H. R. 764
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—THE CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Child Abuse Prevention and
Enforcement Act’’.
SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Technology Act of
1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end of paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(16) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding after paragraph (16)
the following:
‘‘(17) the capability of the criminal justice system to deliver
timely, accurate, and complete criminal history record informa-
tion to child welfare agencies, organizations, and programs
that are engaged in the assessment of risk and other activities
related to the protection of children, including protection
against child sexual abuse, and placement of children in foster
care.’’.
SEC. 103. USE OF FUNDS UNDER BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHILD
PROTECTION.
Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (25);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(27) enforcing child abuse and neglect laws, including
laws protecting against child sexual abuse, and promoting pro-
grams designed to prevent child abuse and neglect; and
‘‘(28) establishing or supporting cooperative programs
between law enforcement and media organizations, to collect,
record, retain, and disseminate information useful in the identi-
fication and apprehension of suspected criminal offenders.’’.
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SEC. 104. CONDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN SET ASIDE FOR CHILD ABUSE
VICTIMS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(2) The first $10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the first
$10,000,000’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited
in the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund
for fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in subparagraph
(A) plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the increase in
the amount from fiscal year 1998 shall be available for grants
under section 1404A.
‘‘(ii) Amounts available under this subparagraph for any
fiscal year shall not exceed $20,000,000.’’.
(b) INTERACTION WITH ANY CAP.—Subsection (a) shall be imple-
mented so that any increase in funding provided thereby shall
operate notwithstanding any dollar limitation on the availability
of the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984.
TITLE II—JENNIFER’S LAW
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as ‘‘Jennifer’s Law’’.
SEC. 202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant awards
to States to enable States to improve the reporting of unidentified
and missing persons.
SEC. 203. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant award under
this title, a State shall submit an application at such time and
in such form as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall include assurances
that the State shall, to the greatest extent possible—
(1) report to the National Crime Information Center and
when possible, to law enforcement authorities throughout the
State regarding every deceased unidentified person, regardless
of age, found in the State’s jurisdiction;
(2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified person
in compliance with the guidelines established by the Depart-
ment of Justice for the National Crime Information Center
Missing and Unidentified Persons File, including dental
records, DNA records, x-rays, and fingerprints, if available;
(3) enter the National Crime Information Center number
or other appropriate number assigned to the unidentified person
on the death certificate of each such unidentified person; and
(4) retain all such records pertaining to unidentified per-
sons until a person is identified.
SEC. 204. USES OF FUNDS.
A State that receives a grant award under this title may
use such funds received to establish or expand programs developed
to improve the reporting of unidentified persons in accordance with
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the assurances provided in the application submitted pursuant to
section 203(b).
SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.