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[108th Congress Public Law 36]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]

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             KEEPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE ACT OF 2003

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Public Law 108-36
108th Congress

                                 An Act

 
     To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make 
 improvements to and reauthorize programs under that Act, and for other 
             purposes. <<NOTE: June 25, 2003 -  [S. 342]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Keeping Children and 
Families Safe Act of 2003.>> assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) <<NOTE: 42 USC 5101 note.>> 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.
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.

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

          TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

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

            TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

    Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5101 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``close to 1,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``approximately 900,000'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2)(A) more children suffer neglect than any other form of 
        maltreatment; and
            ``(B) investigations have determined that approximately 60 
        percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in 2001 
        suffered neglect, 19 percent suffered physical abuse, 10 percent 
        suffered sexual abuse, and 7 percent suffered emotional 
        maltreatment;
            ``(3)(A) child abuse can result in the death of a child;
            ``(B) in 2001, an estimated 1,300 children were counted by 
        child protection services to have died as a result of abuse or 
        neglect; and
            ``(C) children younger than 1 year old comprised 41 percent 
        of child abuse fatalities and 85 percent of child abuse 
        fatalities were younger than 6 years of age;'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(4)(A) many of these children and their families fail to 
        receive adequate protection and treatment; and
            ``(B) slightly less than half of these children (42 percent 
        in 2001) and their families fail to receive adequate protection 
        or treatment;'';
            (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``organizations'' and inserting ``community-based 
                organizations'';

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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--

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            (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;

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                    ``(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) <<NOTE: Deadline. Records.>> 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) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> 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

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        may award grants under this subsection to entities to assist 
        such entities in establishing and operating safe, family-
        friendly physical environments--
                    ``(A) for court-ordered, supervised visitation 
                between children and abusing parents; and
                    ``(B) to safely facilitate the exchange of children 
                for visits with noncustodial parents in cases of 
                domestic violence.
            ``(2) Education identification, prevention, and treatment.--
        The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities 
        for projects that provide educational identification, 
        prevention, and treatment services in cooperation with preschool 
        and elementary and secondary schools.
            ``(3) Risk and safety assessment tools.--The Secretary may 
        award grants under this subsection to entities for projects that 
        provide for the development of research-based strategies for 
        risk and safety assessments relating to child abuse and neglect.
            ``(4) Training.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
        subsection to entities for projects that involve research-based 
        strategies for innovative training for mandated child abuse and 
        neglect reporters.''.
SEC. 113. GRANTS TO STATES AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES AND 
                        ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Demonstration Programs and Projects.--Section 105(a) of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Demonstration'' 
        and inserting ``Grants for'';
            (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``States,'' after ``contracts 
                with,'';
                    (B) by striking ``nonprofit''; and
                    (C) by striking ``time limited, demonstration'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``nonprofit'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``law, 
                education, social work, and other relevant fields'' and 
                inserting ``law enforcement, judiciary, social work and 
                child protection, education, and other relevant fields, 
                or individuals such as court appointed special advocates 
                (CASAs) and guardian ad litem,'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``nonprofit'' 
                and all that follows through ``; and'' and inserting 
                ``children, youth and family service organizations in 
                order to prevent child abuse and neglect;'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) for training to support the enhancement of 
                linkages between child protective service agencies and 
                health care agencies, including physical and mental 
                health services, to improve forensic diagnosis and 
                health evaluations and for innovative partnerships 
                between child protective service agencies and health 
                care agencies that offer creative

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                approaches to using existing Federal, State, local, and 
                private funding to meet the health evaluation needs of 
                children who have been subjects of substantiated cases 
                of child abuse or neglect;
                    ``(E) for the training of personnel in best 
                practices to promote collaboration with the families 
                from the initial time of contact during the 
                investigation through treatment;
                    ``(F) for the training of personnel regarding the 
                legal duties of such personnel and their 
                responsibilities to protect the legal rights of children 
                and families;
                    ``(G) for improving the training of supervisory and 
                nonsupervisory child welfare workers;
                    ``(H) for enabling State child welfare agencies to 
                coordinate the provision of services with State and 
                local health care agencies, alcohol and drug abuse 
                prevention and treatment agencies, mental health 
                agencies, and other public and private welfare agencies 
                to promote child safety, permanence, and family 
                stability;
                    ``(I) for cross training for child protective 
                service workers in research-based strategies for 
                recognizing situations of substance abuse, domestic 
                violence, and neglect; and
                    ``(J) for developing, implementing, or operating 
                information and education programs or training programs 
                designed to improve the provision of services to 
                disabled infants with life-threatening conditions for--
                          ``(i) professionals and paraprofessional 
                      personnel concerned with the welfare of disabled 
                      infants with life-threatening conditions, 
                      including personnel employed in child protective 
                      services programs and health care facilities; and
                          ``(ii) the parents of such infants.'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (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.'';

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            (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) Kinshipcare.--'' 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:

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``SEC. 105. GRANTS TO STATES AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES AND 
                          ORGANIZATIONS.''.
SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION 
                        AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Development and Operation Grants.--Section 106(a) of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including ongoing case 
                monitoring,'' after ``case management''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and treatment'' after ``and 
                delivery of services'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``improving'' and all that 
        follows through ``referral systems'' and inserting ``developing, 
        improving, and implementing risk and safety assessment tools and 
        protocols'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (7);
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), and (9) as 
        paragraphs (6), (8), (9), and (12), respectively;
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
            ``(5) developing and updating systems of technology that 
        support the program and track reports of child abuse and neglect 
        from intake through final disposition and allow interstate and 
        intrastate information exchange;'';
            (6) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``opportunities'' and all that follows through ``system'' and 
        inserting ``including--
                    ``(A) training regarding research-based strategies 
                to promote collaboration with the families;
                    ``(B) training regarding the legal duties of such 
                individuals; and
                    ``(C) personal safety training for case workers;'';
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(7) improving the skills, qualifications, and availability 
        of individuals providing services to children and families, and 
        the supervisors of such individuals, through the child 
        protection system, including improvements in the recruitment and 
        retention of caseworkers;'';
            (8) by striking paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(9) developing and facilitating research-based strategies 
        for training for individuals mandated to report child abuse or 
        neglect;
            ``(10) developing, implementing, or operating programs to 
        assist in obtaining or coordinating necessary services for 
        families of disabled infants with life-threatening conditions, 
        including--
                    ``(A) existing social and health services;
                    ``(B) financial assistance; and
                    ``(C) services necessary to facilitate adoptive 
                placement of any such infants who have been relinquished 
                for adoption;
            ``(11) developing and delivering information to improve 
        public education relating to the role and responsibilities of 
        the child protection system and the nature and basis for 
        reporting suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect;'';

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            (9) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
        period and inserting a semicolon; and
            (10) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration 
        between the child protection system and the juvenile justice 
        system for improved delivery of services and treatment, 
        including methods for continuity of treatment plan and services 
        as children transition between systems; or
            ``(14) supporting and enhancing collaboration among public 
        health agencies, the child protection system, and private 
        community-based programs to provide child abuse and neglect 
        prevention and treatment services (including linkages with 
        education systems) and to address the health needs, including 
        mental health needs, of children identified as abused or 
        neglected, including supporting prompt, comprehensive health and 
        developmental evaluations for children who are the subject of 
        substantiated child maltreatment reports.''.

    (b) Eligibility Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 106(b) of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                          (i) by striking ``provide notice to the 
                      Secretary of any substantive changes'' and 
                      inserting the following: ``provide notice to the 
                      Secretary--
                          ``(i) of any substantive changes; and'';
                          (ii) by striking the period and inserting ``; 
                      and''; and
                          (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                          ``(ii) any significant changes to how funds 
                      provided under this section are used to support 
                      the activities which may differ from the 
                      activities as described in the current State 
                      application.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                          (i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), 
                      (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), 
                      (xii), and (xiii) as clauses (iv), (vi), (vii), 
                      (viii), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), 
                      (xvi) and (xvii), respectively;
                          (ii) by inserting after clause (i), the 
                      following:
                          ``(ii) policies and procedures (including 
                      appropriate referrals to child protection service 
                      systems and for other appropriate services) to 
                      address the needs of infants born and identified 
                      as being affected by illegal substance abuse or 
                      withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug 
                      exposure, including a requirement that health care 
                      providers involved in the delivery or care of such 
                      infants notify the child protective services 
                      system of the occurrence of such condition in such 
                      infants, except that such notification shall not 
                      be construed to--
                                    ``(I) establish a definition under 
                                Federal law of what constitutes child 
                                abuse; or
                                    ``(II) require prosecution for any 
                                illegal action;
                          ``(iii) the development of a plan of safe care 
                      for the infant born and identified as being 
                      affected by illegal substance abuse or withdrawal 
                      symptoms;'';
                          (iii) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by 
                      inserting ``risk and'' before ``safety'';

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                          (iv) by inserting after clause (iv) (as so 
                      redesignated), the following:
                          ``(v) triage procedures for the appropriate 
                      referral of a child not at risk of imminent harm 
                      to a community organization or voluntary 
                      preventive service;'';
                          (v) in clause (viii)(II) (as so redesignated), 
                      by striking ``, having a need for such information 
                      in order to carry out its responsibilities under 
                      law to protect children from abuse and neglect'' 
                      and inserting ``, as described in clause (ix)'';
                          (vi) by inserting after clause (viii) (as so 
                      redesignated), the following:
                          ``(ix) provisions to require a State to 
                      disclose confidential information to any Federal, 
                      State, or local government entity, or any agent of 
                      such entity, that has a need for such information 
                      in order to carry out its responsibilities under 
                      law to protect children from abuse and neglect;'';
                          (vii) in clause (xiii) (as so redesignated)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``who has received 
                                training appropriate to the role, and'' 
                                after ``guardian ad litem,''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``who has received 
                                training appropriate to that role'' 
                                after ``advocate'';
                          (viii) in clause (xv) (as so redesignated), by 
                      striking ``to be effective not later than 2 years 
                      after the date of enactment of this section'';
                          (ix) in clause (xvi) (as so redesignated)--
                                    (I) by striking ``to be effective 
                                not later than 2 years after the date of 
                                enactment of this section''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                          (x) in clause (xvii) (as so redesignated), by 
                      striking ``clause (xii)'' each place that such 
                      appears and inserting ``clause (xvi)''; and
                          (xi) by adding at the end the following:
                          ``(xviii) provisions and procedures to require 
                      that a representative of the child protective 
                      services agency shall, at the initial time of 
                      contact with the individual subject to a child 
                      abuse and neglect investigation, advise the 
                      individual of the complaints or allegations made 
                      against the individual, in a manner that is 
                      consistent with laws protecting the rights of the 
                      informant;
                          ``(xix) provisions addressing the training of 
                      representatives of the child protective services 
                      system regarding the legal duties of the 
                      representatives, which may consist of various 
                      methods of informing such representatives of such 
                      duties, in order to protect the legal rights and 
                      safety of children and families from the initial 
                      time of contact during investigation through 
                      treatment;
                          ``(xx) provisions and procedures for improving 
                      the training, retention, and supervision of 
                      caseworkers;

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                          ``(xxi) provisions and procedures for referral 
                      of a child under the age of 3 who is involved in a 
                      substantiated case of child abuse or neglect to 
                      early intervention services funded under part C of 
                      the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 
                      and
                          ``(xxii) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> not later than 2 
                      years after the date of enactment of the Keeping 
                      Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, provisions 
                      and procedures for requiring criminal background 
                      record checks for prospective foster and adoptive 
                      parents and other adult relatives and non-
                      relatives residing in the household;''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following flush sentence:
        ``Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit the 
        State's flexibility to determine State policies relating to 
        public access to court proceedings to determine child abuse and 
        neglect, except that such policies shall, at a minimum, ensure 
        the safety and well-being of the child, parents, and 
        families.''.
            (2) Limitation.--Section 106(b)(3) of the Child Abuse 
        Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(3)) is amended 
        by striking ``With regard to clauses (v) and (vi) of paragraph 
        (2)(A)'' and inserting ``With regard to clauses (vi) and (vii) 
        of paragraph (2)(A)''.

    (c) Citizen Review Panels.--Section 106(c) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                          (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and procedures'' 
                                and inserting ``, procedures, and 
                                practices''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the agencies'' 
                                and inserting ``State and local child 
                                protection system agencies''; and
                          (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ``State'' 
                      and inserting ``State and local''; and
                    (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. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Not later than 6 months 
                after the date on which a report is submitted by the 
                panel to the State, the appropriate State agency shall 
                submit a written response to State and local child 
                protection systems and the citizen review panel that 
                describes whether or how the State will incorporate the 
                recommendations of such panel (where appropriate) to 
                make measurable progress in improving the State and 
                local child protective system''.

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    (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) <<NOTE: Deadline. 42 USC 5106a note.>> Report.--Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that 
describes the extent to which States are implementing the policies and 
procedures required under section 106(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act.
SEC. 115. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE 
                        INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD 
                        ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES.

    Section 107(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106c(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the handling of cases involving children with 
        disabilities or serious health-related problems who are victims 
        of abuse or neglect.''.
SEC. 116. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

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

SEC. 117. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

    (b) Demonstration Projects.--Section 112(a)(2)(B) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(2)(B)) is amended--

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            (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) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Report.--Not later than 3 years 
        after the date of enactment of the Keeping Children and Families 
        Safe Act of 2003, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
        the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate a report that contains the results of the study conducted 
        under paragraph (1).''.

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

SEC. 121. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 201(a)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, 
        operate, expand, enhance, and, where appropriate to network, 
        initiatives aimed at the prevention of child abuse and neglect, 
        and to support networks of coordinated resources and activities 
        to better strengthen and support families to reduce the 
        likelihood of child abuse and neglect; and''.

    (b) Authority.--Section 201(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
                striking ``Statewide'' and all that follows through the 
                dash, and inserting ``community-based and prevention-
                focused programs and activities designed to strengthen 
                and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect 
                (through networks where appropriate) that are 
                accessible, effective, culturally appropriate, and build 
                upon existing strengths that--'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(G) demonstrate a commitment to meaningful parent 
                leadership, including among parents of children with 
                disabilities, parents with disabilities, racial and 
                ethnic minorities, and members of other underrepresented 
                or underserved groups; and
                    ``(H) provide referrals to early health and 
                developmental services;''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--

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                    (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)'';

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                    (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) <<NOTE: 42 USC 5116c.>> 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:

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            ``(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.''.

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SEC. 127. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

    Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116f) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a Statewide network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and support 
        programs'' and inserting ``community-based and prevention-
        focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and 
        support families to prevent child abuse and neglect'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
            ``(3) shall demonstrate that they will have addressed unmet 
        needs identified by the inventory and description of current 
        services required under section 205(3);'';
            (3) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and parents with disabilities,'' 
                after ``children with disabilities,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``evaluation of'' the first place it 
                appears and all that follows through ``under this 
                title'' and inserting ``evaluation of community-based 
                and prevention-focused programs and activities designed 
                to strengthen and support families to prevent child 
                abuse and neglect, and in the design, operation and 
                evaluation of the networks of such community-based and 
                prevention-focused programs'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, prevention-focused, 
        family resource and support programs'' and inserting ``and 
        prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
        strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and 
        neglect'';
            (5) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Statewide network of 
        community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and support 
        programs'' and inserting ``community-based and prevention-
        focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and 
        support families to prevent child abuse and neglect''; and
            (6) in paragraph (8), by striking ``community based, 
        prevention-focused, family resource and support programs'' and 
        inserting ``community-based and prevention-focused programs and 
        activities designed to strengthen and support families to 
        prevent child abuse and neglect''.
SEC. 128. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE 
                        PROGRAMS.

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

SEC. 129. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Children With Disabilities.--Section 209(1) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h(1)) is amended by striking 
``given such term in section 602(a)(2)'' and inserting ``given the term 
`child with a disability' in section 602(3) or `infant or toddler with a 
disability' in section 632(5)''.
    (b) Community-Based and Prevention-Focused Programs and Activities 
to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect.--Section 209 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.

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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

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        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;

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                    ``(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 <<NOTE: Grants.>> Secretary shall 
        award grants to, or enter into contracts with, States, local 
        government entities,

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        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. <<NOTE: Reports. Deadlines.>> 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

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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

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        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

[[Page 117 STAT. 824]]

effective methods for responding to the needs of abandoned infants and 
young children.''.

SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 104 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act 
of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
        Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $45,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
        years 2005 through 2008.
            ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year may be 
        obligated for carrying out section 102(a).'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b);
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by inserting ``Authorization.--'' after 
                      ``(1)'' the first place it appears; and
                          (ii) by striking ``this title'' and inserting 
                      ``this Act''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) by inserting ``Limitation.--'' after 
                      ``(2)''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 1991.'' and 
                      inserting ``fiscal year 2003.''; and
            (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (b) and (c), respectively.

    (b) Redesignation.--The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 670 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 104 as section 302; and
            (2) by moving that section 302 to the end of that Act.

SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.

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

``SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

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

[[Page 117 STAT. 825]]

        who are in a care-giving situation, with respect to infants and 
        young children covered under this Act.
            ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.''.

    (b) Repeal.--Section 103 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is repealed.

SEC. 306. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

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

          TITLE IV--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT

SEC. 401. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

    (a) Underserved Populations.--Section 303(a)(2)(C) of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(a)(2)(C)) is 
amended by striking ``underserved populations,'' and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ``underserved populations, as defined in 
section 2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2);''.
    (b) Report.--Section 303(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) Upon completion of the activities funded by a grant under this 
title, the State shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains a 
description of the activities carried out under paragraph (2)(B)(i).''.
    (c) Children Who Witness Domestic Violence.--Section 303 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
        subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

    ``(c) The Secretary shall use funds provided under section 
310(a)(2), for a fiscal year described in section 310(a)(2), to award 
grants for demonstration programs that provide--
            ``(1) multisystem interventions and services (either 
        directly or by referral) for children who witness domestic 
        violence; and
            ``(2) training (either directly or by referral) for 
        agencies, providers, and other entities who work with such 
        children.''.

SEC. 402. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

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

SEC. 403. EVALUATION.

    Section 306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10405) is amended in the first sentence by striking

[[Page 117 STAT. 826]]

``Not later than two years after the date on which funds are obligated 
under section 303(a) for the first time after the date of the enactment 
of this title, and every two years thereafter,'' and inserting ``Every 2 
years,''.

SEC. 404. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

    Section 308 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10407) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

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

SEC. 405. RELATED ASSISTANCE.

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

[[Page 117 STAT. 827]]

SEC. 406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) General Authorization.--Section 310(a) of the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out sections 303 through 311, $175,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
            ``(2) Projects to address needs of children who witness 
        domestic violence.--For a fiscal year in which the amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $130,000,000, the 
        Secretary shall reserve and make available a portion of the 
        excess to carry out section 303(c).''.

    (b) Allocations for Other Programs.--Subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
of section 310 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10409) are amended by inserting 
``(and not reserved under subsection (a)(2))'' after ``each fiscal 
year''.
    (c) Grants for State Domestic Violence Coalitions.--Section 311(g) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(g)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Funding.--Of the amount appropriated under section 310(a) for 
a fiscal year (and not reserved under section 310(a)(2)), not less than 
10 percent of such amount shall be made available to award grants under 
this section.''.

SEC. 407. GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

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

SEC. 408. EVALUATION AND MONITORING.

    Section 312 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10412) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Of the amount appropriated under section 310(a) for each 
fiscal year (and not reserved under section 310(a)(2)), not more than 
2.5 percent shall be used by the Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, 
and other administrative costs under this title.''.
SEC. 409. FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION 
                        PROJECT.

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

SEC. 410. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.

    Section 315 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10415) is repealed.
SEC. 411. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE AND INTERNET GRANT.

    Section 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10416) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 316. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE AND INTERNET GRANT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award 1 or more grants to 
private, nonprofit entities--
            ``(1) to provide for the establishment and operation of a 
        national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide information and 
        assistance to victims of domestic violence; or

[[Page 117 STAT. 828]]

            ``(2) to provide for the establishment and operation of a 
        highly secure Internet website to provide that information and 
        assistance to those victims.

    ``(b) Duration.--A grant under this section may extend over a period 
of not more than 5 years.
    ``(c) Annual Approval.--The provision of payments under a grant 
awarded under this section shall be subject to annual approval by the 
Secretary and subject to the availability of appropriations for each 
fiscal year to make the payments.
    ``(d) Hotline Activities.--An entity that receives a grant under 
this section for activities described, in whole or in part, in 
subsection (a)(1) shall use funds made available through the grant to 
establish and operate a national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide 
information and assistance to victims of domestic violence. In 
establishing and operating the hotline, the entity shall--
            ``(1) contract with a carrier for the use of a toll-free 
        telephone line;
            ``(2) employ, train, and supervise personnel to answer 
        incoming calls and provide counseling and referral services to 
        callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis;
            ``(3) assemble and maintain a current database of 
        information relating to services for victims of domestic 
        violence to which callers may be referred throughout the United 
        States, including information on the availability of shelters 
        that serve battered women; and
            ``(4) publicize the hotline to potential users throughout 
        the United States.

    ``(e) Secure Website Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under 
        this section for activities described, in whole or in part, in 
        subsection (a)(2) shall use funds made available through the 
        grant to provide grants for startup and operational costs 
        associated with establishing and operating a highly secure 
        Internet website.
            ``(2) Availability.--The website shall be available to the 
        entity operating the hotline and domestic violence shelters.
            ``(3) Information.--The website shall provide accurate 
        information that describes--
                    ``(A) the services available to victims of domestic 
                violence, including health care and mental health 
                services, social services, transportation, services for 
                children (including children who witness domestic 
                violence), and other relevant services; and
                    ``(B) the domestic violence shelters available, and 
                services provided by the shelters.
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to require any shelter or service provider, whether 
        public or private, to be linked to the website or to provide 
        information to the recipient of the grant described in paragraph 
        (1) or to the website.

    ``(f) Application.--The Secretary may not award a grant under this 
section unless the Secretary approves an application for such grant. To 
be approved by the Secretary under this subsection an application 
shall--
            ``(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, 
        be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the 
        Secretary shall prescribe through notice in the Federal 
        Register;

[[Page 117 STAT. 829]]

            ``(2) in the case of an application for a grant to carry out 
        activities described in subsection (a)(1), include a complete 
        description of the applicant's plan for the operation of a 
        national domestic violence hotline, including descriptions of--
                    ``(A) the training program for hotline personnel;
                    ``(B) the hiring criteria for hotline personnel;
                    ``(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, and 
                updating of a resource database;
                    ``(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of the 
                hotline;
                    ``(E) a plan for providing service to non-English 
                speaking callers, including service through hotline 
                personnel who speak Spanish; and
                    ``(F) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline 
                by persons with hearing impairments;
            ``(3) in the case of an application for a grant to carry out 
        activities described in subsection (a)(2)--
                    ``(A) include a complete description of the 
                applicant's plan for the development, operation, 
                maintenance, and updating of information and resources 
                of the website;
                    ``(B) include a certification that the applicant 
                will implement a high level security system to ensure 
                the confidentiality of the website, taking into 
                consideration the safety of domestic violence victims; 
                and
                    ``(C) include an assurance that, after the third 
                year of the website project, the recipient of the grant 
                will develop a plan to secure other public or private 
                funding resources to ensure the continued operation and 
                maintenance of the website;
            ``(4) demonstrate that the applicant has recognized 
        expertise in the area of domestic violence and a record of high 
        quality service to victims of domestic violence, including a 
        demonstration of support from advocacy groups;
            ``(5) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment to 
        diversity, and to the provision of services to ethnic, racial, 
        and non-English speaking minorities, in addition to older 
        individuals and individuals with disabilities; and
            ``(6) contain such other information as the Secretary may 
        require.

    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
        through 2008.
            ``(2) Conditions on appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available a portion of 
        the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) to award grants 
        under subsection (a)(2) only for any fiscal year for which the 
        amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $3,000,000.
            ``(3) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 412. YOUTH EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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

[[Page 117 STAT. 830]]

SEC. 413. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

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

SEC. 414. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

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

SEC. 415. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 302(1) (42 U.S.C. 10401(1)) by striking 
        ``demonstrate the effectiveness of assisting'' and inserting 
        ``assist'';
            (2) in section 303(a) (42 U.S.C. 10402(a))--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``State 
                      domestic violence coalitions knowledgeable 
                      individuals and interested organizations'' and 
                      inserting ``State domestic violence coalitions, 
                      knowledgeable individuals, and interested 
                      organizations''; and
                          (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``and'' at 
                      the end; and
                    (B) by aligning the margins of paragraph (4) with 
                the margins of paragraph (3);
            (3) in section 303(g) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``309(4)'' 
                and inserting ``320''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking 
                ``309(5)(A)'' and inserting ``320(5)(A)'';
            (4) in section 305(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 10404(b)(2)(A)) by 
        striking ``provide for research, and into'' and inserting 
        ``provide for research into'';
            (5) by redesignating section 309 as section 320 <<NOTE: 42 
        USC 10408, 10421.>> 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''.

[[Page 117 STAT. 831]]

SEC. 416. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO ANOTHER ACT.

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

    Approved June 25, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 342 (H.R. 14):
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HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 108-26 accompanying H.R. 14 (Comm. on Education and 
the Workforce) and 108-150 (Comm. of Conference).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 108-12 (Comm. on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
            Mar. 19, considered and passed Senate.
            Mar. 26, considered and passed House, amended.
            June 17, House agreed to conference report.
            June 19, Senate agreed to conference report.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 39 (2003):
            June 25, Presidential statement.

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