SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR THE STATE GRANT 
PROGRAM FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT 
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—There are hereby appropriated 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred 
to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’), out of amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2020, for the purpose of providing additional 
funding for the State grant program under section 106 
of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106a), in accordance with this section. Such 
amounts shall be in addition to other amounts made avail-
able for such purpose, and shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amounts provided by 
this section are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay- 
As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
(2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, 
this section is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 
71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2018. 
(c) ALLOTMENTS.—As soon as practicable, but not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
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the Secretary shall make allotments out of the amounts 
appropriated under subsection (a) to each State and terri-
tory receiving an allotment under section 106(f) of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5106a(f)) for fiscal year 2019, in the same manner that 
amounts appropriated under section 112 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106(f)) are allotted to States in accordance with 
section 106(f)(2) of such Act, except that, in allotting 
amounts under this subsection, ‘‘$50,000’’ shall be 
deemed to be ‘‘$1,000,000’’ each place such amount ap-
pears in such section 106(f)(2). 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received by a State 
or territory under subsection (c) may be used, consistent 
with section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act, to— 
(1) expand the ability of caseworkers to conduct 
safe, remote and in-person, homes visits and family 
visits to investigate and treat child abuse and ne-
glect, which may include— 
(A) purchasing personal protective equip-
ment for caseworkers and families, such as 
gloves, hand sanitizer, and face masks; 
(B) providing premium pay for case-
workers conducting in-home visits; 
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(C) purchasing new technology and updat-
ing or improving existing technology infrastruc-
ture for child welfare agencies; 
(D) purchasing technology, including inter-
net access, and prepaid telephone minutes for 
families; and 
(E) training on the use of such technology 
for caseworkers, families, and child welfare 
agencies; 
(2) operating and expanding the national hot-
line, including by publicizing such helpline, hiring 
more staff, and increasing hours of operation; 
(3) access mental health consultation and serv-
ices, including with infant-early childhood mental 
health providers, to train and support caseworkers in 
the impacts of disasters and traumatic experience 
for children (including very young children), youth, 
and adults, to help caseworkers provide trauma-in-
formed services; 
(4) enhance the ability of caseworkers to con-
nect families with, or facilitate access to, other serv-
ices, such as telebehavioral health care, in-person 
well-child visits with pediatricians, substance abuse 
treatment, and early intervention and special edu-
cation services under the Individuals with Disabil-
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ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) for 
young children with developmental delays and dis-
abilities; 
(5) address the needs, including mental health 
needs, of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 
queer youth who are suspected victims of child abuse 
or neglect; 
(6) purchase emergency supplies for families 
caring for children under protective services super-
vision (either at home, in kinship care, or in foster 
care) and not able to afford them, which may in-
clude cleaning and sanitizing supplies, diapers, hy-
giene products, formula for infants and toddlers, 
and reusable cloth face coverings that are consistent 
with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention for preventing the spread of 
COVID–19 among the general public; 
(7) provide support, including assistance pay-
ments and access to legal representation, as needed, 
to relatives or fictive kin to care for children whose 
parents are diagnosed with COVID–19 until the par-
ents are recovered, in lieu of placing such children 
in foster care; and 
(8) carry out such other activities that enhance 
the ability of the State or territory to protect chil-
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dren and support families during the COVID–19 
pandemic. 
(e) NO STATE MATCH REQUIRED.—A State or terri-
tory shall not be required to provide any additional fund-
ing for the State program under section 106 of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act as a condition for 
receiving an allocation under subsection (c). 
(f) REPORTS.—Each State or territory receiving an 
allotment under this section shall submit to the Secretary, 
every 6 months until the amount so allotted has been fully 
expended, a report detailing how such State or territory 
is using such allotment in accordance with the require-
ments of this section. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED 
GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD 
ABUSE AND NEGLECT. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—There are hereby appropriated 
to the Secretary, out of amounts in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, 
for the purpose of providing additional funding for the 
community-based grants for the prevention of child abuse 
and neglect under title II of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.), in accord-
ance with this section. Such amounts shall be in addition 
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