PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 124 STAT. 3459 

Public Law 111–320 

111th Congress 

An Act 

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 

Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 

1988 to reauthorize the Acts, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CAPTA Reauthorization Act 

of 2010’’. 

TITLE I—CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION 

AND TREATMENT ACT 

SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 

Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) in fiscal year 2008, approximately 772,000 children 

were found by States to be victims of child abuse and neglect;’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and close to 1⁄3 of all child maltreatment-related fatalities in fiscal year 

2008 were attributed to neglect alone’’ after ‘‘maltreatment’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘60 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘71 percent’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

2008’’; 

(iii) by striking ‘‘19 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘16 

percent’’; 

(iv) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘9 percent’’; and 

(v) by striking ‘‘and 7 percent suffered emotional 

maltreatment’’ and inserting ‘‘, 7 percent suffered 

psychological maltreatment, 2 percent experienced 

medical neglect, and 9 percent were victims of other 

forms of maltreatment’’; 

(3) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or neglect’’ after 

‘‘abuse’’; 

42 USC 5101 

note. 

CAPTA 

Reauthorization 

Act of 2010. 

Dec. 20, 2010 

[S. 3817] 


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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2001, an estimated 1,300’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2008, an estimated 

1,740’’; and 

(C) in subparagraph (C)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2008,’’ after ‘‘(C)’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘41 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘45 percent’’; 

(iii) by striking ‘‘85 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘72 

percent’’; 

(iv) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years’’; 

and 

(v) by striking ‘‘abuse’’ each place it appears and 

inserting ‘‘maltreatment’’; 

(4) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘slightly’’ and all that 

follows and inserting ‘‘approximately 37 percent of victims of 

child abuse did not receive post-investigation services in fiscal 

year 2008;’’; 

(5) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as paragraphs (6) through (11) and (13) through (15), respectively; 

(6) by inserting after paragraph (4) of this section the 

following: 

‘‘(5) African-American children, American Indian children, 

Alaska Native children, and children of multiple races and 

ethnicities experience the highest rates of child abuse or 

neglect;’’; 

(7) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (5) 

of this section— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘domestic 

violence services,’’ after ‘‘mental health,’’; and 

(B) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: 

‘‘(E) recognizes the diversity of ethnic, cultural, and 

religious beliefs and traditions that may impact child 

rearing patterns, while not allowing the differences in those 

beliefs and traditions to enable abuse or neglect;’’; 

(8) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redesignated by 

paragraph (5) of this section, the following: 

‘‘(12) because both child maltreatment and domestic 

violence occur in up to 60 percent of the families in which 

either is present, States and communities should adopt assessments and intervention procedures aimed at enhancing the 

safety both of children and victims of domestic violence;’’; 

(9) in paragraphs (14) and (15), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this section, by striking ‘‘Federal government’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Federal Government’’; and 

(10) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by paragraph (5) 

of this section, by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end. 

Subtitle A—General Program 

SEC. 111. ADVISORY BOARD. 

Section 102 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5102) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘medicine (including 

pediatrics)’’ and inserting ‘‘health care providers (including 

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(B) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

(C) in paragraph (13), by striking the period and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(14) Indian tribes or tribal organizations.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (f)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’ 

each place such term appears; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect which’’ and 

inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect which’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘Federal and State’’ and inserting 

‘‘Federal, State, and tribal’’. 

SEC. 112. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 

Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5104) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and neglect’’ before the 

period; 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 

paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; 

(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on 

effective programs, including private and community-based programs, that have demonstrated success with respect to the 

prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child 

abuse or neglect and hold the potential for broad-scale 

implementation and replication; 

‘‘(2) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on 

the medical diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect; 

‘‘(3) maintain and disseminate information on best practices 

relating to differential response;’’; 

(C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph 

(A) of this paragraph, by inserting ‘‘and disseminate’’ after 

‘‘maintain’’; 

(D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph 

(A) of this paragraph— 

(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 

5105 note)’’ before the semicolon; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘alcohol or 

drug’’ and inserting ‘‘substance’’; 

(E) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (6), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 

‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(F) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 

‘‘and child welfare personnel.’’ and inserting ‘‘child welfare, 

substance abuse treatment services, and domestic violence 

services personnel; and’’; and 

(G) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(8) collect and disseminate information, in conjunction 

with the National Resource Centers authorized in section 310(b) 

of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, on effective 

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collaboration between entities providing child protective services and entities providing domestic violence services.’’; and 

(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘(B) consult with the head of each agency involved 

with child abuse and neglect on the development of the 

components for information collection and management of 

such clearinghouse and on the mechanisms for the sharing 

of such information with other Federal agencies and 

clearinghouses;’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (C)— 

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 

‘‘tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’; 

(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(iii) information about the incidence and 

characteristics of child abuse and neglect in circumstances in which domestic violence is present; and 

‘‘(iv) information about the incidence and 

characteristics of child abuse and neglect in cases 

related to substance abuse;’’; and 

(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘abused or 

neglected children’’ and inserting ‘‘victims of child abuse 

or neglect’’. 

SEC. 113. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. 

(a) RESEARCH.—Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention 

and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘from abuse or neglect and to improve the wellbeing of abused or neglected children’’ and inserting ‘‘from 

child abuse or neglect and to improve the well-being of 

victims of child abuse or neglect’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘abuse and neglect 

on’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect on’’; 

(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), 

(G), (H), and (I), as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (H), (J), 

(N), and (O), respectively; 

(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 

‘‘(C) effective approaches to improving the relationship 

and attachment of infants and toddlers who experience 

child abuse or neglect with their parents or primary caregivers in circumstances where reunification is appropriate;’’; 

(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by inserting ‘‘and neglect’’ 

before the semicolon; 

(F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘, including best practices to meet 

the needs of special populations,’’ after ‘‘best practices’’; 

and 

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(G) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following: 

‘‘(G) effective practices and programs to improve activities such as identification, screening, medical diagnosis, 

forensic diagnosis, health evaluations, and services, 

including activities that promote collaboration between— 

‘‘(i) the child protective service system; and 

‘‘(ii)(I) the medical community, including providers 

of mental health and developmental disability services; 

and 

‘‘(II) providers of early childhood intervention services and special education for children who have been 

victims of child abuse or neglect;’’; 

(H) by inserting after subparagraph (H), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following: 

‘‘(I) effective collaborations, between the child protective system and domestic violence service providers, that 

provide for the safety of children exposed to domestic 

violence and their nonabusing parents and that improve 

the investigations, interventions, delivery of services, and 

treatments provided for such children and families;’’; 

(I) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking ‘‘low income’’ and 

inserting ‘‘low-income’’; 

(J) by inserting after subparagraph (J), as redesignated 

by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following: 

‘‘(K) the impact of child abuse and neglect on the 

incidence and progression of disabilities; 

‘‘(L) the nature and scope of effective practices relating 

to differential response, including an analysis of best practices conducted by the States; 

‘‘(M) child abuse and neglect issues facing Indians, 

Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, including providing 

recommendations for improving the collection of child abuse 

and neglect data from Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian 

communities;’’; 

(K) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking ‘‘clauses (i) through 

(xi) of subparagraph (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) through 

(x) of subparagraph (O)’’; and 

(L) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph— 

(i) in clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting ‘‘and neglect’’ 

after ‘‘abuse’’; 

(ii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘child abuse have’’ 

and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect have’’; 

(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ix); 

(iv) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi); 

(v) by inserting after clause (ix), the following: 

‘‘(x) the extent to which reports of suspected or 

known instances of child abuse or neglect involving 

a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are 

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(vi) in clause (xi), as redesignated by clause (iv), 

by striking ‘‘abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse and 

neglect’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs’’ and all 

that follows and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) through (xi) of paragraph 

(1)(O).’’; 

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Keeping Children and 

Families Safe Act of 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010’’; 

(4) in paragraph (4)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘(A) The’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B)— 

(i) by striking all that precedes ‘‘later’’ and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘than 2’’ and inserting ‘‘than 1’’; 

and 

(iii) by striking ‘‘Keeping Children and Families 

Safe Act of 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) STUDY ON SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME.—The Secretary 

shall conduct a study that— 

‘‘(A) identifies data collected on shaken baby syndrome; 

‘‘(B) determines the feasibility of collecting uniform, 

accurate data from all States regarding— 

‘‘(i) incidence rates of shaken baby syndrome; 

‘‘(ii) characteristics of perpetrators of shaken baby 

syndrome, including age, gender, relation to victim, 

access to prevention materials and resources, and history of substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental 

illness; and 

‘‘(iii) characteristics of victims of shaken baby syndrome, including gender, date of birth, date of injury, 

date of death (if applicable), and short- and long-term 

injuries sustained.’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 104(b) of the Child Abuse 

Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and providers of mental 

health, substance abuse treatment, and domestic violence 

prevention services’’ after ‘‘disabilities’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and child welfare personnel’’ and 

inserting ‘‘child welfare, substance abuse, and domestic 

violence services personnel’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘subjected to abuse.’’ and inserting ‘‘subjected to, or whom the personnel suspect have been subjected to, child abuse or neglect.’’. 

(c) PEER REVIEW FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Section 104(d) 

of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 

5105(d)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 

following: 

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the Secretary shall, in consultation with experts in the 

field and other Federal agencies, establish a formal, rigorous, and meritorious peer review process for purposes 

of evaluating and reviewing applications for assistance 

through a grant or contract under this section and determining the relative merits of the project for which such 

assistance is requested.’’; and 

(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘(B) MEMBERS.—In establishing the process required 

by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only appoint to 

the peer review panels members who— 

‘‘(i) are experts in the field of child abuse and 

neglect or related disciplines, with appropriate expertise related to the applications to be reviewed; and 

‘‘(ii) are not individuals who are officers or 

employees of the Administration for Children and 

Families. 

‘‘(C) MEETINGS.—The peer review panels shall meet 

as often as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review 

of applications for grants and contracts under this section, 

but shall meet not less often than once a year. 

‘‘(D) CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall 

ensure that the peer review panel utilizes scientifically 

valid review criteria and scoring guidelines in the review 

of the applications for grants and contracts.’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘(A) The’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) MERITORIOUS PROJECTS.—The’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes 

‘‘the instance’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(B) EXPLANATION.—In’’. 

(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.—Section 104(e) 

of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 

5105(e)) is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘States or’’ and inserting ‘‘entities that 

are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘such agencies or organizations’’ and 

inserting ‘‘such entities’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘safely facilitate the’’ 

and inserting ‘‘facilitate the safe’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘child care and early childhood education and care providers,’’ after ‘‘in cooperation with’’; 

and 

(B) by striking ‘‘preschool’’ and inserting ‘‘preschools,’’. 

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

ORGANIZATIONS. 

Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended— 

(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘STATES’’ and inserting 

‘‘STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS,’’; 

(2) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 


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(i) by striking ‘‘States,’’ and inserting ‘‘entities that 

are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or’’; 

and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘such agencies or organizations’’ 

and inserting ‘‘such entities’’; 

(B) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

(I) by inserting ‘‘health care,’’ before ‘‘medicine,’’; 

(II) by inserting ‘‘child care,’’ after ‘‘education,’’; 

and 

(III) by inserting ‘‘and neglect’’ before the semicolon; 

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a comma 

after ‘‘youth’’; 

(iv) in subparagraph (D)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘support the enhancement of 

linkages between’’ and inserting ‘‘enhance linkages 

among’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘including physical’’ and all 

that follows through ‘‘partnerships’’ and inserting 

‘‘entities providing physical and mental health 

services, community resources, and developmental 

disability agencies, to improve screening, forensic 

diagnosis, and health and developmental evaluations, and for partnerships’’; and 

(III) by striking ‘‘offer creative approaches to 

using’’ and inserting ‘‘support the coordinated use 

of’’; 

(v) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 

(J) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (I) through (L), 

respectively; 

(vi) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: 

‘‘(E) for the training of personnel in best practices 

to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities, 

including promoting interagency collaboration;’’; 

(vii) by inserting after subparagraph (G), as 

redesignated by clause (v) of this subparagraph, the 

following: 

‘‘(H) for the training of personnel in childhood development including the unique needs of children under age 

3;’’; 

(viii) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by 

clause (v) of this subparagraph, by striking ‘‘and other 

public and private welfare agencies’’ and inserting 

‘‘other public and private welfare agencies, and agencies that provide early intervention services’’; 

(ix) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated by clause 

(v) of this subparagraph, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(x) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by clause 

(v) of this subparagraph— 

(I) by striking ‘‘disabled infants’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘infants or toddlers with 

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(II) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 

and’’; and 

(xi) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(M) for the training of personnel in best practices 

relating to the provision of differential response.’’; 

(C) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘where’’ and 

inserting ‘‘when’’; 

(D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, leadership,’’ after 

‘‘mutual support’’; 

(E) in paragraph (4), by striking all that precedes 

‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(4) KINSHIP CARE.—The’’; 

(F) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘in not more than 

10 States’’; 

(G) in paragraph (5)— 

(i) in the paragraph heading— 

(I) by striking ‘‘BETWEEN’’ and inserting 

‘‘AMONG’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

SERVICE’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘between’’ and inserting ‘‘among’’; 

(iii) by striking ‘‘mental health’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘, for’’ and inserting ‘‘mental health, substance 

abuse, developmental disabilities, and domestic 

violence service agencies, and entities that carry out 

community-based programs, for’’; and 

(iv) by striking ‘‘help assure’’ and inserting 

‘‘ensure’’; and 

(H) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: 

‘‘(6) COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE

ENTITIES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may award grants to public or private agencies and 

organizations under this section to develop or expand effective 

collaborations between child protective service entities and 

domestic violence service entities to improve collaborative investigation and intervention procedures, provision for the safety 

of the nonabusing parent involved and children, and provision 

of services to children exposed to domestic violence that also 

support the caregiving role of the non-abusing parent.’’; and 

(3) in subsection (b)(4)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘neglected or 

abused’’ and inserting ‘‘victims of child abuse or neglect’’; 

(B) in subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C)(iii), by striking 

‘‘abuse or neglect’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect’’; 

(C) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking ‘‘been neglected 

or abused’’ and inserting ‘‘been a victim of child abuse 

or neglect’’; and 

(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘a’’ after ‘‘grantee 

is’’ and inserting ‘‘an’’. 

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

(a) SECTION HEADING.—Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by striking 

the section heading and inserting the following: 


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‘‘SEC. 106. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT 

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.’’. 

(b) DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION GRANTS.—Section 106(a) of 

the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(a)) 

is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘based on’’ and all that follows through ‘‘18 in’’ and inserting 

‘‘from allotments made under subsection (f) for’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘abuse and neglect’’ and 

inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 

(3) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, intra-agency, 

interstate, and intrastate’’ after ‘‘interagency’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘abuse and 

neglect’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 

(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, including the use 

of differential response’’ after ‘‘protocols’’; 

(5) in paragraph (6)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, including the 

use of differential response,’’ after ‘‘strategies’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘workers’’ and 

all that follows and inserting ‘‘workers; and’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(D) training in early childhood, child, and adolescent 

development;’’; 

(6) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘(8) developing, facilitating the use of, and implementing 

research-based strategies and training protocols for individuals 

mandated to report child abuse and neglect;’’; 

(7) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (14) as paragraphs (9) through (13), respectively; 

(8) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 

of this subsection— 

(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(D) the use of differential response in preventing child 

abuse and neglect;’’; 

(9) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 

of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘, including the use of differential response’’ before the semicolon; 

(10) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 

of this subsection, by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

(11) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 

of this subsection— 

(A) by striking ‘‘supporting and enhancing’’ and all 

that follows through ‘‘community-based programs’’ and 

inserting ‘‘supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration among public health agencies, agencies in the child 

protective service system, and agencies carrying out private 

community-based programs—’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) to provide’’; 


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(C) by striking ‘‘systems) and’’ and inserting ‘‘systems), 

and the use of differential response; and’’; 

(D) by striking ‘‘to address’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(B) to address’’; 

(E) by striking ‘‘abused or neglected’’ and inserting 

‘‘victims of child abuse or neglect;’’and 

(F) by striking the period at the end and inserting 

‘‘; or’’; and 

(12) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(14) developing and implementing procedures for 

collaboration among child protective services, domestic violence 

services, and other agencies in— 

‘‘(A) investigations, interventions, and the delivery of 

services and treatment provided to children and families, 

including the use of differential response, where appropriate; and 

‘‘(B) the provision of services that assist children 

exposed to domestic violence, and that also support the 

caregiving role of their nonabusing parents.’’. 

(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 106(b) of the Child 

Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is 

amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) STATE PLAN.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

under this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary 

a State plan that specifies the areas of the child protective 

services system described in subsection (a) that the State 

will address with amounts received under the grant. 

‘‘(B) DURATION OF PLAN.—Each State plan shall— 

‘‘(i) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s 

participation under this section; and 

‘‘(ii) be periodically reviewed and revised as necessary by the State to reflect changes in the State’s 

strategies and programs under this section. 

‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The State shall provide notice to the Secretary— 

‘‘(i) of any substantive changes, including any 

change to State law or regulations, relating to the 

prevention of child abuse and neglect that may affect 

the eligibility of the State under this section; and 

‘‘(ii) of any significant changes in how funds provided under this section are used to support activities 

described in this section, which may differ from the 

activities described in the current State application.’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) 

as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively; 

(B) by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (B), 

as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 

and inserting the following: 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A State plan submitted under paragraph 

(1) shall contain a description of the activities that the State 

will carry out using amounts received under the grant to 

achieve the objectives of this title, including— 

‘‘(A) an assurance that the State plan, to the maximum 

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part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

621 et seq.) relating to child welfare services and family 

preservation and family support services;’’; 

(C) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘chief executive officer’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Governor’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘Statewide’’ and inserting 

‘‘statewide’’; 

(ii) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: 

‘‘(i) provisions or procedures for an individual to 

report known and suspected instances of child abuse 

and neglect, including a State law for mandatory 

reporting by individuals required to report such 

instances;’’; 

(iii) in clause (ii)— 

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

(aa) by inserting ‘‘with’’ after ‘‘born’’; and 

(bb) by inserting ‘‘or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder,’’ after ‘‘drug exposure,’’; and 

(II) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or neglect’’ 

before the semicolon; 

(iv) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, or a Fetal Alcohol 

Spectrum Disorder’’ before the semicolon; 

(v) in clause (v), by inserting ‘‘, including the use 

of differential response,’’ after ‘‘procedures’’; 

(vi) in clause (vi)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘the abused or neglected child’’ 

and inserting ‘‘a victim of child abuse or neglect’’; 

and 

(II) by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect’’ and 

inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 

(vii) in clause (ix), by striking ‘‘abuse and neglect’’ 

and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect’’; 

(viii) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘or neglect’’ and 

inserting ‘‘and neglect’’; 

(ix) in clause (xiii)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘an abused or neglected child’’ 

and inserting ‘‘a victim of child abuse or neglect’’; 

and 

(II) by inserting ‘‘including training in early 

childhood, child, and adolescent development,’’ 

after ‘‘to the role,’’; 

(x) in clause (xv)(II), by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect’’ 

and inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 

(xi) in clause (xviii), by striking ‘‘abuse and’’ and 

inserting ‘‘abuse or’’; 

(xii) in clause (xvi)— 

(I) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

inserting ‘‘;’’; and 

(II) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(V) to have committed sexual abuse against 

the surviving child or another child of such parent; 

or 

‘‘(VI) to be required to register with a sex 

offender registry under section 113(a) of the Adam 


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Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 

(42 U.S.C. 16913(a));’’; 

(xiii) in clause (xxi), by striking ‘‘Act; and’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.);’’; 

(xiv) in clause (xxii)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘not later’’ through ‘‘2003,’’; 

(II) by inserting ‘‘that meet the requirements 

of section 471(a)(20) of the Social Security Act 

(42 U.S.C. 671(a)(20))’’ after ‘‘checks’’; and 

(III) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

(xv) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(xxiii) provisions for systems of technology that 

support the State child protective service system 

described in subsection (a) and track reports of child 

abuse and neglect from intake through final disposition;’’; 

(D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 

(i) by striking ‘‘disabled infants with’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘infants with disabilities who 

have’’; and 

(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘life threatening’’ 

and inserting ‘‘life-threatening’’; 

(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 

(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(iv) policies and procedures encouraging the 

appropriate involvement of families in decisionmaking 

pertaining to children who experienced child abuse 

or neglect; 

‘‘(v) policies and procedures that promote and 

enhance appropriate collaboration among child protective service agencies, domestic violence service agencies, substance abuse treatment agencies, and other 

agencies in investigations, interventions, and the 

delivery of services and treatment provided to children 

and families affected by child abuse or neglect, 

including children exposed to domestic violence, where 

appropriate; and 

‘‘(vi) policies and procedures regarding the use of 

differential response, as applicable;’’; 

(F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.)’’ after ‘‘Act’’; 

and 

(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(G) by inserting after subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following: 

‘‘(F) an assurance or certification that programs and 

training conducted under this title address the unique 

needs of unaccompanied homeless youth, including access 

to enrollment and support services and that such youth 

are eligible for under parts B and E of title IV of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 670 et seq.) 


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and meet the requirements of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.); and 

‘‘(G) an assurance that the State, in developing the 

State plan described in paragraph (1), has collaborated 

with community-based prevention agencies and with families affected by child abuse or neglect.’’; and 

(H) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘subparagraph 

(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’. 

(d) CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.—Section 106(c) of the Child Abuse 

Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the 

following: ‘‘, and may include adult former victims of child 

abuse or neglect’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii)(I), by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 670 

et seq.)’’ before the semicolon. 

(e) ANNUAL STATE DATA REPORTS.—Section 106(d) of the Child 

Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as abused or neglected’’ 

and inserting ‘‘as victims of child abuse or neglect’’; 

(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, including use of differential response,’’ after ‘‘services’’; 

(3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(7)(A) The number of child protective service personnel 

responsible for the— 

‘‘(i) intake of reports filed in the previous year; 

‘‘(ii) screening of such reports; 

‘‘(iii) assessment of such reports; and 

‘‘(iv) investigation of such reports. 

‘‘(B) The average caseload for the workers described in 

subparagraph (A).’’; 

(4) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect’’ and 

inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 

(5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(10) For child protective service personnel responsible for 

intake, screening, assessment, and investigation of child abuse 

and neglect reports in the State— 

‘‘(A) information on the education, qualifications, and 

training requirements established by the State for child 

protective service professionals, including for entry and 

advancement in the profession, including advancement to 

supervisory positions; 

‘‘(B) data on the education, qualifications, and training 

of such personnel; 

‘‘(C) demographic information of the child protective 

service personnel; and 

‘‘(D) information on caseload or workload requirements 

for such personnel, including requirements for average 

number and maximum number of cases per child protective 

service worker and supervisor.’’; 

(6) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and neglect’’ and 

inserting ‘‘or neglect’’; and 

(7) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(15) The number of children referred to a child protective 

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‘‘(16) The number of children determined to be eligible 

for referral, and the number of children referred, under subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxi), to agencies providing early intervention 

services under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).’’. 

(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 106(e) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(e)) is amended by inserting 

‘‘and neglect’’ before the period. 

(g) FORMULA.—Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(f) ALLOTMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2009 GRANT FUNDS.—The term ‘fiscal 

year 2009 grant funds’ means the amount appropriated 

under section 112 for fiscal year 2009, and not reserved 

under section 112(a)(2). 

‘‘(B) GRANT FUNDS.—The term ‘grant funds’ means the 

amount appropriated under section 112 for a fiscal year 

and not reserved under section 112(a)(2). 

‘‘(C) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several 

States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico. 

‘‘(D) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ means Guam, 

American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this 

section, the Secretary shall make allotments to each State 

and territory that applies for a grant under this section in 

an amount equal to the sum of— 

‘‘(A) $50,000; and 

‘‘(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 

any grant funds remaining after all such States and territories have received $50,000, as the number of children 

under the age of 18 in the State or territory bears to 

the number of such children in all States and territories 

that apply for such a grant. 

‘‘(3) ALLOTMENTS FOR DECREASED APPROPRIATION YEARS.— 

In the case where the grant funds for a fiscal year are less 

than the fiscal year 2009 grant funds, the Secretary shall 

ratably reduce each of the allotments under paragraph (2) 

for such fiscal year. 

‘‘(4) ALLOTMENTS FOR INCREASED APPROPRIATION YEARS.— 

‘‘(A) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS TO STATES FOR INCREASED

APPROPRIATIONS YEARS.—In any fiscal year for which the 

grant funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by 

more than $1,000,000, the Secretary shall adjust the allotments under paragraph (2), as necessary, such that no 

State that applies for a grant under this section receives 

an allotment in an amount that is less than— 

‘‘(i) $100,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 

funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by more 

than $1,000,000 but less than $2,000,000; 

‘‘(ii) $125,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 

funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by at 

least $2,000,000 but less than $3,000,000; and 


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‘‘(iii) $150,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 

funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by at 

least $3,000,000. 

‘‘(B) ALLOTMENT ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of a fiscal 

year for which subparagraph (A) applies and the grant 

funds are insufficient to satisfy the requirements of such 

subparagraph (A), paragraph (2), and paragraph (5), the 

Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (5), ratably reduce 

the allotment of each State for which the allotment under 

paragraph (2) is an amount that exceeds the applicable 

minimum under subparagraph (A), as necessary to ensure 

that each State receives the applicable minimum allotment 

under subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(5) HOLD HARMLESS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and 

(4), except as provided in paragraph (3), no State or territory 

shall receive a grant under this section in an amount that 

is less than the amount such State or territory received under 

this section for fiscal year 2009.’’. 

SEC. 116. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE 

INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND 

NEGLECT CASES. 

Section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(1) the assessment and investigation of suspected child 

abuse and neglect cases, including cases of suspected child 

sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child and the child’s family; 

‘‘(2) the assessment and investigation of cases of suspected 

child abuse-related fatalities and suspected child neglect-related 

fatalities;’’; 

(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘particularly’’ and 

inserting ‘‘including’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘the handling’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

assessment and investigation’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘victims of abuse’’ and inserting 

‘‘suspected victims of child abuse’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 107(b)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 106(b)’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and 

inserting a semicolon; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(I) adult former victims of child abuse or neglect; 

and 

‘‘(J) individuals experienced in working with homeless 

children and youths (as defined in section 725 of the 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11434a)).’’; 

(4) in subsection (d)(1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘particularly’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’; 

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(B) by inserting ‘‘intrastate,’’ before ‘‘interstate’’; 

(5) in subsection (e)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘particularly’’ and inserting 

‘‘including’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘intrastate,’’ before ‘‘interstate’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (B)— 

(i) by inserting a comma after ‘‘model’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘improve the rate’’ and all that 

follows through ‘‘child sexual abuse cases’’ and 

inserting the following: ‘‘improve the prompt and 

successful resolution of civil and criminal court proceedings or enhance the effectiveness of judicial and 

administrative action in child abuse and neglect cases, 

particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, 

including the enhancement of performance of courtappointed attorneys and guardians ad litem for children’’; and 

(C) in subparagraph (C)— 

(i) by inserting a comma after ‘‘protocols’’; 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘, which may include those children involved in reports of child abuse or neglect with 

a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal,’’ after 

‘‘protection for children’’; 

(iii) by striking ‘‘from abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘from 

child abuse and neglect’’; and 

(iv) by striking ‘‘particularly’’ and inserting 

‘‘including’’; and 

(6) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 10603a)’’ after 

‘‘1984’’. 

SEC. 117. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS. 

Section 108(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5106d(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the Secretary should encourage all States and public and private 

entities that receive assistance under this title to— 

‘‘(1) ensure that children and families with limited English 

proficiency who participate in programs under this title are 

provided with materials and services through such programs 

in an appropriate language other than English; and 

‘‘(2) ensure that individuals with disabilities who participate in programs under this title are provided with materials 

and services through such programs that are appropriate to 

their disabilities.’’. 

SEC. 118. REPORTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention 

and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) COORDINATION EFFORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, 

the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and 

Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 

on efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies 

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related to child abuse and neglect. Not later than 3 years after 

that date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to those committees a second report on such efforts during the 3-year period following that date of enactment. Not later than 5 years after that 

date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to those committees 

a third report on such efforts during the 5-year period following 

that date of enactment. 

‘‘(b) EFFECTIVENESS OF STATE PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 and every 2 years 

thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 

a report evaluating the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance under section 106 in achieving the objectives of section 106.’’. 

(b) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.— Section 110(c) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5106f(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(c) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CITIZEN REVIEW

PANELS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study 

to determine the effectiveness of citizen review panels, established under section 106(c), in achieving the stated function 

of such panels under section 106(c)(4)(A) of— 

‘‘(A) examining the policies, procedures, and practices 

of State and local child protection agencies; and 

‘‘(B) evaluating the extent to which such State and 

local child protection agencies are fulfilling their child 

protection responsibilities, as described in clauses (i) 

through (iii) of section 106(c)(4)(A). 

‘‘(2) CONTENT OF STUDY.—The study described in paragraph 

(1) shall be completed in a manner suited to the unique design 

of citizen review panels, including consideration of the variability among the panels within and between States. The study 

shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) Data describing the membership, organizational 

structure, operation, and administration of all citizen 

review panels and the total number of such panels in 

each State. 

‘‘(B) A detailed summary of the extent to which 

collaboration and information-sharing occurs between citizen review panels and State child protective services agencies or any other entities or State agencies. The summary 

shall include a description of the outcomes that result 

from collaboration and information sharing. 

‘‘(C) Evidence of the adherence and responsiveness to 

the reporting requirements under section 106(c)(6) by citizen review panels and States. 

‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the 

Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report 

that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).’’. 

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INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.—Section 110 of the 

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO IMMUNITY FROM PROSECU- TION FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION IN SUSPECTED AND KNOWN

INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.— ‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall complete a study, in consultation with experts in the provision of healthcare, law 

enforcement, education, and local child welfare administration, 

that examines how provisions for immunity from prosecution 

under State and local laws and regulations facilitate and inhibit 

individuals cooperating, consulting, or assisting in making good 

faith reports, including mandatory reports, of suspected or 

known instances of child abuse or neglect. 

‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 

enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the 

Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report 

that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory 

changes the Secretary determines appropriate. Such report may 

be submitted electronically.’’. 

SEC. 119. DEFINITIONS. 

Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (5)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in section 106(f),’’ 

after ‘‘(5)’’; 

(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Samoa,’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 

Islands’’; 

(2) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period and inserting 

a semicolon; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(7) the term ‘Alaska Native’ has the meaning given the 

term ‘Native’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602); 

‘‘(8) the term ‘infant or toddler with a disability’ has the 

meaning given the term in section 632 of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1432); 

‘‘(9) the terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organization’ have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the 

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

U.S.C. 450b); 

‘‘(10) the term ‘Native Hawaiian’ has the meaning given 

the term in section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517); and 

‘‘(11) the term ‘unaccompanied homeless youth’ means an 

individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 

725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11434a).’’. 

SEC. 120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 112(a)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(1)) is amended— 

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(2) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 

through 2015’’. 

SEC. 121. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Section 113(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5106i(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect’’ 

and inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’. 

Subtitle B—Community-Based Grants for 

the Prevention of Child Abuse or Neglect 

SEC. 131. TITLE HEADING. 

The title heading of title II of the Child Abuse Prevention 

and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘TITLE II—COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS 

FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD 

ABUSE AND NEGLECT’’. 

SEC. 132. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. 

Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, operate, 

expand, enhance, and coordinate initiatives, programs, and 

activities to prevent child abuse and neglect and to support 

the coordination of resources and activities, to better strengthen 

and support families to reduce the likelihood of child abuse 

and neglect; and’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘hereafter’’; 

(B) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 

(I) by inserting a comma after ‘‘expanding’’; 

and 

(II) by striking ‘‘(through networks where 

appropriate)’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the 

semicolon the following: ‘‘, including access to such 

resources and opportunities for unaccompanied homeless youth’’; and 

(iii) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(G) demonstrate a commitment to involving parents 

in the planning and program implementation of the lead 

agency and entities carrying out local programs funded 

under this title, including involvement of parents of children with disabilities, parents who are individuals with 

disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and members of 

other underrepresented or underserved groups; and’’; 

(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘children and 

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(D) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘substance abuse treatment services, domestic violence services,’’ after ‘‘mental health 

services,’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘family resource and support program’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based child abuse and 

neglect prevention program’’; and 

(iii) by striking ‘‘community-based family resource 

and support program’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based 

child abuse and neglect prevention programs’’; and 

(E) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘and reporting’’ after ‘‘information 

management’’; 

(ii) by striking the comma after ‘‘preventionfocused’’; and 

(iii) by striking ‘‘(through networks where appropriate)’’. 

SEC. 133. ELIGIBILITY. 

Section 202 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5116a) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘chief executive officer’’ each place it 

appears and inserting ‘‘Governor’’; and 

(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘enhance’’; 

(2) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ‘‘(through 

networks where appropriate)’’ each place it appears; 

(3) in paragraphs (2) and (3), in the matter preceding 

subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘chief executive officer’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Governor’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting ‘‘adult 

former victims of child abuse or neglect,’’ after ‘‘parents,’’; 

and 

(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting a comma after 

‘‘State’’. 

SEC. 134. AMOUNT OF GRANT. 

Section 203(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b(b)(1))— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking all that precedes ‘‘70’’ 

and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) 70 PERCENT.—’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes ‘‘30’’ 

and inserting the following: 

‘‘(B) 30 PERCENT.—’’. 

SEC. 135. APPLICATION. 

Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5116d) is amended— 

(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘(through networks where appropriate)’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and how family resource and support’’ 

and inserting ‘‘, including how community-based child 

abuse and neglect prevention’’; and 

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(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operation’’; 

(4) in paragraph (6)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘an assurance that the State has the’’ 

and inserting ‘‘a description of the State’s’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘consumers and’’ and inserting ‘‘consumers, of family advocates, and of adult former victims 

of child abuse or neglect,’’; 

(5) in paragraph (7), by inserting a comma after ‘‘expansion’’; 

(6) in paragraph (8)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and activities’’; and 

(B) by inserting after ‘‘homelessness,’’ the following: 

‘‘unaccompanied homeless youth,’’; 

(7) in paragraph (9), by inserting a comma after ‘‘training’’; 

and 

(8) in paragraph (11), by inserting a comma after ‘‘procedures’’. 

SEC. 136. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 206(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention 

and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e(a)) is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 

a comma after ‘‘expand’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘parents and’’ and inserting ‘‘parents,’’; 

and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘in meaningful roles’’ before the semicolon; 

(3) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘a strategy to provide, over time,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘a comprehensive strategy to provide’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘family centered’’ and inserting ‘‘familycentered’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘and parents with young children,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘, to parents with young children, and to 

parents who are adult former victims of domestic violence 

or child abuse or neglect,’’; 

(4) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (C) and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(3)(A) provide for core child abuse and neglect prevention 

services, which may be provided directly by the local recipient 

of the grant funds or through grants or agreements with other 

local agencies, such as— 

‘‘(i) parent education, mutual support and self help, 

and parent leadership services; 

‘‘(ii) respite care services; 

‘‘(iii) outreach and followup services, which may include 

voluntary home visiting services; and 

‘‘(iv) community and social service referrals; and’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (C)— 

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 

‘‘(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) provide’’; 

(ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(ii) child care, early childhood education and care, 

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(iii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and parents who 

are individuals with disabilities’’ before the semicolon; 

(iv) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘scholastic tutoring’’ 

and inserting ‘‘academic tutoring’’; 

(v) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(vi) in clause (viii), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(vii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(ix) domestic violence service programs that provide services and treatment to children and their nonabusing caregivers.’’; and 

(viii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘scholastic tutoring’’ 

and inserting ‘‘academic tutoring’’; 

(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘family resource and support program’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect prevention 

program’’; and 

(6) in paragraph (6), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operation’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 206(b) of the Child Abuse 

Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e(b)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘low income’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income’’; 

and 

(2) by striking ‘‘family resource and support programs’’ 

and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect prevention programs.’’. 

SEC. 137. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5119f) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operation’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘which description shall 

specify whether those services are supported by research’’ after 

‘‘section 202’’; 

(3) in paragraph (4)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘section 205(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

204(3)’’; and 

(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘operation’’; 

(4) in paragraph (6)— 

(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘local’’; and 

(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘expansion’’; and 

(5) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the results’’ and all that 

follows and inserting ‘‘the results of evaluation, or the outcomes 

of monitoring, conducted under the State program to demonstrate the effectiveness of activities conducted under this 

title in meeting the purposes of the program; and’’. 

SEC. 138. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY 

RESOURCE PROGRAMS. 

Section 208 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5116g) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operate’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operate’’; 

and 

(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operate’’. 

SEC. 139. DEFINITIONS. 

Section 209 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h) is amended— 

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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and 

(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

inserting ‘‘, including the services of crisis nurseries,’’ after 

‘‘short term care services’’; 

(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ‘‘abuse 

or neglect’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; and 

(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘have’’ and all 

that follows and inserting ‘‘have disabilities or chronic or 

terminal illnesses.’’. 

SEC. 140. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 210 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5116i) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 

through 2015’’. 

SEC. 141. REDESIGNATION. 

Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.) is amended by redesignating sections 205 

through 210 as sections 204 through 209, respectively. 

SEC. 142. TRANSFER OF DEFINITIONS. 

(a) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—The Child Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by inserting 

after section 2 the following: 

‘‘SEC. 3. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘In this Act— 

‘‘(1) the term ‘child’ means a person who has not attained 

the lesser of— 

‘‘(A) the age of 18; or 

‘‘(B) except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified 

by the child protection law of the State in which the child 

resides; 

‘‘(2) the term ‘child abuse and neglect’ means, at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent 

or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure 

to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm; 

‘‘(3) the term ‘child with a disability’ means a child with 

a disability as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401), or an infant or 

toddler with a disability as defined in section 632 of such 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1432); 

‘‘(4) the term ‘Governor’ means the chief executive officer 

of a State; 

‘‘(5) the terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organization’ have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the 

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

U.S.C. 450b); 

‘‘(6) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services; 

‘‘(7) except as provided in section 106(f), the term ‘State’ 

means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

42 USC 5101 

note. 

42 USC 

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American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and 

‘‘(8) the term ‘unaccompanied homeless youth’ means an 

individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 

725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11434a).’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 111 of the Child Abuse 

Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g), as amended by 

section 119, is further amended— 

(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (9), and (11) 

of section 111; 

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (10) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and inserting the paragraphs before paragraph (4); 

(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘and’’ 

at the end; 

(4) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

(5) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5). 

Subtitle C—Conforming Amendments 

SEC. 151. AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is amended— 

(1) by inserting after the item relating to section 2 the 

following: 

‘‘Sec. 3. General definitions.’’; 

(2) by amending the item relating to section 105 to read 

as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 105. Grants to States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and public or private agencies and organizations.’’; 

(3) by amending the item relating to section 106 to read 

as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 106. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs.’’; 

(4) by striking the item relating to the title heading of 

title II and inserting the following: 

‘‘TITLE II—COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD 

ABUSE OR NEGLECT’’; 

and 

(5) by striking the items relating to sections 204 through 

210 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 204. Application. 

‘‘Sec. 205. Local program requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 206. Performance measures. 

‘‘Sec. 207. National network for community-based family resource programs. 

‘‘Sec. 208. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 


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TITLE II—FAMILY VIOLENCE 

PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT 

SEC. 201. FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES. 

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 

10401 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘TITLE III—FAMILY VIOLENCE 

PREVENTION AND SERVICES 

‘‘SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE. 

‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘Family 

Violence Prevention and Services Act’. 

‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to— 

‘‘(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to increase 

public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention 

of, family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; 

‘‘(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to provide 

immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 

dependents; 

‘‘(3) provide for a national domestic violence hotline; 

‘‘(4) provide for technical assistance and training relating 

to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence programs to States and Indian tribes, local public agencies 

(including law enforcement agencies, courts, and legal, social 

service, and health care professionals in public agencies), nonprofit private organizations (including faith-based and charitable organizations, community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), tribal organizations, and other persons 

seeking such assistance and training. 

‘‘SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘In this title: 

‘‘(1) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘Alaska Native’ has the 

meaning given the term ‘Native’ in section 3 of the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602). 

‘‘(2) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘dating violence’ has the 

meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence 

Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 

‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domestic violence’ has 

the meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence 

Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 

‘‘(4) FAMILY VIOLENCE.—The term ‘family violence’ means 

any act or threatened act of violence, including any forceful 

detention of an individual, that— 

‘‘(A) results or threatens to result in physical injury; 

and 

‘‘(B) is committed by a person against another individual (including an elderly individual) to or with whom 

such person— 

‘‘(i) is related by blood; 

‘‘(ii) is or was related by marriage or is or was 

otherwise legally related; or 

42 USC 10402. 

42 USC 10401. 

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Prevention and 

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‘‘(iii) is or was lawfully residing. 

‘‘(5) INDIAN; INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The 

terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organization’ have the 

meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 

‘‘(6) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘Native Hawaiian’ has 

the meaning given the term in section 7207 of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517). 

‘‘(7) PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.—The term 

‘personally identifying information’ has the meaning given the 

term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act 

of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 

‘‘(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services. 

‘‘(9) SHELTER.—The term ‘shelter’ means the provision of 

temporary refuge and supportive services in compliance with 

applicable State law (including regulation) governing the provision, on a regular basis, of shelter, safe homes, meals, and 

supportive services to victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, and their dependents. 

‘‘(10) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several 

States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, and, except as otherwise provided, Guam, American 

Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

‘‘(11) STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION.—The term 

‘State Domestic Violence Coalition’ means a statewide nongovernmental nonprofit private domestic violence organization 

that— 

‘‘(A) has a membership that includes a majority of 

the primary-purpose domestic violence service providers 

in the State; 

‘‘(B) has board membership that is representative of 

primary-purpose domestic violence service providers, and 

which may include representatives of the communities in 

which the services are being provided in the State; 

‘‘(C) has as its purpose to provide education, support, 

and technical assistance to such service providers to enable 

the providers to establish and maintain shelter and supportive services for victims of domestic violence and their 

dependents; and 

‘‘(D) serves as an information clearinghouse, primary 

point of contact, and resource center on domestic violence 

for the State and supports the development of polices, 

protocols, and procedures to enhance domestic violence 

intervention and prevention in the State. 

‘‘(12) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘supportive services’ 

means services for adult and youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, and dependents exposed 

to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, that 

are designed to— 

‘‘(A) meet the needs of such victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, 

for short-term, transitional, or long-term safety; and 

‘‘(B) provide counseling, advocacy, or assistance for victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

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‘‘(13) TRIBALLY DESIGNATED OFFICIAL.—The term ‘tribally 

designated official’ means an individual designated by an Indian 

tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private organization 

authorized by an Indian tribe, to administer a grant under 

section 309. 

‘‘(14) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The term ‘underserved 

populations’ has the meaning given the term in section 40002(a) 

of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 

For the purposes of this title, the Secretary has the same 

authority to determine whether a population is an underserved 

population as the Attorney General has under that section 

40002(a). 

‘‘SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

‘‘(a) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 301 through 312, $175,000,000 for each 

of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 

‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.— 

‘‘(A) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.— 

‘‘(i) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—For any fiscal year 

for which the amounts appropriated under paragraph 

(1) exceed $130,000,000, not less than 25 percent of 

such excess funds shall be made available to carry 

out section 312. 

‘‘(ii) FORMULA GRANTS.—Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not 

reserved under clause (i), not less than 70 percent 

shall be used for making grants under section 306(a). 

‘‘(B) GRANTS TO TRIBES.—Of the amounts appropriated 

under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved 

under subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 10 percent shall 

be used to carry out section 309. 

‘‘(C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING CENTERS.— 

Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a 

fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), 

not less than 6 percent shall be used by the Secretary 

for making grants under section 310. 

‘‘(D) GRANTS FOR STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.—Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) 

for a fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph 

(A)(i), not less than 10 percent of such amounts shall 

be used by the Secretary for making grants under section 

311. 

‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION AND MONITORING.— 

Of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for a 

fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), 

not more than 2.5 percent shall be used by the Secretary 

for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs 

under this title. 

‘‘(b) NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313 $3,500,000 for 

each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 

‘‘(c) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND

LEADERSHIP THROUGH ALLIANCES.—There is authorized to be appro- priated to carry out section 314 $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

2011 through 2015. 

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‘‘SEC. 304. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY. 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITIES.—In order to carry out the provisions of this 

title, the Secretary is authorized to— 

‘‘(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel 

as are necessary; 

‘‘(2) procure, to the extent authorized by section 3109 of 

title 5, United States Code, such temporary and intermittent 

services of experts and consultants as are necessary; 

‘‘(3) make grants to eligible entities or enter into contracts 

with for-profit or nonprofit nongovernmental entities and establish reporting requirements for such grantees and contractors; 

‘‘(4) prescribe such regulations and guidance as are reasonably necessary in order to carry out the objectives and provisions of this title, including regulations and guidance on implementing new grant conditions established or provisions modified by amendments made to this title by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, to ensure accountability and transparency 

of the actions of grantees and contractors, or as determined 

by the Secretary to be reasonably necessary to carry out this 

title; and 

‘‘(5) coordinate programs within the Department of Health 

and Human Services, and seek to coordinate those programs 

with programs administered by other Federal agencies, that 

involve or affect efforts to prevent family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence or the provision of assistance 

for adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, 

or dating violence. 

‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) assign 1 or more employees of the Department of 

Health and Human Services to carry out the provisions of 

this title, including carrying out evaluation and monitoring 

under this title, which employees shall, prior to such appointment, have expertise in the field of family violence and domestic 

violence prevention and services and, to the extent practicable, 

have expertise in the field of dating violence; 

‘‘(2) provide technical assistance in the conduct of programs 

for the prevention and treatment of family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence; 

‘‘(3) provide for and coordinate research into the most effective approaches to the intervention in and prevention of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, by— 

‘‘(A) consulting with experts and program providers 

within the family violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence field to identify gaps in research and knowledge, 

establish research priorities, and disseminate research 

findings; 

‘‘(B) collecting and reporting data on the provision of 

family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence services, including assistance and programs supported by Federal funds made available under this title and by other 

governmental or nongovernmental sources of funds; and 

‘‘(C) coordinating family violence, domestic violence, 

and dating violence research efforts within the Department 

of Health and Human Services with relevant research 

administered or carried out by other Federal agencies and 

other researchers, including research on the provision of 

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assistance for adult and youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence; and 

‘‘(4) support the development and implementation of effective policies, protocols, and programs within the Department 

and at other Federal agencies that address the safety and 

support needs of adult and youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence. 

‘‘(c) REPORTS.—Every 2 years, the Secretary shall review and 

evaluate the activities conducted by grantees, subgrantees, and 

contractors under this title and the effectiveness of the programs 

administered pursuant to this title, and submit a report containing 

the evaluation to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall also include 

a summary of the documentation provided to the Secretary through 

performance reports submitted under section 306(d). The Secretary 

shall make publicly available on the Department of Health and 

Human Services website the evaluation reports submitted to Congress under this subsection, including the summary of the documentation provided to the Secretary under section 306(d). 

‘‘SEC. 305. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated under section 

303 and available for grants to States under section 306(a) for 

any fiscal year— 

‘‘(1) Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 

Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands shall each be allotted not less than 1⁄8 of 1 percent 

of the amounts available for grants under section 306(a) for 

the fiscal year for which the allotment is made; and 

‘‘(2) each State shall be allotted for a grant under section 

306(a), $600,000, with the remaining funds to be allotted to 

each State in an amount that bears the same ratio to such 

remaining funds as the population of such State bears to the 

population of all States. 

‘‘(b) POPULATION.—For the purpose of this section, the population of each State, and the total population of all the States, 

shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most 

recent census data available to the Secretary, and the Secretary 

shall use for such purpose, if available, the annual interim current 

census data produced by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 

section 181 of title 13, United States Code. 

‘‘(c) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the sums appropriated under section 303 for any fiscal year and available for grants to States 

under section 306(a) are not sufficient to pay in full the total 

amounts that all States are entitled to receive under subsection 

(a) for such fiscal year, then the maximum amounts that all States 

are entitled to receive under subsection (a) for such fiscal year 

shall be ratably reduced. In the event that additional funds become 

available for making such grants for any fiscal year during which 

the preceding sentence is applicable, such reduced amounts shall 

be increased on the same basis as they were reduced. 

‘‘(d) REALLOTMENT.—If, at the end of the sixth month of any 

fiscal year for which sums are appropriated under section 303, 

the amount allotted to a State has not been made available to 

such State in a grant under section 306(a) because of the failure 

of such State to meet the requirements for such a grant, then 

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the Secretary shall reallot such amount to States that meet such 

requirements. 

‘‘(e) CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—All funds allotted 

to a State for a fiscal year under this section, and made available 

to such State in a grant under section 306(a), shall remain available 

for obligation by the State until the end of the following fiscal 

year. All such funds that are not obligated by the State by the 

end of the following fiscal year shall be made available to the 

Secretary for discretionary activities under section 314. Such funds 

shall remain available for obligation, and for expenditure by a 

recipient of the funds under section 314, for not more than 1 

year from the date on which the funds are made available to 

the Secretary. 

‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In subsection (a)(2), the term ‘State’ does 

not include any jurisdiction specified in subsection (a)(1). 

‘‘SEC. 306. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 

‘‘(a) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.—The Secretary shall award 

grants to States in order to assist in supporting the establishment, 

maintenance, and expansion of programs and projects— 

‘‘(1) to prevent incidents of family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence; 

‘‘(2) to provide immediate shelter, supportive services, and 

access to community-based programs for victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 

dependents; and 

‘‘(3) to provide specialized services for children exposed 

to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, underserved populations, and victims who are members of racial 

and ethnic minority populations. 

‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each State may use not more 

than 5 percent of the grant funds for State administrative 

costs. 

‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The State shall 

use the remainder of the grant funds to make subgrants to 

eligible entities for approved purposes as described in section 

308. 

‘‘(c) GRANT CONDITIONS.— 

‘‘(1) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the activities 

under this title, grantees and subgrantees may collaborate with 

and provide information to Federal, State, local, and tribal 

public officials and agencies, in accordance with limitations 

on disclosure of confidential or private information as described 

in paragraph (5), to develop and implement policies to reduce 

or eliminate family violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence. 

‘‘(2) DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.— 

‘‘(A) APPLICATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS PROVISIONS.—For 

the purpose of applying the prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination 

Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), on the basis of disability under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

(29 U.S.C. 794), on the basis of sex under title IX of 

the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 

seq.), or on the basis of race, color, or national origin 

under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

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2000d et seq.), programs and activities funded in whole 

or in part with funds made available under this title are 

considered to be programs and activities receiving Federal 

financial assistance. 

‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION ON BASIS OF SEX, RELIGION.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No person shall on the ground 

of sex or religion be excluded from participation in, 

be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination 

under, any program or activity funded in whole or 

in part with funds made available under this title. 

Nothing in this title shall require any such program 

or activity to include any individual in any program 

or activity without taking into consideration that 

individual’s sex in those certain instances where sex 

is a bona fide occupational qualification or programmatic factor reasonably necessary to the normal 

or safe operation of that particular program or activity. 

‘‘(ii) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall enforce 

the provisions of clause (i) in accordance with section 

602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d– 

1). Section 603 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d–2) shall 

apply with respect to any action taken by the Secretary 

to enforce such clause. 

‘‘(iii) CONSTRUCTION.—This subparagraph shall not 

be construed as affecting any legal remedy provided 

under any other provision of law. 

‘‘(C) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.— 

Whenever the Secretary finds that a State, Indian tribe, 

or other entity that has received financial assistance under 

this title has failed to comply with a provision of law 

referred to in subparagraph (A), with subparagraph (B), 

or with an applicable regulation (including one prescribed 

to carry out subparagraph (B)), the Secretary shall notify 

the chief executive officer of the State involved or the 

tribally designated official of the tribe involved and shall 

request such officer or official to secure compliance. If, 

within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, 

the chief executive officer or official fails or refuses to 

secure compliance, the Secretary may— 

‘‘(i) refer the matter to the Attorney General with 

a recommendation that an appropriate civil action be 

instituted; 

‘‘(ii) exercise the powers and functions provided 

by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

2000d et seq.), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 

(42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), sections 504 and 505 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794, 794(a)), or 

title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 

U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), as may be applicable; or 

‘‘(iii) take such other action as may be provided 

by law. 

‘‘(D) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.—When a matter is referred to the Attorney General 

pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i), or whenever the Attorney 

General has reason to believe that a State, an Indian 

tribe, or an entity described in subparagraph (C) is engaged 

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in a pattern or practice in violation of a provision of law 

referred to in subparagraph (A) or in violation of subparagraph (B), the Attorney General may bring a civil action 

in any appropriate district court of the United States for 

such relief as may be appropriate, including injunctive 

relief. 

‘‘(3) INCOME ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS.—No income eligibility 

standard may be imposed upon individuals with respect to 

eligibility for assistance or services supported with funds appropriated to carry out this title. No fees may be levied for assistance or services provided with funds appropriated to carry 

out this title. 

‘‘(4) MATCH.—No grant shall be made under this section 

to any entity other than a State or an Indian tribe unless 

the entity agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred 

by the entity in carrying out the program or project for which 

the grant is awarded, the entity will make available (directly 

or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions in an amount that is not less than $1 for 

every $5 of Federal funds provided under the grant. The nonFederal contributions required under this paragraph may be 

in cash or in kind. 

‘‘(5) NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVATE

INFORMATION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the safety of 

adult, youth, and child victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, and their families, grantees 

and subgrantees under this title shall protect the confidentiality and privacy of such victims and their families. 

‘‘(B) NONDISCLOSURE.—Subject to subparagraphs (C), 

(D), and (E), grantees and subgrantees shall not— 

‘‘(i) disclose any personally identifying information 

collected in connection with services requested 

(including services utilized or denied), through 

grantees’ and subgrantees’ programs; or 

‘‘(ii) reveal personally identifying information without informed, written, reasonably time-limited consent 

by the person about whom information is sought, 

whether for this program or any other Federal or State 

grant program, which consent— 

‘‘(I) shall be given by— 

‘‘(aa) the person, except as provided in 

item (bb) or (cc); 

‘‘(bb) in the case of an unemancipated 

minor, the minor and the minor’s parent or 

guardian; or 

‘‘(cc) in the case of an individual with a 

guardian, the individual’s guardian; and 

‘‘(II) may not be given by the abuser or suspected abuser of the minor or individual with a 

guardian, or the abuser or suspected abuser of 

the other parent of the minor. 

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‘‘(i) grantees and subgrantees shall make reasonable attempts to provide notice to victims affected by 

the release of the information; and 

‘‘(ii) grantees and subgrantees shall take steps necessary to protect the privacy and safety of the persons 

affected by the release of the information. 

‘‘(D) INFORMATION SHARING.—Grantees and subgrantees may share— 

‘‘(i) nonpersonally identifying information, in the 

aggregate, regarding services to their clients and demographic nonpersonally identifying information in order 

to comply with Federal, State, or tribal reporting, 

evaluation, or data collection requirements; 

‘‘(ii) court-generated information and law enforcement-generated information contained in secure, 

governmental registries for protective order enforcement purposes; and 

‘‘(iii) law enforcement- and prosecution-generated 

information necessary for law enforcement and 

prosecution purposes. 

‘‘(E) OVERSIGHT.—Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the Secretary from disclosing grant activities authorized in this title to the Committee on Education and Labor 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 

exercising congressional oversight authority. In making all 

such disclosures, the Secretary shall protect the confidentiality of individuals and omit personally identifying 

information, including location information about individuals and shelters. 

‘‘(F) STATUTORILY PERMITTED REPORTS OF ABUSE OR

NEGLECT.—Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a 

grantee or subgrantee from reporting abuse and neglect, 

as those terms are defined by law, where mandated or 

expressly permitted by the State or Indian tribe involved. 

‘‘(G) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this paragraph shall 

be construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, 

State, tribal, or local law that provides greater protection 

than this paragraph for victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence. 

‘‘(H) CONFIDENTIALITY OF LOCATION.—The address or 

location of any shelter facility assisted under this title 

that otherwise maintains a confidential location shall, 

except with written authorization of the person or persons 

responsible for the operation of such shelter, not be made 

public. 

‘‘(6) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds made 

available to a State or Indian tribe under this title shall be 

used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, 

tribal, and local public funds expended to provide services and 

activities that promote the objectives of this title. 

‘‘(d) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each grantee shall submit 

an annual performance report to the Secretary at such time as 

shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 

report shall describe the grantee and subgrantee activities that 

have been carried out with grant funds made available under subsection (a) or section 309, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness 

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of such activities, and provide such additional information as the 

Secretary may reasonably require. 

‘‘SEC. 307. STATE APPLICATION. 

‘‘(a) APPLICATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief executive officer of a State 

seeking funds under section 306(a) or a tribally designated 

official seeking funds under section 309(a) shall submit an 

application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 

as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall— 

‘‘(A) provide a description of the procedures that have 

been developed to ensure compliance with the provisions 

of sections 306(c) and 308(d); 

‘‘(B) provide, with respect to funds described in paragraph (1), assurances that— 

‘‘(i) not more than 5 percent of such funds will 

be used for administrative costs; 

‘‘(ii) the remaining funds will be distributed to 

eligible entities as described in section 308(a) for 

approved activities as described in section 308(b); and 

‘‘(iii) in the distribution of funds by a State under 

section 308(a), the State will give special emphasis 

to the support of community-based projects of demonstrated effectiveness, that are carried out by nonprofit private organizations and that— 

‘‘(I) have as their primary purpose the operation of shelters for victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence, and their 

dependents; or 

‘‘(II) provide counseling, advocacy, and selfhelp services to victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence, and their dependents; 

‘‘(C) in the case of an application submitted by a State, 

provide an assurance that there will be an equitable distribution of grants and grant funds within the State and 

between urban and rural areas within such State; 

‘‘(D) in the case of an application submitted by a State, 

provide an assurance that the State will consult with and 

provide for the participation of the State Domestic Violence 

Coalition in the planning and monitoring of the distribution 

of grants to eligible entities as described in section 308(a) 

and the administration of the grant programs and projects; 

‘‘(E) describe how the State or Indian tribe will involve 

community-based organizations, whose primary purpose is 

to provide culturally appropriate services to underserved 

populations, including how such community-based 

organizations can assist the State or Indian tribe in 

addressing the unmet needs of such populations; 

‘‘(F) describe how activities and services provided by 

the State or Indian tribe are designed to reduce family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, including 

how funds will be used to provide shelter, supportive services, and prevention services in accordance with section 

308(b); 

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‘‘(G) specify the State agency or tribally designated 

official to be designated as responsible for the administration of programs and activities relating to family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence, that are carried 

out by the State or Indian tribe under this title, and 

for coordination of related programs within the jurisdiction 

of the State or Indian tribe; 

‘‘(H) provide an assurance that the State or Indian 

tribe has a law or procedure to bar an abuser from a 

shared household or a household of the abused person, 

which may include eviction laws or procedures, where 

appropriate; and 

‘‘(I) meet such requirements as the Secretary reasonably determines are necessary to carry out the objectives 

and provisions of this title. 

‘‘(b) APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve any application that meets the requirements of subsection (a) and section 

306. The Secretary shall not disapprove any application under 

this subsection unless the Secretary gives the applicant reasonable notice of the Secretary’s intention to disapprove and a 

6-month period providing an opportunity for correction of any 

deficiencies. 

‘‘(2) CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES.—The Secretary shall 

give such notice, within 45 days after the date of submission 

of the application, if any of the provisions of subsection (a) 

or section 306 have not been satisfied in such application. 

If the State or Indian tribe does not correct the deficiencies 

in such application within the 6-month period following the 

receipt of the Secretary’s notice, the Secretary shall withhold 

payment of any grant funds under section 306 to such State 

or under section 309 to such Indian tribe until such date 

as the State or Indian tribe provides documentation that the 

deficiencies have been corrected. 

‘‘(3) STATE OR TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION

PARTICIPATION IN DETERMINATIONS OF COMPLIANCE.—State 

Domestic Violence Coalitions, or comparable coalitions for 

Indian tribes, shall be permitted to participate in determining 

whether grantees for corresponding States or Indian tribes 

are in compliance with subsection (a) and section 306(c), except 

that no funds made available under section 311 shall be used 

to challenge a determination about whether a grantee is in 

compliance with, or to seek the enforcement of, the requirements of this title. 

‘‘(4) FAILURE TO REPORT; NONCONFORMING EXPENDITURES.— 

The Secretary shall suspend funding for an approved application if the applicant fails to submit an annual performance 

report under section 306(d), or if funds are expended for purposes other than those set forth in section 306(b), after following 

the procedures set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). 

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

‘‘(a) SUBGRANTS.—A State that receives a grant under section 

306(a) shall use grant funds described in section 306(b)(2) to provide 

subgrants to eligible entities for programs and projects within such 

State, that is designed to prevent incidents of family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence by providing immediate 

42 USC 10408. 

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Deadline. 

Notification. 

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shelter and supportive services for adult and youth victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating violence (and their dependents), and that may provide prevention services to prevent future 

incidents of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence. 

‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds awarded to eligible entities under 

subsection (a) shall be used to provide shelter, supportive services, or prevention services to adult and youth victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 

dependents, which may include— 

‘‘(A) provision, on a regular basis, of immediate shelter 

and related supportive services to adult and youth victims 

of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents, including paying for the operating 

and administrative expenses of the facilities for such 

shelter; 

‘‘(B) assistance in developing safety plans, and supporting efforts of victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence to make decisions related to 

their ongoing safety and well-being; 

‘‘(C) provision of individual and group counseling, peer 

support groups, and referral to community-based services 

to assist family violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence victims, and their dependents, in recovering from 

the effects of the violence; 

‘‘(D) provision of services, training, technical assistance, and outreach to increase awareness of family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence and increase the 

accessibility of family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence services; 

‘‘(E) provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services; 

‘‘(F) provision of services for children exposed to family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including 

age-appropriate counseling, supportive services, and services for the nonabusing parent that support that parent’s 

role as a caregiver, which may, as appropriate, include 

services that work with the nonabusing parent and child 

together; 

‘‘(G) provision of advocacy, case management services, 

and information and referral services, concerning issues 

related to family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence intervention and prevention, including— 

‘‘(i) assistance in accessing related Federal and 

State financial assistance programs; 

‘‘(ii) legal advocacy to assist victims and their 

dependents; 

‘‘(iii) medical advocacy, including provision of referrals for appropriate health care services (including 

mental health, alcohol, and drug abuse treatment), 

but which shall not include reimbursement for any 

health care services; 

‘‘(iv) assistance locating and securing safe and 

affordable permanent housing and homelessness 

prevention services; 

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literacy services and education, financial planning, and 

related economic empowerment services; and 

‘‘(vi) parenting and other educational services for 

victims and their dependents; and 

‘‘(H) prevention services, including outreach to underserved populations. 

‘‘(2) SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Not less than 

70 percent of the funds distributed by a State under subsection 

(a) shall be distributed to entities for the primary purpose 

of providing immediate shelter and supportive services to adult 

and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 

dating violence, and their dependents, as described in paragraph (1)(A). Not less than 25 percent of the funds distributed 

by a State under subsection (a) shall be distributed to entities 

for the purpose of providing supportive services and prevention 

services as described in subparagraphs (B) through (H) of paragraph (1). 

‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant 

from a State under this section, an entity shall be— 

‘‘(1) a local public agency, or a nonprofit private organization (including faith-based and charitable organizations, 

community-based organizations, tribal organizations, and voluntary associations), that assists victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, 

and has a documented history of effective work concerning 

family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; or 

‘‘(2) a partnership of 2 or more agencies or organizations 

that includes— 

‘‘(A) an agency or organization described in paragraph 

(1); and 

‘‘(B) an agency or organization that has a demonstrated 

history of serving populations in their communities, 

including providing culturally appropriate services. 

‘‘(d) CONDITIONS.— 

‘‘(1) DIRECT PAYMENTS TO VICTIMS OR DEPENDANTS.—No 

funds provided under this title may be used as direct payment 

to any victim of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, or to any dependent of such victim. 

‘‘(2) VOLUNTARILY ACCEPTED SERVICES.—Receipt of supportive services under this title shall be voluntary. No condition 

may be applied for the receipt of emergency shelter as described 

in subsection (b)(1)(A). 

‘‘SEC. 309. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 

‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

tribal governments pursuant to Executive Order No. 13175 (25 

U.S.C. 450 note) and in accordance with section 903 of the Violence 

Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045d), shall continue to award grants for 

Indian tribes from amounts appropriated under section 303(a)(2)(B) 

to carry out this section. 

‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

this section, an entity shall be an Indian tribe, or a tribal organization or nonprofit private organization authorized by an Indian tribe. 

An Indian tribe shall have the option to authorize a tribal organization or a nonprofit private organization to submit an application 

and administer the grant funds awarded under this section. 

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‘‘(c) CONDITIONS.—Each recipient of such a grant shall comply 

with requirements that are consistent with the requirements 

applicable to grantees under section 306. 

‘‘(d) GRANTEE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the 

Secretary under section 307 at such time, in such manner, and 

containing such information as the Secretary determines to be 

essential to carry out the objectives and provisions of this title. 

The Secretary shall approve any application that meets requirements consistent with the requirements of section 306(c) and section 

307(a). 

‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An amount provided under a grant to 

an eligible entity shall be used for the services described in section 

308(b). 

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

‘‘(a) PURPOSE AND GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to provide 

resource information, training, and technical assistance relating 

to the objectives of this title to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, governmental entities, and communities 

to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence and to provide effective intervention services. 

‘‘(2) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts appropriated 

under this title and reserved under section 303(a)(2)(C), the 

Secretary— 

‘‘(A) shall award grants to eligible entities for the 

establishment and maintenance of— 

‘‘(i) 2 national resource centers (as provided for 

in subsection (b)(1)); and 

‘‘(ii) at least 7 special issue resource centers 

addressing key areas of domestic violence, and intervention and prevention (as provided for in subsection 

(b)(2)); and 

‘‘(B) may award grants, to— 

‘‘(i) State resource centers to reduce disparities 

in domestic violence in States with high proportions 

of Indian (including Alaska Native) or Native Hawaiian 

populations (as provided for in subsection (b)(3)); and 

‘‘(ii) support training and technical assistance that 

address emerging issues related to family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, to entities demonstrating related expertise. 

‘‘(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTERS.— 

‘‘(1) NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS.—In accordance with 

subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award grants to eligible 

entities for— 

‘‘(A) a National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 

which shall— 

‘‘(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical assistance and training resources to Federal, State, and 

local governmental agencies, domestic violence service 

providers, community-based organizations, and other 

professionals and interested parties, related to 

domestic violence service programs and research, 

including programs and research related to victims 

Grants. 

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and their children who are exposed to domestic 

violence; and 

‘‘(ii) maintain a central resource library in order 

to collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information and statistics related to— 

‘‘(I) the incidence and prevention of family 

violence and domestic violence; and 

‘‘(II) the provision of shelter, supportive services, and prevention services to adult and youth 

victims of domestic violence (including services to 

prevent repeated incidents of violence); and 

‘‘(B) a National Indian Resource Center Addressing 

Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women, which 

shall— 

‘‘(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical assistance and training resources to Indian tribes and tribal 

organizations, specifically designed to enhance the 

capacity of the tribes and organizations to respond 

to domestic violence and the findings of section 901 

of the Violence Against Women and Department of 

Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 

10 note); 

‘‘(ii) enhance the intervention and prevention 

efforts of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to 

respond to domestic violence and increase the safety 

of Indian women in support of the purposes of section 

902 of the Violence Against Women and Department 

of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42. U.S.C. 

3796gg–10 note); and 

‘‘(iii) coordinate activities with other Federal agencies, offices, and grantees that address the needs of 

Indians (including Alaska Natives), and Native Hawaiians that experience domestic violence, including the 

Office of Justice Services at the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, the Indian Health Service of the Department 

of Health and Human Services, and the Office on 

Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice. 

‘‘(2) SPECIAL ISSUE RESOURCE CENTERS.—In accordance with 

subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall award grants to 

eligible entities for special issue resource centers, which shall 

be national in scope and shall provide information, training, 

and technical assistance to State and local domestic violence 

service providers. Each special issue resource center shall focus 

on enhancing domestic violence intervention and prevention 

efforts in at least one of the following areas: 

‘‘(A) The response of the criminal and civil justice 

systems to domestic violence victims, which may include 

the response to the use of the self-defense plea by domestic 

violence victims and the issuance and use of protective 

orders. 

‘‘(B) The response of child protective service agencies 

to victims of domestic violence and their dependents and 

child custody issues in domestic violence cases. 

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‘‘(D) The response of mental health systems, domestic 

violence service programs, and other related systems and 

programs to victims of domestic violence and to their children who are exposed to domestic violence. 

‘‘(E) In the case of 3 specific resource centers, 

enhancing domestic violence intervention and prevention 

efforts for victims of domestic violence who are members 

of racial and ethnic minority groups, to enhance the cultural and linguistic relevancy of service delivery, resource 

utilization, policy, research, technical assistance, community education, and prevention initiatives. 

‘‘(3) STATE RESOURCE CENTERS TO REDUCE TRIBAL DISPARI- TIES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with subsection (a)(2), 

the Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for 

State resource centers, which shall provide statewide 

information, training, and technical assistance to Indian 

tribes, tribal organizations, and local domestic violence 

service organizations serving Indians (including Alaska 

Natives) or Native Hawaiians, in a culturally sensitive 

and relevant manner. 

‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible entity shall use a 

grant provided under this paragraph— 

‘‘(i) to offer a comprehensive array of technical 

assistance and training resources to Indian tribes, 

tribal organizations, and providers of services to 

Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians, specifically designed to enhance the capacity of 

the tribes, organizations, and providers to respond to 

domestic violence, including offering the resources in 

States in which the population of Indians (including 

Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians exceeds 2.5 percent of the total population of the State; 

‘‘(ii) to coordinate all projects and activities with 

the national resource center described in paragraph 

(1)(B), including projects and activities that involve 

working with nontribal State and local governments 

to enhance their capacity to understand the unique 

needs of Indians (including Alaska Natives) and Native 

Hawaiians; and 

‘‘(iii) to provide comprehensive community education and domestic violence prevention initiatives in 

a culturally sensitive and relevant manner. 

‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

subsection (b)(1)(A) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 

subsection (b)(2), an entity shall be a nonprofit private organization that focuses primarily on domestic violence and that— 

‘‘(A) provides documentation to the Secretary demonstrating experience working directly on issues of domestic 

violence, and (in the case of an entity seeking a grant 

under subsection (b)(2)) demonstrating experience working 

directly in the corresponding specific special issue area 

described in subsection (b)(2); 

‘‘(B) includes on the entity’s advisory board representatives who are from domestic violence service programs and 

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‘‘(C) demonstrates the strong support of domestic 

violence service programs from across the Nation for the 

entity’s designation as a national resource center or a special issue resource center, as appropriate. 

‘‘(2) NATIONAL INDIAN RESOURCE CENTER.—To be eligible 

to receive a grant under subsection (b)(1)(B), an entity shall 

be a tribal organization or a nonprofit private organization 

that focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence within 

Indian tribes and that submits documentation to the Secretary 

demonstrating— 

‘‘(A) experience working with Indian tribes and tribal 

organizations to respond to domestic violence and the 

findings of section 901 of the Violence Against Women 

and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10 note); 

‘‘(B) experience providing Indian tribes and tribal 

organizations with assistance in developing tribally-based 

prevention and intervention services addressing domestic 

violence and safety for Indian women consistent with the 

purposes of section 902 of the Violence Against Women 

and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10 note); 

‘‘(C) strong support for the entity’s designation as the 

National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic 

Violence and Safety for Indian Women from advocates 

working within Indian tribes to address domestic violence 

and the safety of Indian women; 

‘‘(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in assisting 

Indian tribes and tribal organizations with prevention and 

intervention services addressing domestic violence; and 

‘‘(E) the capacity to serve Indian tribes (including 

Alaska Native villages and regional and village corporations) across the United States. 

‘‘(3) SPECIAL ISSUE RESOURCE CENTERS CONCERNED WITH

RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS.—To be eligible to receive 

a grant under subsection (b)(2)(E), an entity shall be an entity 

that— 

‘‘(A) is a nonprofit private organization that focuses 

primarily on issues of domestic violence in a racial or 

ethnic community, or is a public or private nonprofit educational institution that has a domestic violence institute, 

center, or program related to culturally specific issues in 

domestic violence; and 

‘‘(B)(i) has documented experience in the areas of 

domestic violence prevention and services, and experience 

relevant to the specific racial or ethnic population to which 

information, training, technical assistance, and outreach 

would be provided under the grant; 

‘‘(ii) demonstrates the strong support, of advocates from 

across the Nation who are working to address domestic 

violence; and 

‘‘(iii) has a record of demonstrated effectiveness in 

enhancing the cultural and linguistic relevancy of service 

delivery. 

‘‘(4) STATE RESOURCE CENTERS TO REDUCE TRIBAL DISPARI- TIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (b)(3), 

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‘‘(A)(i) be located in a State in which the population 

of Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians 

exceeds 10 percent of the total population of the State; 

or 

‘‘(ii) be an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Native 

Hawaiian organization that focuses primarily on issues 

of domestic violence among Indians or Native Hawaiians, 

or an institution of higher education; and 

‘‘(B) demonstrate the ability to serve all regions of 

the State, including underdeveloped areas and areas that 

are geographically distant from population centers. 

‘‘(d) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity receiving a grant 

under this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary annually and in such manner as shall be reasonably required 

by the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with such grant funds, contain 

an evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities, and provide 

such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably 

require. 

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

‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants for the funding 

of State Domestic Violence Coalitions. 

‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appropriated under 

section 303(a)(2)(D) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

allot to each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the covered territories an amount equal to 1⁄56 of the amount so appropriated 

for such fiscal year. 

‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 

‘covered territories’ means Guam, American Samoa, the United 

States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each State Domestic Violence Coalition 

desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application 

to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

such information as the Secretary determines to be essential to 

carry out the objectives of this section. The application submitted 

by the coalition for the grant shall provide documentation of the 

coalition’s work, satisfactory to the Secretary, demonstrating that 

the coalition— 

‘‘(1) meets all of the applicable requirements set forth in 

this title; and 

‘‘(2) demonstrates the ability to conduct appropriately all 

activities described in this section, as indicated by— 

‘‘(A) documented experience in administering Federal 

grants to conduct the activities described in subsection 

(d); or 

‘‘(B) a documented history of active participation in 

the activities described in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and 

(5) of subsection (d) and a demonstrated capacity to conduct 

the activities described in subsection (d)(2). 

‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A coalition that receives a grant under 

this section shall use the grant funds for administration and operations to further the purposes of family violence, domestic violence, 

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and dating violence intervention and prevention, through activities 

that shall include— 

‘‘(1) working with local family violence, domestic violence, 

and dating violence service programs and providers of direct 

services to encourage appropriate and comprehensive responses 

to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 

against adults or youth within the State involved, including 

providing training and technical assistance and conducting 

State needs assessments; 

‘‘(2) participating in planning and monitoring the distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds within the State under 

section 308(a); 

‘‘(3) working in collaboration with service providers and 

community-based organizations to address the needs of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating violence victims, and 

their dependents, who are members of racial and ethnic 

minority populations and underserved populations; 

‘‘(4) collaborating with and providing information to entities 

in such fields as housing, health care, mental health, social 

welfare, or business to support the development and 

implementation of effective policies, protocols, and programs 

that address the safety and support needs of adult and youth 

victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; 

‘‘(5) encouraging appropriate responses to cases of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating violence against adults 

or youth, including by working with judicial and law enforcement agencies; 

‘‘(6) working with family law judges, criminal court judges, 

child protective service agencies, and children’s advocates to 

develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation 

issues in cases of child exposure to family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence and in cases in which— 

‘‘(A) family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence is present; and 

‘‘(B) child abuse is present; 

‘‘(7) providing information to the public about prevention 

of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, 

including information targeted to underserved populations; and 

‘‘(8) collaborating with Indian tribes and tribal organizations (and corresponding Native Hawaiian groups or communities) to address the needs of Indian (including Alaska Native) 

and Native Hawaiian victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, as applicable in the State. 

‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—A coalition that receives 

a grant under this section shall not be required to use funds 

received under this title for the purposes described in paragraph 

(5) or (6) of subsection (d) if the coalition provides an annual 

assurance to the Secretary that the coalition is— 

‘‘(1) using funds received under section 2001(c)(1) of the 

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

3796gg(c)(1)) for such purposes; and 

‘‘(2) coordinating the activities carried out by the coalition 

under subsection (d) with the State’s activities under part T 

of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) that address those purposes. 

‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.—No funds made available to 

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to influence the issuance, amendment, or revocation of any executive 

order or similar promulgation by any Federal, State, or local agency, 

or to undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation 

by Congress, or by any State or local legislative body, or State 

proposals by initiative petition, except that the representatives of 

the entity may testify or make other appropriate communication— 

‘‘(1) when formally requested to do so by a legislative 

body, a committee, or a member of the body or committee; 

or 

‘‘(2) in connection with legislation or appropriations directly 

affecting the activities of the entity. 

‘‘(g) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity receiving a grant 

under this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. 

Such performance report shall describe the activities that have 

been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation 

of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional 

information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

‘‘(h) INDIAN REPRESENTATIVES.—For purposes of this section, 

a State Domestic Violence Coalition may include representatives 

of Indian tribes and tribal organizations. 

‘‘SEC. 312. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS AND THEIR 

CHILDREN. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a grant program to expand the capacity of family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence service programs and communitybased programs to prevent future domestic violence by 

addressing, in an appropriate manner, the needs of children 

exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. 

‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to eligible 

entities through the program established under paragraph (1) 

for periods of not more than 2 years. If the Secretary determines 

that an entity has received such a grant and been successful 

in meeting the objectives of the grant application submitted 

under subsection (c), the Secretary may renew the grant for 

1 additional period of not more than 2 years. 

‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

this section, an entity shall be a local agency, a nonprofit private 

organization (including faith-based and charitable organizations, 

community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), or a 

tribal organization, with a demonstrated record of serving victims 

of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their 

children. 

‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant under this section 

shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 

manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

reasonably require, including— 

‘‘(1) a description of how the entity will prioritize the safety 

of, and confidentiality of information about— 

‘‘(A) victims of family violence, victims of domestic 

violence, and victims of dating violence; and 

‘‘(B) children of victims described in subparagraph (A); 

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‘‘(2) a description of how the entity will provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate services, and culturally and linguistically appropriate services, to the victims 

and children; and 

‘‘(3) a description of how the entity will ensure that professionals working with the children receive the training and 

technical assistance appropriate and relevant to the unique 

needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, 

or dating violence. 

‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant under 

this section for a family violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence service or community-based program described in subsection (a)— 

‘‘(1) shall use the funds made available through the grant— 

‘‘(A) to provide direct counseling, appropriate services 

consistent with subsection (c)(2), or advocacy on behalf 

of victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence and their children, including coordinating services 

with services provided by the child welfare system; 

‘‘(B) to provide services for nonabusing parents to support those parents’ roles as caregivers and their roles in 

responding to the social, emotional, and developmental 

needs of their children; and 

‘‘(C) where appropriate, to provide the services 

described in this subsection while working with such a 

nonabusing parent and child together; and 

‘‘(2) may use the funds made available through the grant— 

‘‘(A) to provide early childhood development and mental 

health services; 

‘‘(B) to coordinate activities with and provide technical 

assistance to community-based organizations serving victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 

or children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, 

or dating violence; and 

‘‘(C) to provide additional services and referrals to services for children, including child care, transportation, educational support, respite care, supervised visitation, or 

other necessary services. 

‘‘(e) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity receiving a grant 

under this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. 

Such performance report shall describe the activities that have 

been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation 

of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional 

information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

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

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a grant to 1 

or more private entities to provide for the ongoing operation of 

a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide information and assistance to adult and youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, family and household members 

of such victims, and persons affected by the victimization. The 

Secretary shall give priority to applicants with experience in operating a hotline that provides assistance to adult and youth victims 

of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. 

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‘‘(b) TERM.—The Secretary shall award a grant under this section for a period of not more than 5 years. 

‘‘(c) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—The provision of payments 

under a grant awarded under this section shall be subject to annual 

approval by the Secretary and subject to the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year to make the payments. 

‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this 

section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary 

that shall— 

‘‘(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, 

be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the 

Secretary shall prescribe; 

‘‘(2) include a complete description of the applicant’s plan 

for the operation of a national domestic violence hotline, 

including descriptions of— 

‘‘(A) the training program for hotline personnel, 

including technology training to ensure that all persons 

affiliated with the hotline are able to effectively operate 

any technological systems used by the hotline; 

‘‘(B) the hiring criteria and qualifications for hotline 

personnel; 

‘‘(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, and 

updating of a resource database; 

‘‘(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of the hotline; 

‘‘(E) a plan for providing service to non-English 

speaking callers, including service through hotline personnel who have non-English language capability; 

‘‘(F) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline by 

persons with hearing impairments; and 

‘‘(G) a plan for providing assistance and referrals to 

youth victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating 

violence who are minors, which may be carried out through 

a national teen dating violence hotline; 

‘‘(3) demonstrate that the applicant has recognized expertise in the area of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence and a record of high quality service to victims of 

family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including 

a demonstration of support from advocacy groups and State 

Domestic Violence Coalitions; 

‘‘(4) demonstrate that the applicant has the capacity and 

the expertise to maintain a domestic violence hotline and a 

comprehensive database of service providers; 

‘‘(5) demonstrate the ability to provide information and 

referrals for callers, directly connect callers to service providers, 

and employ crisis interventions meeting the standards of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating violence providers; 

‘‘(6) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment 

to diversity and to the provision of services to underserved 

populations, including to ethnic, racial, and non-English 

speaking minorities, in addition to older individuals and 

individuals with disabilities; 

‘‘(7) demonstrate that the applicant complies with nondisclosure requirements as described in section 306(c)(5) and 

follows comprehensive quality assurance practices; and 

‘‘(8) contain such other information as the Secretary may 

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‘‘(e) HOTLINE ACTIVITIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives a grant under 

this section for activities described, in whole or in part, in 

subsection (a) shall use funds made available through the grant 

to establish and operate a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephone 

hotline to provide information and assistance to adult and 

youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and other individuals described in subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—In establishing and operating the hotline, 

the entity— 

‘‘(A) shall contract with a carrier for the use of a 

toll-free telephone line; 

‘‘(B) shall employ, train (including providing technology 

training), and supervise personnel to answer incoming 

calls, provide counseling and referral services for callers 

on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and directly connect callers to 

service providers; 

‘‘(C) shall assemble and maintain a database of 

information relating to services for adult and youth victims 

of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 

to which callers may be referred throughout the United 

States, including information on the availability of shelters 

and supportive services for victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence; 

‘‘(D) shall widely publicize the hotline throughout the 

United States, including to potential users; 

‘‘(E) shall provide assistance and referrals to meet the 

needs of underserved populations and individuals with 

disabilities; 

‘‘(F) shall provide assistance and referrals for youth 

victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating 

violence who are minors, which may be carried out through 

a national teen dating violence hotline; 

‘‘(G) may provide appropriate assistance and referrals 

for family and household members of victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and persons 

affected by the victimization described in subsection (a); 

and 

‘‘(H) at the discretion of the hotline operator, may 

provide assistance, or referrals for counseling or intervention, for identified adult and youth perpetrators, including 

self-identified perpetrators, of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, but shall not be required to 

provide such assistance or referrals in any circumstance 

in which the hotline operator fears the safety of a victim 

may be impacted by an abuser or suspected abuser. 

‘‘(f) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—The entity receiving a grant 

under this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. 

Such performance report shall describe the activities that have 

been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation 

of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional 

information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

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‘‘SEC. 314. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND 

LEADERSHIP THROUGH ALLIANCES (DELTA). 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into cooperative 

agreements with State Domestic Violence Coalitions for the purposes of establishing, operating, and maintaining local community 

projects to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence, including violence committed by and against youth, using 

a coordinated community response model and through prevention 

and education programs. 

‘‘(b) TERM.—The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement under this section for a period of not more than 5 fiscal 

years. 

‘‘(c) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—The provision of payments 

under a cooperative agreement under this section shall be subject 

to— 

‘‘(1) annual approval by the Secretary; and 

‘‘(2) the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year 

to make the payments. 

‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to enter into a cooperative 

agreement under this section, an organization shall— 

‘‘(1) be a State Domestic Violence Coalition; and 

‘‘(2) include representatives of pertinent sectors of the local 

community, which may include— 

‘‘(A) health care providers and State or local health 

departments; 

‘‘(B) the education community; 

‘‘(C) the faith-based community; 

‘‘(D) the criminal justice system; 

‘‘(E) family violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence service program advocates; 

‘‘(F) human service entities such as State child services 

divisions; 

‘‘(G) business and civic leaders; and 

‘‘(H) other pertinent sectors. 

‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—An organization that desires to enter into 

a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit to the 

Secretary an application, in such form and in such manner as 

the Secretary shall require, that— 

‘‘(1) demonstrates the capacity of the applicant, who may 

enter into a partnership with a local family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence service provider or communitybased organization, to undertake the project involved; 

‘‘(2) demonstrates that the project will include a coordinated 

community response to improve and expand prevention strategies through increased communication and coordination among 

all affected sectors of the local community; 

‘‘(3) includes a complete description of the applicant’s plan 

for the establishment and implementation of the coordinated 

community response, including a description of— 

‘‘(A) the method to be used for identification and selection of an administrative committee made up of persons 

knowledgeable about comprehensive family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence prevention planning 

to oversee the project, hire staff, assure compliance with 

the project outline, and secure annual evaluation of the 

project; 

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‘‘(B) the method to be used for identification and selection of project staff and a project evaluator; 

‘‘(C) the method to be used for identification and selection of a project council consisting of representatives of 

the community sectors listed in subsection (d)(2); and 

‘‘(D) the method to be used for identification and selection of a steering committee consisting of representatives 

of the various community sectors who will chair subcommittees of the project council, each of which will focus on 

1 of the sectors; 

‘‘(4) demonstrates that the applicant has experience in providing, or the capacity to provide, prevention-focused training 

and technical assistance; 

‘‘(5) demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity to 

carry out collaborative community initiatives to prevent family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; and 

‘‘(6) contains such other information, agreements, and 

assurances as the Secretary may require. 

‘‘(f) GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION.—The Secretary shall enter into 

cooperative agreements under this section with organizations in 

States geographically dispersed throughout the Nation. 

‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An organization that enters into a 

cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall use the funds 

made available through the agreement to establish, operate, 

and maintain comprehensive family violence, domestic violence, 

and dating violence prevention programming. 

‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION AND MONITORING.—The Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided 

under this section to— 

‘‘(A) provide technical assistance; 

‘‘(B) monitor the performance of organizations carrying 

out activities under the cooperative agreements; and 

‘‘(C) conduct an independent evaluation of the program 

carried out under this section. 

‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing and operating a 

project under this section, an eligible organization shall— 

‘‘(A) establish protocols to improve and expand family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating violence prevention 

and intervention strategies within affected community sectors described in subsection (d)(2); 

‘‘(B) develop comprehensive prevention plans to coordinate prevention efforts with other community sectors; 

‘‘(C) provide for periodic evaluation of the project, and 

analysis to assist in replication of the prevention strategies 

used in the project in other communities, and submit a 

report under subsection (h) that contains the evaluation 

and analysis; 

‘‘(D) develop, replicate, or conduct comprehensive, evidence-informed primary prevention programs that reduce 

risk factors and promote protective factors that reduce 

the likelihood of family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence, which may include— 

‘‘(i) educational workshops and seminars; 

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‘‘(iv) developmentally appropriate education programs; 

‘‘(v) other efforts to increase awareness of the facts 

about, or to help prevent, family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence; and 

‘‘(vi) the dissemination of information about the 

results of programs conducted under this subparagraph; 

‘‘(E) utilize evidence-informed prevention program 

planning; and 

‘‘(F) recognize, in applicable cases, the needs of underserved populations, racial and linguistic populations, and 

individuals with disabilities. 

‘‘(h) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each organization entering 

into a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit a 

performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance report shall 

describe activities that have been carried out with the funds made 

available through the agreement, contain an evaluation of the 

effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The Secretary shall 

make the evaluations received under this subsection publicly available on the Department of Health and Human Services website. 

The reports shall also be submitted to the Committee on Education 

and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.’’. 

SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS. 

(a) TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) 

of title 11, United States Code, is amended in the 4th sentence 

by striking ‘‘section 309 of the Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 302 of the Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act’’. 

(b) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.—Section 

635(c)(2)(G) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

U.S.C. 1435(c)(2)(G)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 320 of the 

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

302 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act’’. 

(c) OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968.— 

Section 2001(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 

‘‘through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 

U.S.C. 10410 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 311 of the 

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act’’. 

(d) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994.—Section 

40002(a)(26) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 

13925(a)(26)) is amended by striking ‘‘under the Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(b))’’ and inserting 

‘‘under sections 302 and 311 of the Family Violence Prevention 

and Services Act’’. 

(e) VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF

1994.—The portion of section 310004(d) of the Violent Crime Control 

and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14214(d)) that pertains 

to the definition of the term ‘‘prevention program’’ is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (20), by striking ‘‘section 40211’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and 

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(2) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘section 40241’’ and 

inserting ‘‘sections 301 through 312 of the Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘section 40261’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 314 of the Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act (relating to community projects to prevent family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating violence)’’. 

TITLE III—CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION 

AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM ACT OF 1978 

SEC. 301. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION 

REFORM. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111) 

is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

‘‘(1) on the last day of fiscal year 2009, some 424,000 

children were living in temporary foster family homes or other 

foster care settings; 

‘‘(2) most children in foster care are victims of child abuse 

or neglect by their biological parents and their entry into foster 

care brought them the additional trauma of separation from 

their homes and often their communities; 

‘‘(3) on average, children entering foster care have more 

physical and mental health needs than do children in the 

general population, and some require intensive services because 

the children entering foster care— 

‘‘(A) were born to mothers who did not receive prenatal 

care; 

‘‘(B) were born with life-threatening conditions or 

disabilities; 

‘‘(C) were born addicted to alcohol or other drugs; or 

‘‘(D) have HIV/AIDS; 

‘‘(4) each year, thousands of children in foster care, regardless of their age, the size of the sibling group they are a 

part of, their racial or ethnic status, their medical condition, 

or any physical, mental or emotional disability they may have, 

are in need of placement with permanent, loving, adoptive 

families; 

‘‘(5)(A) States have made important strides in increasing 

the number of children who are placed in permanent homes 

with adoptive parents and in reducing the length of time children wait for such a placement; and 

‘‘(B) many thousands of children, however, still remain 

in institutions or foster homes solely because of legal and 

other barriers to such a placement; 

‘‘(6)(A) on the last day of fiscal year 2009, there were 

115,000 children waiting for adoption; 

‘‘(B) children waiting for adoption have had parental rights 

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‘‘(C)(i) the average age of children adopted with public 

child welfare agency involvement during fiscal year 2009 was 

a little more than 6 years; and 

‘‘(ii) the average age of children waiting for adoption on 

the last day of that fiscal year was a little more than 8 years 

of age and more than 30,000 of those children were 12 years 

of age or older; and 

‘‘(D)(i) 25 percent of the children adopted with public child 

welfare agency involvement during fiscal year 2009 were African-American; and 

‘‘(ii) 30 percent of the children waiting for adoption on 

the last day of fiscal year 2009 were African-American; 

‘‘(7) adoption may be the best alternative for assuring the 

healthy development of children placed in foster care; 

‘‘(8) there are qualified persons seeking to adopt such children who are unable to do so because of barriers to their 

placement and adoption; and 

‘‘(9) in order both to enhance the stability of and love 

in the home environments of such children and to avoid wasteful expenditures of public funds, such children— 

‘‘(A) should not have medically indicated treatment 

withheld from them; or 

‘‘(B) be maintained in foster care or institutions when 

adoption is appropriate and families can be found for such 

children.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 

‘‘older children, minority children, and’’ after ‘‘particularly’’; 

and 

(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(2) maintain an Internet-based national adoption information exchange system to— 

‘‘(A) bring together children who would benefit from 

adoption and qualified prospective adoptive parents who 

are seeking such children; 

‘‘(B) conduct national recruitment efforts in order to 

reach prospective parents for children awaiting adoption; 

and 

‘‘(C) connect placement agencies, prospective adoptive 

parents, and adoptive parents to resources designed to 

reduce barriers to adoption, support adoptive families, and 

ensure permanency; and’’. 

(b) INFORMATION AND SERVICES.—Section 203 of the Child 

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 

(42 U.S.C. 5113) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows ‘‘facilitate 

the adoption of’’ and inserting ‘‘older children, minority children, 

and children with special needs, particularly infants and toddlers with disabilities who have life-threatening conditions, and 

services to families considering adoption of children with special 

needs.’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘regarding adoption’’ 

and inserting a comma; and 


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(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and post-legal adoption services’’ 

after ‘‘adoption assistance programs’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, including efforts 

to promote the adoption of older children, minority children, 

and children with special needs’’ after ‘‘national level’’; 

(C) in paragraph (7)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘study the efficacy of States contracting with’’ and inserting ‘‘increase the effective use 

of’’; 

(ii) by striking the comma after ‘‘organizations)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘by States,’’; 

(iii) by inserting a comma after ‘‘institutions’’; and 

(iv) by inserting ‘‘, including assisting in efforts 

to work with organizations that promote the placement 

of older children, minority children, and children with 

special needs’’ after ‘‘children for adoption’’; 

(D) in paragraph (9)— 

(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

end; 

(ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ after 

the semicolon at the end; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(D) identify best practices to reduce adoption disruption and termination;’’; and 

(E) in paragraph (10)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

inserting ‘‘tribal child welfare agencies,’’ after ‘‘local 

government entities,’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

(I) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, including developing and using procedures to notify family and 

relatives when a child enters the child welfare 

system’’ before the semicolon at the end; 

(II) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) 

as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively; and 

(III) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: 

‘‘(vii) education and training of prospective adoptive or adoptive parents;’’; and 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence 

and all that follows; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A)— 

(I) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘, consistent with the purpose of this title’’ after ‘‘by 

the Secretary’’; and 

(II) by striking the third sentence and 

inserting the following: ‘‘Each application shall 

contain information that— 

‘‘(i) describes how the State plans to improve the 

placement rate of children in permanent homes; 

‘‘(ii) describes the methods the State, prior to 

submitting the application, has used to improve the 

placement of older children, minority children, and 

children with special needs, who are legally free for 

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‘‘(iii) describes the evaluation the State plans to 

conduct, to identify the effectiveness of programs and 

methods of placement under this subsection, and 

submit to the Secretary; and 

‘‘(iv) describes how the State plans to coordinate 

activities under this subsection with relevant activities 

under section 473 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

673).’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘older children, minority children, and’’ after ‘‘successful placement of’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(C) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall compile the 

results of evaluations submitted by States (described in 

subparagraph (A)(iii)) and submit a report containing the 

compiled results to the appropriate committees of Congress.’’. 

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 205 of the 

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act 

of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5115) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2008’’ and inserting 

‘‘2011 through 2015’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 

(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 

‘‘(b) Not less than 30 percent and not more than 50 percent 

of the funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall be allocated 

for activities under subsections (b)(10) and (c) of section 203.’’. 

TITLE IV—ABANDONED INFANTS 

ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1988 

SEC. 401. ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance 

Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘including those’’ and 

all that follows through ‘‘ ‘AIDS’)’’ and inserting ‘‘including those 

with HIV/AIDS’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘acquired immune deficiency syndrome’’ and inserting ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’. 

(b) REPEAL.—Title II of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act 

of 1988 (Public Law 100–505; 102 Stat. 2536) is repealed. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 301 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa–21) is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively. 

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 302 of the 

Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa–22) 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2008’’ and inserting 

‘‘2011 through 2015’’; and 

42 USC 670 note. 


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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3817: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 

Dec. 3, considered and passed Senate. 

Dec. 8, considered and passed House, amended. 

Dec. 10, Senate concurred in House amendment. 

Æ 

(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2003’’ and 

inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’. 

Approved December 20, 2010. 


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