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Calendar No. 110 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 398 

[Report No. 110–45] 

To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act 

to identify and remove barriers to reducing child abuse, to provide 

for examinations of certain children, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 25, 2007 

Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. 

DOMENICI, Mr. CRAPO, and Mr. JOHNSON) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

APRIL 10, 2007 

Reported by Mr. DORGAN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 

Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to reducing child abuse, to provide for examinations of certain 

children, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Indian Child Protec3 tion and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 

4 2007’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

6 Section 402 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam7 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3201) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

12 (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and 

13 (G), respectively; and 

14 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

15 (D) the following: 

16 ‘‘(E) the Federal Government and certain 

17 State governments are responsible for inves18 tigating and prosecuting certain felony crimes, 

19 including child abuse, in Indian country, pursu20 ant to chapter 53 of title 18, United States 

21 Code;’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

23 (i) in the matter preceding subpara24 graph (A), by striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘the’’; 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

5 and’’; and 

6 (iv) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(C) identify and remove any impediment 

9 to the immediate investigation of incidents of 

10 child abuse in Indian country.’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) by striking paragraph (3) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(3) provide for a background investigation for 

15 any employee or volunteer who has access to chil16 dren;’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Area 

18 Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Regional Office’’. 

19 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

20 Section 403 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam21 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202) is amend22 ed— 

23 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

24 (18) as paragraphs (7) through (19), respectively; 


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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(6) ‘final conviction’ means the final judgment 

4 on a verdict or finding of guilty, a plea of guilty, or 

5 a plea of nolo contendere, but does not include a 

6 final judgment that has been expunged by pardon, 

7 reversed, set aside, or otherwise rendered void;’’; 

8 (3) in paragraph (13) (as redesignated by para9 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘that agency’’ and all that 

10 follows through ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

11 Federal, State, or tribal agency’’; 

12 (4) in paragraph (14) (as redesignated by para13 graph (1)), by inserting ‘‘(including a tribal law en14 forcement agency operating pursuant to a grant, 

15 contract, or compact under the Indian Self-Deter16 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

17 450 et seq.))’’ after ‘‘State law enforcement agen18 cy’’; 

19 (5) in paragraph (18) (as redesignated by para20 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (6) in paragraph (19) (as redesignated by para22 graph (1)), by striking the period at the end and in23 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (7) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(20) ‘telemedicine’ means a telecommuni2 cations link to an end user through the use of eligi3 ble equipment that electronically links health profes4 sionals or patients and health professionals at sepa5 rate sites in order to exchange health care informa6 tion in audio, video, graphic, or other format for the 

7 purpose of providing improved health care diagnosis 

8 and treatment.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. REPORTING PROCEDURES. 

10 Section 404 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam11 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3203) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) 

15 Within’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘(2)(A) Any’’ and in19 serting the following: 

20 ‘‘(2) INVESTIGATION OF REPORTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any’’; 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

23 (I) by striking ‘‘(B) Upon’’ and 

24 inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(B) FINAL WRITTEN REPORT.—On’’; and 


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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘including any 

2 Federal, State, or tribal final convic3 tion, and provide to the Federal Bu4 reau of Investigation a copy of the re5 port’’ before the period at the end; 

6 and 

7 (iii) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(C) MAINTENANCE OF FINAL REPORTS.— 

10 The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 

11 maintain a record of each written report sub12 mitted under this subsection or subsection (b) 

13 in a manner in which the report is accessible 

14 to— 

15 ‘‘(i) a local law enforcement agency 

16 that requires the information to carry out 

17 an official duty; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) any agency requesting the infor19 mation under section 408. 

20 ‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

21 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

22 subsection, and annually thereafter, the Direc23 tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in 

24 coordination with the Secretary and the Attor25 ney General, shall submit to the Committees on 


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1 Indian Affairs and the Judiciary of the Senate 

2 and the Committees on Natural Resources and 

3 the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a 

4 report on child abuse in Indian country during 

5 the preceding year. 

6 ‘‘(E) COLLECTION OF DATA.—Not less fre7 quently than once each year, the Secretary, in 

8 consultation with the Secretary of Health and 

9 Human Services, the Attorney General, the Di10 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

11 and any Indian tribe, shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) collect any information con13 cerning child abuse in Indian country (in14 cluding reports under subsection (b)), in15 cluding information relating to, during the 

16 preceding calendar year— 

17 ‘‘(I) the number of criminal and 

18 civil child abuse allegations and inves19 tigations in Indian country; 

20 ‘‘(II) the number of child abuse 

21 prosecutions referred, declined, or de22 ferred in Indian country; 

23 ‘‘(III) the number of child vic24 tims who are the subject of reports of 

25 child abuse in Indian country; 


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1 ‘‘(IV) sentencing patterns of indi2 viduals convicted of child abuse in In3 dian country; and 

4 ‘‘(V) rates of recidivism with re5 spect to child abuse in Indian country; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(ii) to the maximum extent prac8 ticable, reduce the duplication of informa9 tion collection under clause (i).’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(e) CONFIDENTIALITY OF CHILDREN.—No local law 

12 enforcement agency or local child protective services agen13 cy shall disclose the name of, or information concerning, 

14 the child to anyone other than— 

15 ‘‘(1) a person who, by reason of the participa16 tion of the person in the treatment of the child or 

17 the investigation or adjudication of the allegation, 

18 needs to know the information in the performance of 

19 the duties of the individual; or 

20 ‘‘(2) an officer of any other Federal, State, or 

21 tribal agency that requires the information to carry 

22 out the duties of the officer under section 406. 

23 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

24 of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, 

25 the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Indian 


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1 Affairs and the Judiciary of the Senate and the Commit2 tees on Natural Resources and the Judiciary of the House 

3 of Representatives a report on child abuse in Indian coun4 try during the preceding year. 

5 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec7 essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 

8 2008 through 2012.’’. 

9 SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF IMPEDIMENTS TO REDUCING CHILD 

10 ABUSE. 

11 Section 405 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam12 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3204) is amended 

13 to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 405. REMOVAL OF IMPEDIMENTS TO REDUCING 

15 CHILD ABUSE. 

16 ‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

17 the Attorney General and the Service, shall conduct a 

18 study under which the Secretary shall identify any impedi19 ment to the reduction of child abuse in Indian country 

20 and on Indian reservations. 

21 ‘‘(b) INCLUSIONS.—The study under subsection (a) 

22 shall include a description of— 

23 ‘‘(1) any impediment, or recent progress made 

24 with respect to removing impediments, to reporting 

25 child abuse in Indian country; 


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1 ‘‘(2) any impediment, or recent progress made 

2 with respect to removing impediments, to Federal, 

3 State, and tribal investigations and prosecutions of 

4 allegations of child abuse in Indian country; and 

5 ‘‘(3) any impediment, or recent progress made 

6 with respect to removing impediments, to the treat7 ment of child abuse in Indian country. 

8 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

9 date of enactment of the Indian Child Protection and 

10 Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007, the 

11 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Indian Af12 fairs and the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committees 

13 on Natural Resources and the Judiciary of the House of 

14 Representatives, a report describing— 

15 ‘‘(1) the findings of the study under this sec16 tion; and 

17 ‘‘(2) recommendations for legislative actions, if 

18 any, to reduce instances of child abuse in Indian 

19 country.’’. 

20 SEC. 6. CONFIDENTIALITY. 

21 Section 406 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam22 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3205) is amended 

23 to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 406. CONFIDENTIALITY. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro3 vision of law, any Federal, State, or tribal government 

4 agency that treats or investigates incidents of child abuse 

5 may provide information and records to an officer of any 

6 other Federal, State, or tribal government agency that re7 quires the information to carry out the duties of the offi8 cer, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United 

9 States Code, section 361 of the Public Health Service Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 264), the Family Educational Rights and Pri11 vacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1232g), part C of title XI 

12 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq.), and 

13 other applicable Federal law. 

14 ‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES.—For purposes 

15 of this section, an Indian tribal government shall be con16 sidered to be an entity of the Federal Government.’’. 

17 SEC. 7. WAIVER OF PARENTAL CONSENT. 

18 Section 407 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam19 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3206) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and foren22 sic’’ after ‘‘psychological’’; and 

23 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

24 following: 


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1 ‘‘(c) PROTECTION OF CHILD.—Any examination or 

2 interview of a child who may have been the subject of child 

3 abuse shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) be conducted under such circumstances 

5 and using such safeguards as are necessary to mini6 mize additional trauma to the child; 

7 ‘‘(2) avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, 

8 subjecting the child to multiple interviewers during 

9 the examination and interview processes; and 

10 ‘‘(3) as time permits, be conducted using advice 

11 from, or under the guidance of— 

12 ‘‘(A) a local multidisciplinary team estab13 lished under section 411; or 

14 ‘‘(B) if a local multidisciplinary team is 

15 not established under section 411, a multidisci16 plinary team established under section 410.’’. 

17 SEC. 8. CHARACTER INVESTIGATIONS. 

18 Section 408 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam19 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3207) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘, including any vol24 untary positions,’’ after ‘‘authorized posi25 tions’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking the comma at the end 

2 and inserting a semicolon; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) by inserting ‘‘(including in a volun5 teer capacity)’’ after ‘‘considered for em6 ployment’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘; and’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘guilty to’’ 

10 and all that follows and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘guilty to, any felony offense under Federal, State, 

12 or tribal law, or 2 or more misdemeanor offenses 

13 under Federal, State, or tribal law, involving— 

14 ‘‘(1) a crime of violence; 

15 ‘‘(2) sexual assault; 

16 ‘‘(3) child abuse; 

17 ‘‘(4) molestation; 

18 ‘‘(5) child sexual exploitation; 

19 ‘‘(6) sexual contact; 

20 ‘‘(7) child neglect; 

21 ‘‘(8) prostitution; or 

22 ‘‘(9) another offense against a child.’’; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(d) EFFECT ON CHILD PLACEMENT.—An Indian 

25 tribe that submits a written statement to the applicable 


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1 State official documenting that the Indian tribe has con2 ducted a background investigation under this section for 

3 the placement of an Indian child in a tribally-licensed or 

4 tribally-approved foster care or adoptive home, or for an5 other out-of-home placement, shall be considered to have 

6 satisfied the background investigation requirements of any 

7 Federal or State law requiring such an investigation.’’. 

8 SEC. 9. INDIAN CHILD ABUSE TREATMENT GRANT PRO9 GRAM. 

10 Section 409 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam11 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3208) is amended 

12 by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec15 essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 

16 2008 through 2012.’’. 

17 SEC. 10. INDIAN CHILD RESOURCE AND FAMILY SERVICES 

18 CENTERS. 

19 Section 410 of the Indian Child Protection and Fam20 ily Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3209) is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘area office’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘Regional Office’’; 

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1 ices’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary, the Secretary of 

2 Health and Human Services, and the Attorney Gen3 eral’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, 

6 State,’’ after ‘‘Federal’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘agency 

8 office’’ and inserting ‘‘Regional Office’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (e)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking the 

11 comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

12 (B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(3) adolescent mental and behavioral health 

15 (including suicide prevention and treatment);’’; 

16 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe17 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘and sexual as18 sault;’’; and 

19 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(5) criminal prosecution; and 

21 ‘‘(6) medicine.’’; 

22 (5) in subsection (f)— 

23 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

24 Secretary’’ and all that follows through 

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1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in con2 sultation with the Service and the Attorney Gen3 eral’’; 

4 (B) in the second sentence— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting 

6 the following 

7 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Each’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘shall consist of 7 

9 members’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be’’; 

10 (C) in the third sentence, by striking 

11 ‘‘Members’’ and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—Members’’; and 

13 (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking 

14 ‘‘The advisory’’ and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(4) DUTIES.—Each advisory’’; 

16 (6) in subsection (g)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘(g)’’ and all that follows 

18 through ‘‘Indian Child Resource’’ and inserting 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINA21 TION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT TO CENTERS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Indian Child Resource’’; 

23 (B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Act’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘and Education Assistance Act 

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1 (C) by striking the second sentence and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN REGIONAL OFFICES.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

5 subparagraph (B), if a Center is located in a 

6 Regional Office of the Bureau that serves more 

7 than 1 Indian tribe, an application to enter into 

8 a grant, contract, or compact under the Indian 

9 Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

10 Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) to operate the Cen11 ter shall contain a consent form signed by an 

12 official of each Indian tribe to be served under 

13 the grant, contract, or compact. 

14 ‘‘(B) ALASKA REGION.—Notwithstanding 

15 subparagraph (A), for Centers located in the 

16 Alaska Region, an application to enter into a 

17 grant, contract, or compact described in that 

18 subparagraph shall contain a consent form 

19 signed by an official of each Indian tribe or 

20 tribal consortium that is a member of a grant, 

21 contract, or compact relating to an Indian child 

22 protection and family violence prevention pro23 gram under the Indian Self-Determination and 

24 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 

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1 (D) in the third sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘This section’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) EFFECT OF SECTION.—This section’’; and 

4 (7) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec8 essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 

9 2008 through 2012.’’. 

10 SEC. 11. USE OF TELEMEDICINE. 

11 The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 

12 Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 412. USE OF TELEMEDICINE. 

15 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL

16 HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.—In this section, the term ‘med17 ical or behavioral health professional’ means an employee 

18 or volunteer of an organization that provides a service as 

19 part of a comprehensive service program that combines— 

20 ‘‘(1) substance abuse (including abuse of alco21 hol, drugs, inhalants, and tobacco) prevention and 

22 treatment; and 

23 ‘‘(2) mental health treatment. 

24 ‘‘(b) CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.—The Service is 

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1 use of telemedicine with a public or private university or 

2 facility, including a medical university or facility, or any 

3 private medical or behavioral health professional, with ex4 perience relating to pediatrics, including the diagnosis and 

5 treatment of child abuse, to assist the Service with respect 

6 to— 

7 ‘‘(1) the diagnosis and treatment of child abuse; 

8 or 

9 ‘‘(2) methods of training Service personnel in 

10 diagnosing and treating child abuse. 

11 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out subsection 

12 (b), the Service shall, to the maximum extent prac13 ticable— 

14 ‘‘(1) use existing telemedicine infrastructure; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(2) give priority to Service units and medical 

17 facilities operated pursuant to grants, contracts, or 

18 compacts under the Indian Self-Determination and 

19 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) 

20 that are located in, or providing service to, remote 

21 areas of Indian country. 

22 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION.—On re23 ceipt of a request, for purposes of this section, the Service 

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1 ical or behavioral health professionals described in sub2 section (b) any information or consultation on the treat3 ment of Indian children who have, or may have, been sub4 ject to abuse or neglect. 

5 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec7 essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 

8 2008 through 2012.’’. 

9 SEC. 12. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

10 (a) OFFENSES COMMITTED WITHIN INDIAN COUN11 TRY.—Section 1153(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 

12 amended by inserting ‘‘felony child abuse, felony child ne13 glect,’’ after ‘‘robbery,’’. 

14 (b) REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE.—Section 1169 of 

15 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 

18 volunteering for’’ after ‘‘employed by’’; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (D)— 

20 (i) by inserting ‘‘or volunteer’’ after 

21 ‘‘child day care worker’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘worker in a group 

23 home’’ and inserting ‘‘worker or volunteer 

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1 (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or 

2 psychological assistant,’’ and inserting ‘‘psycho3 logical or psychiatric assistant, or person em4 ployed in the mental or behavioral health pro5 fession;’’; 

6 (D) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

7 ‘‘child’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’’; 

8 (E) by striking subparagraph (G), and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘(G) foster parent; or’’; and 

11 (F) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘law 

12 enforcement officer, probation officer’’ and in13 serting ‘‘law enforcement personnel, probation 

14 officer, criminal prosecutor’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (3) 

16 and (4) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) ‘local child protective services agency’ has 

18 the meaning given the term in section 403 of the In19 dian Child Protection and Family Violence Preven20 tion Act (25 U.S.C. 3202); and 

21 ‘‘(4) ‘local law enforcement agency’ has the 

22 meaning given the term in section 403 of that Act.’’. 


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Calendar No. 110 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 398 

[Report No. 110

–45] 

A BILL 

To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family 

purposes. examinations of certain children, and for other barriers to reducing child abuse, to provide for Violence Prevention Act to identify and remove 

APRIL 10, 2007 

Reported without amendment 


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