and
       ``(B) the provision of services that assist children 
     exposed to domestic violence, and that also support the 
     caregiving role of their nonabusing parents.''.
       (c) Eligibility Requirements.--Section 106(b) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) State plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary a State 
     plan that specifies the areas of the child protective 
     services system described in subsection (a) that the State 
     will address with amounts received under the grant.
       ``(B) Duration of plan.--Each State plan shall--
       ``(i) remain in effect for the duration of the State's 
     participation under this section; and
       ``(ii) be periodically reviewed and revised as necessary by 
     the State to reflect changes in the State's strategies and 
     programs under this section.
       ``(C) Additional information.--The State shall provide 
     notice to the Secretary--
       ``(i) of any substantive changes, including any change to 
     State law or regulations, relating to the prevention of child 
     abuse and neglect that may affect the eligibility of the 
     State under this section; and
       ``(ii) of any significant changes in how funds provided 
     under this section are used to support activities described 
     in this section, which may differ from the activities 
     described in the current State application.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
     subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively;
       (B) by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (B), as 
     redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Contents.--A State plan submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall contain a description of the activities that the State 
     will carry out using amounts received under the grant to 
     achieve the objectives of this title, including--
       ``(A) an assurance that the State plan, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, is coordinated with the State plan under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 
     et seq.) relating to child welfare services and family 
     preservation and family support services;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``chief executive officer'' and inserting 
     ``Governor''; and
       (II) by striking ``Statewide'' and inserting ``statewide'';

       (ii) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) provisions or procedures for an individual to report 
     known and suspected instances of child abuse and neglect, 
     including a State law for mandatory reporting by individuals 
     required to report such instances;'';
       (iii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I)--

       (aa) by inserting ``with'' after ``born''; and
       (bb) by inserting ``or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder,'' 
     after ``drug exposure,''; and

       (II) in subclause (I), by inserting ``or neglect'' before 
     the semicolon;

       (iv) in clause (iii), by inserting ``, or a Fetal Alcohol 
     Spectrum Disorder'' before the semicolon;
       (v) in clause (v), by inserting ``, including the use of 
     differential response,'' after ``procedures'';
       (vi) in clause (vi)--

       (I) by striking ``the abused or neglected child'' and 
     inserting ``a victim of child abuse or neglect''; and
       (II) by striking ``abuse or neglect'' and inserting ``child 
     abuse or neglect'';

       (vii) in clause (ix), by striking ``abuse and neglect'' and 
     inserting ``child abuse and neglect'';
       (viii) in clause (xi), by striking ``or neglect'' and 
     inserting ``and neglect'';
       (ix) in clause (xiii)--

       (I) by striking ``an abused or neglected child'' and 
     inserting ``a victim of child abuse or neglect''; and
       (II) by inserting ``including training in early childhood, 
     child, and adolescent development,'' after ``to the role,'';

       (x) in clause (xv)(II), by striking ``abuse or neglect'' 
     and inserting ``child abuse or neglect'';
       (xi) in clause (xviii), by striking ``abuse and'' and 
     inserting ``abuse or'';
       (xii) in clause (xvi)--

       (I) in subclause (III), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     ``;''; and
       (II) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(V) to have committed sexual abuse against the surviving 
     child or another child of such parent; or
       ``(VI) to be required to register with a sex offender 
     registry under section 113(a) of the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16913(a));'';

       (xiii) in clause (xxi), by striking ``Act; and'' and 
     inserting ``Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.);'';
       (xiv) in clause (xxii)--

       (I) by striking ``not later'' through ``2003,'';
       (II) by inserting ``that meet the requirements of section 
     471(a)(20) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     671(a)(20))'' after ``checks''; and
       (III) by adding ``and'' at the end; and

       (xv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xxiii) provisions for systems of technology that support 
     the State child protective service system described in 
     subsection (a) and track reports of child abuse and neglect 
     from intake through final disposition;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph--
       (i) by striking ``disabled infants with'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``infants with disabilities who have''; 
     and
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``life threatening'' and 
     inserting ``life-threatening'';
       (E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) policies and procedures encouraging the appropriate 
     involvement of families in decisionmaking pertaining to 
     children who experienced child abuse or neglect;
       ``(v) policies and procedures that promote and enhance 
     appropriate collaboration among child protective service 
     agencies, domestic violence service agencies, substance abuse 
     treatment agencies, and other agencies in investigations, 
     interventions, and the delivery of services and treatment 
     provided to children and families affected by child abuse or 
     neglect, including children exposed to domestic violence, 
     where appropriate; and
       ``(vi) policies and procedures regarding the use of 
     differential response, as applicable;'';
       (F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph--
       (i) by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.)'' after ``Act''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (G) by inserting after subparagraph (E), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following:
       ``(F) an assurance or certification that programs and 
     training conducted under this title address the unique needs 
     of unaccompanied homeless youth, including access to 
     enrollment and support services and that such youth are 
     eligible for under parts B and E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 670 et seq.) and meet 
     the requirements of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.); and
       ``(G) an assurance that the State, in developing the State 
     plan described in paragraph (1), has collaborated with 
     community-based prevention agencies and with families 
     affected by child abuse or neglect.''; and
       (H) in the last sentence, by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)(B)''.
       (d) Citizen Review Panels.--Section 106(c) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is 
     amended--

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       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, and may include adult former victims of child 
     abuse or neglect''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii)(I), by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 
     670 et seq.)'' before the semicolon.
       (e) Annual State Data Reports.--Section 106(d) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``as abused or 
     neglected'' and inserting ``as victims of child abuse or 
     neglect'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including use of 
     differential response,'' after ``services'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7)(A) The number of child protective service personnel 
     responsible for the--
       ``(i) intake of reports filed in the previous year;
       ``(ii) screening of such reports;
       ``(iii) assessment of such reports; and
       ``(iv) investigation of such reports.
       ``(B) The average caseload for the workers described in 
     subparagraph (A).'';
       (4) in paragraph (9), by striking ``abuse or neglect'' and 
     inserting ``child abuse or neglect'';
       (5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
       ``(10) For child protective service personnel responsible 
     for intake, screening, assessment, and investigation of child 
     abuse and neglect reports in the State--
       ``(A) information on the education, qualifications, and 
     training requirements established by the State for child 
     protective service professionals, including for entry and 
     advancement in the profession, including advancement to 
     supervisory positions;
       ``(B) data on the education, qualifications, and training 
     of such personnel;
       ``(C) demographic information of the child protective 
     service personnel; and
       ``(D) information on caseload or workload requirements for 
     such personnel, including requirements for average number and 
     maximum number of cases per child protective service worker 
     and supervisor.'';
       (6) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and neglect'' and 
     inserting ``or neglect''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) The number of children referred to a child 
     protective services system under subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii).
       ``(16) The number of children determined to be eligible for 
     referral, and the number of children referred, under 
     subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxi), to agencies providing early 
     intervention services under part C of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).''.
       (f) Annual Report.--Section 106(e) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(e)) is amended 
     by inserting ``and neglect'' before the period.
       (g) Formula.--Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(f) Allotments.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Fiscal year 2009 grant funds.--The term `fiscal year 
     2009 grant funds' means the amount appropriated under section 
     112 for fiscal year 2009, and not reserved under section 
     112(a)(2).
       ``(B) Grant funds.--The term `grant funds' means the amount 
     appropriated under section 112 for a fiscal year and not 
     reserved under section 112(a)(2).
       ``(C) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico.
       ``(D) Territory.--The term `territory' means Guam, American 
     Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(2) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the Secretary shall make allotments to each State 
     and territory that applies for a grant under this section in 
     an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) $50,000; and
       ``(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to any 
     grant funds remaining after all such States and territories 
     have received $50,000, as the number of children under the 
     age of 18 in the State or territory bears to the number of 
     such children in all States and territories that apply for 
     such a grant.
       ``(3) Allotments for decreased appropriation years.--In the 
     case where the grant funds for a fiscal year are less than 
     the fiscal year 2009 grant funds, the Secretary shall ratably 
     reduce each of the allotments under paragraph (2) for such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(4) Allotments for increased appropriation years.--
       ``(A) Minimum allotments to states for increased 
     appropriations years.--In any fiscal year for which the grant 
     funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by more than 
     $1,000,000, the Secretary shall adjust the allotments under 
     paragraph (2), as necessary, such that no State that applies 
     for a grant under this section receives an allotment in an 
     amount that is less than--
       ``(i) $100,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant funds 
     exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by more than 
     $1,000,000 but less than $2,000,000;
       ``(ii) $125,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant funds 
     exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by at least 
     $2,000,000 but less than $3,000,000; and
       ``(iii) $150,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 
     funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by at least 
     $3,000,000.
       ``(B) Allotment adjustment.--In the case of a fiscal year 
     for which subparagraph (A) applies and the grant funds are 
     insufficient to satisfy the requirements of such subparagraph 
     (A), paragraph (2), and paragraph (5), the Secretary shall, 
     subject to paragraph (5), ratably reduce the allotment of 
     each State for which the allotment under paragraph (2) is an 
     amount that exceeds the applicable minimum under subparagraph 
     (A), as necessary to ensure that each State receives the 
     applicable minimum allotment under subparagraph (A).
       ``(5) Hold harmless.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and 
     (4), except as provided in paragraph (3), no State or 
     territory shall receive a grant under this section in an 
     amount that is less than the amount such State or territory 
     received under this section for fiscal year 2009.''.

     SEC. 116. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE 
                   INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE 
                   AND NEGLECT CASES.

       Section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) the assessment and investigation of suspected child 
     abuse and neglect cases, including cases of suspected child 
     sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits 
     additional trauma to the child and the child's family;
       ``(2) the assessment and investigation of cases of 
     suspected child abuse-related fatalities and suspected child 
     neglect-related fatalities;'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``particularly'' and 
     inserting ``including''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``the handling'' and inserting ``the 
     assessment and investigation''; and
       (ii) by striking ``victims of abuse'' and inserting 
     ``suspected victims of child abuse'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section 107(b)'' 
     and inserting ``section 106(b)'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) adult former victims of child abuse or neglect; and
       ``(J) individuals experienced in working with homeless 
     children and youths (as defined in section 725 of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11434a)).'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``particularly'' and inserting 
     ``including''; and
       (B) by inserting ``intrastate,'' before ``interstate'';
       (5) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``particularly'' and inserting 
     ``including''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``intrastate,'' before ``interstate'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting a comma after ``model''; and
       (ii) by striking ``improve the rate'' and all that follows 
     through ``child sexual abuse cases'' and inserting the 
     following: ``improve the prompt and successful resolution of 
     civil and criminal court proceedings or enhance the 
     effectiveness of judicial and administrative action in child 
     abuse and neglect cases, particularly child sexual abuse and 
     exploitation cases, including the enhancement of performance 
     of court-appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem for 
     children''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by inserting a comma after ``protocols'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, which may include those children 
     involved in reports of child abuse or neglect with a 
     potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, 
     interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal,'' after 
     ``protection for children'';
       (iii) by striking ``from abuse'' and inserting ``from child 
     abuse and neglect''; and
       (iv) by striking ``particularly'' and inserting 
     ``including''; and
       (6) in subsection (f), by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 10603a)'' 
     after ``1984''.

     SEC. 117. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 108(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106d(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary should encourage all States and public and 
     private entities that receive assistance under this title 
     to--
       ``(1) ensure that children and families with limited 
     English proficiency who participate in programs under this 
     title are provided with materials and services through such 
     programs in an appropriate language other than English; and
       ``(2) ensure that individuals with disabilities who 
     participate in programs under this title are provided with 
     materials and services through such programs that are 
     appropriate to their disabilities.''.

     SEC. 118. REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by striking 
     subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Coordination Efforts.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 
     2010, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
     Senate a report on efforts to coordinate the objectives and 
     activities of agencies and organizations that are responsible 
     for programs and activities related to child abuse and 
     neglect. Not later than 3 years after that date of enactment, 
     the Secretary shall submit to those committees a second 
     report on such efforts during the 3-year period following 
     that date of enactment. Not later than 5 years after that 
     date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to those 
     committees a third report on such efforts during the 5-year 
     period following that date of enactment.
       ``(b) Effectiveness of State Programs and Technical 
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     after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act 
     of 2010 and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report evaluating the 
     effectiveness of programs receiving assistance under section 
     106 in achieving the objectives of section 106.''.
       (b) Study and Report Relating to Citizen Review Panels.--
     Section 110(c) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Study and Report Relating to Citizen Review Panels.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the effectiveness of citizen review panels, 
     established under section 106(c), in achieving the stated 
     function of such panels under section 106(c)(4)(A) of--
       ``(A) examining the policies, procedures, and practices of 
     State and local child protection agencies; and
       ``(B) evaluating the extent to which such State and local 
     child protection agencies are fulfilling their child 
     protection responsibilities, as described in clauses (i) 
     through (iii) of section 106(c)(4)(A).
       ``(2) Content of study.--The study described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be completed in a manner suited to the unique 
     design of citizen review panels, including consideration of 
     the variability among the panels within and between States. 
     The study shall include the following:
       ``(A) Data describing the membership, organizational 
     structure, operation, and administration of all citizen 
     review panels and the total number of such panels in each 
     State.
       ``(B) A detailed summary of the extent to which 
     collaboration and information-sharing occurs between citizen 
     review panels and State child protective services agencies or 
     any other entities or State agencies. The summary shall 
     include a description of the outcomes that result from 
     collaboration and information sharing.
       ``(C) Evidence of the adherence and responsiveness to the 
     reporting requirements under section 106(c)(6) by citizen 
     review panels and States.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report 
     that contains the results of the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Study and Report Relating to Immunity From Prosecution 
     for Professional Consultation in Suspected and Known 
     Instances of Child Abuse and Neglect.--Section 110 of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Study and Report Relating to Immunity From 
     Prosecution for Professional Consultation in Suspected and 
     Known Instances of Child Abuse and Neglect.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall complete a study, in 
     consultation with experts in the provision of healthcare, law 
     enforcement, education, and local child welfare 
     administration, that examines how provisions for immunity 
     from prosecution under State and local laws and regulations 
     facilitate and inhibit individuals cooperating, consulting, 
     or assisting in making good faith reports, including 
     mandatory reports, of suspected or known instances of child 
     abuse or neglect.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report 
     that contains the results of the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1) and any recommendations for statutory or 
     regulatory changes the Secretary determines appropriate. Such 
     report may be submitted electronically.''.

     SEC. 119. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by inserting ``except as provided in section 106(f),'' 
     after ``(5)'';
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``Samoa,''; and
       (C) by striking ``and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands'';
       (2) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) the term `Alaska Native' has the meaning given the 
     term `Native' in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602);
       ``(8) the term `infant or toddler with a disability' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 632 of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1432);
       ``(9) the terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal 
     organization' have the meanings given the terms in section 4 
     of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 450b);
       ``(10) the term `Native Hawaiian' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517); and
       ``(11) the term `unaccompanied homeless youth' means an 
     individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of 
     section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 11434a).''.

     SEC. 120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 112(a)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2010''; and
       (2) by striking ``2005 through 2008'' and inserting ``2011 
     through 2015''.

     SEC. 121. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 113(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106i(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``abuse or neglect'' and inserting ``child abuse or 
     neglect''.

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

     SEC. 131. TITLE HEADING.

       The title heading of title II of the Child Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended to read as 
     follows:

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

     SEC. 132. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.

       Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, 
     operate, expand, enhance, and coordinate initiatives, 
     programs, and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect 
     and to support the coordination of resources and activities, 
     to better strengthen and support families to reduce the 
     likelihood of child abuse and neglect; and''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``hereafter'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting a comma after ``expanding''; and
       (II) by striking ``(through networks where appropriate)'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, including access to such resources and 
     opportunities for unaccompanied homeless youth''; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) demonstrate a commitment to involving parents in the 
     planning and program implementation of the lead agency and 
     entities carrying out local programs funded under this title, 
     including involvement of parents of children with 
     disabilities, parents who are individuals with disabilities, 
     racial and ethnic minorities, and members of other 
     underrepresented or underserved groups; and'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``children and 
     families'' the following: ``, including unaccompanied 
     homeless youth,'';
       (D) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by inserting ``substance abuse treatment services, 
     domestic violence services,'' after ``mental health 
     services,'';
       (ii) by striking ``family resource and support program'' 
     and inserting ``community-based child abuse and neglect 
     prevention program''; and
       (iii) by striking ``community-based family resource and 
     support program'' and inserting ``community-based child abuse 
     and neglect prevention programs''; and
       (E) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by inserting ``and reporting'' after ``information 
     management'';
       (ii) by striking the comma after ``prevention-focused''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking ``(through networks where appropriate)''.

     SEC. 133. ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 202 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``chief executive officer'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Governor''; and
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``enhance'';
       (2) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ``(through 
     networks where appropriate)'' each place it appears;
       (3) in paragraphs (2) and (3), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``chief executive officer'' and 
     inserting ``Governor''; and
       (4) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting ``adult 
     former victims of child abuse or neglect,'' after 
     ``parents,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting a comma after 
     ``State''.

     SEC. 134. AMOUNT OF GRANT.

       Section 203(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b(b)(1))--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking all that precedes 
     ``70'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) 70 percent.--''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes 
     ``30'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) 30 percent.--''.

     SEC. 135. APPLICATION.

       Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``(through 
     networks where appropriate)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``and how family resource and support'' and 
     inserting ``, including how community-based child abuse and 
     neglect prevention''; and
       (B) by striking ``services provided'' and inserting 
     ``programs provided'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after 
     ``operation'';
       (4) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``an assurance that the State has the'' and 
     inserting ``a description of the State's''; and
       (B) by striking ``consumers and'' and inserting 
     ``consumers, of family advocates, and of adult former victims 
     of child abuse or neglect,'';
       (5) in paragraph (7), by inserting a comma after 
     ``expansion'';
       (6) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) by striking ``and activities''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``homelessness,'' the following: 
     ``unaccompanied homeless youth,'';
       (7) in paragraph (9), by inserting a comma after 
     ``training''; and

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       (8) in paragraph (11), by inserting a comma after 
     ``procedures''.

     SEC. 136. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--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 inserting a 
     comma after ``expand'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``parents and'' and inserting ``parents,''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``in meaningful roles'' before the 
     semicolon;
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``a strategy to provide, over time,'' and 
     inserting ``a comprehensive strategy to provide'';
       (B) by striking ``family centered'' and inserting ``family-
     centered''; and
       (C) by striking ``and parents with young children,'' and 
     inserting ``, to parents with young children, and to parents 
     who are adult former victims of domestic violence or child 
     abuse or neglect,'';
       (4) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3)(A) provide for core child abuse and neglect 
     prevention services, which may be provided directly by the 
     local recipient of the grant funds or through grants or 
     agreements with other local agencies, such as--
       ``(i) parent education, mutual support and self help, and 
     parent leadership services;
       ``(ii) respite care services;
       ``(iii) outreach and followup services, which may include 
     voluntary home visiting services; and
       ``(iv) community and social service referrals; and''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``(C)'' 
     and inserting ``(B) provide'';
       (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) child care, early childhood education and care, and 
     intervention services;'';
       (iii) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and parents who are 
     individuals with disabilities'' before the semicolon;
       (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``scholastic tutoring'' and 
     inserting ``academic tutoring'';
       (v) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (vi) in clause (viii), by adding ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (vii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ix) domestic violence service programs that provide 
     services and treatment to children and their non-abusing 
     caregivers.''; and
       (viii) in clause (v), by striking ``scholastic tutoring'' 
     and inserting ``academic tutoring'';
       (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``family resource and 
     support program'' and inserting ``child abuse and neglect 
     prevention program''; and
       (6) in paragraph (6), by inserting a comma after 
     ``operation''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 206(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``low income'' and inserting ``low-
     income''; and
       (2) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``child abuse and neglect prevention 
     programs.''.

     SEC. 137. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5119f) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after 
     ``operation'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``which description 
     shall specify whether those services are supported by 
     research'' after ``section 202'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``section 205(3)'' and inserting ``section 
     204(3)''; and
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``operation'';
       (4) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by inserting a comma after ``local''; and
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``expansion''; and
       (5) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the results'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``the results of evaluation, or 
     the outcomes of monitoring, conducted under the State program 
     to demonstrate the effectiveness of activities conducted 
     under this title in meeting the purposes of the program; 
     and''.

     SEC. 138. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY 
                   RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

       Section 208 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after 
     ``operate'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting a comma after 
     ``operate''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after 
     ``operate''.

     SEC. 139. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 209 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116h) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``, including the services of crisis nurseries,'' after 
     ``short term care services'';
       (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``abuse or 
     neglect'' and inserting ``child abuse or neglect''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``have'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``have disabilities or chronic or 
     terminal illnesses.''.

     SEC. 140. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 210 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116i) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2010''; and
       (2) by striking ``2005 through 2008'' and inserting ``2011 
     through 2015''.

     SEC. 141. REDESIGNATION.

       Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.) is amended by redesignating sections 
     205 through 210 as sections 204 through 209, respectively.

     SEC. 142. TRANSFER OF DEFINITIONS.

       (a) General Definitions.--The Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 2 the following:

     ``SEC. 3. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act--
       ``(1) the term `child' means a person who has not attained 
     the lesser of--
       ``(A) the age of 18; or
       ``(B) except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified 
     by the child protection law of the State in which the child 
     resides;
       ``(2) the term `child abuse and neglect' means, at a 
     minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a 
     parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical 
     or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or 
     failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious 
     harm;
       ``(3) the term `child with a disability' means a child with 
     a disability as defined in section 602 of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401), or an 
     infant or toddler with a disability as defined in section 632 
     of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1432);
       ``(4) the term `Governor' means the chief executive officer 
     of a State;
       ``(5) the terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal 
     organization' have the meanings given the terms in section 4 
     of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 450b);
       ``(6) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services;
       ``(7) except as provided in section 106(f), the term 
     `State' means each of the several States, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands; and
       ``(8) the term `unaccompanied homeless youth' means an 
     individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of 
     section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 11434a).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 111 of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g), as amended by 
     section 119, is further amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (9), and 
     (11) of section 111;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (10) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and inserting the 
     paragraphs before paragraph (4);
       (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in paragraph (4), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (5) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 151. AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the item relating to section 2 the 
     following:

       ``Sec. 3. General definitions.'';
       (2) by amending the item relating to section 105 to read as 
     follows:

       ``Sec. 105. Grants to States, Indian tribes or tribal 
           organizations, and public or private agencies and 
           organizations.'';
       (3) by amending the item relating to section 106 to read as 
     follows:

       ``Sec. 106. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect 
           prevention and treatment programs.'';
       (4) by striking the item relating to the title heading of 
     title II and inserting the following:

``TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE OR 
                               NEGLECT'';

     and
       (5) by striking the items relating to sections 204 through 
     210 and inserting the following:

       ``Sec. 204. Application.
       ``Sec. 205. Local program requirements.
       ``Sec. 206. Performance measures.
       ``Sec. 207. National network for community-based family 
           resource programs.
       ``Sec. 208. Definitions.
       ``Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations.''.

         TITLE II--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

     SEC. 201. FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10401 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

          ``TITLE III--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES

     ``SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the `Family 
     Violence Prevention and Services Act'.
       ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to--
       ``(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to 
     increase public awareness about, and primary and secondary 
     prevention of, family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence;
       ``(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to provide 
     immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of 
     family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and 
     their dependents;

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       ``(3) provide for a national domestic violence hotline;
       ``(4) provide for technical assistance and training 
     relating to family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence programs to States and Indian tribes, local public 
     agencies (including law enforcement agencies, courts, and 
     legal, social service, and health care professionals in 
     public agencies), nonprofit private organizations (including 
     faith-based and charitable organizations, community-based 
     organizations, and voluntary associations), tribal 
     organizations, and other persons seeking such assistance and 
     training.

     ``SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Alaska native.--The term `Alaska Native' has the 
     meaning given the term `Native' in section 3 of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
       ``(2) Dating violence.--The term `dating violence' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
       ``(3) Domestic violence.--The term `domestic violence' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
       ``(4) Family violence.--The term `family violence' means 
     any act or threatened act of violence, including any forceful 
     detention of an individual, that--
       ``(A) results or threatens to result in physical injury; 
     and
       ``(B) is committed by a person against another individual 
     (including an elderly individual) to or with whom such 
     person--
       ``(i) is related by blood;
       ``(ii) is or was related by marriage or is or was otherwise 
     legally related; or
       ``(iii) is or was lawfully residing.
       ``(5) Indian; indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms 
     `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
       ``(6) Native hawaiian.--The term `Native Hawaiian' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 7207 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
       ``(7) Personally identifying information.--The term 
     `personally identifying information' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
       ``(8) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       ``(9) Shelter.--The term `shelter' means the provision of 
     temporary refuge and supportive services in compliance with 
     applicable State law (including regulation) governing the 
     provision, on a regular basis, of shelter, safe homes, meals, 
     and supportive services to victims of family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents.
       ``(10) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, and, except as otherwise provided, Guam, American 
     Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(11) State domestic violence coalition.--The term `State 
     Domestic Violence Coalition' means a statewide 
     nongovernmental nonprofit private domestic violence 
     organization that--
       ``(A) has a membership that includes a majority of the 
     primary-purpose domestic violence service providers in the 
     State;
       ``(B) has board membership that is representative of 
     primary-purpose domestic violence service providers, and 
     which may include representatives of the communities in which 
     the services are being provided in the State;
       ``(C) has as its purpose to provide education, support, and 
     technical assistance to such service providers to enable the 
     providers to establish and maintain shelter and supportive 
     services for victims of domestic violence and their 
     dependents; and
       ``(D) serves as an information clearinghouse, primary point 
     of contact, and resource center on domestic violence for the 
     State and supports the development of polices, protocols, and 
     procedures to enhance domestic violence intervention and 
     prevention in the State.
       ``(12) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
     means services for adult and youth victims of family 
     violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and 
     dependents exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or 
     dating violence, that are designed to--
       ``(A) meet the needs of such victims of family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, 
     for short-term, transitional, or long-term safety; and
       ``(B) provide counseling, advocacy, or assistance for 
     victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
     violence, and their dependents.
       ``(13) Tribally designated official.--The term `tribally 
     designated official' means an individual designated by an 
     Indian tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private 
     organization authorized by an Indian tribe, to administer a 
     grant under section 309.
       ``(14) Underserved populations.--The term `underserved 
     populations' has the meaning given the term in section 
     40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     13925(a)). For the purposes of this title, the Secretary has 
     the same authority to determine whether a population is an 
     underserved population as the Attorney General has under that 
     section 40002(a).

     ``SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Formula Grants to States.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out sections 301 through 312, $175,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
       ``(2) Allocations.--
       ``(A) Formula grants to states.--
       ``(i) Reservation of funds.--For any fiscal year for which 
     the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed 
     $130,000,000, not less than 25 percent of such excess funds 
     shall be made available to carry out section 312.
       ``(ii) Formula grants.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved under clause 
     (i), not less than 70 percent shall be used for making grants 
     under section 306(a).
       ``(B) Grants to tribes.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved under 
     subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 10 percent shall be used 
     to carry out section 309.
       ``(C) Technical assistance and training centers.--Of the 
     amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 
     and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 6 
     percent shall be used by the Secretary for making grants 
     under section 310.
       ``(D) Grants for state domestic violence coalitions.--Of 
     the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), not less 
     than 10 percent of such amounts shall be used by the 
     Secretary for making grants under section 311.
       ``(E) Administration, evaluation and monitoring.--Of the 
     amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and 
     not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), not more than 2.5 
     percent shall be used by the Secretary for evaluation, 
     monitoring, and other administrative costs under this title.
       ``(b) National Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313 
     $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
       ``(c) Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and 
     Leadership Through Alliances.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 314 $6,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

     ``SEC. 304. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Authorities.--In order to carry out the provisions of 
     this title, the Secretary is authorized to--
       ``(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
     are necessary;
       ``(2) procure, to the extent authorized by section 3109 of 
     title 5, United States Code, such temporary and intermittent 
     services of experts and consultants as are necessary;
       ``(3) make grants to eligible entities or enter into 
     contracts with for-profit or nonprofit nongovernmental 
     entities and establish reporting requirements for such 
     grantees and contractors;
       ``(4) prescribe such regulations and guidance as are 
     reasonably necessary in order to carry out the objectives and 
     provisions of this title, including regulations and guidance 
     on implementing new grant conditions established or 
     provisions modified by amendments made to this title by the 
     CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, to ensure accountability 
     and transparency of the actions of grantees and contractors, 
     or as determined by the Secretary to be reasonably necessary 
     to carry out this title; and
       ``(5) coordinate programs within the Department of Health 
     and Human Services, and seek to coordinate those programs 
     with programs administered by other Federal agencies, that 
     involve or affect efforts to prevent family violence, 
     domestic violence, and dating violence or the provision of 
     assistance for adult and youth victims of family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence.
       ``(b) Administration.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) assign 1 or more employees of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services to carry out the provisions of this 
     title, including carrying out evaluation and monitoring under 
     this title, which employees shall, prior to such appointment, 
     have expertise in the field of family violence and domestic 
     violence prevention and services and, to the extent 
     practicable, have expertise in the field of dating violence;
       ``(2) provide technical assistance in the conduct of 
     programs for the prevention and treatment of family violence, 
     domestic violence, and dating violence;
       ``(3) provide for and coordinate research into the most 
     effective approaches to the intervention in and prevention of 
     family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, by--
       ``(A) consulting with experts and program providers within 
     the family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
     field to identify gaps in research and knowledge, establish 
     research priorities, and disseminate research findings;
       ``(B) collecting and reporting data on the provision of 
     family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
     services, including assistance and programs supported by 
     Federal funds made available under this title and by other 
     governmental or nongovernmental sources of funds; and
       ``(C) coordinating family violence, domestic violence, and 
     dating violence research efforts within the Department of 
     Health and Human Services with relevant research administered 
     or carried out by other Federal agencies and other 
     researchers, including research on the provision of 
     assistance for adult and youth victims of family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence; and
       ``(4) support the development and implementation of 
     effective policies, protocols, and programs within the 
     Department and at other Federal agencies that address the 
     safety and support needs of adult and youth victims of family 
     violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.
       ``(c) Reports.--Every 2 years, the Secretary shall review 
     and evaluate the activities conducted by grantees, 
     subgrantees, and contractors under this title and the 
     effectiveness of the programs administered pursuant to this 
     title, and submit a report containing the evaluation to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on

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     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such 
     report shall also include a summary of the documentation 
     provided to the Secretary through performance reports 
     submitted under section 306(d). The Secretary shall make 
     publicly available on the Department of Health and Human 
     Services website the evaluation reports submitted to Congress 
     under this subsection, including the summary of the 
     documentation provided to the Secretary under section 306(d).

     ``SEC. 305. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) In General.--From the sums appropriated under section 
     303 and available for grants to States under section 306(a) 
     for any fiscal year--
       ``(1) Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     shall each be allotted not less than \1/8\ of 1 percent of 
     the amounts available for grants under section 306(a) for the 
     fiscal year for which the allotment is made; and
       ``(2) each State shall be allotted for a grant under 
     section 306(a), $600,000, with the remaining funds to be 
     allotted to each State in an amount that bears the same ratio 
     to such remaining funds as the population of such State bears 
     to the population of all States.
       ``(b) Population.--For the purpose of this section, the 
     population of each State, and the total population of all the 
     States, shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of 
     the most recent census data available to the Secretary, and 
     the Secretary shall use for such purpose, if available, the 
     annual interim current census data produced by the Secretary 
     of Commerce pursuant to section 181 of title 13, United 
     States Code.
       ``(c) Ratable Reduction.--If the sums appropriated under 
     section 303 for any fiscal year and available for grants to 
     States under section 306(a) are not sufficient to pay in full 
     the total amounts that all States are entitled to receive 
     under subsection (a) for such fiscal year, then the maximum 
     amounts that all States are entitled to receive under 
     subsection (a) for such fiscal year shall be ratably reduced. 
     In the event that additional funds become available for 
     making such grants for any fiscal year during which the 
     preceding sentence is applicable, such reduced amounts shall 
     be increased on the same basis as they were reduced.
       ``(d) Reallotment.--If, at the end of the sixth month of 
     any fiscal year for which sums are appropriated under section 
     303, the amount allotted to a State has not been made 
     available to such State in a grant under section 306(a) 
     because of the failure of such State to meet the requirements 
     for such a grant, then the Secretary shall reallot such 
     amount to States that meet such requirements.
       ``(e) Continued Availability of Funds.--All funds allotted 
     to a State for a fiscal year under this section, and made 
     available to such State in a grant under section 306(a), 
     shall remain available for obligation by the State until the 
     end of the following fiscal year. All such funds that are not 
     obligated by the State by the end of the following fiscal 
     year shall be made available to the Secretary for 
     discretionary activities under section 314. Such funds shall 
     remain available for obligation, and for expenditure by a 
     recipient of the funds under section 314, for not more than 1 
     year from the date on which the funds are made available to 
     the Secretary.
       ``(f) Definition.--In subsection (a)(2), the term `State' 
     does not include any jurisdiction specified in subsection 
     (a)(1).

     ``SEC. 306. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Formula Grants to States.--The Secretary shall award 
     grants to States in order to assist in supporting the 
     establishment, maintenance, and expansion of programs and 
     projects--
       ``(1) to prevent incidents of family violence, domestic 
     violence, and dating violence;
       ``(2) to provide immediate shelter, supportive services, 
     and access to community-based programs for victims of family 
     violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 
     dependents; and
       ``(3) to provide specialized services for children exposed 
     to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 
     underserved populations, and victims who are members of 
     racial and ethnic minority populations.
       ``(b) Administrative Expenses.--
       ``(1) Administrative costs.--Each State may use not more 
     than 5 percent of the grant funds for State administrative 
     costs.
       ``(2) Subgrants to eligible entities.--The State shall use 
     the remainder of the grant funds to make subgrants to 
     eligible entities for approved purposes as described in 
     section 308.
       ``(c) Grant Conditions.--
       ``(1) Approved activities.--In carrying out the activities 
     under this title, grantees and subgrantees may collaborate 
     with and provide information to Federal, State, local, and 
     tribal public officials and agencies, in accordance with 
     limitations on disclosure of confidential or private 
     information as described in paragraph (5), to develop and 
     implement policies to reduce or eliminate family violence, 
     domestic violence, and dating violence.
       ``(2) Discrimination prohibited.--
       ``(A) Application of civil rights provisions.--For the 
     purpose of applying the prohibitions against discrimination 
     on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
     (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), on the basis of disability under 
     section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     794), on the basis of sex under title IX of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), or on the basis 
     of race, color, or national origin under title VI of the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), programs 
     and activities funded in whole or in part with funds made 
     available under this title are considered to be programs and 
     activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
       ``(B) Prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, 
     religion.--
       ``(i) In general.--No person shall on the ground of sex or 
     religion be excluded from participation in, be denied the 
     benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under, any 
     program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds 
     made available under this title. Nothing in this title shall 
     require any such program or activity to include any 
     individual in any program or activity without taking into 
     consideration that individual's sex in those certain 
     instances where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification 
     or programmatic factor reasonably necessary to the normal or 
     safe operation of that particular program or activity.
       ``(ii) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall enforce the 
     provisions of clause (i) in accordance with section 602 of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1). Section 603 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d-2) shall apply with respect to 
     any action taken by the Secretary to enforce such clause.
       ``(iii) Construction.--This subparagraph shall not be 
     construed as affecting any legal remedy provided under any 
     other provision of law.
       ``(C) Enforcement authorities of secretary.--Whenever the 
     Secretary finds that a State, Indian tribe, or other entity 
     that has received financial assistance under this title has 
     failed to comply with a provision of law referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), with subparagraph (B), or with an 
     applicable regulation (including one prescribed to carry out 
     subparagraph (B)), the Secretary shall notify the chief 
     executive officer of the State involved or the tribally 
     designated official of the tribe involved and shall request 
     such officer or official to secure compliance. If, within a 
     reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, the chief 
     executive officer or official fails or refuses to secure 
     compliance, the Secretary may--
       ``(i) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a 
     recommendation that an appropriate civil action be 
     instituted;
       ``(ii) exercise the powers and functions provided by title 
     VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), 
     the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
     sections 504 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 794, 794(a)), or title IX of the Education Amendments 
     of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), as may be applicable; or
       ``(iii) take such other action as may be provided by law.
       ``(D) Enforcement authority of attorney general.--When a 
     matter is referred to the Attorney General pursuant to 
     subparagraph (C)(i), or whenever the Attorney General has 
     reason to believe that a State, an Indian tribe, or an entity 
     described in subparagraph (C) is engaged in a pattern or 
     practice in violation of a provision of law referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) or in violation of subparagraph (B), the 
     Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate 
     district court of the United States for such relief as may be 
     appropriate, including injunctive relief.
       ``(3) Income eligibility standards.--No income eligibility 
     standard may be imposed upon individuals with respect to 
     eligibility for assistance or services supported with funds 
     appropriated to carry out this title. No fees may be levied 
     for assistance or services provided with funds appropriated 
     to carry out this title.
       ``(4) Match.--No grant shall be made under this section to 
     any entity other than a State or an Indian tribe unless the 
     entity agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred 
     by the entity in carrying out the program or project for 
     which the grant is awarded, the entity will make available 
     (directly or through donations from public or private 
     entities) non-Federal contributions in an amount that is not 
     less than $1 for every $5 of Federal funds provided under the 
     grant. The non-Federal contributions required under this 
     paragraph may be in cash or in kind.
       ``(5) Nondisclosure of confidential or private 
     information.--
       ``(A) In general.--In order to ensure the safety of adult, 
     youth, and child victims of family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence, and their families, grantees 
     and subgrantees under this title shall protect the 
     confidentiality and privacy of such victims and their 
     families.
       ``(B) Nondisclosure.--Subject to subparagraphs (C), (D), 
     and (E), grantees and subgrantees shall not--
       ``(i) disclose any personally identifying information 
     collected in connection with services requested (including 
     services utilized or denied), through grantees' and 
     subgrantees' programs; or
       ``(ii) reveal personally identifying information without 
     informed, written, reasonably time-limited consent by the 
     person about whom information is sought, whether for this 
     program or any other Federal or State grant program, which 
     consent--

       ``(I) shall be given by--

       ``(aa) the person, except as provided in item (bb) or (cc);
       ``(bb) in the case of an unemancipated minor, the minor and 
     the minor's parent or guardian; or
       ``(cc) in the case of an individual with a guardian, the 
     individual's guardian; and

       ``(II) may not be given by the abuser or suspected abuser 
     of the minor or individual with a guardian, or the abuser or 
     suspected abuser of the other parent of the minor.

       ``(C) Release.--If release of information described in 
     subparagraph (B) is compelled by statutory or court mandate--
       ``(i) grantees and subgrantees shall make reasonable 
     attempts to provide notice to victims affected by the release 
     of the information; and
       ``(ii) grantees and subgrantees shall take steps necessary 
     to protect the privacy and safety of the persons affected by 
     the release of the information.

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       ``(D) Information sharing.--Grantees and subgrantees may 
     share--
       ``(i) nonpersonally identifying information, in the 
     aggregate, regarding services to their clients and 
     demographic nonpersonally identifying information in order to 
     comply with Federal, State, or tribal reporting, evaluation, 
     or data collection requirements;
       ``(ii) court-generated information and law enforcement-
     generated information contained in secure, governmental 
     registries for protective order enforcement purposes; and
       ``(iii) law enforcement- and prosecution-generated 
     information necessary for law enforcement and prosecution 
     purposes.
       ``(E) Oversight.--Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent 
     the Secretary from disclosing grant activities authorized in 
     this title to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and exercising 
     congressional oversight authority. In making all such 
     disclosures, the Secretary shall protect the confidentiality 
     of individuals and omit personally identifying information, 
     including location information about individuals and 
     shelters.
       ``(F) Statutorily permitted reports of abuse or neglect.--
     Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a grantee or 
     subgrantee from reporting abuse and neglect, as those terms 
     are defined by law, where mandated or expressly permitted by 
     the State or Indian tribe involved.
       ``(G) Preemption.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, State, 
     tribal, or local law that provides greater protection than 
     this paragraph for victims of family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence.
       ``(H) Confidentiality of location.--The address or location 
     of any shelter facility assisted under this title that 
     otherwise maintains a confidential location shall, except 
     with written authorization of the person or persons 
     responsible for the operation of such shelter, not be made 
     public.
       ``(6) Supplement not supplant.--Federal funds made 
     available to a State or Indian tribe under this title shall 
     be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, 
     tribal, and local public funds expended to provide services 
     and activities that promote the objectives of this title.
       ``(d) Reports and Evaluation.--Each grantee shall submit an 
     annual performance report to the Secretary at such time as 
     shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such 
     performance report shall describe the grantee and subgrantee 
     activities that have been carried out with grant funds made 
     available under subsection (a) or section 309, contain an 
     evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities, and 
     provide such additional information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.

     ``SEC. 307. STATE APPLICATION.

       ``(a) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--The chief executive officer of a State 
     seeking funds under section 306(a) or a tribally designated 
     official seeking funds under section 309(a) shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
     as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each such application shall--
       ``(A) provide a description of the procedures that have 
     been developed to ensure compliance with the provisions of 
     sections 306(c) and 308(d);
       ``(B) provide, with respect to funds described in paragraph 
     (1), assurances that--
       ``(i) not more than 5 percent of such funds will be used 
     for administrative costs;
       ``(ii) the remaining funds will be distributed to eligible 
     entities as described in section 308(a) for approved 
     activities as described in section 308(b); and
       ``(iii) in the distribution of funds by a State under 
     section 308(a), the State will give special emphasis to the 
     support of community-based projects of demonstrated 
     effectiveness, that are carried out by nonprofit private 
     organizations and that--

       ``(I) have as their primary purpose the operation of 
     shelters for victims of family violence, domestic violence, 
     and dating violence, and their dependents; or
       ``(II) provide counseling, advocacy, and self-help services 
     to victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence, and their dependents;

       ``(C) in the case of an application submitted by a State, 
     provide an assurance that there will be an equitable 
     distribution of grants and grant funds within the State and 
     between urban and rural areas within such State;
       ``(D) in the case of an application submitted by a State, 
     provide an assurance that the State will consult with and 
     provide for the participation of the State Domestic Violence 
     Coalition in the planning and monitoring of the distribution 
     of grants to eligible entities as described in section 308(a) 
     and the administration of the grant programs and projects;
       ``(E) describe how the State or Indian tribe will involve 
     community-based organizations, whose primary purpose is to 
     provide culturally appropriate services to underserved 
     populations, including how such community-based organizations 
     can assist the State or Indian tribe in addressing the unmet 
     needs of such populations;
       ``(F) describe how activities and services provided by the 
     State or Indian tribe are designed to reduce family violence, 
     domestic violence, and dating violence, including how funds 
     will be used to provide shelter, supportive services, and 
     prevention services in accordance with section 308(b);
       ``(G) specify the State agency or tribally designated 
     official to be designated as responsible for the 
     administration of programs and activities relating to family 
     violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, that are 
     carried out by the State or Indian tribe under this title, 
     and for coordination of related programs within the 
     jurisdiction of the State or Indian tribe;
       ``(H) provide an assurance that the State or Indian tribe 
     has a law or procedure to bar an abuser from a shared 
     household or a household of the abused person, which may 
     include eviction laws or procedures, where appropriate; and
       ``(I) meet such requirements as the Secretary reasonably 
     determines are necessary to carry out the objectives and 
     provisions of this title.
       ``(b) Approval of Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve any 
     application that meets the requirements of subsection (a) and 
     section 306. The Secretary shall not disapprove any 
     application under this subsection unless the Secretary gives 
     the applicant reasonable notice of the Secretary's intention 
     to disapprove and a 6-month period providing an opportunity 
     for correction of any deficiencies.
       ``(2) Correction of deficiencies.--The Secretary shall give 
     such notice, within 45 days after the date of submission of 
     the application, if any of the provisions of subsection (a) 
     or section 306 have not been satisfied in such application. 
     If the State or Indian tribe does not correct the 
     deficiencies in such application within the 6-month period 
     following the receipt of the Secretary's notice, the 
     Secretary shall withhold payment of any grant funds under 
     section 306 to such State or under section 309 to such Indian 
     tribe until such date as the State or Indian tribe provides 
     documentation that the deficiencies have been corrected.
       ``(3) State or tribal domestic violence coalition 
     participation in determinations of compliance.--State 
     Domestic Violence Coalitions, or comparable coalitions for 
     Indian tribes, shall be permitted to participate in 
     determining whether grantees for corresponding States or 
     Indian tribes are in compliance with subsection (a) and 
     section 306(c), except that no funds made available under 
     section 311 shall be used to challenge a determination about 
     whether a grantee is in compliance with, or to seek the 
     enforcement of, the requirements of this title.
       ``(4) Failure to report; nonconforming expenditures.--The 
     Secretary shall suspend funding for an approved application 
     if the applicant fails to submit an annual performance report 
     under section 306(d), or if funds are expended for purposes 
     other than those set forth in section 306(b), after following 
     the procedures set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).

     ``SEC. 308. SUBGRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Subgrants.--A State that receives a grant under 
     section 306(a) shall use grant funds described in section 
     306(b)(2) to provide subgrants to eligible entities for 
     programs and projects within such State, that is designed to 
     prevent incidents of family violence, domestic violence, and 
     dating violence by providing immediate shelter and supportive 
     services for adult and youth victims of family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence (and their dependents), 
     and that may provide prevention services to prevent future 
     incidents of family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds awarded to eligible entities under 
     subsection (a) shall be used to provide shelter, supportive 
     services, or prevention services to adult and youth victims 
     of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 
     and their dependents, which may include--
       ``(A) provision, on a regular basis, of immediate shelter 
     and related supportive services to adult and youth victims of 
     family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and 
     their dependents, including paying for the operating and 
     administrative expenses of the facilities for such shelter;
       ``(B) assistance in developing safety plans, and supporting 
     efforts of victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
     dating violence to make decisions related to their ongoing 
     safety and well-being;
       ``(C) provision of individual and group counseling, peer 
     support groups, and referral to community-based services to 
     assist family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence victims, and their dependents, in recovering from 
     the effects of the violence;
       ``(D) provision of services, training, technical 
     assistance, and outreach to increase awareness of family 
     violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and increase 
     the accessibility of family violence, domestic violence, and 
     dating violence services;
       ``(E) provision of culturally and linguistically 
     appropriate services;
       ``(F) provision of services for children exposed to family 
     violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including 
     age-appropriate counseling, supportive services, and services 
     for the nonabusing parent that support that parent's role as 
     a caregiver, which may, as appropriate, include services that 
     work with the nonabusing parent and child together;
       ``(G) provision of advocacy, case management services, and 
     information and referral services, concerning issues related 
     to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 
     intervention and prevention, including--
       ``(i) assistance in accessing related Federal and State 
     financial assistance programs;
       ``(ii) legal advocacy to assist victims and their 
     dependents;
       ``(iii) medical advocacy, including provision of referrals 
     for appropriate health care services (including mental 
     health, alcohol, and drug abuse treatment), but which shall 
     not include reimbursement for any health care services;
       ``(iv) assistance locating and securing safe and affordable 
     permanent housing and homelessness prevention services;
       ``(v) provision of transportation, child care, respite 
     care, job training and employment services, financial 
     literacy services and education,

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     financial planning, and related economic empowerment 
     services; and
       ``(vi) parenting and other educational services for victims 
     and their dependents; and
       ``(H) prevention services, including outreach to 
     underserved populations.
       ``(2) Shelter and supportive services.--Not less than 70 
     percent of the funds distributed by a State under subsection 
     (a) shall be distributed to entities for the primary purpose 
     of providing immediate shelter and supportive services to 
     adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, as 
     described in paragraph (1)(A). Not less than 25 percent of 
     the funds distributed by a State under subsection (a) shall 
     be distributed to entities for the purpose of providing 
     supportive services and prevention services as described in 
     subparagraphs (B) through (H) of paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a 
     subgrant from a State under this section, an entity shall 
     be--
       ``(1) a local public agency, or a nonprofit private 
     organization (including faith-based and charitable 
     organizations, community-based organizations, tribal 
     organizations, and voluntary associations), that assists 
     victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
     violence, and their dependents, and has a documented history 
     of effective work concerning family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence; or
       ``(2) a partnership of 2 or more agencies or organizations 
     that includes--
       ``(A) an agency or organization described in paragraph (1); 
     and
       ``(B) an agency or organization that has a demonstrated 
     history of serving populations in their communities, 
     including providing culturally appropriate services.
       ``(d) Conditions.--
       ``(1) Direct payments to victims or dependants.--No funds 
     provided under this title may be used as direct payment to 
     any victim of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
     violence, or to any dependent of such victim.
       ``(2) Voluntarily accepted services.--Receipt of supportive 
     services under this title shall be voluntary. No condition 
     may be applied for the receipt of emergency shelter as 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(A).

     ``SEC. 309. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with tribal governments pursuant to Executive Order 13175 (25 
     U.S.C. 450 note) and in accordance with section 903 of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045d), shall 
     continue to award grants for Indian tribes from amounts 
     appropriated under section 303(a)(2)(B) to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an entity shall be an Indian tribe, or a 
     tribal organization or nonprofit private organization 
     authorized by an Indian tribe. An Indian tribe shall have the 
     option to authorize a tribal organization or a nonprofit 
     private organization to submit an application and administer 
     the grant funds awarded under this section.
       ``(c) Conditions.--Each recipient of such a grant shall 
     comply with requirements that are consistent with the 
     requirements applicable to grantees under section 306.
       ``(d) Grantee Application.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section, an entity shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary under section 307 at such time, 
     in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary determines to be essential to carry out the 
     objectives and provisions of this title. The Secretary shall 
     approve any application that meets requirements consistent 
     with the requirements of section 306(c) and section 307(a).
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--An amount provided under a grant to an 
     eligible entity shall be used for the services described in 
     section 308(b).

     ``SEC. 310. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS AND TRAINING AND 
                   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

       ``(a) Purpose and Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     resource information, training, and technical assistance 
     relating to the objectives of this title to improve the 
     capacity of individuals, organizations, governmental 
     entities, and communities to prevent family violence, 
     domestic violence, and dating violence and to provide 
     effective intervention services.
       ``(2) Grants authorized.--From the amounts appropriated 
     under this title and reserved under section 303(a)(2)(C), the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) shall award grants to eligible entities for the 
     establishment and maintenance of--
       ``(i) 2 national resource centers (as provided for in 
     subsection (b)(1)); and
       ``(ii) at least 7 special issue resource centers addressing 
     key areas of domestic violence, and intervention and 
     prevention (as provided for in subsection (b)(2)); and
       ``(B) may award grants, to--
       ``(i) State resource centers to reduce disparities in 
     domestic violence in States with high proportions of Indian 
     (including Alaska Native) or Native Hawaiian populations (as 
     provided for in subsection (b)(3)); and
       ``(ii) support training and technical assistance that 
     address emerging issues related to family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence, to entities demonstrating 
     related expertise.
       ``(b) Domestic Violence Resource Centers.--
       ``(1) National resource centers.--In accordance with 
     subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award grants to 
     eligible entities for--
       ``(A) a National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 
     which shall--
       ``(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical assistance 
     and training resources to Federal, State, and local 
     governmental agencies, domestic violence service providers, 
     community-based organizations, and other professionals and 
     interested parties, related to domestic violence service 
     programs and research, including programs and research 
     related to victims and their children who are exposed to 
     domestic violence; and
       ``(ii) maintain a central resource library in order to 
     collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information and 
     statistics related to--

       ``(I) the incidence and prevention of family violence and 
     domestic violence; and
       ``(II) the provision of shelter, supportive services, and 
     prevention services to adult and youth victims of domestic 
     violence (including services to prevent repeated incidents of 
     violence); and

       ``(B) a National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic 
     Violence and Safety for Indian Women, which shall--
       ``(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical assistance 
     and training resources to Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations, specifically designed to enhance the capacity 
     of the tribes and organizations to respond to domestic 
     violence and the findings of section 901 of the Violence 
     Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
     of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note);
       ``(ii) enhance the intervention and prevention efforts of 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations to respond to domestic 
     violence and increase the safety of Indian women in support 
     of the purposes of section 902 of the Violence Against Women 
     and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42. 
     U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note); and
       ``(iii) coordinate activities with other Federal agencies, 
     offices, and grantees that address the needs of Indians 
     (including Alaska Natives), and Native Hawaiians that 
     experience domestic violence, including the Office of Justice 
     Services at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health 
     Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and 
     the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of 
     Justice.
       ``(2) Special issue resource centers.--In accordance with 
     subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall award grants to 
     eligible entities for special issue resource centers, which 
     shall be national in scope and shall provide information, 
     training, and technical assistance to State and local 
     domestic violence service providers. Each special issue 
     resource center shall focus on enhancing domestic violence 
     intervention and prevention efforts in at least one of the 
     following areas:
       ``(A) The response of the criminal and civil justice 
     systems to domestic violence victims, which may include the 
     response to the use of the self-defense plea by domestic 
     violence victims and the issuance and use of protective 
     orders.
       ``(B) The response of child protective service agencies to 
     victims of domestic violence and their dependents and child 
     custody issues in domestic violence cases.
       ``(C) The response of the interdisciplinary health care 
     system to victims of domestic violence and access to health 
     care resources for victims of domestic violence.
       ``(D) The response of mental health systems, domestic 
     violence service programs, and other related systems and 
     programs to victims of domestic violence and to their 
     children who are exposed to domestic violence.
       ``(E) In the case of 3 specific resource centers, enhancing 
     domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts for 
     victims of domestic violence who are members of racial and 
     ethnic minority groups, to enhance the cultural and 
     linguistic relevancy of service delivery, resource 
     utilization, policy, research, technical assistance, 
     community education, and prevention initiatives.
       ``(3) State resource centers to reduce tribal 
     disparities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In accordance with subsection (a)(2), 
     the Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for State 
     resource centers, which shall provide statewide information, 
     training, and technical assistance to Indian tribes, tribal 
     organizations, and local domestic violence service 
     organizations serving Indians (including Alaska Natives) or 
     Native Hawaiians, in a culturally sensitive and relevant 
     manner.
       ``(B) Requirements.--An eligible entity shall use a grant 
     provided under this paragraph--
       ``(i) to offer a comprehensive array of technical 
     assistance and training resources to Indian tribes, tribal 
     organizations, and providers of services to Indians 
     (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians, specifically 
     designed to enhance the capacity of the tribes, 
     organizations, and providers to respond to domestic violence, 
     including offering the resources in States in which the 
     population of Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native 
     Hawaiians exceeds 2.5 percent of the total population of the 
     State;
       ``(ii) to coordinate all projects and activities with the 
     national resource center described in paragraph (1)(B), 
     including projects and activities that involve working with 
     nontribal State and local governments to enhance their 
     capacity to understand the unique needs of Indians (including 
     Alaska Natives) and Native Hawaiians; and
       ``(iii) to provide comprehensive community education and 
     domestic violence prevention initiatives in a culturally 
     sensitive and relevant manner.
       ``(c) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
     subsection (b)(2), an entity shall be a nonprofit private 
     organization that focuses primarily on domestic violence and 
     that--
       ``(A) provides documentation to the Secretary demonstrating 
     experience working directly on issues of domestic violence, 
     and (in the case of an entity seeking a grant under 
     subsection (b)(2)) demonstrating experience working directly 
     in the corresponding specific special issue area described in 
     subsection (b)(2);
       ``(B) includes on the entity's advisory board 
     representatives who are from domestic violence

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     service programs and who are geographically and culturally 
     diverse; and
       ``(C) demonstrates the strong support of domestic violence 
     service programs from across the Nation for the entity's 
     designation as a national resource center or a special issue 
     resource center, as appropriate.
       ``(2) National indian resource center.--To be eligible to 
     receive a grant under subsection (b)(1)(B), an entity shall 
     be a tribal organization or a nonprofit private organization 
     that focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence within 
     Indian tribes and that submits documentation to the Secretary 
     demonstrating--
       ``(A) experience working with Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations to respond to domestic violence and the 
     findings of section 901 of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796gg-10 note);
       ``(B) experience providing Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations with assistance in developing tribally-based 
     prevention and intervention services addressing domestic 
     violence and safety for Indian women consistent with the 
     purposes of section 902 of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796gg-10 note);
       ``(C) strong support for the entity's designation as the 
     National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence 
     and Safety for Indian Women from advocates working within 
     Indian tribes to address domestic violence and the safety of 
     Indian women;
       ``(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in assisting 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations with prevention and 
     intervention services addressing domestic violence; and
       ``(E) the capacity to serve Indian tribes (including Alaska 
     Native villages and regional and village corporations) across 
     the United States.
       ``(3) Special issue resource centers concerned with racial 
     and ethnic minority groups.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under subsection (b)(2)(E), an entity shall be an 
     entity that--
       ``(A) is a nonprofit private organization that focuses 
     primarily on issues of domestic violence in a racial or 
     ethnic community, or is a public or private nonprofit 
     educational institution that has a domestic violence 
     institute, center, or program related to culturally specific 
     issues in domestic violence; and
       ``(B)(i) has documented experience in the areas of domestic 
     violence prevention and services, and experience relevant to 
     the specific racial or ethnic population to which 
     information, training, technical assistance, and outreach 
     would be provided under the grant;
       ``(ii) demonstrates the strong support, of advocates from 
     across the Nation who are working to address domestic 
     violence; and
       ``(iii) has a record of demonstrated effectiveness in 
     enhancing the cultural and linguistic relevancy of service 
     delivery.
       ``(4) State resource centers to reduce tribal 
     disparities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subsection (b)(3), an entity shall--
       ``(A)(i) be located in a State in which the population of 
     Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians 
     exceeds 10 percent of the total population of the State; or
       ``(ii) be an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Native 
     Hawaiian organization that focuses primarily on issues of 
     domestic violence among Indians or Native Hawaiians, or an 
     institution of higher education; and
       ``(B) demonstrate the ability to serve all regions of the 
     State, including underdeveloped areas and areas that are 
     geographically distant from population centers.
       ``(d) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a 
     grant under this section shall submit a performance report to 
     the Secretary annually and in such manner as shall be 
     reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance report 
     shall describe the activities that have been carried out with 
     such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness 
     of the activities, and provide such additional information as 
     the Secretary may reasonably require.

     ``SEC. 311. GRANTS TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

       ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants for the 
     funding of State Domestic Violence Coalitions.
       ``(b) Allotment of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--From the amount appropriated under 
     section 303(a)(2)(D) for each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall allot to each of the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the 
     covered territories an amount equal to \1/56\ of the amount 
     so appropriated for such fiscal year.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `covered territories' means Guam, American Samoa, the 
     United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(c) Application.--Each State Domestic Violence Coalition 
     desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary determines 
     to be essential to carry out the objectives of this section. 
     The application submitted by the coalition for the grant 
     shall provide documentation of the coalition's work, 
     satisfactory to the Secretary, demonstrating that the 
     coalition--
       ``(1) meets all of the applicable requirements set forth in 
     this title; and
       ``(2) demonstrates the ability to conduct appropriately all 
     activities described in this section, as indicated by--
       ``(A) documented experience in administering Federal grants 
     to conduct the activities described in subsection (d); or
       ``(B) a documented history of active participation in the 
     activities described in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of 
     subsection (d) and a demonstrated capacity to conduct the 
     activities described in subsection (d)(2).
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--A coalition that receives a grant 
     under this section shall use the grant funds for 
     administration and operations to further the purposes of 
     family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
     intervention and prevention, through activities that shall 
     include--
       ``(1) working with local family violence, domestic 
     violence, and dating violence service programs and providers 
     of direct services to encourage appropriate and comprehensive 
     responses to family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence against adults or youth within the State involved, 
     including providing training and technical assistance and 
     conducting State needs assessments;
       ``(2) participating in planning and monitoring the 
     distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds within the State 
     under section 308(a);
       ``(3) working in collaboration with service providers and 
     community-based organizations to address the needs of family 
     violence, domestic violence, and dating violence victims, and 
     their dependents, who are members of racial and ethnic 
     minority populations and underserved populations;
       ``(4) collaborating with and providing information to 
     entities in such fields as housing, health care, mental 
     health, social welfare, or business to support the 
     development and implementation of effective policies, 
     protocols, and programs that address the safety and support 
     needs of adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence;
       ``(5) encouraging appropriate responses to cases of family 
     violence, domestic violence, or dating violence against 
     adults or youth, including by working with judicial and law 
     enforcement agencies;
       ``(6) working with family law judges, criminal court 
     judges, child protective service agencies, and children's 
     advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody 
     and visitation issues in cases of child exposure to family 
     violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and in cases 
     in which--
       ``(A) family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
     violence is present; and
       ``(B) child abuse is present;
       ``(7) providing information to the public about prevention 
     of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, 
     including information targeted to underserved populations; 
     and
       ``(8) collaborating with Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations (and corresponding Native Hawaiian groups or 
     communities) to address the needs of Indian (including Alaska 
     Native) and Native Hawaiian victims of family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence, as applicable in the 
     State.
       ``(e) Limitation on Use of Funds.--A coalition that 
     receives a grant under this section shall not be required to 
     use funds received under this title for the purposes 
     described in paragraph (5) or (6) of subsection (d) if the 
     coalition provides an annual assurance to the Secretary that 
     the coalition is--
       ``(1) using funds received under section 2001(c)(1) of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796gg(c)(1)) for such purposes; and
       ``(2) coordinating the activities carried out by the 
     coalition under subsection (d) with the State's activities 
     under part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) that address 
     those purposes.
       ``(f) Prohibition on Lobbying.--No funds made available to 
     entities under this section shall be used, directly or 
     indirectly, to influence the issuance, amendment, or 
     revocation of any executive order or similar promulgation by 
     any Federal, State, or local agency, or to undertake to 
     influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by 
     Congress, or by any State or local legislative body, or State 
     proposals by initiative petition, except that the 
     representatives of the entity may testify or make other 
     appropriate communication--
       ``(1) when formally requested to do so by a legislative 
     body, a committee, or a member of the body or committee; or
       ``(2) in connection with legislation or appropriations 
     directly affecting the activities of the entity.
       ``(g) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a 
     grant under this section shall submit a performance report to 
     the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by 
     the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the 
     activities that have been carried out with such grant funds, 
     contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
     activities, and provide such additional information as the 
     Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(h) Indian Representatives.--For purposes of this 
     section, a State Domestic Violence Coalition may include 
     representatives of Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

     ``SEC. 312. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS AND THEIR 
                   CHILDREN.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Program.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
     program to expand the capacity of family violence, domestic 
     violence, and dating violence service programs and community-
     based programs to prevent future domestic violence by 
     addressing, in an appropriate manner, the needs of children 
     exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
     violence.
       ``(2) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to eligible 
     entities through the program established under paragraph (1) 
     for periods of not more than 2 years. If the Secretary 
     determines that an entity has received such a grant and been 
     successful in meeting the objectives of the grant application 
     submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary may renew the 
     grant for 1 additional period of not more than 2 years.
       ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an entity shall

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     be a local agency, a nonprofit private organization 
     (including faith-based and charitable organizations, 
     community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), 
     or a tribal organization, with a demonstrated record of 
     serving victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
     dating violence and their children.
       ``(c) Application.--An entity seeking a grant under this 
     section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary may reasonably require, including--
       ``(1) a description of how the entity will prioritize the 
     safety of, and confidentiality of information about--
       ``(A) victims of family violence, victims of domestic 
     violence, and victims of dating violence; and
       ``(B) children of victims described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(2) a description of how the entity will provide 
     developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate services, and 
     culturally and linguistically appropriate services, to the 
     victims and children; and
       ``(3) a description of how the entity will ensure that 
     professionals working with the children receive the training 
     and technical assistance appropriate and relevant to the 
     unique needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under 
     this section for a family violence, domestic violence, and 
     dating violence service or community-based program described 
     in subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall use the funds made available through the 
     grant--
       ``(A) to provide direct counseling, appropriate services 
     consistent with subsection (c)(2), or advocacy on behalf of 
     victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
     violence and their children, including coordinating services 
     with services provided by the child welfare system;
       ``(B) to provide services for nonabusing parents to support 
     those parents' roles as caregivers and their roles in 
     responding to the social, emotional, and developmental needs 
     of their children; and
       ``(C) where appropriate, to provide the services described 
     in this subsection while working with such a nonabusing 
     parent and child together; and
       ``(2) may use the funds made available through the grant--
       ``(A) to provide early childhood development and mental 
     health services;
       ``(B) to coordinate activities with and provide technical 
     assistance to community-based organizations serving victims 
     of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence or 
     children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or 
     dating violence; and
       ``(C) to provide additional services and referrals to 
     services for children, including child care, transportation, 
     educational support, respite care, supervised visitation, or 
     other necessary services.
       ``(e) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a 
     grant under this section shall submit a performance report to 
     the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by 
     the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the 
     activities that have been carried out with such grant funds, 
     contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
     activities, and provide such additional information as the 
     Secretary may reasonably require.

     ``SEC. 313. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award a grant to 1 
     or more private entities to provide for the ongoing operation 
     of a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephone hotline to 
     provide information and assistance to adult and youth victims 
     of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 
     family and household members of such victims, and persons 
     affected by the victimization. The Secretary shall give 
     priority to applicants with experience in operating a hotline 
     that provides assistance to adult and youth victims of family 
     violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.
       ``(b) Term.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this 
     section for a period of not more than 5 years.
       ``(c) Conditions on Payment.--The provision of payments 
     under a grant awarded under this section shall be subject to 
     annual approval by the Secretary and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations for each fiscal year to make 
     the payments.
       ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an entity shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary that shall--
       ``(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, 
     be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe;
       ``(2) include a complete description of the applicant's 
     plan for the operation of a national domestic violence 
     hotline, including descriptions of--
       ``(A) the training program for hotline personnel, including 
     technology training to ensure that all persons affiliated 
     with the hotline are able to effectively operate any 
     technological systems used by the hotline;
       ``(B) the hiring criteria and qualifications for hotline 
     personnel;
       ``(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, and 
     updating of a resource database;
       ``(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of the 
     hotline;
       ``(E) a plan for providing service to non-English speaking 
     callers, including service through hotline personnel who have 
     non-English language capability;
       ``(F) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline by 
     persons with hearing impairments; and
       ``(G) a plan for providing assistance and referrals to 
     youth victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating 
     violence who are minors, which may be carried out through a 
     national teen dating violence hotline;
       ``(3) demonstrate that the applicant has recognized 
     expertise in the area of family violence, domestic violence, 
     or dating violence and a record of high quality service to 
     victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
     violence, including a demonstration of support from advocacy 
     groups and State Domestic Violence Coalitions;
       ``(4) demonstrate that the applicant has the capacity and 
     the expertise to maintain a domestic violence hotline and a 
     comprehensive database of service providers;
       ``(5) demonstrate the ability to provide information and 
     referrals for callers, directly connect callers to service 
     providers, and employ crisis interventions meeting the 
     standards of family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence providers;
       ``(6) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment to 
     diversity and to the provision of services to underserved 
     populations, including to ethnic, racial, and non-English 
     speaking minorities, in addition to older individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities;
       ``(7) demonstrate that the applicant complies with 
     nondisclosure requirements as described in section 306(c)(5) 
     and follows comprehensive quality assurance practices; and
       ``(8) contain such other information as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(e) Hotline Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under 
     this section for activities described, in whole or in part, 
     in subsection (a) shall use funds made available through the 
     grant to establish and operate a 24-hour, national, toll-free 
     telephone hotline to provide information and assistance to 
     adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence, and other individuals described 
     in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Activities.--In establishing and operating the 
     hotline, the entity--
       ``(A) shall contract with a carrier for the use of a toll-
     free telephone line;
       ``(B) shall employ, train (including providing technology 
     training), and supervise personnel to answer incoming calls, 
     provide counseling and referral services for callers on a 24-
     hour-a-day basis, and directly connect callers to service 
     providers;
       ``(C) shall assemble and maintain a database of information 
     relating to services for adult and youth victims of family 
     violence, domestic violence, or dating violence to which 
     callers may be referred throughout the United States, 
     including information on the availability of shelters and 
     supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic 
     violence, or dating violence;
       ``(D) shall widely publicize the hotline throughout the 
     United States, including to potential users;
       ``(E) shall provide assistance and referrals to meet the 
     needs of underserved populations and individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(F) shall provide assistance and referrals for youth 
     victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating 
     violence who are minors, which may be carried out through a 
     national teen dating violence hotline;
       ``(G) may provide appropriate assistance and referrals for 
     family and household members of victims of family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence, and persons affected 
     by the victimization described in subsection (a); and
       ``(H) at the discretion of the hotline operator, may 
     provide assistance, or referrals for counseling or 
     intervention, for identified adult and youth perpetrators, 
     including self-identified perpetrators, of family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence, but shall not be 
     required to provide such assistance or referrals in any 
     circumstance in which the hotline operator fears the safety 
     of a victim may be impacted by an abuser or suspected abuser.
       ``(f) Reports and Evaluation.--The entity receiving a grant 
     under this section shall submit a performance report to the 
     Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the 
     Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the 
     activities that have been carried out with such grant funds, 
     contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
     activities, and provide such additional information as the 
     Secretary may reasonably require.

     ``SEC. 314. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND 
                   LEADERSHIP THROUGH ALLIANCES (DELTA).

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into 
     cooperative agreements with State Domestic Violence 
     Coalitions for the purposes of establishing, operating, and 
     maintaining local community projects to prevent family 
     violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, including 
     violence committed by and against youth, using a coordinated 
     community response model and through prevention and education 
     programs.
       ``(b) Term.--The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative 
     agreement under this section for a period of not more than 5 
     fiscal years.
       ``(c) Conditions on Payment.--The provision of payments 
     under a cooperative agreement under this section shall be 
     subject to--
       ``(1) annual approval by the Secretary; and
       ``(2) the availability of appropriations for each fiscal 
     year to make the payments.
       ``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to enter into a 
     cooperative agreement under this section, an organization 
     shall--
       ``(1) be a State Domestic Violence Coalition; and
       ``(2) include representatives of pertinent sectors of the 
     local community, which may include--
       ``(A) health care providers and State or local health 
     departments;
       ``(B) the education community;
       ``(C) the faith-based community;
       ``(D) the criminal justice system;

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       ``(E) family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence service program advocates;
       ``(F) human service entities such as State child services 
     divisions;
       ``(G) business and civic leaders; and
       ``(H) other pertinent sectors.
       ``(e) Applications.--An organization that desires to enter 
     into a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit 
     to the Secretary an application, in such form and in such 
     manner as the Secretary shall require, that--
       ``(1) demonstrates the capacity of the applicant, who may 
     enter into a partnership with a local family violence, 
     domestic violence, or dating violence service provider or 
     community-based organization, to undertake the project 
     involved;
       ``(2) demonstrates that the project will include a 
     coordinated community response to improve and expand 
     prevention strategies through increased communication and 
     coordination among all affected sectors of the local 
     community;
       ``(3) includes a complete description of the applicant's 
     plan for the establishment and implementation of the 
     coordinated community response, including a description of--
       ``(A) the method to be used for identification and 
     selection of an administrative committee made up of persons 
     knowledgeable about comprehensive family violence, domestic 
     violence, and dating violence prevention planning to oversee 
     the project, hire staff, assure compliance with the project 
     outline, and secure annual evaluation of the project;
       ``(B) the method to be used for identification and 
     selection of project staff and a project evaluator;
       ``(C) the method to be used for identification and 
     selection of a project council consisting of representatives 
     of the community sectors listed in subsection (d)(2); and
       ``(D) the method to be used for identification and 
     selection of a steering committee consisting of 
     representatives of the various community sectors who will 
     chair subcommittees of the project council, each of which 
     will focus on 1 of the sectors;
       ``(4) demonstrates that the applicant has experience in 
     providing, or the capacity to provide, prevention-focused 
     training and technical assistance;
       ``(5) demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity to 
     carry out collaborative community initiatives to prevent 
     family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; and
       ``(6) contains such other information, agreements, and 
     assurances as the Secretary may require.
       ``(f) Geographical Dispersion.--The Secretary shall enter 
     into cooperative agreements under this section with 
     organizations in States geographically dispersed throughout 
     the Nation.
       ``(g) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--An organization that enters into a 
     cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall use the 
     funds made available through the agreement to establish, 
     operate, and maintain comprehensive family violence, domestic 
     violence, and dating violence prevention programming.
       ``(2) Technical assistance, evaluation and monitoring.--The 
     Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided under this 
     section to--
       ``(A) provide technical assistance;
       ``(B) monitor the performance of organizations carrying out 
     activities under the cooperative agreements; and
       ``(C) conduct an independent evaluation of the program 
     carried out under this section.
       ``(3) Requirements.--In establishing and operating a 
     project under this section, an eligible organization shall--
       ``(A) establish protocols to improve and expand family 
     violence, domestic violence, and dating violence prevention 
     and intervention strategies within affected community sectors 
     described in subsection (d)(2);
       ``(B) develop comprehensive prevention plans to coordinate 
     prevention efforts with other community sectors;
       ``(C) provide for periodic evaluation of the project, and 
     analysis to assist in replication of the prevention 
     strategies used in the project in other communities, and 
     submit a report under subsection (h) that contains the 
     evaluation and analysis;
       ``(D) develop, replicate, or conduct comprehensive, 
     evidence-informed primary prevention programs that reduce 
     risk factors and promote protective factors that reduce the 
     likelihood of family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
     violence, which may include--
       ``(i) educational workshops and seminars;
       ``(ii) training programs for professionals;
       ``(iii) the preparation of informational material;
       ``(iv) developmentally appropriate education programs;
       ``(v) other efforts to increase awareness of the facts 
     about, or to help prevent, family violence, domestic 
     violence, and dating violence; and
       ``(vi) the dissemination of information about the results 
     of programs conducted under this subparagraph;
       ``(E) utilize evidence-informed prevention program 
     planning; and
       ``(F) recognize, in applicable cases, the needs of 
     underserved populations, racial and linguistic populations, 
     and individuals with disabilities.
       ``(h) Reports and Evaluation.--Each organization entering 
     into a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit 
     a performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall 
     be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
     report shall describe activities that have been carried out 
     with the funds made available through the agreement, contain 
     an evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities, and 
     provide such additional information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require. The Secretary shall make the evaluations 
     received under this subsection publicly available on the 
     Department of Health and Human Services website. The reports 
     shall also be submitted to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Title 11, United States Code.--Section 
     707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended in the 4th sentence by striking ``section 309 of the 
     Family Violence Prevention and Services Act'' and inserting 
     ``section 302 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act''.
       (b) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--Section 
     635(c)(2)(G) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1435(c)(2)(G)) is amended by striking 
     ``section 320 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act'' and inserting ``section 302 of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act''.
       (c) Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.--
     Section 2001(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(c)(2)(A)) is amended by 
     striking ``through the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410 et seq.)'' and inserting 
     ``under section 311 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act''.
       (d) Violence Against Women Act of 1994.--Section 
     40002(a)(26) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
     U.S.C. 13925(a)(26)) is amended by striking ``under the 
     Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10410(b))'' and inserting ``under sections 302 and 311 of the 
     Family Violence Prevention and Services Act''.
       (e) Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
     1994.--The portion of section 310004(d) of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14214(d)) 
     that pertains to the definition of the term ``prevention 
     program'' is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (20), by striking ``section 40211'' and 
     inserting ``section 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (relating to a hotline)'';
       (2) in paragraph (22), by striking ``section 40241'' and 
     inserting ``sections 301 through 312 of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act''; and
       (3) in paragraph (24), by striking ``section 40261'' and 
     inserting ``section 314 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (relating to community projects to prevent 
     family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence)''.

TITLE III--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM ACT 
                                OF 1978

     SEC. 301. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION 
                   REFORM.

       (a) Findings.--Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
     5111) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       ``(1) on the last day of fiscal year 2009, some 424,000 
     children were living in temporary foster family homes or 
     other foster care settings;
       ``(2) most children in foster care are victims of child 
     abuse or neglect by their biological parents and their entry 
     into foster care brought them the additional trauma of 
     separation from their homes and often their communities;
       ``(3) on average, children entering foster care have more 
     physical and mental health needs than do children in the 
     general population, and some require intensive services 
     because the children entering foster care--
       ``(A) were born to mothers who did not receive prenatal 
     care;
       ``(B) were born with life-threatening conditions or 
     disabilities;
       ``(C) were born addicted to alcohol or other drugs; or
       ``(D) have HIV/AIDS;
       ``(4) each year, thousands of children in foster care, 
     regardless of their age, the size of the sibling group they 
     are a part of, their racial or ethnic status, their medical 
     condition, or any physical, mental or emotional disability 
     they may have, are in need of placement with permanent, 
     loving, adoptive families;
       ``(5)(A) States have made important strides in increasing 
     the number of children who are placed in permanent homes with 
     adoptive parents and in reducing the length of time children 
     wait for such a placement; and
       ``(B) many thousands of children, however, still remain in 
     institutions or foster homes solely because of legal and 
     other barriers to such a placement;
       ``(6)(A) on the last day of fiscal year 2009, there were 
     115,000 children waiting for adoption;
       ``(B) children waiting for adoption have had parental 
     rights of all living parents terminated or the children have 
     a permanency goal of adoption;
       ``(C)(i) the average age of children adopted with public 
     child welfare agency involvement during fiscal year 2009 was 
     a little more than 6 years; and
       ``(ii) the average age of children waiting for adoption on 
     the last day of that fiscal year was a little more than 8 
     years of age and more than 30,000 of those children were 12 
     years of age or older; and
       ``(D)(i) 25 percent of the children adopted with public 
     child welfare agency involvement during fiscal year 2009 were 
     African-American; and
       ``(ii) 30 percent of the children waiting for adoption on 
     the last day of fiscal year 2009 were African-American;
       ``(7) adoption may be the best alternative for assuring the 
     healthy development of children placed in foster care;
       ``(8) there are qualified persons seeking to adopt such 
     children who are unable to do so because of barriers to their 
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       ``(9) in order both to enhance the stability of and love in 
     the home environments of such children and to avoid wasteful 
     expenditures of public funds, such children--
       ``(A) should not have medically indicated treatment 
     withheld from them; or
       ``(B) be maintained in foster care or institutions when 
     adoption is appropriate and families can be found for such 
     children.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``older children, minority children, and'' after 
     ``particularly''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) maintain an Internet-based national adoption 
     information exchange system to--
       ``(A) bring together children who would benefit from 
     adoption and qualified prospective adoptive parents who are 
     seeking such children;
       ``(B) conduct national recruitment efforts in order to 
     reach prospective parents for children awaiting adoption; and
       ``(C) connect placement agencies, prospective adoptive 
     parents, and adoptive parents to resources designed to reduce 
     barriers to adoption, support adoptive families, and ensure 
     permanency; and''.
       (b) 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) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows 
     ``facilitate the adoption of'' and inserting ``older 
     children, minority children, and children with special needs, 
     particularly infants and toddlers with disabilities who have 
     life-threatening conditions, and services to families 
     considering adoption of children with special needs.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' after ``regarding adoption'' and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and post-legal adoption services'' 
     after ``adoption assistance programs'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including efforts to 
     promote the adoption of older children, minority children, 
     and children with special needs'' after ``national level'';
       (C) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) by striking ``study the efficacy of States contracting 
     with'' and inserting ``increase the effective use of'';
       (ii) by striking the comma after ``organizations)'' and 
     inserting ``by States,'';
       (iii) by inserting a comma after ``institutions''; and
       (iv) by inserting ``, including assisting in efforts to 
     work with organizations that promote the placement of older 
     children, minority children, and children with special 
     needs'' after ``children for adoption'';
       (D) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) identify best practices to reduce adoption disruption 
     and termination;''; and
       (E) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``tribal child welfare agencies,'' after ``local government 
     entities,''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, including developing 
     and using procedures to notify family and relatives when a 
     child enters the child welfare system'' before the semicolon 
     at the end;
       (II) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) as clauses 
     (viii) and (ix), respectively; and
       (III) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:

       ``(vii) education and training of prospective adoptive or 
     adoptive parents;''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence and 
     all that follows; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, consistent 
     with the purpose of this title'' after ``by the Secretary''; 
     and
       (II) by striking the third sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Each application shall contain information 
     that--

       ``(i) describes how the State plans to improve the 
     placement rate of children in permanent homes;
       ``(ii) describes the methods the State, prior to submitting 
     the application, has used to improve the placement of older 
     children, minority children, and children with special needs, 
     who are legally free for adoption;
       ``(iii) describes the evaluation the State plans to 
     conduct, to identify the effectiveness of programs and 
     methods of placement under this subsection, and submit to the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(iv) describes how the State plans to coordinate 
     activities under this subsection with relevant activities 
     under section 473 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     673).'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``older children, 
     minority children, and'' after ``successful placement of''; 
     and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall compile the results 
     of evaluations submitted by States (described in subparagraph 
     (A)(iii)) and submit a report containing the compiled results 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 205 of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act 
     of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5115) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2010''; and
       (B) by striking ``2005 through 2008'' and inserting ``2011 
     through 2015'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Not less than 30 percent and not more than 50 percent 
     of the funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall be 
     allocated for activities under subsections (b)(10) and (c) of 
     section 203.''.

           TITLE IV--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1988

     SEC. 401. ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``including those'' and 
     all that follows through `` `AIDS')'' and inserting 
     ``including those with HIV/AIDS''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``acquired immune 
     deficiency syndrome'' and inserting ``HIV/AIDS''.
       (b) Repeal.--Title II of the Abandoned Infants Assistance 
     Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-505; 102 Stat. 2536) is repealed.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 301 of the Abandoned Infants 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa-21) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 302 of the 
     Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa-
     22) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2010''; and
       (B) by striking ``2005 through 2008'' and inserting ``2011 
     through 2015''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``fiscal year 2003'' 
     and inserting ``fiscal year 2010''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from the 
Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan) and the gentleman from Kentucky 
(Mr. Guthrie) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands.


                             General Leave

  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I request 5 legislative days during which 
Members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on Senate 
bill 3817 into the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Senate bill 3817, as amended, 
which reauthorizes and improves the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the 
Adoption Opportunities Act, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act. 
These programs are critical to our Nation's effort to help some of the 
Nation's most vulnerable children.
  Child abuse and neglect continues to be a significant problem in this 
country. In 2008, approximately 772,000 children were determined to be 
victims of child abuse and neglect, and an estimated 1,740 children 
died in 2009 as a result of child abuse. A report of child abuse is 
made every 10 seconds in the United States.
  In addition to suffering physical and emotional harm, children who 
experience abuse or neglect are more likely to have developmental 
delays, have difficulties in school, be arrested as juveniles and later 
as adults, experience depression, anxiety or other mental health 
problems, engage in more health-risk behaviors as adults, and have poor 
health outcomes as adults.
  In 1974, Congress enacted the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act, or CAPTA, to create a single Federal focus for preventing and 
responding to child abuse and neglect. That landmark legislation helped 
establish minimum standards for specific reporting and response 
practices for States to include in their child protection laws. CAPTA 
remains the only Federal legislation exclusively dedicated to 
preventing, assessing, identifying, and treating child abuse and 
neglect.
  In order to receive grant funds under the act, States are required to 
have procedures in place for receiving and responding to allegations of 
abuse or neglect and for ensuring children's safety. Since its 
enactment, CAPTA has been reauthorized numerous times, more recently by 
the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003. Currently, it 
authorizes three critical programs. These include formula grants to 
States to help improve their child protective services, competitive 
grants to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect, and formula grants 
to States for

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support of community-based prevention services. In addition, CAPTA 
authorizes formula State grants, commonly referred to as the Children's 
Justice Act grants, to improve the prosecution and handling of child 
abuse and neglect cases.
  This CAPTA reauthorization works to support and expand the use of 
evidence-based best practices in the field of child welfare, and makes 
changes to encourage States to adopt a differential response model in 
working with at-risk families and in preventing and intervening in 
cases of child abuse or neglect. Differential response allows child 
welfare agencies to intervene with families in more supportive ways, 
often by focusing or assessing families' strengths and needs and 
providing services. Research shows this approach can be less disruptive 
and more supportive to families, leading to safer and stronger homes 
for children.
  The bill improves the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention, CBCAP, 
program to encourage a greater child and family voice in planning 
efforts. Additionally, the bill takes steps to improve research on how 
to prevent child abuse and neglect in tribal families, enhance access 
to grants for tribes and tribal organizations, and expands the 
involvement of tribal leaders in advisory roles.

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  Thanks to Subcommittee Chair Mrs. McCarthy's leadership on the issue, 
the bill before us also ensures fewer children will fall through the 
cracks by improving services when there are cross-jurisdictional 
complications.
  Also included in this legislation is a reauthorization of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act. FVPSA is the primary Federal 
funding stream for domestic violence shelters and direct services to 
victims of domestic violence and their children. Over 2,000 shelters 
and programs receive grant funding under this statute.
  With this reauthorization, FVPSA will better meet the needs of 
children exposed to domestic violence, including those exposed to teen 
dating violence or abuse. The bill also expands capacity for the 
National Domestic Violence Hotline, which provides a toll-free 24-hour 
hotline to offer assistance and referrals to victims of domestic 
violence and their families.
  This bill reflects some of the language from H.R. 4116 reauthorizing 
FVPSA, of which I am an original cosponsor. It will strengthen the 
Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence in the Northern Mariana 
Islands and similar groups working to help victims in the other U.S. 
insular areas.
  These nongovernmental organizations provide shelter, counseling, and 
intervention and prevention services. But for island jurisdictions like 
the Northern Marianas, providing this help can be difficult. We have 
three main inhabited islands, and services available on one are not 
readily available on the others. Passage of S. 3817 will allow for 
establishment of shelters on each of the three islands to provide 
temporary protection for victims. Currently, the single shelter on the 
island of Saipan is inaccessible to victims who are living on the 
islands of Tinian and Rota.
  I want to thank Representative Gwen Moore and her staff for working 
closely with me to help ensure that insular areas are able to provide 
protection to victims of domestic violence, as we do in the rest of the 
United States. Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller has 
also been a strong supporter. I also want to thank the sponsor of the 
Senate bill, Senator Chris Dodd, for his leadership in bringing this 
important legislation to the House, as well as Senators Daniel Inouye, 
Daniel Akaka and Jeff Bingaman, and Senate Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin for working to ensure that 
help is available for victims of sexual and domestic assault anywhere 
in America.
  Finally, I want to thank Mr. Kline for working with us to complete 
this important reauthorization.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting Senate bill 
3817 to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise in support of Senate bill 3817, the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act Reauthorization of 2010.
  This bill reauthorizes the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and the Adoption 
Opportunities Act. This is a narrowly tailored and responsible 
reauthorization for these important laws to update and improve these 
programs that help protect children and their families from violence.
  This bill maintains current funding reauthorization levels and does 
not add any new programs. It does, however, make some good policy 
changes that will help protect children in need, help abused and 
neglected children with special needs find new families faster, and 
help local governments coordinate efforts to protect these children 
better.
  One of the policy changes made in this bill is to support training 
and collaboration between child protective services and domestic 
violence service providers. This collaboration will help prevent child 
abuse and neglect through initiatives such as differential response, 
which allows professionals to assess children and families' needs 
without requiring a determination that a maltreatment has occurred.
  This legislation also includes training for professionals on best 
practices to meet the needs of children with disabilities and supports 
better links between child protective services and disability groups to 
improve diagnosis and assistance to these children.
  The bill provides technical assistance and training on domestic 
violence to State and local agencies and puts an increased emphasis on 
prevention of family violence, including dating violence.
  This bill is a responsible reauthorization that modernizes these 
important programs and does so without increasing the authorization 
levels or adding new Federal programs. This reauthorization will help 
States and local governments protect our most vulnerable citizens 
through better coordination and training.
  This is a good, responsible reauthorization, and I urge my colleagues 
to support it.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield at this time 2 minutes 
to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy), the chair of the 
Subcommittee on Healthy Families.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. I want to thank my colleagues, Mr. Sablan 
and Mr. Guthrie, for supporting this. I rise in support of S. 3817, the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Reauthorization of 2010. First, I 
want to thank Chairman Miller and Ranking Member Kline for their hard 
work, and certainly the staff who have worked very hard on this issue 
also. I also want to thank Senators Harkin and Dodd for their 
leadership on getting this bill through the Senate.
  Abuse, neglect, and fatalities are significant concerns for all of us 
in this Nation, and I am proud that we are addressing this today.
  As a nurse for over 30 years, I have seen firsthand the risks and 
illnesses that can result due to abuse and neglect. A concern which 
surfaced during the hearing in my subcommittee when we held a hearing 
on this topic was that child abuse does not respect State lines. As a 
result of the hearing, I introduced a bill called Protecting Children 
Across State Lines Act. I am proud to have provisions of my bill 
included in the CAPTA legislation.
  My provisions do two things. One, they require data to be collected 
showing which reports are screened out on the basis of multiple State 
authorities being involved. Two, they clarify that the State task force 
recommendations for comprehensive protection of children should address 
issues in which multiple State authorities are involved.
  We know that children who experience or witness abuse or neglect have 
their sense of security, trust, and safety shaken to the core. Studies 
show that young children are more likely to be reported as victims. The 
maltreatment rate for infants is 21 percent compared to 13 percent for 
children of ages 1-3. Neglect is one of the most troublesome problems 
that we face in this area.
  In fact, more than 60 percent of children who come to the attention 
of child welfare authorities are victims of neglect. Sometimes these 
cases of neglect happen due to the simple fact

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that parents need assistance. These parents are not monsters, they just 
need to be connected with available services or need help with basic 
parenting skills. We know from studies that the impact of chronic, 
long-term neglect is devastating to the development of children.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. SABLAN. I yield the gentlewoman 30 additional seconds.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Victims of abuse and neglect are more 
likely to have delays with language or cognitive skills. They are more 
likely to be arrested for truancy. We also know they have poor health 
outcomes as adults.
  Over 35 years ago, Congress enacted CAPTA to create a single Federal 
focus on child abuse and neglect. The rates of physical abuse have 
decreased in recent years, but the rates of neglect have remained 
constant. Difficult financial times can lead to violence, and victims 
with fewer personal resources become more vulnerable.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to vote for this bill. This 
is for the children of this Nation. I urge Members to support S. 3817.
  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I have no speakers at this time, and I 
continue to reserve.
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time I am pleased to yield 3 minutes 
to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore).
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Sablan 
for yielding. I am just so overjoyed to be rising today to celebrate 
the imminent passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act, or FVPSA, as well as the passage of CAPTA, the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act.
  By taking swift action to pass these bills before the end of the 
year, we are taking a stand to protect victims of domestic violence as 
well as children who are victims of abuse. We are also taking landmark 
steps to help break the cycle of abuse for generations to come.
  I want to pause here to personally thank Chairman George Miller of 
the Education and Labor Committee and Senator Chris Dodd. I have worked 
so hard to bring attention to these bills, and I have been fortunate 
enough to have strong allies in these two chairmen, both of whom are 
extremely committed to these causes. I have had the honor of being the 
lead sponsor and champion for FVPSA in the House, but I certainly 
wouldn't be celebrating here today without the good work of Chairman 
Miller and Senator Dodd.

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  I also need to acknowledge and thank the many advocates and victim 
service providers who helped shape this legislation and who rallied 
support at key moments, particularly the advocates for the National 
Network to End Domestic Violence and the Wisconsin Coalition Against 
Domestic Violence.
  Now, in spite of the fact that we have made great progress towards 
acknowledging that domestic violence is a crime, a crisis and a threat 
to public health, we have got such a long way to go. One in four women 
in this country experiences domestic violence in her life. Every day in 
this country, an average of three women are killed by a current or 
former intimate partner. In my State alone, deaths from domestic 
violence are the highest in a decade, and approximately 15.5 million 
children are exposed to domestic violence each year. In fact, one-half 
to two-thirds of domestic violence shelter residents are children.
  The women and men who are victimized live in each and every one of 
your congressional districts. They come from all walks of life 
regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, religion or partisan 
affiliation. They are members of our families; they are friends; they 
are neighbors; they are coworkers. As well, some in this room have been 
victims and survivors of this violence.
  Since the economic downturn started, we have been hearing more and 
more horror stories from the shelters and service providers. The 
economy has been making bad situations worse for an increasing number 
of victims, many of whom have few resources on which to rely in order 
to flee their abusers.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield another 30 seconds to the 
gentlewoman.
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. We have said that FVPSA keeps the lights on 
for these programs, and it has always done a great job. The beautiful 
thing about this program is that the reauthorization authorizes more 
activities to help us better treat children, in particular, who are 
traumatized by this violence.
  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I am pleased to yield such 
time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. George 
Miller).
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong 
support of S. 3817, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Reauthorization Act of 2010.
  The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Reauthorization Act is the 
only Federal legislation exclusively dedicated to preventing, 
assessing, identifying, and treating the effects of child abuse and 
neglect. This reauthorization includes a number of important reforms 
for more use of the best practices in the child welfare system.
  First, the bill focuses on the vulnerable populations, unaccompanied 
homeless children, as well as children with disabilities. Second, the 
bill improves and strengthens data collection and analysis to improve 
the State coordination of overall services to help prevent child abuse. 
Third, we improve the training of people who work with abused or 
neglected children to ensure that best practices are followed, that 
families remain whole, when possible, and that children are removed 
from dangerous situations when needed.
  This Democratic Congress has taken swift action in the past to 
address issues of the safety of our children in school, in child care 
and in treatment facilities. It is clear we need to do more to help our 
children in their homes. This bill will also address domestic violence 
by reauthorizing the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.
  I want to thank the gentlewoman who just preceded me in the well, 
Congresswoman Gwen Moore, for her leadership and efforts to highlight 
this important issue.
  It is a sad reality that, during economic downturns, domestic 
violence occurrences happen more frequently. We know that nearly one in 
four women is abused by a partner in her adult life, that three women 
are killed by their partners every day in this country, and that 15.5 
million children are exposed to domestic violence each year. We know 
that women between the ages of 16 and 24 are at the greatest risk of 
being victims of domestic violence. That is why this legislation is so 
important and why we allow dating violence victims to be recognized as 
recipients of services under this legislation.
  It is very important in this legislation to protect women from this 
violence. It was over 30 years ago when I visited the first Shelter for 
Victims of Domestic Violence in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was 
started by women in order to help protect women and to try to get them 
services. Later, there came to this Congress a first appropriation for 
services to shelters--protecting women from domestic violence 
situations and trying to show them how, if necessary, they would be 
able to live independently or that shelters would be able to provide 
counseling for their abusers and would see whether or not children 
could be protected.
  That was a long time ago. We have come a long way in this country. 
This legislation is incredibly important, and we must continue this 
effort of protecting these most vulnerable partners who are abused in 
their relationships on an everyday basis in this country--still in 
numbers far too great for us to consider that this problem has been 
solved.
  I want to thank Congressmen Kline, Guthrie, Platts, and others for 
their help on this legislation; and I want to thank Carolyn McCarthy, 
the subcommittee chair, for all of her work and all of her concern that 
she has expressed and devoted her time to with respect to both the 
issues of child abuse and of domestic violence, issues that resulted in 
this legislation.
  I hope, with these quick few changes, we will be able to send this 
back to the Senate and that they will support it.

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  I want to thank the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands for 
managing this very important piece of legislation on behalf of the 
committee.
  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the reauthorization of the 
Child-Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. This bill strengthens our 
ability to identify, treat, and prevent the abuse and neglect of 
children and will open more good homes to foster children. This 
legislation also includes the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act, which recognizes the common co-occurrence of child abuse and 
domestic violence and provides resources to states to address both.
  The Adoption Opportunities Act included in this bill focuses on the 
needs of older youth and minority youth in our child welfare system. 
More than 400,000 youth are in foster care in America. About 115,000 
are awaiting adoption. More than one-quarter of those waiting for a 
family are over the age of twelve. However, the vast majority of those 
adopted are children under the age of nine. Older youth wait in the 
child welfare system for a long time, with the chance of being adopted 
decreasing every day. Many of these youth--over 25,000 each year--age 
out of the system without a permanent family to support their 
transition to young adulthood. Too often, these youth end up homeless, 
unemployed, or incarcerated.
  I applaud the focus on these older youth. This bill authorizes 
national recruitment efforts to reach prospective adoptive parents, 
establishes an Internet-based national adoption information exchange 
system to bring together children up for adoption and qualified 
adoptive parents, and connects agencies and families to resources that 
will reduce barriers to adoption.
  We must do all we can to increase adoption. Earlier this year, I 
introduced a bill, the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 3827), 
which would further reduce barriers to adoption by preventing 
discrimination against prospective adoptive parents or foster parents 
solely on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identification, 
or martial status. I look forward to continuing to work on reforming 
our child welfare system in the next Congress and I urge my colleagues 
to support S. 3817 and to stand with me to protect children.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 2010, a bill that 
will make significant improvements for a range of programs, 
initiatives, and grants to support our mission to combat and remedy 
child abuse in America.
  I want to thank the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, 
my good friend, Mr. George Miller, and all the members of the Committee 
for their work on this comprehensive legislation, and to my colleagues 
for their work in advocating for the needs of our young constituents 
who do not have the opportunity to advocate for themselves.
  This bill reauthorizes--through FY2015--the current CAPTA legislation 
as well as the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), the 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act 
of 1988, and covers a range of programs that address child abuse and 
neglect, family, domestic, and dating violence, as well as adoption.
  As we all know, child abuse is an epidemic that has far-reaching 
effects past the incidence of abuse or neglect. Without the proper 
support, victims of abuse are at high risk for depression, anxiety, 
being arrested as juveniles, among other negative outcomes. 
Unfortunately, while prevention efforts have led to a decrease in 
reported incidents over the past decade, we still know that for every 
report of child abuse, there are far more unreported incidents and 
children without help.
  Originally enacted in 1974, CAPTA is the key federal legislation 
addressing child abuse and neglect. Since enactment, CAPTA has played a 
vital role in assisting state and local governments in their efforts to 
not only treat, but also prevent child abuse. CAPTA has provided grants 
to states to support community-based programs and child protective 
services (CPS), and has boosted efforts in evaluating these programs 
through data collection, research, analysis, and training.
  Through reauthorization, this legislation will improve how child 
abuse prevention and treatment programs are administered. To help 
ensure that the needs of America's children are being met, this bill 
will revise requirements for the child abuse prevention and treatment 
advisory board, the national clearinghouse for information relating to 
child abuse, research and assistance activities, as well as specified 
grants to States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, public and 
private agencies and organizations.
  Under the CAPTA Act, this bill will also strengthen state laws in 
terms of reporting; require increased efforts in research and studies 
to ensure that state laws are properly serving the needs of victims of 
abuse; and address challenging issues such as protecting children from 
cross-jurisdictional complication. Regarding FVPSA programs and 
activities, this bill will also expand grant opportunities, including 
programs for teen dating violence hotlines to further address the call 
for more support for young victims of abuse across the nation. 
Concerning adoption regulations, this bill also improves the focus on 
finding qualified families for adoption of children with special needs.
  The scars of child abuse can be long-lasting, affecting not only the 
child and family, but also society as a whole. Therefore, it is 
essential that we pass this crucial legislation to improve the 
services, information, research, and resources that are deeply needed 
to better serve America's children.
  The CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 is a step towards improving and 
strengthening prevention efforts and support for victims of abuse. 
Through this bill, we will improve the ongoing efforts of the Federal 
Government to combat this issue, and we will also continue to 
strengthen and support the vital State, local, and community-based 
efforts that serve America's children day by day. I urge my colleagues 
to vote ``yes'' and support this important legislation.
  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support Senate bill 
3817, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hodes). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan) 
that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 3817, as 
amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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