[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 161 (Thursday, September 17, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5714-S5715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2657. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Rubio) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1646, to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Augustine, Florida, as the ``Leo 
C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''; as follows:

       On page 2, line 2, insert before the period the following: 
     ``or the `Leo C. Chase Jr. VA Clinic' ''.
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  SA 2658. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Braun, and 
Ms. Hassan)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 924, to amend the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require training and 
education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the 
community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child 
sexual abuse in primary and secondary education; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Jenna Quinn Law''.

     SEC. 2. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS FIELD INITIATED GRANTS.

       Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(8) Child sexual abuse awareness field initiated 
     grants.--The Secretary may award grants under this subsection 
     to entities, for periods of up to 5 years, in support of 
     field-initiated innovation projects that advance, establish, 
     or implement innovative evidence-based or evidence-informed 
     child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs by--
       ``(A) improving student awareness of child sexual abuse, 
     including how to recognize, prevent, and safely report child 
     sexual abuse;
       ``(B) training teachers, school employees, and other 
     mandatory reporters and adults who work with children in a 
     professional or volunteer capacity, including with respect to 
     recognizing child sexual abuse and safely reporting child 
     sexual abuse; or
       ``(C) providing information to parents and guardians of 
     students about child sexual abuse awareness and prevention, 
     including how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report 
     child sexual abuse and how to discuss child sexual abuse with 
     a child.''.
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  SA 2659. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Smith) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1160, to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to 
increase support for mental health; as follows:


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        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Family Mental 
     Health in CAPTA Act''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND 
                   TREATMENT ACT.

       (a) National Clearinghouse.--Section 103(b) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``effective programs,'' 
     and inserting ``evidence-based and evidence-informed 
     programs,'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
       ``(5) maintain and disseminate, as appropriate, information 
     that describes best practices for making appropriate 
     referrals related to, and addressing, the health, mental 
     health, and developmental needs of victims of child abuse or 
     neglect;''.
       (b) Research and Assistance Activities.--Section 104 of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(F) effective approaches to interagency collaboration 
     between the child welfare protection system, the juvenile 
     justice system, and other relevant agencies engaged with 
     children and families that improve the delivery of services 
     and treatment (including related to domestic violence, mental 
     health, or substance use disorders) for continuity of 
     treatment plan and services as children transition between 
     systems;'';
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (N) and (O) as 
     subparagraphs (P) and (Q), respectively;
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (M) the following:
       ``(N) methods to address geographic, racial, and cultural 
     disparities in the child welfare system, including a focus on 
     access to services;
       ``(O) evidence-based and evidence-informed programs to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect in families that have not had 
     contact with the child welfare system;''; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (P), as redesignated by clause (ii), 
     by striking ``subparagraph (O)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (Q)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (1)(O)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(Q)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Content.--The technical assistance under paragraph 
     (1) shall be designed to, as applicable, promote best 
     practices for addressing child abuse and neglect in families 
     with complex needs, such as families who have experienced 
     domestic violence, substance use disorders, and adverse 
     childhood experiences.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) ways to reduce geographic, racial, and cultural 
     disparities in the child protection system, which may include 
     engaging law enforcement, education, health, and other 
     relevant systems in such efforts.''.
       (c) Grants to States.--Section 106 of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D) training in early childhood, child, and adolescent 
     development and the impact of child abuse and neglect, and 
     the long-term impacts of adverse childhood experiences; and
       ``(E) training to improve coordination among child 
     protective service agencies, entities providing health care 
     services (including mental health and substance use disorder 
     services), and community resources, for purposes of 
     conducting evaluations related to substantiated cases of 
     child abuse or neglect; and
       ``(F) training regarding the links between child abuse and 
     neglect and domestic violence, and approaches to working with 
     families with mental health needs or substance use 
     disorder;''.
       (d) Application.--Section 204(7) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116d(7)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(7) a description of the criteria that the entity will 
     use to--
       ``(A) select and fund local programs, and how the lead 
     entity will take into consideration the local program's 
     ability to--
       ``(i) collaborate with other community-based organizations 
     and service providers and engage in long-term and strategic 
     planning with respect to community-based and prevention-
     focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and 
     support families to prevent child abuse and neglect;
       ``(ii) meaningfully partner with parents in the 
     development, implementation, oversight, and evaluation of 
     services;
       ``(iii) reduce barriers to access to community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
     strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect, including for diverse, underserved, and at-risk 
     populations; or
       ``(B) develop or provide community-based and prevention-
     focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and 
     support families to prevent child abuse and neglect, and 
     provide a description of how such activities are evidence-
     based or evidence-informed;''.

     SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5101 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3, by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) the terms `Indian', `Indian Tribe', and `Tribal 
     organization' have the meanings given the terms `Indian', 
     `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization', respectively, in 
     section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b);'';
       (2) by striking ``tribe'' each place such term appears 
     (other than in section 3(5)) and inserting ``Tribe''; and
       (3) by striking ``tribal'' each place such term appears 
     (other than in section 3(5)) and inserting ``Tribal''.

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