[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14615-14625]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 342, KEEPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE ACT OF 
                                  2003

  Mr. BOEHNER submitted the following conference report and statement 
on the Senate bill (S. 342) to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act to make improvements to and reauthorize programs under 
that Act, and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 108-150)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     342), to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     to make improvements to and reauthorize programs under that 
     Act, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:
       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act of 2003''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Sec. 101. Findings.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

Sec. 111. National clearinghouse for information relating to child 
              abuse.
Sec. 112. Research and assistance activities and demonstrations.
Sec. 113. Grants to States and public or private agencies and 
              organizations.

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Sec. 114. Grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and 
              treatment programs.
Sec. 115. Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation 
              and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases.
Sec. 116. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 117. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 118. Reports.

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

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

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 141. Conforming amendments.

                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

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

                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

Sec. 301. Findings.
Sec. 302. Establishment of local projects.
Sec. 303. Evaluations, study, and reports by Secretary.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 305. Definitions.
Sec. 306. Conforming amendment.

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

Sec. 401. State demonstration grants.
Sec. 402. Secretarial responsibilities.
Sec. 403. Evaluation.
Sec. 404. Information and technical assistance centers.
Sec. 405. Related assistance.
Sec. 406. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 407. Grants for State domestic violence coalitions.
Sec. 408. Evaluation and monitoring.
Sec. 409. Family member abuse information and documentation project.
Sec. 410. Model State leadership grants.
Sec. 411. National domestic violence hotline and internet grant.
Sec. 412. Youth education and domestic violence.
Sec. 413. Demonstration grants for community initiatives.
Sec. 414. Transitional housing assistance.
Sec. 415. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 416. Conforming amendment to another Act.
           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``close to 1,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``approximately 900,000'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2)(A) more children suffer neglect than any other form 
     of maltreatment; and
       ``(B) investigations have determined that approximately 60 
     percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in 2001 
     suffered neglect, 19 percent suffered physical abuse, 10 
     percent suffered sexual abuse, and 7 percent suffered 
     emotional maltreatment;
       ``(3)(A) child abuse can result in the death of a child;
       ``(B) in 2001, an estimated 1,300 children were counted by 
     child protection services to have died as a result of abuse 
     or neglect; and
       ``(C) children younger than 1 year old comprised 41 percent 
     of child abuse fatalities and 85 percent of child abuse 
     fatalities were younger than 6 years of age;'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) many of these children and their families fail to 
     receive adequate protection and treatment; and
       ``(B) slightly less than half of these children (42 percent 
     in 2001) and their families fail to receive adequate 
     protection or treatment;'';
       (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``organizations'' and 
     inserting ``community-based organizations'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``ensures'' and all 
     that follows through ``knowledge,'' and inserting 
     ``recognizes the need for properly trained staff with the 
     qualifications needed''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, which may impact child rearing patterns, 
     while at the same time, not allowing those differences to 
     enable abuse'';
       (6) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``this national child and family emergency'' and inserting 
     ``child abuse and neglect''; and
       (7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``intensive'' and inserting ``needed''; and
       (B) by striking ``if removal has taken place'' and 
     inserting ``where appropriate''.
                      Subtitle A--General Program

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

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

     SEC. 112. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND 
                   DEMONSTRATIONS.

       (a) Research.--Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first 
     sentence, by inserting ``, including longitudinal research,'' 
     after ``interdisciplinary program of research''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, including the effects of abuse and neglect 
     on a child's development and the identification of successful 
     early intervention services or other services that are 
     needed'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``judicial procedures'' and inserting 
     ``judicial systems, including multidisciplinary, coordinated 
     decisionmaking procedures''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (viii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (viii), the following:
       ``(ix) the incidence and prevalence of child maltreatment 
     by a wide array of demographic characteristics such as age, 
     sex, race, family structure, household relationship 
     (including the living arrangement of the resident parent and 
     family size), school enrollment and education attainment, 
     disability, grandparents as caregivers, labor force status, 
     work status in previous year, and income in previous year; 
     and'';
       (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following:
       ``(D) the evaluation and dissemination of best practices 
     consistent with the goals of achieving improvements in the 
     child protective services systems of the States in accordance 
     with paragraphs (1) through (12) of section 106(a);
       ``(E) effective approaches to interagency collaboration 
     between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
     system that improve the delivery of services and treatment, 
     including methods for continuity of treatment plan and 
     services as children transition between systems;
       ``(F) an evaluation of the redundancies and gaps in the 
     services in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention 
     in order to make better use of resources;
       ``(G) the nature, scope, and practice of voluntary 
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     guardianship of low income children who need health services, 
     including mental health services;
       ``(H) the information on the national incidence of child 
     abuse and neglect specified in clauses (i) through (xi) of 
     subparagraph (H); and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, and every 
     2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide an 
     opportunity for public comment concerning the priorities 
     proposed under subparagraph (A) and maintain an official 
     record of such public comment.'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Research.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the national incidence of child abuse and neglect, including 
     the information on the national incidence on child abuse and 
     neglect specified in subparagraphs (i) through (ix) of 
     paragraph (1)(I).
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
     2003, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
     and Pensions of the Senate a report that contains the results 
     of the research conducted under paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Provision of Technical Assistance.--Section 104(b) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5105(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``nonprofit private agencies and'' and 
     inserting ``private agencies and community-based''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including replicating successful 
     program models,'' after ``programs and activities''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) effective approaches being utilized to link child 
     protective service agencies with health care, mental health 
     care, and developmental services to improve forensic 
     diagnosis and health evaluations, and barriers and shortages 
     to such linkages.''.
       (c) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 104 of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--The Secretary 
     may award grants to, and enter into contracts with, States or 
     public or private agencies or organizations (or combinations 
     of such agencies or organizations) for time-limited, 
     demonstration projects for the following:
       ``(1) Promotion of safe, family-friendly physical 
     environments for visitation and exchange.--The Secretary may 
     award grants under this subsection to entities to assist such 
     entities in establishing and operating safe, family-friendly 
     physical environments--
       ``(A) for court-ordered, supervised visitation between 
     children and abusing parents; and
       ``(B) to safely facilitate the exchange of children for 
     visits with noncustodial parents in cases of domestic 
     violence.
       ``(2) Education identification, prevention, and 
     treatment.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
     subsection to entities for projects that provide educational 
     identification, prevention, and treatment services in 
     cooperation with preschool and elementary and secondary 
     schools.
       ``(3) Risk and safety assessment tools.--The Secretary may 
     award grants under this subsection to entities for projects 
     that provide for the development of research-based strategies 
     for risk and safety assessments relating to child abuse and 
     neglect.
       ``(4) Training.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
     subsection to entities for projects that involve research-
     based strategies for innovative training for mandated child 
     abuse and neglect reporters.''.

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

       (a) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 105(a) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
     ``Demonstration'' and inserting ``Grants for'';
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``States,'' after ``contracts with,'';
       (B) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (C) by striking ``time limited, demonstration'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``nonprofit'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``law, education, 
     social work, and other relevant fields'' and inserting ``law 
     enforcement, judiciary, social work and child protection, 
     education, and other relevant fields, or individuals such as 
     court appointed special advocates (CASAs) and guardian ad 
     litem,'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``nonprofit'' and all 
     that follows through ``; and'' and inserting ``children, 
     youth and family service organizations in order to prevent 
     child abuse and neglect;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) for training to support the enhancement of linkages 
     between child protective service agencies and health care 
     agencies, including physical and mental health services, to 
     improve forensic diagnosis and health evaluations and for 
     innovative partnerships between child protective service 
     agencies and health care agencies that offer creative 
     approaches to using existing Federal, State, local, and 
     private funding to meet the health evaluation needs of 
     children who have been subjects of substantiated cases of 
     child abuse or neglect;
       ``(E) for the training of personnel in best practices to 
     promote collaboration with the families from the initial time 
     of contact during the investigation through treatment;
       ``(F) for the training of personnel regarding the legal 
     duties of such personnel and their responsibilities to 
     protect the legal rights of children and families;
       ``(G) for improving the training of supervisory and 
     nonsupervisory child welfare workers;
       ``(H) for enabling State child welfare agencies to 
     coordinate the provision of services with State and local 
     health care agencies, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and 
     treatment agencies, mental health agencies, and other public 
     and private welfare agencies to promote child safety, 
     permanence, and family stability;
       ``(I) for cross training for child protective service 
     workers in research-based strategies for recognizing 
     situations of substance abuse, domestic violence, and 
     neglect; and
       ``(J) for developing, implementing, or operating 
     information and education programs or training programs 
     designed to improve the provision of services to disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions for--
       ``(i) professionals and paraprofessional personnel 
     concerned with the welfare of disabled infants with life-
     threatening conditions, including personnel employed in child 
     protective services programs and health care facilities; and
       ``(ii) the parents of such infants.'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following:
       ``(2) Triage procedures.--The Secretary may award grants 
     under this subsection to public and private agencies that 
     demonstrate innovation in responding to reports of child 
     abuse and neglect, including programs of collaborative 
     partnerships between the State child protective services 
     agency, community social service agencies and family support 
     programs, law enforcement agencies, developmental disability 
     agencies, substance abuse treatment entities, health care 
     entities, domestic violence prevention entities, mental 
     health service entities, schools, churches and synagogues, 
     and other community agencies, to allow for the establishment 
     of a triage system that--
       ``(A) accepts, screens, and assesses reports received to 
     determine which such reports require an intensive 
     intervention and which require voluntary referral to another 
     agency, program, or project;
       ``(B) provides, either directly or through referral, a 
     variety of community-linked services to assist families in 
     preventing child abuse and neglect; and
       ``(C) provides further investigation and intensive 
     intervention where the child's safety is in jeopardy.'';
       (6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``nonprofit organizations (such as Parents Anonymous)'' and 
     inserting ``organizations'';
       (7) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking the paragraph heading;
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``(B) Kinship
     care.--'' and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Kinship care.--
       ``(A) In general.--''; and
       (ii) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Linkages between child protective service agencies 
     and public health, mental health, and developmental 
     disabilities agencies.--The Secretary may award grants to 
     entities that provide linkages between State or local child 
     protective service agencies and public health, mental health, 
     and developmental disabilities agencies, for the purpose of 
     establishing linkages that are designed to help assure that a 
     greater number of substantiated victims of child maltreatment 
     have their physical health, mental health, and developmental 
     needs appropriately diagnosed and treated, in accordance with 
     all applicable Federal and State privacy laws.''.
       (b) Discretionary Grants.--Section 105(b) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(3) Programs based within children's hospitals or other 
     pediatric and adolescent care facilities, that provide model 
     approaches for improving medical diagnosis of child abuse and 
     neglect and for health evaluations of children for whom a 
     report of maltreatment has been substantiated.''; and

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       (5) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ``nonprofit''.
       (c) Evaluation.--Section 105(c) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``demonstration'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or contract'' 
     after ``or as a separate grant''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of an 
     evaluation performed by the recipient of a grant, the 
     Secretary shall make available technical assistance for the 
     evaluation, where needed, including the use of a rigorous 
     application of scientific evaluation techniques.''.
       (d) Technical Amendment to Heading.--The section heading 
     for section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended to read as follows:

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

     SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
                   PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Development and Operation Grants.--Section 106(a) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106a(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``, including ongoing case monitoring,'' 
     after ``case management''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and treatment'' after ``and delivery of 
     services'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``improving'' and all 
     that follows through ``referral systems'' and inserting 
     ``developing, improving, and implementing risk and safety 
     assessment tools and protocols'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (7);
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), and (9) as 
     paragraphs (6), (8), (9), and (12), respectively;
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
       ``(5) developing and updating systems of technology that 
     support the program and track reports of child abuse and 
     neglect from intake through final disposition and allow 
     interstate and intrastate information exchange;'';
       (6) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``opportunities'' and all that follows through ``system'' and 
     inserting ``including--
       ``(A) training regarding research-based strategies to 
     promote collaboration with the families;
       ``(B) training regarding the legal duties of such 
     individuals; and
       ``(C) personal safety training for case workers;'';
       (7) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(7) improving the skills, qualifications, and 
     availability of individuals providing services to children 
     and families, and the supervisors of such individuals, 
     through the child protection system, including improvements 
     in the recruitment and retention of caseworkers;'';
       (8) by striking paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(9) developing and facilitating research-based strategies 
     for training for individuals mandated to report child abuse 
     or neglect;
       ``(10) developing, implementing, or operating programs to 
     assist in obtaining or coordinating necessary services for 
     families of disabled infants with life-threatening 
     conditions, including--
       ``(A) existing social and health services;
       ``(B) financial assistance; and
       ``(C) services necessary to facilitate adoptive placement 
     of any such infants who have been relinquished for adoption;
       ``(11) developing and delivering information to improve 
     public education relating to the role and responsibilities of 
     the child protection system and the nature and basis for 
     reporting suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect;'';
       (9) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
     period and inserting a semicolon; and
       (10) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration 
     between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
     system for improved delivery of services and treatment, 
     including methods for continuity of treatment plan and 
     services as children transition between systems; or
       ``(14) supporting and enhancing collaboration among public 
     health agencies, the child protection system, and private 
     community-based programs to provide child abuse and neglect 
     prevention and treatment services (including linkages with 
     education systems) and to address the health needs, including 
     mental health needs, of children identified as abused or 
     neglected, including supporting prompt, comprehensive health 
     and developmental evaluations for children who are the 
     subject of substantiated child maltreatment reports.''.
       (b) Eligibility Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 106(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``provide notice to the Secretary of any 
     substantive changes'' and inserting the following: ``provide 
     notice to the Secretary--
       ``(i) of any substantive changes; and'';
       (ii) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) any significant changes to how funds provided under 
     this section are used to support the activities which may 
     differ from the activities as described in the current State 
     application.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), 
     (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), and (xiii) as clauses 
     (iv), (vi), (vii), (viii), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), 
     (xv), (xvi) and (xvii), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting after clause (i), the following:
       ``(ii) policies and procedures (including appropriate 
     referrals to child protection service systems and for other 
     appropriate services) to address the needs of infants born 
     and identified as being affected by illegal substance abuse 
     or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, 
     including a requirement that health care providers involved 
     in the delivery or care of such infants notify the child 
     protective services system of the occurrence of such 
     condition in such infants, except that such notification 
     shall not be construed to--

       ``(I) establish a definition under Federal law of what 
     constitutes child abuse; or
       ``(II) require prosecution for any illegal action;

       ``(iii) the development of a plan of safe care for the 
     infant born and identified as being affected by illegal 
     substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms;'';
       (iii) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``risk and'' before ``safety'';
       (iv) by inserting after clause (iv) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(v) triage procedures for the appropriate referral of a 
     child not at risk of imminent harm to a community 
     organization or voluntary preventive service;'';
       (v) in clause (viii)(II) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``, having a need for such information in order to carry out 
     its responsibilities under law to protect children from abuse 
     and neglect'' and inserting ``, as described in clause 
     (ix)'';
       (vi) by inserting after clause (viii) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(ix) provisions to require a State to disclose 
     confidential information to any Federal, State, or local 
     government entity, or any agent of such entity, that has a 
     need for such information in order to carry out its 
     responsibilities under law to protect children from abuse and 
     neglect;'';
       (vii) in clause (xiii) (as so redesignated)--

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

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

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

       (x) in clause (xvii) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``clause (xii)'' each place that such appears and inserting 
     ``clause (xvi)''; and
       (xi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xviii) provisions and procedures to require that a 
     representative of the child protective services agency shall, 
     at the initial time of contact with the individual subject to 
     a child abuse and neglect investigation, advise the 
     individual of the complaints or allegations made against the 
     individual, in a manner that is consistent with laws 
     protecting the rights of the informant;
       ``(xix) provisions addressing the training of 
     representatives of the child protective services system 
     regarding the legal duties of the representatives, which may 
     consist of various methods of informing such representatives 
     of such duties, in order to protect the legal rights and 
     safety of children and families from the initial time of 
     contact during investigation through treatment;
       ``(xx) provisions and procedures for improving the 
     training, retention, and supervision of caseworkers;
       ``(xxi) provisions and procedures for referral of a child 
     under the age of 3 who is involved in a substantiated case of 
     child abuse or neglect to early intervention services funded 
     under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act; and
       ``(xxii) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, 
     provisions and procedures for requiring criminal background 
     record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and 
     other adult relatives and non-relatives residing in the 
     household;''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence:

     ``Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit the 
     State's flexibility to determine State policies relating to 
     public access to court proceedings to determine child abuse 
     and neglect, except that such policies shall, at a minimum, 
     ensure the safety and well-being of the child, parents, and 
     families.''.
       (2) Limitation.--Section 106(b)(3) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``With regard to clauses (v) and (vi) of 
     paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting ``With regard to clauses 
     (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (2)(A)''.
       (c) Citizen Review Panels.--Section 106(c) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

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

       (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ``State'' and 
     inserting ``State and local''; and

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       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Public outreach.--Each panel shall provide for public 
     outreach and comment in order to assess the impact of current 
     procedures and practices upon children and families in the 
     community and in order to meet its obligations under 
     subparagraph (A).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``public'' and inserting ``State and the 
     public''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``and 
     recommendations to improve the child protection services 
     system at the State and local levels. Not later than 6 months 
     after the date on which a report is submitted by the panel to 
     the State, the appropriate State agency shall submit a 
     written response to State and local child protection systems 
     and the citizen review panel that describes whether or how 
     the State will incorporate the recommendations of such panel 
     (where appropriate) to make measurable progress in improving 
     the State and local child protective system''.
       (d) Annual State Data Reports.--Section 106(d) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) The annual report containing the summary of the 
     activities of the citizen review panels of the State required 
     by subsection (c)(6).
       ``(14) The number of children under the care of the State 
     child protection system who are transferred into the custody 
     of the State juvenile justice system.''.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that 
     describes the extent to which States are implementing the 
     policies and procedures required under section 
     106(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act.

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

       Section 107(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the handling of cases involving children with 
     disabilities or serious health-related problems who are 
     victims of abuse or neglect.''.

     SEC. 116. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

       Section 108 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary should encourage all States and public and 
     private agencies or organizations that receive assistance 
     under this title to ensure that children and families with 
     limited English proficiency who participate in programs under 
     this title are provided materials and services under such 
     programs in an appropriate language other than English.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--A State that receives funds under 
     section 106(a) shall annually prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary a report describing the manner in which funds 
     provided under this Act, alone or in combination with other 
     Federal funds, were used to address the purposes and achieve 
     the objectives of section 106.''.

     SEC. 117. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) General Authorization.--Section 112(a)(1) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) General authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title $120,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2008.''.
       (b) Demonstration Projects.--Section 112(a)(2)(B) of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106h(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Secretary make'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary shall make''; and
       (2) by striking ``section 106'' and inserting ``section 
     104''.

     SEC. 118. REPORTS.

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

     SEC. 121. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.

       (a) Purpose.--Section 201(a)(1) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, 
     operate, expand, enhance, and, where appropriate to network, 
     initiatives aimed at the prevention of child abuse and 
     neglect, and to support networks of coordinated resources and 
     activities to better strengthen and support families to 
     reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect; and''.
       (b) Authority.--Section 201(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``Statewide'' and all that follows through the dash, and 
     inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs 
     and activities designed to strengthen and support families to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect (through networks where 
     appropriate) that are accessible, effective, culturally 
     appropriate, and build upon existing strengths-that--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) demonstrate a commitment to meaningful parent 
     leadership, including among parents of children with 
     disabilities, parents with disabilities, racial and ethnic 
     minorities, and members of other underrepresented or 
     underserved groups; and
       ``(H) provide referrals to early health and developmental 
     services;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by inserting ``through leveraging of funds'' after 
     ``maximizing funding'';
       (B) by striking ``a Statewide network of community-based, 
     prevention-focused'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused''; and
       (C) by striking ``family resource and support program'' and 
     inserting ``programs and activities designed to strengthen 
     and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect 
     (through networks where appropriate)''.
       (c) Technical Amendment to Title Heading.--Title II of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is 
     amended by striking the heading for such title and inserting 
     the following:
 ``TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE 
                             AND NEGLECT''.

     SEC. 122. ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 202 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``a Statewide network of community-based, 
     prevention-focused'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused''; and
       (ii) by striking ``family resource and support programs'' 
     and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting 
     ``programs and activities designed to strengthen and support 
     families to prevent child abuse and neglect (through networks 
     where appropriate);''
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``that exists to 
     strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect'' after ``written authority of the State)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a network of 
     community-based family resource and support programs'' and 
     inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs 
     and activities designed to strengthen and support families to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect (through networks where 
     appropriate)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``to the network''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and parents with disabilities'' 
     before the semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``to the network''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Statewide network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
     strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect (through networks where appropriate)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Statewide network of 
     community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
     support programs'' and inserting ``community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
     strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect (through networks where appropriate)'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and training and 
     technical assistance, to the Statewide network of community-
     based, prevention-focused, family resource and support 
     programs'' and inserting ``training, technical assistance, 
     and evaluation assistance, to community-based and prevention-
     focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and 
     support families to prevent child abuse and neglect (through 
     networks where appropriate)''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting
     ``, parents with disabilities,'' after ``children with 
     disabilities''.

     SEC. 123. AMOUNT OF GRANT.

       Section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``as the amount leveraged by the State from 
     private, State, or other non-Federal sources and directed 
     through the'' and inserting ``as the amount of private, State 
     or other non-Federal funds leveraged and directed through the 
     currently designated'';
       (B) by striking ``State lead agency'' and inserting ``State 
     lead entity''; and
       (C) by striking ``the lead agency'' and inserting ``the 
     current lead entity''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``subsection (a)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)''.

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     SEC. 124. EXISTING GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 125. APPLICATION.

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

     SEC. 126. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 206(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' 
     and inserting ``and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities designed to strengthen and support families to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``voluntary home 
     visiting and'' after ``including''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) participate with other community-based and 
     prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
     strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect in the development, operation and expansion of 
     networks where appropriate.''.

     SEC. 127. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

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

     SEC. 128. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY 
                   RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

       Section 208(3) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5116g(3)) is amended by striking ``Statewide 
     networks of community-based, prevention-focused, family 
     resource and support programs'' and inserting ``community-
     based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed 
     to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and 
     neglect''.

     SEC. 129. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Children With Disabilities.--Section 209(1) of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``given such term in section 
     602(a)(2)'' and inserting ``given the term `child with a 
     disability' in section 602(3) or `infant or toddler with a 
     disability' in section 632(5)''.
       (b) Community-Based and Prevention-Focused Programs and 
     Activities to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect.--Section 209 
     of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5116h) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) Community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities to prevent child abuse and neglect.--The term 
     `community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities designed to strengthen and support families to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect' includes organizations such 
     as family resource programs, family support programs, 
     voluntary home visiting programs, respite care programs, 
     parenting education, mutual support programs, and other 
     community programs or networks of such programs that provide 
     activities that are designed to prevent or respond to child 
     abuse and neglect.''.

     SEC. 130. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 210 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5116i) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 
     2008.''.
                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 141. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

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

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

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

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

       (3) By striking the item relating to section 204.
                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

     SEC. 201. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

       Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) the number of children in substitute care has 
     increased by nearly 24 percent since 1994, as our Nation's 
     foster care population included more than 565,000 as of 
     September of 2001;
       ``(2) children entering foster care have complex problems 
     that require intensive services, with many such children 
     having special needs because they are born to mothers who did 
     not receive prenatal care, are born with life threatening 
     conditions or disabilities, are born addicted to alcohol or 
     other drugs, or have been exposed to infection with the 
     etiologic agent for the human immunodeficiency virus;
       ``(3) each year, thousands of children are in need of 
     placement in permanent, adoptive homes;'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (6);
       (C) by striking paragraph (7)(A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(7)(A) currently, there are 131,000 children waiting for 
     adoption;''; and
       (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (7), (8), (9), and 
     (10) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) respectively; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
     including geographic barriers,'' after ``barriers''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a national'' and 
     inserting ``an Internet-based national''.

     SEC. 202. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.

       Section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113) is amended--

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       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 203. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.'';

       (2) by striking ``Sec. 203. (a) The Secretary'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``Required Activities.--'' after ``(b)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``nonprofit'' each place 
     that such appears;
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``study the nature, 
     scope, and effects of'' and insert ``support'';
       (G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (H) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (I) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place that such 
     appears; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (J) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) provide (directly or by grant to or contract with 
     States, local government entities, or public or private 
     licensed child welfare or adoption agencies) for the 
     implementation of programs that are intended to increase the 
     number of older children (who are in foster care and with the 
     goal of adoption) placed in adoptive families, with a special 
     emphasis on child-specific recruitment strategies, 
     including--
       ``(A) outreach, public education, or media campaigns to 
     inform the public of the needs and numbers of older youth 
     available for adoption;
       ``(B) training of personnel in the special needs of older 
     youth and the successful strategies of child-focused, child-
     specific recruitment efforts; and
       ``(C) recruitment of prospective families for such 
     children.'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``(c)(1) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Services for Families Adopting Special Needs 
     Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``(2) Services'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Services.--Services''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by realigning the margins of subparagraphs (A) through 
     (G) accordingly;
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) day treatment; and
       ``(I) respite care.''; and
       (D) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place that such 
     appears;
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``(d)(1) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Improving Placement Rate of Children in Foster 
     Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``(2)(A) Each State'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Applications; technical and other assistance.--
       ``(A) Applications.--Each State'';
       (C) by striking ``(B) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Technical and other assistance.--The Secretary'';
       (D) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by realigning the margins of clauses (i) and (ii) 
     accordingly; and
       (ii) by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (E) by striking ``(3)(A) Payments'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Payments''; and
       (F) by striking ``(B) Any payment'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Reversion of unused funds.--Any payment''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Elimination of Barriers to Adoptions Across 
     Jurisdictional Boundaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to, or 
     enter into contracts with, States, local government entities, 
     public or private child welfare or adoption agencies, 
     adoption exchanges, or adoption family groups to carry out 
     initiatives to improve efforts to eliminate barriers to 
     placing children for adoption across jurisdictional 
     boundaries.
       ``(2) Services to supplement not supplant.--Services 
     provided under grants made under this subsection shall 
     supplement, not supplant, services provided using any other 
     funds made available for the same general purposes 
     including--
       ``(A) developing a uniform homestudy standard and protocol 
     for acceptance of homestudies between States and 
     jurisdictions;
       ``(B) developing models of financing cross-jurisdictional 
     placements;
       ``(C) expanding the capacity of all adoption exchanges to 
     serve increasing numbers of children;
       ``(D) developing training materials and training social 
     workers on preparing and moving children across State lines; 
     and
       ``(E) developing and supporting initiative models for 
     networking among agencies, adoption exchanges, and parent 
     support groups across jurisdictional boundaries.''.

     SEC. 203. STUDY OF ADOPTION PLACEMENTS.

       Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--
     The'';
       (2) by striking ``of this Act'' and inserting ``of the 
     Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003'';
       (3) by striking ``to determine the nature'' and inserting 
     ``to determine--
       ``(1) the nature'';
       (4) by striking ``which are not licensed'' and all that 
     follows through ``entity'';''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) how interstate placements are being financed across 
     State lines;
       ``(3) recommendations on best practice models for both 
     interstate and intrastate adoptions; and
       ``(4) how State policies in defining special needs children 
     differentiate or group similar categories of children.''.

     SEC. 204. STUDIES ON SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS.

       Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Dynamics of Successful Adoption.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct research (directly or by grant to, or contract with, 
     public or private nonprofit research agencies or 
     organizations) about adoption outcomes and the factors 
     affecting those outcomes. The Secretary shall submit a report 
     containing the results of such research to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress not later than the date that is 36 
     months after the date of the enactment of the Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act of 2003.
       ``(c) Interjurisdictional Adoption.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of the Keeping Children and 
     Families Safe Act of 2003, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of the Congress a report that contains 
     recommendations for an action plan to facilitate the 
     interjurisdictional adoption of foster children.''.

     SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 205(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5115(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``There are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2008 to carry out programs and activities 
     authorized under this subtitle.''.
                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 301. FINDINGS.

       Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``studies indicate that a number of 
     factors contribute to'' before ``the inability of'';
       (B) by inserting ``some'' after ``inability of'';
       (C) by striking ``who abuse drugs''; and
       (D) by striking ``care for such infants'' and inserting 
     ``care for their infants'';
       (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) appropriate training is needed for personnel working 
     with infants and young children with life-threatening 
     conditions and other special needs, including those who are 
     infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (commonly 
     known as `HIV'), those who have acquired immune deficiency 
     syndrome (commonly known as `AIDS'), and those who have been 
     exposed to dangerous drugs;'';
       (4) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7);
       (5) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) by striking ``such infants and young children'' and 
     inserting ``infants and young children who are abandoned in 
     hospitals''; and
       (B) by inserting ``by parents abusing drugs,'' after 
     ``deficiency syndrome,'';
       (6) in paragraph (9), by striking ``comprehensive 
     services'' and all that follows through the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting ``comprehensive support services for such 
     infants and young children and their families and services to 
     prevent the abandonment of such infants and young children, 
     including foster care services, case management services, 
     family support services, respite and crisis intervention 
     services, counseling services, and group residential home 
     services;'';
       (7) by striking paragraph (11);
       (8) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), 
     (9), and (10) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; 
     and
       (9) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) private, Federal, State, and local resources should 
     be coordinated to establish and maintain services described 
     in paragraph (7) and to ensure the optimal use of all such 
     resources.''.

     SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROJECTS.

       Section 101 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROJECTS.'';

     and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Priority in Provision of Services.--The Secretary may 
     not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant 
     for the grant agrees to give priority to abandoned infants 
     and young children who--

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       ``(1) are infected with, or have been perinatally exposed 
     to, the human immunodeficiency virus, or have a life-
     threatening illness or other special medical need; or
       ``(2) have been perinatally exposed to a dangerous drug.''.

     SEC. 303. EVALUATIONS, STUDY, AND REPORTS BY SECRETARY.

       Section 102 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 102. EVALUATIONS, STUDY, AND REPORTS BY SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Evaluations of Local Programs.--The Secretary shall, 
     directly or through contracts with public and nonprofit 
     private entities, provide for evaluations of projects carried 
     out under section 101 and for the dissemination of 
     information developed as a result of such projects.
       ``(b) Study and Report on Number of Abandoned Infants and 
     Young Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     the purpose of determining--
       ``(A) an estimate of the annual number of infants and young 
     children relinquished, abandoned, or found deceased in the 
     United States and the number of such infants and young 
     children who are infants and young children described in 
     section 101(b);
       ``(B) an estimate of the annual number of infants and young 
     children who are victims of homicide;
       ``(C) characteristics and demographics of parents who have 
     abandoned an infant within 1 year of the infant's birth; and
       ``(D) an estimate of the annual costs incurred by the 
     Federal Government and by State and local governments in 
     providing housing and care for abandoned infants and young 
     children.
       ``(2) Deadline.--Not later than 36 months after the date of 
     enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
     2003, the Secretary shall complete the study required under 
     paragraph (1) and submit to Congress a report describing the 
     findings made as a result of the study.
       ``(c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate and report 
     on effective methods of intervening before the abandonment of 
     an infant or young child so as to prevent such abandonments, 
     and effective methods for responding to the needs of 
     abandoned infants and young children.''.

     SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 104 of the Abandoned Infants 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
     Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $45,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2008.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year may be 
     obligated for carrying out section 102(a).'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``Authorization.--'' after ``(1)'' the 
     first place it appears; and
       (ii) by striking ``this title'' and inserting ``this Act''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``Limitation.--'' after ``(2)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 1991.'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 2003.''; and
       (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (b) Redesignation.--The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 
     1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 104 as section 302; and
       (2) by moving that section 302 to the end of that Act.

     SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.

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

     ``SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Abandoned; abandonment.--The terms `abandoned' and 
     `abandonment', used with respect to infants and young 
     children, mean that the infants and young children are 
     medically cleared for discharge from acute-care hospital 
     settings, but remain hospitalized because of a lack of 
     appropriate out-of-hospital placement alternatives.
       ``(2) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.--The term 
     `acquired immune deficiency syndrome' includes infection with 
     the etiologic agent for such syndrome, any condition 
     indicating that an individual is infected with such etiologic 
     agent, and any condition arising from such etiologic agent.
       ``(3) Dangerous drug.--The term `dangerous drug' means a 
     controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
       ``(4) Natural family.--The term `natural family' shall be 
     broadly interpreted to include natural parents, grandparents, 
     family members, guardians, children residing in the 
     household, and individuals residing in the household on a 
     continuing basis who are in a care-giving situation, with 
     respect to infants and young children covered under this Act.
       ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 103 of the Abandoned Infants 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 306. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 421(7) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
     1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061(7)) is amended by striking ``infant 
     described in section 103'' and inserting ``infant who is 
     abandoned, as defined in section 301''.
         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

     SEC. 401. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

       (a) Underserved Populations.--Section 303(a)(2)(C) of the 
     Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10402(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``underserved 
     populations,'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``underserved populations, as defined in section 
     2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2);''.
       (b) Report.--Section 303(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10402(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Upon completion of the activities funded by a grant 
     under this title, the State shall submit to the Secretary a 
     report that contains a description of the activities carried 
     out under paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.
       (c) Children Who Witness Domestic Violence.--Section 303 of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
     subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) The Secretary shall use funds provided under section 
     310(a)(2), for a fiscal year described in section 310(a)(2), 
     to award grants for demonstration programs that provide--
       ``(1) multisystem interventions and services (either 
     directly or by referral) for children who witness domestic 
     violence; and
       ``(2) training (either directly or by referral) for 
     agencies, providers, and other entities who work with such 
     children.''.

     SEC. 402. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

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

     SEC. 403. EVALUATION.

       Section 306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10405) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``Not later than two years after the date on which 
     funds are obligated under section 303(a) for the first time 
     after the date of the enactment of this title, and every two 
     years thereafter,'' and inserting ``Every 2 years,''.

     SEC. 404. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

       Section 308 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) National Resource Center.--The national resource 
     center established under subsection (a)(2)--
       ``(1) shall offer resource, policy, collaboration, and 
     training assistance to Federal, State, and local government 
     agencies, to domestic violence service providers, and to 
     other professionals and interested parties on issues 
     pertaining to domestic violence, including issues relating to 
     children who witness domestic violence; and
       ``(2) shall maintain a central resource library in order to 
     collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information and 
     statistics, and analyses of the information and statistics, 
     relating to the incidence and prevention of family violence 
     (particularly the prevention of repeated incidents of 
     violence) and the provision of immediate shelter and related 
     assistance.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (g).

     SEC. 405. RELATED ASSISTANCE.

       Section 309(5) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10408(5)) is amended by striking the 
     second sentence and inserting the following: ``The term 
     `related assistance' shall include--
       ``(A) prevention services such as outreach and prevention 
     services for victims and their children, assistance to 
     children who witness domestic violence, employment training, 
     parenting and other educational services for victims and 
     their children, preventive health services within domestic 
     violence programs (including services promoting nutrition, 
     disease prevention, exercise, and prevention of substance 
     abuse), domestic violence prevention programs for school-age 
     children, family violence public awareness campaigns, and 
     violence prevention counseling services to abusers;
       ``(B) counseling with respect to family violence, 
     counseling or other supportive services provided by peers 
     individually or in groups, and referral to community social 
     services;
       ``(C) transportation, technical assistance with respect to 
     obtaining financial assistance under Federal and State 
     programs, and referrals for appropriate health care services 
     (including alcohol and drug abuse treatment), but shall not 
     include reimbursement for any health care services;
       ``(D) legal advocacy to provide victims with information 
     and assistance through the civil and criminal courts, and 
     legal assistance; or

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       ``(E) children's counseling and support services, and child 
     care services for children who are victims of family violence 
     or the dependents of such victims, and children who witness 
     domestic violence.''.

     SEC. 406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) General Authorization.--Section 310(a) of the Family 
     Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 303 through 311, 
     $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
       ``(2) Projects to address needs of children who witness 
     domestic violence.--For a fiscal year in which the amounts 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $130,000,000, the 
     Secretary shall reserve and make available a portion of the 
     excess to carry out section 303(c).''.
       (b) Allocations for Other Programs.--Subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d) of section 310 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10409) are 
     amended by inserting ``(and not reserved under subsection 
     (a)(2))'' after ``each fiscal year''.
       (c) Grants for State Domestic Violence Coalitions.--Section 
     311(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(g)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Funding.--Of the amount appropriated under section 
     310(a) for a fiscal year (and not reserved under section 
     310(a)(2)), not less than 10 percent of such amount shall be 
     made available to award grants under this section.''.

     SEC. 407. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

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

     SEC. 408. EVALUATION AND MONITORING.

       Section 312 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Of the amount appropriated under section 310(a) for 
     each fiscal year (and not reserved under section 310(a)(2)), 
     not more than 2.5 percent shall be used by the Secretary for 
     evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs under 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 409. FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION 
                   PROJECT.

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

     SEC. 410. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 411. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE AND INTERNET 
                   GRANT.

       Section 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10416) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 316. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE AND INTERNET 
                   GRANT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award 1 or more grants 
     to private, nonprofit entities--
       ``(1) to provide for the establishment and operation of a 
     national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide information 
     and assistance to victims of domestic violence; or
       ``(2) to provide for the establishment and operation of a 
     highly secure Internet website to provide that information 
     and assistance to those victims.
       ``(b) Duration.--A grant under this section may extend over 
     a period of not more than 5 years.
       ``(c) Annual Approval.--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) Hotline Activities.--An entity that receives a grant 
     under this section for activities described, in whole or in 
     part, in subsection (a)(1) shall use funds made available 
     through the grant to establish and operate a national, toll-
     free telephone hotline to provide information and assistance 
     to victims of domestic violence. In establishing and 
     operating the hotline, the entity shall--
       ``(1) contract with a carrier for the use of a toll-free 
     telephone line;
       ``(2) employ, train, and supervise personnel to answer 
     incoming calls and provide counseling and referral services 
     to callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis;
       ``(3) assemble and maintain a current database of 
     information relating to services for victims of domestic 
     violence to which callers may be referred throughout the 
     United States, including information on the availability of 
     shelters that serve battered women; and
       ``(4) publicize the hotline to potential users throughout 
     the United States.
       ``(e) Secure Website Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under 
     this section for activities described, in whole or in part, 
     in subsection (a)(2) shall use funds made available through 
     the grant to provide grants for startup and operational costs 
     associated with establishing and operating a highly secure 
     Internet website.
       ``(2) Availability.--The website shall be available to the 
     entity operating the hotline and domestic violence shelters.
       ``(3) Information.--The website shall provide accurate 
     information that describes--
       ``(A) the services available to victims of domestic 
     violence, including health care and mental health services, 
     social services, transportation, services for children 
     (including children who witness domestic violence), and other 
     relevant services; and
       ``(B) the domestic violence shelters available, and 
     services provided by the shelters.
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to require any shelter or service provider, whether 
     public or private, to be linked to the website or to provide 
     information to the recipient of the grant described in 
     paragraph (1) or to the website.
       ``(f) Application.--The Secretary may not award a grant 
     under this section unless the Secretary approves an 
     application for such grant. To be approved by the Secretary 
     under this subsection an application shall--
       ``(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, 
     be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe through notice in the Federal 
     Register;
       ``(2) in the case of an application for a grant to carry 
     out activities described in subsection (a)(1), 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;
       ``(B) the hiring criteria 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 
     speak Spanish; and
       ``(F) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline by 
     persons with hearing impairments;
       ``(3) in the case of an application for a grant to carry 
     out activities described in subsection (a)(2)--
       ``(A) include a complete description of the applicant's 
     plan for the development, operation, maintenance, and 
     updating of information and resources of the website;
       ``(B) include a certification that the applicant will 
     implement a high level security system to ensure the 
     confidentiality of the website, taking into consideration the 
     safety of domestic violence victims; and
       ``(C) include an assurance that, after the third year of 
     the website project, the recipient of the grant will develop 
     a plan to secure other public or private funding resources to 
     ensure the continued operation and maintenance of the 
     website;
       ``(4) demonstrate that the applicant has recognized 
     expertise in the area of domestic violence and a record of 
     high quality service to victims of domestic violence, 
     including a demonstration of support from advocacy groups;
       ``(5) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment to 
     diversity, and to the provision of services to ethnic, 
     racial, and non-English speaking minorities, in addition to 
     older individuals and individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(6) contain such other information as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2004 through 2008.
       ``(2) Conditions on appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available a portion 
     of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) to award 
     grants under subsection (a)(2) only for any fiscal year for 
     which the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed 
     $3,000,000.
       ``(3) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 412. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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

     SEC. 413. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 318(h) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418(h)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) 
     is amended by striking subsection (i).

     SEC. 414. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       Section 319(f) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10419(f)) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal year 2001'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 
     2003 through 2008''.

     SEC. 415. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10401 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 302(1) (42 U.S.C. 10401(1)) by striking 
     ``demonstrate the effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting 
     ``assist'';
       (2) in section 303(a) (42 U.S.C. 10402(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``State domestic 
     violence coalitions knowledgeable individuals and interested 
     organizations'' and inserting ``State domestic violence 
     coalitions, knowledgeable individuals, and interested 
     organizations''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (B) by aligning the margins of paragraph (4) with the 
     margins of paragraph (3);
       (3) in section 303(g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``309(4)'' and 
     inserting ``320''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``309(5)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``320(5)(A)'';
       (4) in section 305(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 10404(b)(2)(A)) by 
     striking ``provide for research, and into'' and inserting 
     ``provide for research into'';

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       (5) by redesignating section 309 as section 320 and moving 
     that section to the end of the Act; and
       (6) in section 311(a) (42 U.S.C. 10410(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(K), by striking ``other criminal 
     justice professionals,;'' and inserting ``other criminal 
     justice professionals;'' and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``family law judges,'' and inserting ``family law judges,'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, criminal court 
     judges,'' after ``family law judges''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``supervised 
     visitations that do not endanger victims and their children'' 
     and inserting ``supervised visitations or denial of 
     visitation to protect against danger to victims or their 
     children''.

     SEC. 416. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO ANOTHER ACT.

       Section 102(42) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3002(42)) is amended by striking ``(42 U.S.C. 
     10408)''.
       And the House agree to the same.

     From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     John Boehner,
     Pete Hoekstra,
     Jon Porter,
     James Greenwood,
     Charlie Norwood,
     Phil Gingrey,
     Max Burns,
     George Miller,
     Ruben Hinojosa,
     Susan A. Davis,
     Tim Ryan,
     Danny K. Davis,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Judd Gregg,
     Lamar Alexander,
     Mike DeWine,
     Edward M. Kennedy,
     Chris Dodd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the House to the bill (S. 342), to amend the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make improvements 
     to and reauthorize programs under that Act, and for other 
     purposes, submit the following joint statement to the House 
     and the Senate in explanation of the effect of the action 
     agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the 
     accompanying conference report:

The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003--Explanation of the 
                        Committee of Conference

       The conference agreement to S. 342, the Keeping Children 
     and Families Safe Act of 2003, builds upon reforms made 
     during the last reauthorization of CAPTA and FVPSA to improve 
     program implementation and make improvements to current law 
     to ensure that states have the necessary resources and 
     flexibility to properly address issues of child abuse and 
     neglect and family violence. It makes changes that serve to 
     assist states in improving their child protective services 
     systems and enhance the federal government's role in 
     providing support for the child protective services system 
     infrastructure. The conference agreement also makes changes 
     to better serve victims of domestic violence and their 
     dependents.
       The Senate bill and House amendment were very similar with 
     only a few major differences. This conference report reflects 
     the agreements on these major differences.


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     Comprehensive Adolescent Victim/Victimizer Program
       The Senate bill, but not the House amendment, includes a 
     new demonstration program that establishes a network of 
     trainers who will work with schools to implement school-based 
     adolescent victim/victimizer programs that are comprehensive, 
     meet state guidelines for health education, and reduce child 
     sexual abuse by focusing on prevention for both adolescent 
     victims and victimizers.
       The conference agreement does not include this provision.
     Safety Training for Caseworkers
       The Senate bill, but not the House amendment, includes 
     language to permit ``personal safety training for 
     caseworkers'' as part of the training for which states may 
     use their CAPTA dollars. Personal safety training will help 
     child protective services personnel be prepared when faced 
     with a variety of complex situations and emotions as they 
     confront families with allegations of child abuse and 
     neglect.
       The conference agreement includes this provision with no 
     modifications.
     Infants Born Addicted to Substances
       The House amendment and the Senate bill include provisions 
     to address the needs of infants born and identified as being 
     affected by illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms. 
     The House amendment requires procedures for infants born with 
     fetal alcohol effects, fetal alcohol syndrome, neonatal 
     intoxication or withdrawal syndrome, or neonatal physical or 
     neurological harm resulting from prenatal drug exposure. The 
     Senate bill requires procedures for infants born and 
     identified as being affected by illegal substance abuse or 
     withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure. 
     The House amendment, but not the Senate, requires the 
     notification of child protective services and permits the 
     consideration of providing the mother with additional 
     services, and providing the infant with referral to IDEA, 
     Part C services for evaluation.
       The conference agreement follows the Senate bill with a 
     modification. The agreement includes the requirement that 
     health care providers involved in the delivery or care of 
     infants born and identified as being affected by illegal 
     substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms notify child 
     protective services of the occurrence of such condition in 
     such infants.
     GAO Study
       The Senate bill, but not the House amendment, includes a 
     study to have GAO review and evaluate training (including 
     cross-training in domestic violence and substance abuse) of 
     child protective services workers including the effects of 
     caseloads, compensation and supervision of staff; the 
     efficiencies and effectiveness of agencies that provide 
     cross-training with court personnel; and recommendations to 
     strengthen child protective services effectiveness to improve 
     outcomes for children.
       The conference agreement does not include this provision. 
     The House and Senate conferees agree to write a joint letter 
     to GAO to request the study be conducted.
     Children's Justice Act
       The House amendment, but not the Senate bill, includes 
     language to allow states to handle cases involving children 
     with disabilities or serious health conditions with their 
     children's justice grant funding. Children's justice grants 
     help states improve their child protection programs in 
     investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect 
     cases.
       The conference agreement includes this provision with no 
     modifications.
     IDEA
       The House amendment, but not the Senate bill, requires 
     states to have provisions and procedures for referral of a 
     child under the age of 3 who is involved in a substantiated 
     case of child abuse or neglect to the statewide early 
     intervention program funded under Part C, of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act for an evaluation of 
     services.
       The conference agreement does not include this provision. 
     The conferees agree to provide for a reference to similar 
     provisions for referral of such children in Part C of IDEA.
     State CAPTA Reports
       The Senate bill, but not the House amendment, requires 
     states to report on the manner in which CAPTA dollars, alone 
     or in combination with other funds, were used to address the 
     purposes and achieve the objectives of Kinship Care. Kinship 
     care is a living situation in which a grandparent, other 
     close relative or someone else who is emotionally close to a 
     child takes primary responsibility for the care of that 
     child.
       The conference agreement includes this provision with 
     modifications. The agreement requires states to report on all 
     CAPTA programs, rather than just Kinship Care.
     Respite Care
       The House amendment, but not the Senate bill, adds respite 
     care, home visiting and family support services to the list 
     of optional core services that a state may provide as a part 
     of family support services under Community-Based Programs 
     within CAPTA.
       The conference agreement does not include this provision. 
     However, the conferees want to recognize the importance of 
     respite care and other services as positive, cost-effective, 
     community-based child abuse and neglect prevention programs. 
     As evidence shows, respite and crises care programs are 
     effective prevention strategies associated with avoiding more 
     costly and traumatic out-of-home placements, including foster 
     care. By retaining current law for local program criteria, 
     the conferees have not intended to discourage or limit the 
     ability of the lead entity or local program to provide or 
     arrange for respite care.


                                 FVPSA

     Children Who Witness Domestic Violence
       The Senate bill, but not the House amendment, establishes a 
     new program to address the needs of children who witness 
     domestic violence to provide direct services; training for 
     and collaboration among child welfare agencies, domestic 
     violence victim service providers, courts, law enforcement 
     and other entities, and multi-system interventions. This new 
     program is conditioned upon appropriations exceeding $150 
     million. At such time 50 percent of the excess must be used 
     to fund this program.
       The conference agreement follows the intent of the Senate 
     bill with modifications. The agreement would not create a new 
     program. The agreement adds services for children who witness 
     domestic violence to the list of allowable activities under 
     the state demonstration grants within FVPSA. It requires that 
     once appropriations exceed $130 million for the state 
     demonstration grants, that grants include programs of multi-
     system interventions, training, and services (either directly 
     or by referral) for children who

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     witness domestic violence. The agreement also requires the 
     national resource center to include children who witness 
     domestic violence as part of their research and training 
     services, and adds children who witness domestic violence to 
     the definition of ``related assistance.''
     Domestic Violence Hotline/Internet Enhancement
       The Senate bill, but not the House amendment, creates a new 
     five year grant program to establish and operate a highly 
     secure Internet website that links the national domestic 
     violence hotline, U.S. domestic violence shelters, state and 
     local domestic violence agencies, and other domestic violence 
     organizations in order to connect a victim of domestic 
     violence to domestic violence shelters. The website must also 
     contain continuously updated information concerning the 
     availability of services and space in domestic violence 
     shelters across the U.S. This new program is conditioned upon 
     appropriations for the domestic violence hotline exceeding $3 
     million. The Senate bill, but not the House amendment, 
     increases the authorization for the domestic violence hotline 
     from $2 million to $4 million. The domestic violence hotline 
     is currently funded at $2.6 million.
       The conference agreement follows the intent of the Senate 
     bill with modifications. The agreement would not create a new 
     program. The agreement requires that once appropriations for 
     the domestic violence hotline exceed $3 million, grants shall 
     be made for startup and operational costs associated with 
     establishing a highly secure Internet website available to 
     the hotline and to shelters. The website shall serve as a 
     database of information describing the services available to 
     victims of domestic violence, including medical and mental 
     health services, social services, transportation, services 
     for children (including children who witness domestic 
     violence) and other relevant services; domestic violence 
     shelters available; and services provided by participating 
     shelters. The authorization for the domestic violence hotline 
     is $3.5 million. As a result of recent significant 
     authorization and appropriation increases occurring since the 
     committee's last consideration of this act, the conferees 
     believe an authorization level of $3.5 million will sustain 
     the services provided as a part of the domestic violence 
     hotline during the current five year authorization without 
     the need for intervening authorization.

     From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     John Boehner,
     Peter Hoekstra,
     Jon Porter,
     James Greenwood,
     Charlie Norwood,
     Phil Gingrey,
     Max Burns,
     George Miller,
     Ruben Hinojosa,
     Susan A. Davis,
     Tim Ryan,
     Danny K. Davis,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Judd Gregg,
     Lamar Alexander,
     Mike DeWine,
     Edward M. Kennedy,
     Chris Dodd,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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