I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3582 
To promote the improvement of information on, and protections against, 
child sexual abuse. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. NEY
(for himself, Mr. AL
GREEN
of Texas, Mr. BONNER, Mr. 
GILCHREST, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. WIL-
SON of South Carolina, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. WELDON of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. WEINER, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and 
Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote the improvement of information on, and 
protections against, child sexual abuse. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Abuse Reform 
and Enforcement Act of 2005’’ or ‘‘CARE Act of 2005’’.
TITLE I—WITHHOLDING AND RE-
DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN 
STATE 
CHILD 
PROTECTION 
FUNDS 
SEC. 101. WITHHOLDING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF STATE 
FUNDS. 
(a) CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 
ACT.—Beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall reduce, by 25 percent, the allocation to a State for 
a fiscal year under title I of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act that does not meet each of the require-
ments of title II of this Act. 
(b) NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 1993.— 
Beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Attorney General shall reduce, by 25 percent, 
amounts under a grant under section 4(b) of the National 
Child Protection Act of 1993 to a State for a fiscal year 
that does not meet each of the requirements of title II 
of this Act. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDS.—The Attorney 
General shall, using funds withheld under this section and 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations under section 102, provide grants to States
that meet the requirements of title II of this Act. A grant 
made under this subsection shall be used— 
(1) for the computerization of data and crimi-
nal history files for purposes of title II of this Act; 
(2) for the improvement of existing data and 
computerized criminal history files for purposes of 
title II of this Act; and 
(3) to assist the State in the transmittal of data 
and criminal records to, or the indexing of data and 
criminal history records in, the national data and 
criminal history systems for purposes of title II of 
this Act. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDI-
TIONAL FUNDING GRANTS FOR THE IM-
PROVEMENT OF CHILD ABUSE CRIME INFOR-
MATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for addi-
tional grants under section 101(c) $50,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
TITLE II—CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 
PROTECTION 
AND 
SEN-
TENCING REFORM 
SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT TO EQUALIZE SENTENCING RE-
QUIREMENTS 
FOR 
INTRAFAMILIAL 
AND 
EXTRAFAMILIAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. 
(a) 
STATE
STUDY
OF
LAWS
REGARDING 
INTRAFAMILIAL
AND EXTRAFAMILIAL CHILD SEXUAL 
ABUSE.—A State meets the requirements of this sub-
section if, not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the State— 
(1) has studied the laws in the State that apply 
to intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual abuse of 
children; and 
(2) has examined, at a minimum— 
(A) issues concerning differences in laws 
applicable to intrafamilial and extrafamilial 
child sexual abuse; 
(B) issues concerning disparities in charg-
ing and sentencing perpetrators of child sexual 
abuse, resulting from differences in applicable 
laws; and 
(C) issues concerning legislative actions 
necessary to equalize charging and sentencing 
of perpetrators of sexual abuse without regard