AI/AN CAPTA

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that equitable distribution of assistance include equitable distribution to Indian tribes and tribal organizations and to increase amounts reserved for allotment to Indian tribes and tribal organizations under certain circumstances, and to provide for a Government Accountability Office report on child abuse and neglect in American Indian tribal communities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act AI/AN CAPTA 2. Government Accountability Office report on child abuse and neglect in Indian tribal communities (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the Comptroller General (b) Consultation with Indian Tribes In carrying out this section, the Comptroller General shall consult with Indian Tribes from each of the 12 regions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (c) Duties Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on— (1) the number of Indian Tribes providing primary child abuse and neglect prevention activities; (2) the number of Indian tribes providing secondary child abuse and neglect prevention activities; (3) promising practices of Indian Tribes with respect to child abuse and neglect prevention that are culturally based or culturally adapted; (4) information and recommendations on how such culturally based or culturally adapted child abuse and neglect prevention activities could become evidence based; (5) the number of Indian Tribes that have accessed Federal child abuse and neglect prevention programs; (6) child abuse and neglect prevention activities that Indian Tribes provide using State funds; (7) child abuse and neglect prevention activities that Indian tribes provide using Tribal funds; (8) Tribal access to State children’s trust fund resources; (9) how the children’s trust fund model could be used to support prevention efforts regarding child abuse and neglect of American Indian and Alaska Native children; (10) Federal agency technical assistance efforts to address child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment of American Indian and Alaska Native children; (11) Federal agency cross-system collaboration to address child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment of American Indian and Alaska Native children; (12) Tribal access to child abuse and neglect prevention research and demonstration grants under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5101 (13) an examination of Federal child abuse and neglect data systems to identify what Tribal data is being submitted and barriers to submitting data; and (14) an examination of Federal child abuse and neglect data systems to identify recommendations on improving the collection of data from Indian Tribes. 3. Other amendments (a) Geographical distribution Section 108(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106d(b) Indian tribes, and tribal organizations, the States, (b) Allocation of amounts Section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5116b (1) by striking section 210 section 209 (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking The Secretary (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Allotment for increased appropriation years In any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 209 exceeds the amount appropriated under such section for fiscal year 2020 by more than $1,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve— (A) 5 percent of the amount appropriated for the applicable fiscal year to make allotments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations; and (B) 1 percent of the amount appropriated for the applicable fiscal year to make allotments to migrant programs. .

Summary: American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act or the AI/AN CAPTA This bill establishes additional resources to assist tribal communities with preventing and treating child abuse and neglect. First, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on child abuse and neglect in tribal communities for the purpose of making recommendations to Congress regarding these issues. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must include Indian tribes and tribal organizations in its equitable distribution of assistance for programs and projects related to child abuse prevention and treatment.