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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3458
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and
for other purposes.
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 Preven-
tion and Enforcement Act’’.
TITLE I—THE CHILD ABUSE PRE-
VENTION AND ENFORCEMENT
ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Child Abuse Preven-
tion and Enforcement Act’’.
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SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Tech-
nology 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 sys-
tem to deliver timely, accurate, and complete crimi-
nal history record information to child welfare agen-
cies, organizations, and programs that are engaged
in the assessment of risk and other activities related
to the protection of children, including protection
against child 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 Con-
trol 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 para-
graph (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,
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and promoting programs designed to prevent child
abuse and neglect;
‘‘(28) establishing our supporting cooperative
programs between law enforcement and media orga-
nizations, to collect, record, retain, and disseminate
information useful in the identification and appre-
hension of suspected criminal offenders.’’.
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 next $10,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), the next $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 avail-
able for grants under section 1404A.
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‘‘(ii) Amounts available under this subpara-
graph for any fiscal year shall not exceed
$20,000,000.’’.
(b) INTERACTION WITH ANY CAP.—Subsection (a)
shall be implemented so that any increase in funding pro-
vided 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 au-
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thorities throughout the State regarding every de-
ceased unidentified person, regardless of age, found
in the State’s jurisdiction;
(2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified
persons in compliance with the guidelines established
by the Department 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 Cen-
ter 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 uniden-
tified persons 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 pro-
grams developed to improve the reporting of unidentified
persons in accordance with the assurances provided in the
application submitted pursuant to section 203(b).
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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.
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