[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7546-7574]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             KEEPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE ACT OF 2003

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the order of the House of 
March 25, 2003, I call up the bill (H.R. 14) to amend the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act to make improvements to and reauthorize 
programs under that Act, and for other purposes, and ask for its 
immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of 
Tuesday, March 25, 2003, the bill is considered read for amendment.
  The text of H.R. 14 is as follows:

                                H.R. 14

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act of 2003''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Sec. 101. Findings.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

Sec. 111. National Clearinghouse for Information Relating to Child 
              Abuse.
Sec. 112. Research and assistance activities and demonstrations.
Sec. 113. Grants to States and public or private agencies and 
              organizations.
Sec. 114. Grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and 
              treatment programs.
Sec. 115. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 116. 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 programs.
Sec. 303. Evaluations, study, and reports by Secretary.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 305. Definitions.

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

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

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``close to 1,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``approximately 900,000'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2)(A) more children suffer neglect than any other form 
     of maltreatment; and
       ``(B) investigations have determined that approximately 63 
     percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in 2000 
     suffered neglect, 19 percent suffered physical abuse, 10 
     percent suffered sexual abuse, and 8 percent suffered 
     emotional maltreatment;
       ``(3)(A) child abuse can result in the death of a child;
       ``(B) in 2000, an estimated 1,200 children were counted by 
     child protection services to have died as a result of abuse 
     or neglect; and
       ``(C) children younger than 1 year old comprised 44 percent 
     of child abuse fatalities and 85 percent of child abuse 
     fatalities were younger than 6 years of age;'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) many of these children and their families fail to 
     receive adequate protection and treatment;
       ``(B) slightly less than half of these children (45 percent 
     in 2000) and their families fail to receive adequate 
     protection or treatment; and
       ``(C) in fact, approximately 80 percent of all children 
     removed from their homes and placed in foster care in 2000, 
     as a result of an investigation or assessment conducted by 
     the child protective services agency, received no 
     services;'';
       (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``organizations'' and 
     inserting ``community-based organizations'';

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       (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 
     relinquishment for foster care or State guardianship of low 
     income children who need health services, including mental 
     health services;
       ``(H) the information on the national incidence of child 
     abuse and neglect specified in clauses (i) through (xi) of 
     subparagraph (H); and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, and every 
     2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide an 
     opportunity for public comment concerning the priorities 
     proposed under subparagraph (A) and maintain an official 
     record of such public comment.'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Research.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the national incidence of child abuse and neglect, including 
     the information on the national incidence on child abuse and 
     neglect specified in subparagraphs (i) through (ix) of 
     paragraph (1)(I).
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 
     2003, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
     and Pensions of the Senate a report that contains the results 
     of the research conducted under paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Provision of Technical Assistance.--Section 104(b) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5105(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``nonprofit private agencies and'' and 
     inserting ``private agencies and community-based''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including replicating successful 
     program models,'' after ``programs and activities''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) effective approaches being utilized to link child 
     protective service agencies with health care, mental health 
     care, and developmental services to improve forensic 
     diagnosis and health evaluations, and barriers and shortages 
     to such linkages.''.
       (c) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 104 of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--The Secretary 
     may award grants to, and enter into contracts with, States or 
     public or private agencies or organizations (or combinations 
     of such agencies or organizations) for time-limited, 
     demonstration projects for the following:
       ``(1) Promotion of safe, family-friendly physical 
     environments for visitation and exchange.--The Secretary may 
     award grants under this subsection to entities to assist such 
     entities in establishing and operating safe, family-friendly 
     physical environments--
       ``(A) for court-ordered, supervised visitation between 
     children and abusing parents; and
       ``(B) to safely facilitate the exchange of children for 
     visits with noncustodial parents in cases of domestic 
     violence.
       ``(2) Education identification, prevention, and 
     treatment.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
     subsection to entities for projects that provide educational 
     identification, prevention, and treatment services in 
     cooperation with preschool and elementary and secondary 
     schools.
       ``(3) Risk and safety assessment tools.--The Secretary may 
     award grants under this subsection to entities for projects 
     that provide for the development of research-based risk and 
     safety assessment tools relating to child abuse and neglect.
       ``(4) Training.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
     subsection to entities for projects that involve research-
     based 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

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     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 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,'';
       (B) 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;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (D) 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 methods for recognizing situations 
     of substance abuse, domestic violence, and neglect; and
       ``(J) for developing, implementing, or operating 
     information and education programs or training programs 
     designed to improve the provision of services to disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions for--
       ``(i) professionals and paraprofessional personnel 
     concerned with the welfare of disabled infants with life-
     threatening conditions, including personnel employed in child 
     protective services programs and health care facilities; and
       ``(ii) the parents of such infants.'';
       (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 
     ``(such as Parents Anonymous)'';
       (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.''.
       (b) Discretionary Grants.--Section 105(b) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (3) 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
       (4) 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 training regarding research-based 
     practices to promote collaboration with the families and the 
     legal duties of such individuals'';
       (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 training 
     protocols for individuals mandated to report child abuse or 
     neglect;
       ``(10) developing, implementing, or operating programs to 
     assist in obtaining or coordinating necessary services for 
     families of disabled infants with life-threatening 
     conditions, including--
       ``(A) existing social and health services;
       ``(B) financial assistance; and
       ``(C) services necessary to facilitate adoptive placement 
     of any such infants who have been relinquished for adoption;
       ``(11) developing and delivering information to improve 
     public education relating to the role and responsibilities of 
     the child protection system and the nature and basis for 
     reporting suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect;'';
       (9) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
     period and inserting a semicolon; and
       (10) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration 
     between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
     system for improved delivery of services and treatment, 
     including methods for continuity of treatment plan and 
     services as children transition between systems; or
       ``(14) supporting and enhancing collaboration among public 
     health agencies, the child protection system, and private 
     community-based programs to provide child abuse and neglect 
     prevention and treatment services (including linkages with 
     education systems)

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     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 
     (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), 
     (xiv), (xv) and (xvi), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting after clause (i), the following:
       ``(ii) policies and procedures to address the needs of 
     infants born and identified with fetal alcohol effects, fetal 
     alcohol syndrome, neonatal intoxication or withdrawal 
     syndrome, or neonatal physical or neurological harm resulting 
     from prenatal drug exposure, including--

       ``(I) the 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 create a definition under Federal 
     law of what constitutes child abuse and such notification 
     shall not be construed to require prosecution for any illegal 
     action; and
       ``(II) the development of a safe plan of care for the 
     infant under which consideration may be given to providing 
     the mother with health services (including mental health 
     services), social services, parenting services, and substance 
     abuse prevention and treatment counseling and to providing 
     the infant with referral to the statewide early intervention 
     program funded under part C of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act for an evaluation for the need for 
     services provided under part C of such Act;'';

       (iii) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``risk and'' before ``safety'';
       (iv) by inserting after clause (iii) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(iv) 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 (vii)(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 
     (viii)'';
       (vi) by inserting after clause (vii) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(viii) 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 (xii) (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 (xiv) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``to be effective not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section'';
       (ix) in clause (xv) (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 (xvi) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``clause (xii)'' each place that such appears and inserting 
     ``clause (xv)''; and
       (xi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xvii) 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;
       ``(xviii) 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;
       ``(xix) provisions and procedures for improving the 
     training, retention, and supervision of caseworkers;
       ``(xx) 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 for the need of 
     services provided under part C of such Act; and
       ``(xxi) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, 
     provisions and procedures for requiring criminal background 
     record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and 
     other adult relatives and non-relatives residing in the 
     household;''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence:
     ``Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit the 
     State's flexibility to determine State policies relating to 
     public access to court proceedings to determine child abuse 
     and neglect.''.
       (2) Limitation.--Section 106(b)(3) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``With regard to clauses (v) and (vi) of 
     paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting ``With regard to clauses 
     (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (2)(A)''.
       (c) Citizen Review Panels.--Section 106(c) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

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

       (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ``State'' and 
     inserting ``State and local''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Public outreach.--Each panel shall provide for public 
     outreach and comment in order to assess the impact of current 
     procedures and practices upon children and families in the 
     community and in order to meet its obligations under 
     subparagraph (A).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``public'' and inserting ``State and the 
     public''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``and 
     recommendations to improve the child protection services 
     system at the State and local levels. Not later than 6 months 
     after the date on which a report is submitted by the panel to 
     the State, the appropriate State agency shall submit a 
     written response to the State and local child protection 
     systems 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. 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. 116. 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).''.

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  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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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(b)(1)(B) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) 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''; and
       (2) by striking ``the lead agency'' and inserting ``the 
     current lead agency''.

     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 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 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 
     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 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 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 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 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 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 prevent child abuse and neglect'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``family resource and support services'' and inserting 
     ``family support services for the prevention of child abuse 
     and neglect'';
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) respite care;
       ``(vi) home visiting; and
       ``(vii) family support services''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (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 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

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     programs'' and inserting ``community-based and prevention-
     focused programs and activities 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 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 
     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 
     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 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 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 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 that provide activities that are 
     designed to prevent or respond to child abuse and neglect.''.

     SEC. 130. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

     ``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 141. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

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

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

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

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

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

                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

     SEC. 201. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

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

     SEC. 202. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.

       Section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

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

       (2) by striking ``Sec. 203. (a) The Secretary'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``Required Activities.--'' after ``(b)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``nonprofit'' each place 
     that such appears;
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``study the nature, 
     scope, and effects of'' and insert ``support'';
       (G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (H) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (I) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place that such 
     appears; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (J) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) provide (directly or by grant to or contract with 
     States, local government entities, or public or private 
     licensed child welfare or adoption agencies) for the 
     implementation of programs that are intended to increase the 
     number of older children (who are in foster care and with the 
     goal of adoption) placed in adoptive families, with a special 
     emphasis on child-specific recruitment strategies, 
     including--
       ``(A) outreach, public education, or media campaigns to 
     inform the public of the needs and numbers of older youth 
     available for adoption;
       ``(B) training of personnel in the special needs of older 
     youth and the successful strategies of child-focused, child-
     specific recruitment efforts; and
       ``(C) recruitment of prospective families for such 
     children.'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``(c)(1) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Services for Families Adopting Special Needs 
     Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``(2) Services'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Services.--Services''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by realigning the margins of subparagraphs (A) through 
     (G) accordingly;
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) day treatment; and
       ``(I) respite care.''; and
       (D) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place that such 
     appears;
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``(d)(1) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Improving Placement Rate of Children in Foster 
     Care.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
       (B) by striking ``(2)(A) Each State'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Applications; technical and other assistance.--
       ``(A) Applications.--Each State'';
       (C) by striking ``(B) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Technical and other assistance.--The Secretary'';
       (D) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by realigning the margins of clauses (i) and (ii) 
     accordingly; and
       (ii) by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (E) by striking ``(3)(A) Payments'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Payments''; and

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       (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, in consultation 
     with the Comptroller General, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress a report that contains 
     recommendations for an action plan to facilitate the 
     interjurisdictional adoption of foster children.''.

     SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 301. FINDINGS.

       Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``studies indicate that a number of 
     factors contribute to'' before ``the inability of'';
       (B) by inserting ``some'' after ``inability of'';
       (C) by striking ``who abuse drugs''; and
       (D) by striking ``care for such infants'' and inserting 
     ``care for their infants'';
       (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) appropriate training is needed for personnel working 
     with infants and young children with life-threatening 
     conditions and other special needs, including those who are 
     infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (commonly 
     known as `HIV'), those who have acquired immune deficiency 
     syndrome (commonly know as `AIDS'), and those who have been 
     exposed to dangerous drugs;'';
       (4) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7);
       (5) in paragraph (8), 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; and'';
       (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 such services and to 
     ensure the optimal use of all such resources.''.

     SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROGRAMS.

       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 PROGRAMS.''; AND

       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Priority in Provision of Services.--The Secretary may 
     not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant 
     for the grant agrees to give priority to abandoned infants 
     and young children who--
       ``(1) are infected with, or have been perinatally exposed 
     to, the human immunodeficiency virus, or have a life-
     threatening illness or other special medical need; or
       ``(2) have been perinatally exposed to a dangerous drug.''.

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

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

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

       ``(a) Evaluations of Local Programs.--The Secretary shall, 
     directly or through contracts with public and nonprofit 
     private entities, provide for evaluations of projects carried 
     out under section 101 and for the dissemination of 
     information developed as a result of such projects.
       ``(b) Study and Report on Number of Abandoned Infants and 
     Young Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     the purpose of determining--
       ``(A) an estimate of the annual number of infants and young 
     children relinquished, abandoned, or found deceased in the 
     United States and the number of such infants and young 
     children who are infants and young children described in 
     section 223(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 
     the enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act 
     of 2003, the Secretary shall complete the study required 
     under paragraph (1) and submit to the 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.

       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 224(a).'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Authorization.--'' 
     after ``(1)''; 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.

     SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS

       Section 103 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to read as follows:

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     ``SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this Act:
       ``(1) The terms `abandoned' and `abandonment', 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) 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) The term `dangerous drug' means a controlled 
     substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act.
       ``(4) 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 subtitle.
       ``(5) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.''.

         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 
     2003 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 grantee shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report that contains a description of the 
     activities carried out under paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.

     SEC. 402. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

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

     SEC. 403. EVALUATION.

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

     SEC. 404. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

       Section 308 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended by striking subsection (g).

     SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) General Authorization.--Section 310(a) of the Family 
     Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title $175,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2004 through 2008.''.
       (b) 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 pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations under section 310(a) for a 
     fiscal year, not less than 10 percent of such amount shall be 
     made available to award grants under this section.''.

     SEC. 406. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

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

     SEC. 407. EVALUATION AND MONITORING.

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

     SEC. 408. FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION 
                   PROJECT.

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

     SEC. 409. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 410. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

       (a) Duration.--Section 316(b) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A grant'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     grant''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the duration of 
     a grant under this section beyond the period described in 
     paragraph (1) if, prior to such extension--
       ``(A) the entity prepares and submits to the Secretary a 
     report that evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts 
     received under the grant for the period described in 
     paragraph (1) and contains any other information as the 
     Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(B) the report and other appropriate criteria indicate 
     that the entity is successfully operating the hotline in 
     accordance with subsection (a).''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 316(f) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)) is amended in paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 2004 through 2008''.

     SEC. 411. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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

     SEC. 412. 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 are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) 
     is amended by striking subsection (i).

     SEC. 413. 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 the fiscal years 
     2004 through 2008''.

     SEC. 414. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10401 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 302(1) by striking ``demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting ``assist''.
       (2) In section 303(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 305(b)(2)(A) by striking ``provide for 
     research, and into'' and inserting ``provide for research 
     into''.
       (4) In section 311(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''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendment printed in the bill, modified 
by the amendments reported by the Clerk in conjunction with that 
previous order, is adopted.
  The text of H.R. 14, as modified pursuant to the order of the House 
of March 25, 2003, is as follows:

                                H.R. 14

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act of 2003''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Sec. 101. Findings.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

Sec. 111. National Clearinghouse for Information Relating to Child 
              Abuse.
Sec. 112. Research and assistance activities and demonstrations.
Sec. 113. Grants to States and public or private agencies and 
              organizations.
Sec. 114. Grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and 
              treatment programs.
Sec. 115. Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation 
              and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases.
Sec. 116. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.

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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 programs.
Sec. 303. Evaluations, study, and reports by Secretary.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 305. Definitions.

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

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

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``close to 1,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``approximately 900,000'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2)(A) more children suffer neglect than any other form 
     of maltreatment; and
       ``(B) investigations have determined that approximately 63 
     percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in 2000 
     suffered neglect, 19 percent suffered physical abuse, 10 
     percent suffered sexual abuse, and 8 percent suffered 
     emotional maltreatment;
       ``(3)(A) child abuse can result in the death of a child;
       ``(B) in 2000, an estimated 1,200 children were counted by 
     child protection services to have died as a result of abuse 
     or neglect; and
       ``(C) children younger than 1 year old comprised 44 percent 
     of child abuse fatalities and 85 percent of child abuse 
     fatalities were younger than 6 years of age;'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) many of these children and their families fail to 
     receive adequate protection and treatment;
       ``(B) slightly less than half of these children (45 percent 
     in 2000) and their families fail to receive adequate 
     protection or treatment; and
       ``(C) in fact, approximately 80 percent of all children 
     removed from their homes and placed in foster care in 2000, 
     as a result of an investigation or assessment conducted by 
     the child protective services agency, received no 
     services;'';
       (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``organizations'' and 
     inserting ``community-based organizations'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``ensures'' and all 
     that follows through ``knowledge,'' and inserting 
     ``recognizes the need for properly trained staff with the 
     qualifications needed''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, which may impact child rearing patterns, 
     while at the same time, not allowing those differences to 
     enable abuse'';
       (6) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``this national child and family emergency'' and inserting 
     ``child abuse and neglect''; and
       (7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``intensive'' and inserting ``needed''; and
       (B) by striking ``if removal has taken place'' and 
     inserting ``where appropriate''.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

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

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

     SEC. 112. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND 
                   DEMONSTRATIONS.

       (a) Research.--Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first 
     sentence, by inserting ``, including longitudinal research,'' 
     after ``interdisciplinary program of research''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, including the effects of abuse and neglect 
     on a child's development and the identification of successful 
     early intervention services or other services that are 
     needed'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``judicial procedures'' and inserting 
     ``judicial systems, including multidisciplinary, coordinated 
     decisionmaking procedures''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (viii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (viii), the following:
       ``(ix) the incidence and prevalence of child maltreatment 
     by a wide array of demographic characteristics such as age, 
     sex, race, family structure, household relationship 
     (including the living arrangement of the resident parent and 
     family size), school enrollment and education attainment, 
     disability, grandparents as caregivers, labor force status, 
     work status in previous year, and income in previous year; 
     and'';
       (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following:
       ``(D) the evaluation and dissemination of best practices 
     consistent with the goals of achieving improvements in the 
     child protective services systems of the States in accordance 
     with paragraphs (1) through (12) of section 106(a);
       ``(E) effective approaches to interagency collaboration 
     between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
     system that improve the delivery of services and treatment, 
     including methods for continuity of treatment plan and 
     services as children transition between systems;
       ``(F) an evaluation of the redundancies and gaps in the 
     services in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention 
     in order to make better use of resources;
       ``(G) the nature, scope, and practice of voluntary 
     relinquishment for foster care or State guardianship of low 
     income children who need health services, including mental 
     health services;
       ``(H) the information on the national incidence of child 
     abuse and neglect specified in clauses (i) through (x) of 
     subparagraph (I); and'';

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       (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 clauses (i) through (x) 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 risk and 
     safety assessment tools relating to child abuse and neglect.
       ``(4) Training.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
     subsection to entities for projects that involve research-
     based 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 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,'';
       (B) 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;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (D) 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 methods for recognizing situations 
     of substance abuse, domestic violence, and neglect; and
       ``(J) for developing, implementing, or operating 
     information and education programs or training programs 
     designed to improve the provision of services to disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions for--
       ``(i) professionals and paraprofessional personnel 
     concerned with the welfare of disabled infants with life-
     threatening conditions, including personnel employed in child 
     protective services programs and health care facilities; and
       ``(ii) the parents of such infants.'';
       (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 
     ``(such as Parents Anonymous)'';
       (7) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking the paragraph designation and 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.--''; 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.''.
       (b) Discretionary Grants.--Section 105(b) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (3) 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
       (4) 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.''.

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       (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 training regarding research-based 
     practices to promote collaboration with the families and the 
     legal duties of such individuals'';
       (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 training 
     protocols for individuals mandated to report child abuse or 
     neglect;
       ``(10) developing, implementing, or operating programs to 
     assist in obtaining or coordinating necessary services for 
     families of disabled infants with life-threatening 
     conditions, including--
       ``(A) existing social and health services;
       ``(B) financial assistance; and
       ``(C) services necessary to facilitate adoptive placement 
     of any such infants who have been relinquished for adoption;
       ``(11) developing and delivering information to improve 
     public education relating to the role and responsibilities of 
     the child protection system and the nature and basis for 
     reporting suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect;'';
       (9) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
     period and inserting a semicolon; and
       (10) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration 
     between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
     system for improved delivery of services and treatment, 
     including methods for continuity of treatment plan and 
     services as children transition between systems; or
       ``(14) supporting and enhancing collaboration among public 
     health agencies, the child protection system, and private 
     community-based programs to provide child abuse and neglect 
     prevention and treatment services (including linkages with 
     education systems) and to address the health needs, including 
     mental health needs, of children identified as abused or 
     neglected, including supporting prompt, comprehensive health 
     and developmental evaluations for children who are the 
     subject of substantiated child maltreatment reports.''.
       (b) Eligibility Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 106(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``provide notice to the Secretary of any 
     substantive changes'' and inserting the following: ``provide 
     notice to the Secretary--
       ``(i) of any substantive changes'';
       (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 
     (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), 
     (xiv), (xv) and (xvi), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting after clause (i), the following:
       ``(ii) policies and procedures to address the needs of 
     infants born and identified with fetal alcohol effects, fetal 
     alcohol syndrome, neonatal intoxication or withdrawal 
     syndrome, or neonatal physical or neurological harm resulting 
     from prenatal drug exposure, including--

       ``(I) the 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 create a definition under Federal 
     law of what constitutes child abuse and such notification 
     shall not be construed to require prosecution for any illegal 
     action; and

       ``(II) the development of a safe plan of care for the 
     infant under which consideration may be given to providing 
     the mother with health services (including mental health 
     services), social services, parenting services, and substance 
     abuse prevention and treatment counseling and to providing 
     the infant with referral to the statewide early intervention 
     program funded under part C of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act for an evaluation for the need for 
     services provided under part C of such Act;'';

       (iii) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``risk and'' before ``safety'';
       (iv) by inserting after clause (iii) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(iv) 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 (vii)(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 
     (viii)'';
       (vi) by inserting after clause (vii) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(viii) 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 (xii) (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 (xiv) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``to be effective not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section'';
       (ix) in clause (xv) (as so redesignated)--

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

       (x) in clause (xvi) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``clause (xii)'' each place that such appears and inserting 
     ``clause (xv)''; and
       (xi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xvii) 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;
       ``(xviii) 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;
       ``(xix) provisions and procedures for improving the 
     training, retention, and supervision of caseworkers;
       ``(xx) 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 for the need of 
     services provided under part C of such Act; and
       ``(xxi) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, 
     provisions and procedures for requiring criminal background 
     record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and 
     other adult relatives and non-relatives residing in the 
     household;''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence:

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

       (I) by striking ``and procedures'' and inserting ``, 
     procedures, and practices''; and

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

       (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ``State'' and 
     inserting ``State and local''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Public outreach.--Each panel shall provide for public 
     outreach and comment in order to assess the impact of current 
     procedures and practices upon children and families in the 
     community and in order to meet its obligations under 
     subparagraph (A).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``public'' and inserting ``State and the 
     public''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``and 
     recommendations to improve the child protection services 
     system at the State and

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     local levels. Not later than 6 months after the date on which 
     a report is submitted by the panel to the State, the 
     appropriate State agency shall submit a written response to 
     the State and local child protection systems 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.''.

     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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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(b)(1)(B) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) 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''; and
       (2) by striking ``the lead agency'' and inserting ``the 
     current lead agency''.

     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 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 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,

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     family resource and support programs'' and inserting 
     ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
     activities designed 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 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 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 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 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 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 prevent child abuse and neglect'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``family resource and support services'' and inserting 
     ``family support services for the prevention of child abuse 
     and neglect'';
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) respite care;
       ``(vi) home visiting; and
       ``(vii) family support services;''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (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 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 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 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 
     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 
     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 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 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--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
       (2) by inserting the following after paragraph (2):
       ``(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 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 that provide activities that are 
     designed to prevent or respond to child abuse and neglect.''; 
     and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

     SEC. 130. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

     ``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 141. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

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

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

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

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

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

                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

     SEC. 201. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

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

     SEC. 202. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.

       Section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
     Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

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

       (2) by striking ``Sec. 203. (a) The Secretary'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``Required Activities.--'' after ``(b)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``nonprofit'' each place 
     that such appears;
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``study the nature, 
     scope, and effects of'' and insert ``support'';
       (G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``nonprofit'';
       (H) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (I) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) by striking ``nonprofit''; each place that such 
     appears; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (J) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) provide (directly or by grant to or contract with 
     States, local government entities, or

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     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:
       ``(a) 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 know as `AIDS'), and those who have been 
     exposed to dangerous drugs;'';
       (4) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7);
       (5) in paragraph (8), 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; and'';
       (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 such services and to 
     ensure the optimal use of all such resources.''.

     SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROGRAMS.

       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 PROGRAMS.''; AND

       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Priority in Provision of Services.--The Secretary may 
     not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant 
     for the grant agrees to give priority to abandoned infants 
     and young children who--
       ``(1) are infected with, or have been perinatally exposed 
     to, the human immunodeficiency virus, or have a life-
     threatening illness or other special medical need; or
       ``(2) have been perinatally exposed to a dangerous drug.''.

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

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

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

       ``(a) Evaluations of Local Programs.--The Secretary shall, 
     directly or through contracts with public and nonprofit 
     private entities, provide for evaluations of projects carried 
     out under section 101 and for the dissemination of 
     information developed as a result of such projects.
       ``(b) Study and Report on Number of Abandoned Infants and 
     Young Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study for 
     the purpose of determining--
       ``(A) an estimate of the annual number of infants and young 
     children relinquished, abandoned, or found deceased in the 
     United States and the number of such infants and young 
     children who are infants and young children described in 
     section 223(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

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       ``(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 
     the enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act 
     of 2003, the Secretary shall complete the study required 
     under paragraph (1) and submit to the 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.

       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 224(a).'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Authorization.--'' 
     after ``(1)''; 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.

     SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS

       Section 103 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this Act:
       ``(1) The terms `abandoned' and `abandonment', 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) 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) The term `dangerous drug' means a controlled 
     substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act.
       ``(4) 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 subtitle.
       ``(5) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.''.

         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 
     2003 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 grantee shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report that contains a description of the 
     activities carried out under paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.

     SEC. 402. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

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

     SEC. 403. EVALUATION.

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

     SEC. 404. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

       Section 308 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended by striking subsection (g).

     SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) General Authorization.--Section 310(a) of the Family 
     Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title $175,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2004 through 2008.''.
       (b) 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 pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations under section 310(a) for a 
     fiscal year, not less than 10 percent of such amount shall be 
     made available to award grants under this section.''.

     SEC. 406. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

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

     SEC. 407. EVALUATION AND MONITORING.

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

     SEC. 408. FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION 
                   PROJECT.

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

     SEC. 409. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 410. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

       (a) Duration.--Section 316(b) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A grant'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     grant''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the duration of 
     a grant under this section beyond the period described in 
     paragraph (1) if, prior to such extension--
       ``(A) the entity prepares and submits to the Secretary a 
     report that evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts 
     received under the grant for the period described in 
     paragraph (1) and contains any other information as the 
     Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(B) the report and other appropriate criteria indicate 
     that the entity is successfully operating the hotline in 
     accordance with subsection (a).''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 316(f) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)) is amended in paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 2004 through 2008''.

     SEC. 411. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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

     SEC. 412. 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 are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Section 318 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) 
     is amended by striking subsection (i).

     SEC. 413. 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 the fiscal years 
     2004 through 2008''.

     SEC. 414. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10401 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 302(1) by striking ``demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting ``assist''.
       (2) In section 303(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 305(b)(2)(A) by striking ``provide for 
     research, and into'' and inserting ``provide for research 
     into''.
       (4) In section 311(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''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra)

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and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa) each will control 1 hour.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra).


                             General Leave

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks on H.R. 14.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that we are here today to consider H.R. 14, 
the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, which reauthorizes 
and improves the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, CAPTA, the 
Adoption Opportunities Program, the Abandoned Infants Act, and the 
Family Violence Prevention and Treatment Act.
  Consideration of this bill today is appropriate and timely, as next 
week begins National Child Abuse Prevention month. Unfortunately, the 
House and Senate were unable to reach agreement on all issues 
pertaining to the reauthorization of CAPTA and FVPSA at the end of last 
Congress. The bill before us today shows our efforts and commitment to 
ensuring that programs aimed at the prevention of child abuse and 
neglect continue.
  I would like to thank my colleagues on both sides for their hard work 
and efforts in developing this legislation under consideration today. I 
especially want to thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner), the 
full committee chairman, for his continued support of our efforts in 
moving this bill forward; the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Greenwood) for his diligence in ensuring that infants born addicted to 
alcohol or drugs receive necessary service; and of course my colleagues 
on the other side of the aisle, the gentleman from California (Mr. 
George Miller), the ranking member of the full committee, for his 
support in quickly bringing this bill before us; and also the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), who again in somewhat of irregular order 
consented to bypass the subcommittee and enable this bill to come right 
to the full committee and now come to the House. I thank him very much 
again for his partnership, and as we complete this bill today, it will 
now enable us to move on to other issues within the committee, so I 
thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa) very much.
  H.R. 14 provides for the continued provision of important Federal 
resources for identifying and addressing the issues of child abuse and 
neglect and for supporting effective methods of prevention and 
treatment. It also continues local projects with demonstrated value in 
eliminating barriers to permanent adoption and addressing the 
circumstances that often lead to child abandonment.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill emphasizes the prevention of child abuse and 
neglect before it occurs. It promotes partnerships between child 
protective services and private- and community-based organizations, 
including education and health systems to ensure that services and 
linkages are more effectively provided. H.R. 14 appropriately addresses 
a growing concern over parents being falsely accused of child abuse and 
neglect and the aggressiveness of social workers in their child abuse 
investigations. It includes language to increase public education 
opportunities, to strengthen the public's understanding of the child 
protection system, and appropriate reporting of suspected incidents of 
child maltreatment.
  The bill fosters cooperation between parents and child protective 
service workers by requiring caseworkers to inform parents of the 
allegations made against them. It improves the training opportunities 
and requirements for child protective services personnel regarding the 
extent and limits of their legal authority and the legal rights of 
parents and legal guardians. It also ensures the safety of foster and 
adoptive children by requiring States to conduct criminal background 
checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and other adult 
relatives and nonrelatives residing in the household.
  Lastly, this bill expands adoption opportunities to provide for 
services for infants and young children who are disabled or born with 
life-threatening conditions and requires the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to conduct a study on the annual number of infants and 
young children abandoned each year and extends the authorization for 
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.
  I want to thank my colleagues for their work on this bill and urge 
them to join me in supporting this effort to improve the prevention and 
treatment of child abuse and family violence by supporting H.R. 14, the 
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Boehner). I want to 
thank the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller) and the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra), subcommittee chairman, for 
their commitment to writing such a good bipartisan bill; and I look 
forward to working with our subcommittee chairman on many more issues 
that are going to be coming up in this session.
  The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, or as it is 
better known, CAPTA, is a small program that fills an important role in 
the Federal response to child abuse by focusing on prevention and 
treatment. Child abuse is a serious public problem, and we must do much 
more at the Federal level to protect children from abuse and improve 
the treatment they receive.
  In 2002 there were almost 900,000 substantiated cases of child abuse 
and neglect. In 2000 an estimated 1,200 children died as a result of 
abuse and neglect. The bill before us today will enhance collaboration 
between child protection systems and the juvenile justice system. 
Research shows that children who are abused and neglected are more 
likely to be involved in delinquent and criminal behavior. By fostering 
linkages between the child protection and juvenile justice systems, the 
provisions of this bill should lead to better, more appropriate 
treatment services.
  The legislation also makes important changes by increasing 
collaboration between child protective services and health agencies. 
Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to be 
victims of abuse and neglect, and children in the child welfare system 
are at higher risk for health problems. Any serious attempt to prevent 
and treat child abuse and neglect must include procedures for linking 
abused children and children at risk for abuse to the appropriate 
health and mental health services. The bill also requires States to 
report on their efforts to improve caseworker training, supervision, 
and retention so that children and families will be served better.
  Ultimately, our success in appropriately intervening and providing 
services and treatment for vulnerable children and their families is 
dependent on having a well-trained workforce to make difficult 
judgments about how to best keep a child safe and make sure they have 
the love and the support of a permanent family.

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  This is a strong bill that will help children receive the services 
they need to grow up safe and healthy.
  We must not be hypocritical about this. We cannot say we support 
children, but not provide the resources to do it. Right now, only 12 
percent of Federal money for child abuse and neglect go toward 
prevention and treatment. This is shortsighted policy, because if we do 
not pay now for prevention and treatment, we pay later in our criminal 
justice system and health care costs.
  The leadership has designated this week as Children's Week, and it is 
fitting that we focus on protecting our most vulnerable children. 
However, this legislation will offer little protection if it is not 
fully funded at the authorized level of $285 million. Similarly, 
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empty promise if we are unwilling to provide the resources that we 
authorize for the key programs that serve our youth, such as this one, 
and the No Child Left Behind Act. I hope that the week we consider 
fiscal year 2004 appropriations for these programs will truly be 
Children's Week.
  In closing, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 14 
today.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay), an individual who has a passion for 
helping all of our children and who has demonstrated a real caring for 
abused and neglected children in America.
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 14, to reauthorize the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and I thank the chairman of 
the committee and the ranking member of the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce for all the hard work that they put into this important 
piece of legislation.
  I truly want to commend the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra) 
for the work that he put into this in working with Members on both 
sides of the aisle. He has crafted a piece of legislation that will be 
meaningful to the children of this country. The work that he put in is 
exemplary; and most importantly, what he did is he put the best 
interests of the child forward in writing this legislation. So many 
times we forget the child when we put legislation in, and the gentleman 
from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra) did an outstanding job, and we appreciate 
it.
  Mr. Speaker, the dimensions of child mistreatment and child murder 
are staggering in this country. Sadly, each day four children die from 
child abuse and neglect. The rate of infant murder has doubled over the 
last 30 years. Almost one infant homicide per day was reported in the 
year 2000. Incredibly, half of all the infant murders took place before 
the baby even reached the fourth month of life; and tragically, the 
risk of infant homicide is highest on the day that the child is born.
  The impact of child abuse goes way beyond the 1,200 children that 
lose their lives each year. The consequences are far reaching and 
devastating, resulting in permanent disabilities, juvenile delinquency, 
teenage drug addictions, and prostitution. Today's abused children, if 
they live long enough, grow up to become tomorrow's murderers and 
perpetrators of violence. Seventy percent, 70 percent, of adult male 
prisoners in this country convicted of felonies report a history of 
child abuse.
  Mr. Speaker, in the fall of 2001, The Washington Post ran a series of 
articles describing the deaths of infants born addicted to drugs or 
alcohol in the District of Columbia. Over a period of 7 years, 11 
newborns died right here in our Nation's Capital because they simply 
got lost in the system.
  The bill before the House today offers hope. H.R. 14 will ensure that 
when an infant is born drug exposed, procedures will be put into place 
at the hospital to identify the fragile newborn and provide services to 
the mother.
  In addition, H.R. 14 strikes the appropriate balance between ensuring 
a child's safety and protecting the individual rights of parents 
accused of child maltreatment. The committee heard testimony describing 
numerous cases of innocent families, many of them home schoolers, being 
aggressively investigated for child abuse, and then allegations were 
proven to be false. When this happens, not only do the families lose, 
but abused children lose as well, because precious time was lost.
  This bill does two important things: one, it will improve public 
education on the role of the caseworker in investigating complaints of 
child abuse; and, two, it will increase training on appropriate 
reporting of suspected child abuse. I believe that these two things 
will significantly decrease the incidence of false reports that tie up 
the system, leaving real abused children uninvestigated.
  In short, Mr. Speaker, I believe that H.R. 14 will make our children 
safer, and there can be no higher goal.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney).
  (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to speak out of order 
revise and extend her remarks and include extraneous material.)


              Tribute to the Late Daniel Patrick Moynihan

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time 
and for his leadership on this important bill that I am supporting. But 
I rise today to pay tribute to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and, on 
behalf of my colleagues and constituents, to join with them in mourning 
his passing today.
  Senator Moynihan was one of our truly inspiring legislators. He was a 
scholar, a legislator, an ambassador, a cabinet officer, a Presidential 
adviser in four administrations, the only person in history to serve 
four consecutive administrations. He was a teacher, a writer, and one 
of the best Senators ever to grace the halls of this institution.
  He was unmatched in his ability to craft innovative solutions to 
society's most pressing problems, from welfare to Social Security, to 
transportation, to taxes. His legislative stamp is everywhere.
  Known as, and I quote from the Almanac of American Politics, ``the 
Nation's best thinker among politicians since Lincoln, and its best 
politician among thinkers since Jefferson,'' Senator Moynihan moved 
people through the power of his ideas. He was a unique figure in public 
life, a man of pure intellect, who was unafraid of speaking 
inconvenient truths.
  Senator Moynihan's life exemplified the American dream. He grew up in 
a slum known as Hell's Kitchen. Abandoned by his father, his mother 
became the sole supporter of the family during the Depression. Small 
wonder that Senator Moynihan grew up to be a strong voice on welfare 
issues. He recognized the danger of fostering a culture of dependency, 
while understanding the importance of maintaining a strong safety net.
  He proved to be one of the most accurate prophets of our era. Time 
and time again he correctly predicted future consequences, even though 
many refused to believe him when his prediction ran counter to 
conventional wisdom. In the 1980s, he predicted the coming collapse of 
the Soviet Union. In the 1990s, he expressed concern about the tendency 
of our society to define deviancy down.
  For New Yorkers, Senator Moynihan has and always will be one of our 
own homegrown heroes, our proud gift to the Nation. Despite his 
reputation for attention to the more scholarly pursuits, he authored 18 
books, Senator Moynihan never forgot those of us who elected him.
  He was a hero to landmark preservationists for his effort to preserve 
the Custom House and the Farley Post Office, the new train station on 
the Farley site, which he helped plan and which he helped to fund, but 
it does not yet have a name. I believe that it should be named for 
Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
  When the Coast Guard left Governors Island, he persuaded President 
Clinton to agree to give the island to New York for $1, and it was this 
Congress that was able to make that pledge a reality. As ambassador to 
the United Nations, he denounced the resolution equating Zionism with 
racism. Seventeen years later, the U.N. reversed itself, revoking this 
shameful resolution.
  Senator Moynihan was a prime mover behind ISTEA, which changed the 
way highway and transportation funds are distributed. He was widely 
credited with shifting transportation priorities and making it possible 
for us to invest in alternatives, like high-speed rail.
  As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, he was a guardian of 
Social Security; and he focused his attention on the importance of 
opening up government filings and reducing secrecy in government. I was 
proud to have worked with him on the passage of the Nazi War Crimes 
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beginning to get a glimpse of the things that our government knew.
  Senator Moynihan was also a tireless worker on getting an accurate 
census for our country.
  Senator Moynihan's passing will make this country a poorer place. I 
join my constituents and my colleagues in paying tribute to the great 
Senator from the Great State of New York.
  Senator Moynihan was truly an American treasure. He was a great 
friend and mentor to me, and we will miss him greatly. My colleagues 
and I send to Elizabeth and their family our deep concern and 
condolences.
  Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record a biography of this remarkable 
man.
  Daniel Patrick Moynihan was the senior United States Senator from New 
York. First elected in 1976, Senator Moynihan was re-elected in 1982, 
1988, and 1994.
  Senator Moynihan was the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate 
Committee on Finance. He served on the Senate Committee on Environment 
and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. 
He also was a member of the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Joint 
Committee on the Library of Congress.
  A member of the Cabinet or sub-Cabinet of Presidents Kennedy, 
Johnson, Nixon and Ford, Senator Moynihan was the only person in 
American history to serve in four successive administrations. He was 
U.S. Ambassador to India from 1973 to 1975 and U.S. Representative to 
the United Nations from 1975 to 1976. In February 1976 he represented 
the United States as President of the United Nations Security Council.
  Senator Moynihan was born on March 17, 1927. He attended public and 
parochial schools in New York City and graduated from Benjamin Franklin 
High School in East Harlem. He went on to attend the City College of 
New York for one year before enlisting in the United States Navy. He 
served on active duty from 1944 to 1947. In 1966, he completed twenty 
years in the Naval Reserve and was retired. Senator Moynihan earned his 
bachelor's degree (cum laude) from Tufts University, studied at the 
London School of Economics as a Fulbright Scholar, and received his 
M.A. and Ph.D. from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and 
Diplomacy.
  Senator Moynihan was a member of Averell Harriman's gubernatorial 
campaign staff in 1954 and then served on Gov. Harriman's staff in 
Albany until 1958. He was an alternate Kennedy delegate at the 1960 
Democratic Convention. Beginning in 1961, he served in the U.S. 
Department of Labor as an assistant to the Secretary, and later as 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy Planning and Research.
  In 1966, Senator Moynihan became Director of the Joint Center for 
Urban Studies at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology. He has been a Professor of Government at Harvard 
University, Assistant Professor of Government at Syracuse University, a 
fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies at Wesleyan University, and 
has taught in the extension programs of Russell Sage College and the 
Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Senator 
Moynihan is the recipient of 62 honorary degrees.
  Senator Moynihan was the author or editor of 18 books. His most 
recent work is Secrecy: The American Experience, published in the fall 
of 1998, an expansion of the report by the Commission on Protecting and 
Reducing Government Secrecy. Senator Moynihan, as Chairman of the 
Commission, led the first comprehensive review in forty years of the 
Federal Government's system of classifying and declassifying 
information and granting clearances.
  Since 1976 Senator Moynihan has published an analysis of the flow of 
funds between the Federal Government and New York State. In 1992 the 
analysis became a joint publication with the Taubman Center for State 
and Local Government at Harvard University, and includes all fifty 
states.
  Senator Moynihan was a fellow of the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was Chairman of the AAAS's section on 
Social, Economic and Political Science (1971-72) and a member of the 
Board of Directors (1972-73). He also served as a member of the 
President's Science Advisory Committee (1971-73). Senator Moynihan was 
Vice Chairman (1971-76) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
Scholars. He served on the National Commission on Social Security 
Reform (1982-83) whose recommendations formed the basis of legislation 
to assure the system's fiscal stability.
  He was the founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the 
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (1971-85) and served as Regent of 
the Smithsonian Institution, having been appointed in 1987 and again in 
1995. In 1985, the Smithsonian awarded him its Joseph Henry Medal.
  In 1965, Senator Moynihan received the Arthur S. Flemming Awards, 
which recognizes outstanding young Federal employees, for his work as 
``an architect of the Nation's program to eradicate poverty.'' He has 
also received the International League of Human Rights Award (1975) and 
the John LaFarge Award for Interracial Justice (1980). In 1983, he was 
the first recipient of the American Political Science Association's 
Hubert H. Humphrey Award for ``notable public service by a political 
scientist.'' In 1984, Senator Moynihan received the State University of 
New York at Albany's Medallion of the University in recognition of his 
``extraordinary public service and leadership in the field for 
education.'' In 1986, he received the Seal Medallion of the Central 
Intelligence Agency and the Britannica Medal for the Dissemination of 
Learning.
  He has also received the Laetare Medal of the University of Notre 
Dame (1992), the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture from 
the American Institute of Architects (1992), and the Thomas Jefferson 
Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts or Humanities from the 
American Philosophical Society (1993). In 1994, he received the Gold 
Medal Award ``honoring services to humanity'' from the National 
Institute of Social Sciences. In 1997, the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons at Columbia University awarded Senator Moynihan the Cartwright 
Prize. He was the 1998 recipient of the Heinz Award in Public Policy 
``for having been a distinct and unique voice in the century--
independent in his convictions, a scholar, teacher, statesman and 
politician, skilled in the art of the possible.''
  Elizabeth Brennan Moynihan, his wife of 44 years, is an architectural 
historian with a special interest in 16th century Mughal architecture 
in India. She is the author of Paradise as a Garden: In Persia and 
Mughal India (1979) and numerous articles. Mrs. Moynihan is a former 
Chairman of the Board of the American Schools of Oriental Research. She 
serves as a member of the Indo-U.S. Subcommission on Education and 
Culture, and the visiting committee of the Freer Gallery of Art at the 
Smithsonian Institution. She is Vice Chair of the Board of the National 
Building Museum, and on the Trustees Council of the Preservation League 
of New York State.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood), a member of the full 
committee and a gentleman who helped us work through this legislation.
  Mr. GREENWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
time. I also thank him for his splendid work on this very important 
piece of legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I also thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), 
the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Boehner), and the ranking member, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), for their work, because 
they truly produced a bipartisan product here. If there was ever a 
reason to come together across the aisle, Republican and Democrat, to 
come to agreement, I cannot think of one more vital than that, of 
protecting children from child abuse and responding to children who 
have been abused.
  Mr. Speaker, before I entered politics, I was a caseworker. I worked 
with abused and neglected children. And it is painful work to do. We 
all know about child abuse, the immediate consequences of child abuse. 
There is nothing more pathetic and pitiful than to think of a young 
child, a newborn, a child of any age, who looks to his or her mother, 
his or her father, for the kind of guidance, the kind of love, the kind 
of nurturing that all of us want to give to our children and all of us 
were fortunate enough to have in our childhood, and instead receive 
rebukes, receive blows, to be tortured, to be sexually abused. The pain 
of that is unimaginable and anguishing for the child.
  Then, of course, it produces long-term consequences that the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay) and others have referred to. It is the 
cause of so many people turning to lives of crime, it is the cause of 
so many individuals becoming abusers themselves of their children and 
of their spouses, it is the cause of substance abuse in so many

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cases. So many of the ills of society that are costly in terms of human 
suffering and costly in terms of tax dollars have their origin in the 
abuse of children.
  One of the things that frustrated me as a caseworker was that we know 
how to respond to abuse. We know how to get it reported now. We have 
hot lines. We know how to do interventions and investigations. We know 
how to prosecute child abusers. We know how to seek custody of children 
who are dependent and not safe at home and place them into foster care. 
We know how to place children in adoption. We even know how, in some 
instances, to bring families together again and heal the parents and 
provide them the services that they need so that they do not have to be 
abusive.
  But the thing that we have the most difficulty in doing is preventing 
the abuse in the first place. That is so hard, so difficult to get to. 
That is why I take such great satisfaction in the fact that the members 
of my committee, the ranking members of the subcommittee and the full 
committee and the chairman and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Hoekstra) and the staff helped me to put language in this bill that I 
hope will do a great deal to prevent child abuse.

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  If we look at the precursors to child abuse, if we try to predict 
child abuse and see where we can intervene before it occurs, what the 
experts will tell us, and those of us who have been in the field know, 
is that substance abuse is a great predictor of child abuse. When you 
have a mother and/or a father or others in the house who are addicted 
to alcohol, who are addicted to drugs, you find so frequently in, I 
think, 35 percent of the cases, you find that because they are 
inhibited, they break awful taboos; because their nerves are ruined, 
they become short-tempered and abusive to their children; because they 
are out of touch with reality, they do things they do not even know 
that they are doing. We know that substance abuse leads so frequently, 
almost invariably, to child abuse.
  So what do we do about that? The opportunity to intervene is best 
found when a child is born. When a child is born in a hospital and it 
suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome, if it is clear that the mother is 
addicted to drugs because either she is showing the signs or the child 
is in neonatal abstinence syndrome, which means they are coming off of 
drugs at the time of birth, if we can see the systemic presence of a 
substance, a controlled substance in a child, if it has done 
neurological damage to a child, we know right there and then at that 
moment of birth of this child that if something does not happen there 
is an extraordinarily high chance that that child, after its 
neurological conditions, its physiological conditions are healed in the 
hospital, will then return home to a situation in which it is 
incredibly likely to be abused.
  The problem we have had heretofore is there is no legal way to 
intervene. People have tried to pass laws at the State level and at 
perhaps the Federal level to make it a child abuse case. Well, that is 
problematic, because we do not want to necessarily prosecute the woman 
for child abuse because she has a substance abuse problem. We may even 
drive her away from the hospital if she knows she is going to face 
that, and she may choose to deliver at home in a dangerous situation. 
So it seems that the thing to do is to intervene with social services.
  What the language that is in the bill says is that when these 
children appear under these circumstances is that the hospital 
personnel, the medical personnel shall be required to report that 
information to the child protective services specialists who then will 
come out to the hospital right away and intervene and get with that 
mother and hopefully the father, if the father is there, and say, look, 
you have a problem here. You have struck bottom. Look what your problem 
has done to your child. Here is an opportunity to get help. For the 
sake of your child, are you willing to receive nursing care at your 
home, in-home nurses? Are you willing to get treatment for your drug 
abuse? Are you willing to get social services? We can bring to bear a 
whole host of intervention services so that your problems are solved 
and you do not put your child at risk.
  It is a wonderful opportunity. All of the substance abuse treatment 
experts will tell us that it is a bottoming-out experience when the 
mother and/or the father look and say, what have we done here? This is 
as low as it gets. We have hurt our newborn baby, that they are most 
ready for help. By bringing these services to bear, we can help these 
children and these families. We can prevent child abuse.
  In the cases where the mother and the father just refuse to accept 
services, then that may be the trigger for the caseworkers to take that 
case to court and seek custody of the child and provide protective 
custody. But hopefully, in most cases, it will result in a happier 
ending than that and one in which the child is protected, the family is 
healed, and good is done all around.
  So I want to thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra), the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Boehner), the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), and the 
staff on both sides of the aisle for helping me get this language in 
which I tried for years and years in my State legislature of 
Pennsylvania to get it in; and I am so happy to have it as part of this 
bill this evening.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, before bringing this to closure, I want to 
join the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney) in agreeing that the 
tribute that she paid Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan was one that is 
well deserved and one that is going to be remembered throughout the 
country by many thousands of people who learned to love Senator 
Moynihan.
  I want to thank the subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra), for bringing this legislation forward and 
bringing it to the floor in a very bipartisan manner.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, just in closing, some may ask, what is the Federal 
Government's role in this? Do we not realize that dealing with these 
kinds of issues is done at the local level, that it is done at the 
State level? And they are absolutely right. What we want to do tonight 
is we want to recognize the tens of thousands of caseworkers and social 
workers who each and every day wrestle with these kinds of issues and 
how they help these children, how they help these families address 
these very serious problems.
  What we are doing here tonight, what comes out of the CAPTA bill, is 
that at the Federal Government level we do research, we identify best 
practices, we provide technical assistance, we provide funding for 
demonstration projects. All of these things are intended to help the 
States and help those workers at the local level, that when they are 
involved in these cases that they come up with the right set of 
answers, the right sets of proposals, to help the child, to help the 
family, and to help the community forward. That is where the Federal 
Government can provide a helping hand to address this very, very 
serious problem.
  So, in closing, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), I 
thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner), and I thank the gentleman 
from California (Mr. George Miller) and the staff on both sides of the 
aisle for working in a very collaborative way to get this bill done. I 
look forward now to joining with my colleagues in passing this bill out 
of the House and bringing it to the other body and, soon, either being 
in a conference committee or being at the White House for the President 
to sign this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Keeping 
Children and Families Safe Act (H.R. 14). This legislation reauthorizes 
several programs that attempt to both prevent and respond to cases of 
child abuse.
  In addition to authorizing spending for these child abuse prevention 
programs, H.R. 14 also expands their focus to address some of the 
growing problems within our child protective services system.

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  For example, the legislation highlights the need to improve the 
retention and training of child welfare caseworkers. The average tenure 
of these workers who deal with very difficult cases of dysfunctional 
families and abused children is less than two years. Such a rapid 
turnover rate negatively affects the system's ability to make informed 
decisions about the placement of at-risk children.
  The bill also acknowledges the importance of providing mental health 
and substance abuse services to some of the troubled families in the 
child welfare system.
  We know that appropriate access to these critical services is often 
very limited--which either delays the reunification of children with 
their families, or potentially leads to their placement in unsafe 
environments.
  As we laud this bill, we must remember that it authorizes only a few 
hundred million dollars a year for a whole spectrum of activities 
related to providing protection and permanency for children. In the 
context of a foster care system that spends about $5 billion a year on 
the placement of children outside of their homes, this is a very modest 
investment.
  We also need to keep in mind that this bill is merely an 
authorization--meaning the funding must still be approved every year by 
the Appropriations Committee. The CAPTA grants, which the bill 
authorizes $200 million for next year, were funded at less than half 
that amount this year ($89 million).
  So this bill is a good step in the right direction, but we still have 
a long road to travel to adequately protect at-risk children. As the 
year continues, I hope we can emulate the bipartisan spirit of this 
bill and make some additional progress toward ensuring the safety and 
well-being of our most vulnerable children.
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 14, the ``Keeping 
Children and Families Safe Act of 2003.'' This bill reauthorizes the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, and related child and family protection 
acts. H.R. 14 represents our efforts and commitment to once again 
ensure that programs aimed at the prevention of child abuse and neglect 
are strengthened and continue to serve vulnerable children.
  It's fitting that we are considering this bill today, as next week 
marks the beginning of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This bill 
reflects our strong belief that every child in America deserves the 
security of being a part of a safe, permanent, caring family.
  H.R. 14 aims to improve program implementation. It makes improvements 
to current law to ensure that states have the necessary resources and 
flexibility to properly address the prevention of child abuse and 
neglect.
  It ensures that children are protected from abuse and neglect through 
best practice prevention and treatment services. It also reflects our 
belief that we can help achieve this goal by maintaining resources for 
adoption opportunities, identifying and addressing the needs of 
abandoned infants, and ensuring that resources continue to be available 
to promote family violence prevention activities. This bill also 
addresses the problem of child abandonment and abuse with effective 
solutions that can make a real difference in the lives of children.
  H.R. 14 appropriately addresses issues regarding child protective 
services across the United States by enhancing training for personnel, 
requiring more effective partnerships between child protective services 
and private and community-based organizations, and improving public 
education on the child protection system.
  This bill enjoys bipartisan support and is widely supported 
throughout the child abuse prevention and family violence prevention 
communities.
  Finally Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues--Select Education 
Subcommittee Chairman Hoekstra, Mr. Greenwood,  and Mr. Miller, the 
ranking member of the full committee--for their efforts in bringing 
forward this important and timely legislation.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in support of H.R. 14, the Keeping 
Children and Families Safe Act of 2003.
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 14, the 
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act. There are provisions in this 
bill that will provide much needed resources for child abuse 
prevention, assistance for victims of child abuse and family violence, 
and adoption opportunities. In particular, I am very pleased that this 
bill authorizes $25 million for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
2008 for transitional housing for victims of domestic violence. It is 
my sincere hope that this bill will pass and the funding for 
transitional housing will be appropriated as soon as possible.
  Transitional housing has been shown to prevent domestic violence and 
mitigate its effects. Unfortunately, many women who leave their abusers 
lack adequate resources and, with a shortage of emergency shelter and 
transitional housing options, are forced to choose between abuse at 
home or life on the streets. Yet, despite the fact that 50 percent of 
homeless women and children are fleeing domestic violence, there is 
currently no federal funding for transitional housing specifically for 
those victims.
  It is critical that transitional housing be available to all those 
fleeing domestic abuse if we want to see an end to this violence. 
Transitional housing resources and services provide a continuum between 
emergency shelter provisions and independent living. A stable, 
sustainable home base for women and their children in transitional 
housing allows women the opportunities to learn new job skills, 
participate in educational programs, work full-time jobs, and search 
for adequate child care in order to gain self-sufficiency. Without such 
resources, many women eventually return to situations where they are 
abused and even killed.
  In addition to supporting the funding for transitional housing as 
provided in H.R. 14, I am currently preparing to reintroduce the 
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims Housing Act. This bill 
would authorize $50 million a year to the Violence Against Women Office 
to award grants to provide transitional housing to women and their 
children escaping violence. I urge my colleagues to support this 
measure.
  However, supporting measures such as H.R. 14 and the Domestic 
Violence and Sexual Assault Victims Housing Act are only the first step 
in making sure that Congress works to end the cycle of violence against 
women. It is crucial that Congress take the next step of actually 
making the money available. The House has authorized funding for 
transitional housing for domestic violence victims multiple times, yet 
has never appropriated a single dollar for this purpose. Therefore, I 
strongly urge my colleagues to follow through on their support for 
transitional housing and appropriate money for this purpose in the 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 budget.
  Victims of domestic violence deserve nothing less than our full 
commitment to providing adequate resources that will help them rid 
their lives of violence forever and rebuild healthy lives for 
themselves and their children. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on 
H.R. 14.
  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 14. This bill 
reauthorizes several Federal programs aimed at curtailing the 
prevalence of child abuse across this country. While each Congressional 
district in the Nation is affected by atrocities against children, in 
our South Texas community, we were vividly reminded this month of the 
horrors people visit on children.
  Recently, three young children, ages two months to three years old, 
were brutally murdered by their parents in Brownsville. These children 
were the latest innocent victims in society's ongoing struggle against 
child abuse.
  There is nothing this House can do to change the sad, sick hearts of 
those who abuse our children. But we can offer local communities 
resources to combat this serious problem. This legislation will 
increase grant funding by 114 percent for child abuse prevention and 
will offer roughly $80 million for community-based grants to target and 
combat child abuse.
  This bill will require the overburdened child welfare systems to 
ensure abused or neglected children under age 3 have access to early 
intervention programs. We know that without early intervention, 
children become harder and harder to reach. It is the child welfare 
programs that are our most effective anti-crime weapon. When we reach 
children early, we have a chance at preserving their morale and 
directing their emotions in a healthy way.
  This bill incorporates private partnerships by improving the 
supervision of casework and promoting partnerships between state child 
protective service systems and private organizations.
  Estimates are that child protective agencies receive 3 million 
reports of child abuse or neglect involving 5 million children in the 
United States. More than 1,200 children die each year as a direct 
result of this neglect. This abuse is most often associated with 
delinquency, drug abuse and other vices on part of the parents, which 
was the case of the young Brownsville victims. This cycle of violence 
evolves from abused children to troubled adults who then victimize 
their own children. Intervening in this cycle, as early as possible, is 
the best recourse we can offer.
  I am also pleased that we are also considering today H. Res. 113, to 
provide Congressional recognition to Child Help USA for sponsoring a 
``Day of Hope'' which will be observed on April 2, during Child Abuse 
Prevention Month. While Congress cannot change the

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dark hearts of those who abuse innocent children, we can at least focus 
public attention on this important subject and offer additional 
resources to those who fight this heartbreaking fight every day.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gutknecht). All time for debate has 
expired.
  Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, March 25, 2003, the 
previous question is ordered.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the previous order of the House 
of March 25, 2003, the Senate bill, (S. 342) is amended by striking all 
after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of 
H.R. 14, as passed by the House.
  The text of the Senate bill is as follows:

                                 S. 342

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping 
     Children and Families Safe Act of 2003''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Sec. 101. Findings.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

Sec. 111. National clearinghouse for information relating to child 
              abuse.
Sec. 112. Research and assistance activities and demonstrations.
Sec. 113. Grants to States and public or private agencies and 
              organizations.
Sec. 114. Grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and 
              treatment programs.
Sec. 115. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 116. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 117. Reports.

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

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

                   Subtitle C--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 141. Conforming amendments.

                    TITLE II--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

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

                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

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

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

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

           TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``close to 1,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``approximately 900,000'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2)(A) more children suffer neglect than any other form 
     of maltreatment; and
       ``(B) investigations have determined that approximately 63 
     percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in 2000 
     suffered neglect, 19 percent suffered physical abuse, 10 
     percent suffered sexual abuse, and 8 percent suffered 
     emotional maltreatment;
       ``(3)(A) child abuse can result in the death of a child;
       ``(B) in 2000, an estimated 1,200 children were counted by 
     child protection services to have died as a result of abuse 
     or neglect; and
       ``(C) children younger than 1 year old comprised 44 percent 
     of child abuse fatalities and 85 percent of child abuse 
     fatalities were younger than 6 years of age;'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) many of these children and their families fail to 
     receive adequate protection and treatment;
       ``(B) slightly less than half of these children (45 percent 
     in 2000) and their families fail to receive adequate 
     protection or treatment; and
       ``(C) in fact, approximately 80 percent of all children 
     removed from their homes and placed in foster care in 2000, 
     as a result of an investigation or assessment conducted by 
     the child protective services agency, received no 
     services;'';
       (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``organizations'' and 
     inserting ``community-based organizations'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``ensures'' and all 
     that follows through ``knowledge,'' and inserting 
     ``recognizes the need for properly trained staff with the 
     qualifications needed''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, which may impact child rearing patterns, 
     while at the same time, not allowing those differences to 
     enable abuse'';
       (6) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``this national child and family emergency'' and inserting 
     ``child abuse and neglect''; and
       (7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``intensive'' and inserting ``needed''; and
       (B) by striking ``if removal has taken place'' and 
     inserting ``where appropriate''.

                      Subtitle A--General Program

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

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

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     SEC. 112. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND 
                   DEMONSTRATIONS.

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

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

       (a) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 105(a) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5106(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
     ``Demonstration'' and inserting ``Grants for'';
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``States,'' after ``contracts with,'';
       (B) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
       (C) by striking ``time limited, demonstration'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``nonprofit'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``law, education, 
     social work, and other relevant fields'' and inserting ``law 
     enforcement, judiciary, social work and child protection, 
     education, and other relevant fields, or individuals such as 
     court appointed special advocates (CASAs) and guardian ad 
     litem,'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``nonprofit'' and all 
     that follows through ``; and'' and inserting ``children, 
     youth and family service organizations in order to prevent 
     child abuse and neglect;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; 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 effective and research-based methods for 
     recognizing situations of substance abuse, domestic violence, 
     and neglect; and
       ``(J) for developing, implementing, or operating 
     information and education programs or training programs 
     designed to improve the

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

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

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

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

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       (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; and
       ``(xxi) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, 
     provisions and procedures for requiring criminal background 
     record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and 
     other adult relatives and non-relatives residing in the 
     household;''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence:
     ``Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit the 
     State's flexibility to determine State policies relating to 
     public access to court proceedings to determine child abuse 
     and neglect.''.
       (2) Limitation.--Section 106(b)(3) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``With regard to clauses (v) and (vi) of 
     paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting ``With regard to clauses 
     (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (2)(A)''.
       (c) Citizen Review Panels.--Section 106(c) of the Child 
     Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

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

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

     SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

       Section 108 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5106d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) GAO Study.--Not later than February 1, 2004, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     survey of a wide range of State and local child protection 
     service systems to evaluate and submit to Congress a report 
     concerning--
       ``(1) the current training (including cross-training in 
     domestic violence or substance abuse) of child protective 
     service workers in the outcomes for children and to analyze 
     and evaluate the effects of caseloads, compensation, and 
     supervision on staff retention and performance;
       ``(2) the efficiencies and effectiveness of agencies that 
     provide cross-training with court personnel; and
       ``(3) recommendations to strengthen child protective 
     service effectiveness to improve outcomes for children.
       ``(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary should encourage all States and public and 
     private agencies or organizations that receive assistance 
     under this title to ensure that children and families with 
     limited English proficiency who participate in programs under 
     this title are provided materials and services under such 
     programs in an appropriate language other than English.
       ``(f) Annual Report on Certain Programs.--A State that 
     receives funds under section 106(a) shall annually prepare 
     and submit to the Secretary a report describing the manner in 
     which funds provided under this Act, alone or in combination 
     with other Federal funds, were used to address the purposes 
     and achieve the objectives of section 105(a)(4)(B).''.

     SEC. 116. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

     SEC. 117. REPORTS.

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

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

     SEC. 121. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.

       (a) Purpose.--Section 201(a)(1) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, 
     operate, expand, enhance, and, where appropriate to network, 
     initiatives aimed at the prevention of child abuse and 
     neglect, and to support networks of coordinated resources and 
     activities to better strengthen and support families to 
     reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect; and''.
       (b) Authority.--Section 201(b) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``Statewide'' and all that follows through the dash, and 
     inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs 
     and activities designed to strengthen and support families to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect (through networks where 
     appropriate) that are accessible, effective, culturally 
     appropriate, and build upon existing strengths-that--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) demonstrate a commitment to meaningful parent 
     leadership, including among parents of children with 
     disabilities, parents with disabilities, racial and ethnic 
     minorities, and members of other underrepresented or 
     underserved groups; and

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       ``(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)''.

     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

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     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--
       (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 
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       ``(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, in consultation 
     with the Comptroller General, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress a report that contains 
     recommendations for an action plan to facilitate the 
     interjurisdictional adoption of foster children.''.

     SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

                TITLE III--ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 301. FINDINGS.

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

     SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PROJECTS.

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

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

     and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Priority in Provision of Services.--The Secretary may 
     not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant 
     for the grant agrees to give priority to abandoned infants 
     and young children who--
       ``(1) are infected with, or have been perinatally exposed 
     to, the human immunodeficiency virus, or have a life-
     threatening illness or other special medical need; or
       ``(2) have been perinatally exposed to a dangerous drug.''.

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

     SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.

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

     ``SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Abandoned; abandonment.--The terms `abandoned' and 
     `abandonment', used with respect to infants and young 
     children, mean that the infants and young children are 
     medically cleared for discharge from acute-care hospital 
     settings, but remain hospitalized because of a lack of 
     appropriate out-of-hospital placement alternatives.

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

         TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

     SEC. 401. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

       (a) Underserved Populations.--Section 303(a)(2)(C) of the 
     Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10402(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``underserved 
     populations,'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``underserved populations, as defined in section 
     2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2);''.
       (b) Report.--Section 303(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10402(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Upon completion of the activities funded by a grant 
     under this title, the State shall submit to the Secretary a 
     report that contains a description of the activities carried 
     out under paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.
       (c) Children Who Witness Domestic Violence.--Section 303 of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
     subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) For a fiscal year described in section 310(a)(2), the 
     Secretary shall use funds made available under that section 
     to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
     for projects designed to address the needs of children who 
     witness domestic violence, to--
       ``(1) provide direct services for children who witness 
     domestic violence;
       ``(2) provide for training for and collaboration among 
     child welfare agencies, domestic violence victim service 
     providers, courts, law enforcement, and other entities; and
       ``(3) provide for multisystem interventions for children 
     who witness domestic violence.''.

     SEC. 402. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

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

     SEC. 403. EVALUATION.

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

     SEC. 404. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

       Section 308 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended by striking subsection (g).

     SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

     SEC. 406. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

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

     SEC. 407. EVALUATION AND MONITORING.

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

     SEC. 408. FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION 
                   PROJECT.

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

     SEC. 409. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 410. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

       (a) Duration.--Section 316(b) of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A grant'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     grant''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the duration of 
     a grant under this section beyond the period described in 
     paragraph (1) if, prior to such extension--
       ``(A) the entity prepares and submits to the Secretary a 
     report that evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts 
     received under the grant for the period described in 
     paragraph (1) and contains any other information the 
     Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(B) the report and other appropriate criteria indicate 
     that the entity is successfully operating the hotline in 
     accordance with subsection (a).''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 316(f) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)) is repealed.

     SEC. 411. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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

     SEC. 412. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER NETWORK.

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

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

       ``(a) In General.--For a year in which the Secretary makes 
     an amount available under subsection (g)(2), the Secretary 
     shall award a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish 
     and operate a highly secure Internet website (referred to in 
     this section as the `website') that shall--
       ``(1) link, to the greatest extent possible, entities 
     consisting of the entity providing the national domestic 
     violence hotline, participating domestic violence shelters in 
     the United States, State and local domestic violence 
     agencies, and other domestic violence organization, so that 
     such entities will be able to connect a victim of domestic 
     violence to the most safe, appropriate, and convenient 
     domestic violence shelter; and
       ``(2) contain, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     continuously updated information concerning the availability 
     of services and space in domestic violence shelters across 
     the United States.
       ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit to 
     the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
     The application shall--
       ``(1) demonstrate the experience of the applicant in 
     successfully developing and managing a technology-based 
     network of domestic violence shelters;
       ``(2) demonstrate a record of success of the applicant in 
     meeting the needs of domestic violence victims and their 
     families; and
       ``(3) include a certification that the applicant will--
       ``(A) implement a high level security system to ensure the 
     confidentiality of the website;
       ``(B) establish, within 5 years, a website that links the 
     entities described in subsection (a)(1);
       ``(C) consult with the entities described in subsection 
     (a)(1) in developing and implementing the website and 
     providing Internet connections; and
       ``(D) otherwise comply with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(c) Use of Grant Award.--The recipient of a grant award 
     under this section shall--
       ``(1) collaborate with officials of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services in a manner determined to be 
     appropriate by the Secretary;
       ``(2) collaborate with the entity providing the national 
     domestic violence hotline in developing and implementing the 
     network;
       ``(3) ensure that the website is continuously updated and 
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       ``(4) ensure that the website provides information 
     describing the services of each domestic violence shelter to 
     which the website is linked, including information for 
     individuals with limited English proficiency and information 
     concerning access to medical care, social services, 
     transportation, services for children, and other relevant 
     services;
       ``(5) ensure that the website provides up-to-the-minute 
     information on available bed space in domestic violence 
     shelters across the United States, to the maximum extent 
     practicable;
       ``(6) provide training to the staff of the hotline and to 
     staff of the other entities described in subsection (a)(1) 
     regarding how to use the website to best meet the needs of 
     callers;
       ``(7) provide Internet access, and hardware in necessary 
     cases, to domestic violence shelters in the United States 
     that do not have the appropriate technology for such access, 
     to the maximum extent practicable; and
       ``(8) ensure that after the third year of the website 
     project, the recipient will develop a plan to expand the 
     sources of funding for the website to include funding from 
     public and private entities, although nothing in this 
     paragraph shall preclude a grant recipient under this section 
     from raising funds from other sources at any time during the 
     5-year grant period.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to require any shelter or service provider, whether 
     public or private, to be linked to the website or to provide 
     information to the recipient of the grant award or to the 
     website.
       ``(e) Duration of Grant.--The term of a grant awarded under 
     this section shall be 5 years.
       ``(f) Technical Assistance and Oversight.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(1) provide technical assistance, if requested, on 
     developing and managing the website; and
       ``(2) have access to, and monitor, the website.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out section 316 and this section, $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.
       ``(2) Conditions on appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available a portion 
     of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) to carry out 
     this section only for any fiscal year for which the amounts 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $3,000,000.
       ``(3) Administrative costs.--Of the amount made available 
     to carry out this section for a fiscal year the Secretary may 
     not use more than 2 percent for administrative costs 
     associated with the grant program carried out under this 
     section, of which not more than 5 percent shall be used to 
     assist the entity providing the national domestic violence 
     hotline to participate in the establishment of the website.
       ``(4) Availability.--Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) 
     shall remain available until expended.''.

     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 
     2004 through 2008''.

     SEC. 415. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     10401 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 302(1) (42 U.S.C. 10401(1)) by striking 
     ``demonstrate the effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting 
     ``assist'';
       (2) in section 303(a) (42 U.S.C. 10402(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``State domestic 
     violence coalitions knowledgeable individuals and interested 
     organizations'' and inserting ``State domestic violence 
     coalitions, knowledgeable individuals, and interested 
     organizations''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (B) by aligning the margins of paragraph (4) with the 
     margins of paragraph (3);
       (3) in section 303(g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``309(4)'' and 
     inserting ``320''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``309(5)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``320(5)(A)'';
       (4) in section 305(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 10404(b)(2)(A)) by 
     striking ``provide for research, and into'' and inserting 
     ``provide for research into'';
       (5) by redesignating section 309 as section 320 and moving 
     that section to the end of the Act; and
       (6) in section 311(a) (42 U.S.C. 10410(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(K), by striking ``other criminal 
     justice professionals,;'' and inserting ``other criminal 
     justice professionals;'' and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``family law judges,,'' and inserting ``family law judges,'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, criminal court 
     judges,'' after ``family law judges''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``supervised 
     visitations that do not endanger victims and their children'' 
     and inserting ``supervised visitations or denial of 
     visitation to protect against danger to victims or their 
     children''.

  (For text of Senate bill, as amended, see prior proceedings of the 
House of today.)
  The Senate bill, as so amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  A similar House bill (H.R. 14) was laid on the table.

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