CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010
PL 111-320 (S.3817), enacted 12/20/2010

124 STAT. 3459 
PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 
Public Law 111–320 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 
1988 to reauthorize the Acts, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CAPTA Reauthorization Act 
of 2010’’. 
TITLE I—CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION 
AND TREATMENT ACT 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) in fiscal year 2008, approximately 772,000 children 
were found by States to be victims of child abuse and neglect;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and close to 
1⁄3 of all child maltreatment-related fatalities in fiscal year 
2008 were attributed to neglect alone’’ after ‘‘maltreat-
ment’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘60 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘71 per-
cent’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2008’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘19 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘16 
percent’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘9 per-
cent’’; and 
(v) by striking ‘‘and 7 percent suffered emotional 
maltreatment’’ and inserting ‘‘, 7 percent suffered 
psychological maltreatment, 2 percent experienced 
medical neglect, and 9 percent were victims of other 
forms of maltreatment’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or neglect’’ after 
‘‘abuse’’; 
42 USC 5101 
note. 
CAPTA 
Reauthorization 
Act of 2010. 
Dec. 20, 2010 
[S. 3817] 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2001, an esti-
mated 1,300’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2008, an estimated 
1,740’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2008,’’ after ‘‘(C)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘41 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘45 per-
cent’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘85 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘72 
percent’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years’’; 
and 
(v) by striking ‘‘abuse’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘maltreatment’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘slightly’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘approximately 37 percent of victims of 
child abuse did not receive post-investigation services in fiscal 
year 2008;’’; 
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as para-
graphs (6) through (11) and (13) through (15), respectively; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (4) of this section the 
following: 
‘‘(5) African-American children, American Indian children, 
Alaska Native children, and children of multiple races and 
ethnicities experience the highest rates of child abuse or 
neglect;’’; 
(7) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (5) 
of this section— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence services,’’ after ‘‘mental health,’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: 
‘‘(E) recognizes the diversity of ethnic, cultural, and 
religious beliefs and traditions that may impact child 
rearing patterns, while not allowing the differences in those 
beliefs and traditions to enable abuse or neglect;’’; 
(8) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
paragraph (5) of this section, the following: 
‘‘(12) because both child maltreatment and domestic 
violence occur in up to 60 percent of the families in which 
either is present, States and communities should adopt assess-
ments and intervention procedures aimed at enhancing the 
safety both of children and victims of domestic violence;’’; 
(9) in paragraphs (14) and (15), as redesignated by para-
graph (5) of this section, by striking ‘‘Federal government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Federal Government’’; and 
(10) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by paragraph (5) 
of this section, by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end. 
Subtitle A—General Program 
SEC. 111. ADVISORY BOARD. 
Section 102 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5102) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘medicine (including 
pediatrics)’’ and inserting ‘‘health care providers (including 
pediatricians)’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (13), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) Indian tribes or tribal organizations.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’ 
each place such term appears; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect which’’ and 
inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect which’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Federal and State’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal, State, and tribal’’. 
SEC. 112. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5104) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and neglect’’ before the 
period; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on 
effective programs, including private and community-based pro-
grams, that have demonstrated success with respect to the 
prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child 
abuse or neglect and hold the potential for broad-scale 
implementation and replication; 
‘‘(2) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on 
the medical diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect; 
‘‘(3) maintain and disseminate information on best practices 
relating to differential response;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph, by inserting ‘‘and disseminate’’ after 
‘‘maintain’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 
5105 note)’’ before the semicolon; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘alcohol or 
drug’’ and inserting ‘‘substance’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (6), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(F) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 
‘‘and child welfare personnel.’’ and inserting ‘‘child welfare, 
substance abuse treatment services, and domestic violence 
services personnel; and’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) collect and disseminate information, in conjunction 
with the National Resource Centers authorized in section 310(b) 
of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, on effective 
programs and best practices for developing and carrying out 
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124 STAT. 3462 
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collaboration between entities providing child protective serv-
ices and entities providing domestic violence services.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) consult with the head of each agency involved 
with child abuse and neglect on the development of the 
components for information collection and management of 
such clearinghouse and on the mechanisms for the sharing 
of such information with other Federal agencies and 
clearinghouses;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) 
information 
about 
the 
incidence 
and 
characteristics of child abuse and neglect in cir-
cumstances in which domestic violence is present; and 
‘‘(iv) 
information 
about 
the 
incidence 
and 
characteristics of child abuse and neglect in cases 
related to substance abuse;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘abused or 
neglected children’’ and inserting ‘‘victims of child abuse 
or neglect’’. 
SEC. 113. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) RESEARCH.—Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘from abuse or neglect and to improve the well- 
being of abused or neglected children’’ and inserting ‘‘from 
child abuse or neglect and to improve the well-being of 
victims of child abuse or neglect’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘abuse and neglect 
on’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect on’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), 
(G), (H), and (I), as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (H), (J), 
(N), and (O), respectively; 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) effective approaches to improving the relationship 
and attachment of infants and toddlers who experience 
child abuse or neglect with their parents or primary care-
givers in circumstances where reunification is appro-
priate;’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (C) of this paragraph, by inserting ‘‘and neglect’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (C) of this paragraph— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including best practices to meet 
the needs of special populations,’’ after ‘‘best practices’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; 
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124 STAT. 3463 
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(G) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following: 
‘‘(G) effective practices and programs to improve activi-
ties such as identification, screening, medical diagnosis, 
forensic diagnosis, health evaluations, and services, 
including activities that promote collaboration between— 
‘‘(i) the child protective service system; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) the medical community, including providers 
of mental health and developmental disability services; 
and 
‘‘(II) providers of early childhood intervention serv-
ices and special education for children who have been 
victims of child abuse or neglect;’’; 
(H) by inserting after subparagraph (H), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following: 
‘‘(I) effective collaborations, between the child protec-
tive system and domestic violence service providers, that 
provide for the safety of children exposed to domestic 
violence and their nonabusing parents and that improve 
the investigations, interventions, delivery of services, and 
treatments provided for such children and families;’’; 
(I) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (C) of this paragraph, by striking ‘‘low income’’ and 
inserting ‘‘low-income’’; 
(J) by inserting after subparagraph (J), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following: 
‘‘(K) the impact of child abuse and neglect on the 
incidence and progression of disabilities; 
‘‘(L) the nature and scope of effective practices relating 
to differential response, including an analysis of best prac-
tices conducted by the States; 
‘‘(M) child abuse and neglect issues facing Indians, 
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, including providing 
recommendations for improving the collection of child abuse 
and neglect data from Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian 
communities;’’; 
(K) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (C) of this paragraph, by striking ‘‘clauses (i) through 
(xi) of subparagraph (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) through 
(x) of subparagraph (O)’’; and 
(L) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (C) of this paragraph— 
(i) in clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting ‘‘and neglect’’ 
after ‘‘abuse’’; 
(ii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘child abuse have’’ 
and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect have’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ix); 
(iv) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi); 
(v) by inserting after clause (ix), the following: 
‘‘(x) the extent to which reports of suspected or 
known instances of child abuse or neglect involving 
a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intra-
state, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are 
being screened out solely on the basis of the cross- 
jurisdictional complications; and’’; and 
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124 STAT. 3464 
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(vi) in clause (xi), as redesignated by clause (iv), 
by striking ‘‘abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse and 
neglect’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) through (xi) of paragraph 
(1)(O).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Keeping Children and 
Families Safe Act of 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘CAPTA Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2010’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) The’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking all that precedes ‘‘later’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘than 2’’ and inserting ‘‘than 1’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Keeping Children and Families 
Safe Act of 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘CAPTA Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2010’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) STUDY ON SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME.—The Secretary 
shall conduct a study that— 
‘‘(A) identifies data collected on shaken baby syndrome; 
‘‘(B) determines the feasibility of collecting uniform, 
accurate data from all States regarding— 
‘‘(i) incidence rates of shaken baby syndrome; 
‘‘(ii) characteristics of perpetrators of shaken baby 
syndrome, including age, gender, relation to victim, 
access to prevention materials and resources, and his-
tory of substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental 
illness; and 
‘‘(iii) characteristics of victims of shaken baby syn-
drome, including gender, date of birth, date of injury, 
date of death (if applicable), and short- and long-term 
injuries sustained.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 104(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and providers of mental 
health, substance abuse treatment, and domestic violence 
prevention services’’ after ‘‘disabilities’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and child welfare personnel’’ and 
inserting ‘‘child welfare, substance abuse, and domestic 
violence services personnel’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subjected to abuse.’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
jected to, or whom the personnel suspect have been sub-
jected to, child abuse or neglect.’’. 
(c) PEER REVIEW FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Section 104(d) 
of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5105(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To enhance the quality and useful-
ness of research in the field of child abuse and neglect, 
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124 STAT. 3465 
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the Secretary shall, in consultation with experts in the 
field and other Federal agencies, establish a formal, rig-
orous, and meritorious peer review process for purposes 
of evaluating and reviewing applications for assistance 
through a grant or contract under this section and deter-
mining the relative merits of the project for which such 
assistance is requested.’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) MEMBERS.—In establishing the process required 
by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only appoint to 
the peer review panels members who— 
‘‘(i) are experts in the field of child abuse and 
neglect or related disciplines, with appropriate exper-
tise related to the applications to be reviewed; and 
‘‘(ii) are not individuals who are officers or 
employees of the Administration for Children and 
Families. 
‘‘(C) MEETINGS.—The peer review panels shall meet 
as often as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review 
of applications for grants and contracts under this section, 
but shall meet not less often than once a year. 
‘‘(D) CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the peer review panel utilizes scientifically 
valid review criteria and scoring guidelines in the review 
of the applications for grants and contracts.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) The’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) MERITORIOUS PROJECTS.—The’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes 
‘‘the instance’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXPLANATION.—In’’. 
(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.—Section 104(e) 
of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5105(e)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘States or’’ and inserting ‘‘entities that 
are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such agencies or organizations’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such entities’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘safely facilitate the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘facilitate the safe’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘child care and early childhood edu-
cation and care providers,’’ after ‘‘in cooperation with’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘preschool’’ and inserting ‘‘preschools,’’. 
SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS, 
AND 
PUBLIC 
OR 
PRIVATE 
AGENCIES 
AND 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘STATES’’ and inserting 
‘‘STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS,’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘States,’’ and inserting ‘‘entities that 
are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such agencies or organizations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such entities’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘health care,’’ before ‘‘medi-
cine,’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘child care,’’ after ‘‘education,’’; 
and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and neglect’’ before the semi-
colon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a comma 
after ‘‘youth’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘support the enhancement of 
linkages between’’ and inserting ‘‘enhance linkages 
among’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘including physical’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘partnerships’’ and inserting 
‘‘entities providing physical and mental health 
services, community resources, and developmental 
disability agencies, to improve screening, forensic 
diagnosis, and health and developmental evalua-
tions, and for partnerships’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘offer creative approaches to 
using’’ and inserting ‘‘support the coordinated use 
of’’; 
(v) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 
(J) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (I) through (L), 
respectively; 
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) for the training of personnel in best practices 
to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities, 
including promoting interagency collaboration;’’; 
(vii) by inserting after subparagraph (G), as 
redesignated by clause (v) of this subparagraph, the 
following: 
‘‘(H) for the training of personnel in childhood develop-
ment including the unique needs of children under age 
3;’’; 
(viii) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by 
clause (v) of this subparagraph, by striking ‘‘and other 
public and private welfare agencies’’ and inserting 
‘‘other public and private welfare agencies, and agen-
cies that provide early intervention services’’; 
(ix) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated by clause 
(v) of this subparagraph, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(x) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by clause 
(v) of this subparagraph— 
(I) by striking ‘‘disabled infants’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘infants or toddlers with 
disabilities’’; and 
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124 STAT. 3467 
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(II) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(xi) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(M) for the training of personnel in best practices 
relating to the provision of differential response.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘where’’ and 
inserting ‘‘when’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, leadership,’’ after 
‘‘mutual support’’; 
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking all that precedes 
‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) KINSHIP CARE.—The’’; 
(F) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘in not more than 
10 States’’; 
(G) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading— 
(I) by striking ‘‘BETWEEN’’ and inserting 
‘‘AMONG’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIL-
ITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DEVELOP-
MENTAL
DISABILITIES, AND
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE 
SERVICE’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘between’’ and inserting ‘‘among’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘mental health’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘, for’’ and inserting ‘‘mental health, substance 
abuse, 
developmental 
disabilities, 
and 
domestic 
violence service agencies, and entities that carry out 
community-based programs, for’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘help assure’’ and inserting 
‘‘ensure’’; and 
(H) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: 
‘‘(6) COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
ENTITIES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE ENTITIES.—The Sec-
retary may award grants to public or private agencies and 
organizations under this section to develop or expand effective 
collaborations between child protective service entities and 
domestic violence service entities to improve collaborative inves-
tigation and intervention procedures, provision for the safety 
of the nonabusing parent involved and children, and provision 
of services to children exposed to domestic violence that also 
support the caregiving role of the non-abusing parent.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘neglected or 
abused’’ and inserting ‘‘victims of child abuse or neglect’’; 
(B) in subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C)(iii), by striking 
‘‘abuse or neglect’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking ‘‘been neglected 
or abused’’ and inserting ‘‘been a victim of child abuse 
or neglect’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘a’’ after ‘‘grantee 
is’’ and inserting ‘‘an’’. 
SEC. 115. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT PREVEN-
TION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) SECTION HEADING.—Section 106 of the Child Abuse Preven-
tion and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by striking 
the section heading and inserting the following: 
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124 STAT. 3468 
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‘‘SEC. 106. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT 
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION GRANTS.—Section 106(a) of 
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘based on’’ and all that follows through ‘‘18 in’’ and inserting 
‘‘from allotments made under subsection (f) for’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘abuse and neglect’’ and 
inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, intra-agency, 
interstate, and intrastate’’ after ‘‘interagency’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘abuse and 
neglect’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, including the use 
of differential response’’ after ‘‘protocols’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, including the 
use of differential response,’’ after ‘‘strategies’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘workers’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘workers; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) training in early childhood, child, and adolescent 
development;’’; 
(6) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(8) developing, facilitating the use of, and implementing 
research-based strategies and training protocols for individuals 
mandated to report child abuse and neglect;’’; 
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (14) as para-
graphs (9) through (13), respectively; 
(8) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 
of this subsection— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the use of differential response in preventing child 
abuse and neglect;’’; 
(9) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 
of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘, including the use of differen-
tial response’’ before the semicolon; 
(10) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 
of this subsection, by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(11) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 
of this subsection— 
(A) by striking ‘‘supporting and enhancing’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘community-based programs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘supporting and enhancing interagency collabora-
tion among public health agencies, agencies in the child 
protective service system, and agencies carrying out private 
community-based programs—’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) to provide’’; 
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(C) by striking ‘‘systems) and’’ and inserting ‘‘systems), 
and the use of differential response; and’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘to address’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) to address’’; 
(E) by striking ‘‘abused or neglected’’ and inserting 
‘‘victims of child abuse or neglect;’’and 
(F) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; or’’; and 
(12) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) 
developing 
and 
implementing 
procedures 
for 
collaboration among child protective services, domestic violence 
services, and other agencies in— 
‘‘(A) investigations, interventions, and the delivery of 
services and treatment provided to children and families, 
including the use of differential response, where appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(B) the provision of services that assist children 
exposed to domestic violence, and that also support the 
caregiving role of their nonabusing parents.’’. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 106(b) of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary 
a State plan that specifies the areas of the child protective 
services system described in subsection (a) that the State 
will address with amounts received under the grant. 
‘‘(B) DURATION OF PLAN.—Each State plan shall— 
‘‘(i) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s 
participation under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) be periodically reviewed and revised as nec-
essary by the State to reflect changes in the State’s 
strategies and programs under this section. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The State shall pro-
vide notice to the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) of any substantive changes, including any 
change to State law or regulations, relating to the 
prevention of child abuse and neglect that may affect 
the eligibility of the State under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) of any significant changes in how funds pro-
vided under this section are used to support activities 
described in this section, which may differ from the 
activities described in the current State application.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively; 
(B) by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (B), 
as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A State plan submitted under paragraph 
(1) shall contain a description of the activities that the State 
will carry out using amounts received under the grant to 
achieve the objectives of this title, including— 
‘‘(A) an assurance that the State plan, to the maximum 
extent practicable, is coordinated with the State plan under 
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part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
621 et seq.) relating to child welfare services and family 
preservation and family support services;’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘chief executive officer’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Statewide’’ and inserting 
‘‘statewide’’; 
(ii) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) provisions or procedures for an individual to 
report known and suspected instances of child abuse 
and neglect, including a State law for mandatory 
reporting by individuals required to report such 
instances;’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subclause (I)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘with’’ after ‘‘born’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘or a Fetal Alcohol Spec-
trum Disorder,’’ after ‘‘drug exposure,’’; and 
(II) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or neglect’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(iv) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, or a Fetal Alcohol 
Spectrum Disorder’’ before the semicolon; 
(v) in clause (v), by inserting ‘‘, including the use 
of differential response,’’ after ‘‘procedures’’; 
(vi) in clause (vi)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the abused or neglected child’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a victim of child abuse or neglect’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect’’ and 
inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 
(vii) in clause (ix), by striking ‘‘abuse and neglect’’ 
and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect’’; 
(viii) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘or neglect’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and neglect’’; 
(ix) in clause (xiii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘an abused or neglected child’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a victim of child abuse or neglect’’; 
and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘including training in early 
childhood, child, and adolescent development,’’ 
after ‘‘to the role,’’; 
(x) in clause (xv)(II), by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect’’ 
and inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 
(xi) in clause (xviii), by striking ‘‘abuse and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘abuse or’’; 
(xii) in clause (xvi)— 
(I) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘;’’; and 
(II) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) to have committed sexual abuse against 
the surviving child or another child of such parent; 
or 
‘‘(VI) to be required to register with a sex 
offender registry under section 113(a) of the Adam 
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124 STAT. 3471 
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Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(42 U.S.C. 16913(a));’’; 
(xiii) in clause (xxi), by striking ‘‘Act; and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.);’’; 
(xiv) in clause (xxii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘not later’’ through ‘‘2003,’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘that meet the requirements 
of section 471(a)(20) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 671(a)(20))’’ after ‘‘checks’’; and 
(III) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(xv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xxiii) provisions for systems of technology that 
support the State child protective service system 
described in subsection (a) and track reports of child 
abuse and neglect from intake through final disposi-
tion;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph— 
(i) by striking ‘‘disabled infants with’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘infants with disabilities who 
have’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘life threatening’’ 
and inserting ‘‘life-threatening’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) policies and procedures encouraging the 
appropriate involvement of families in decisionmaking 
pertaining to children who experienced child abuse 
or neglect; 
‘‘(v) policies and procedures that promote and 
enhance appropriate collaboration among child protec-
tive service agencies, domestic violence service agen-
cies, substance abuse treatment agencies, and other 
agencies in investigations, interventions, and the 
delivery of services and treatment provided to children 
and families affected by child abuse or neglect, 
including children exposed to domestic violence, where 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(vi) policies and procedures regarding the use of 
differential response, as applicable;’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.)’’ after ‘‘Act’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(G) by inserting after subparagraph (E), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following: 
‘‘(F) an assurance or certification that programs and 
training conducted under this title address the unique 
needs of unaccompanied homeless youth, including access 
to enrollment and support services and that such youth 
are eligible for under parts B and E of title IV of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 670 et seq.) 
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and meet the requirements of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.); and 
‘‘(G) an assurance that the State, in developing the 
State plan described in paragraph (1), has collaborated 
with community-based prevention agencies and with fami-
lies affected by child abuse or neglect.’’; and 
(H) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’. 
(d) CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.—Section 106(c) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the 
following: ‘‘, and may include adult former victims of child 
abuse or neglect’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii)(I), by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 670 
et seq.)’’ before the semicolon. 
(e) ANNUAL STATE DATA REPORTS.—Section 106(d) of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as abused or neglected’’ 
and inserting ‘‘as victims of child abuse or neglect’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, including use of dif-
ferential response,’’ after ‘‘services’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) The number of child protective service personnel 
responsible for the— 
‘‘(i) intake of reports filed in the previous year; 
‘‘(ii) screening of such reports; 
‘‘(iii) assessment of such reports; and 
‘‘(iv) investigation of such reports. 
‘‘(B) The average caseload for the workers described in 
subparagraph (A).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect’’ and 
inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; 
(5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(10) For child protective service personnel responsible for 
intake, screening, assessment, and investigation of child abuse 
and neglect reports in the State— 
‘‘(A) information on the education, qualifications, and 
training requirements established by the State for child 
protective service professionals, including for entry and 
advancement in the profession, including advancement to 
supervisory positions; 
‘‘(B) data on the education, qualifications, and training 
of such personnel; 
‘‘(C) demographic information of the child protective 
service personnel; and 
‘‘(D) information on caseload or workload requirements 
for such personnel, including requirements for average 
number and maximum number of cases per child protective 
service worker and supervisor.’’; 
(6) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and neglect’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or neglect’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The number of children referred to a child protective 
services system under subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii). 
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‘‘(16) The number of children determined to be eligible 
for referral, and the number of children referred, under sub-
section (b)(2)(B)(xxi), to agencies providing early intervention 
services under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).’’. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 106(e) of the Child Abuse Preven-
tion and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(e)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and neglect’’ before the period. 
(g) FORMULA.—Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(f) ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2009 GRANT FUNDS.—The term ‘fiscal 
year 2009 grant funds’ means the amount appropriated 
under section 112 for fiscal year 2009, and not reserved 
under section 112(a)(2). 
‘‘(B) GRANT FUNDS.—The term ‘grant funds’ means the 
amount appropriated under section 112 for a fiscal year 
and not reserved under section 112(a)(2). 
‘‘(C) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(D) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ means Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the Secretary shall make allotments to each State 
and territory that applies for a grant under this section in 
an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) $50,000; and 
‘‘(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 
any grant funds remaining after all such States and terri-
tories have received $50,000, as the number of children 
under the age of 18 in the State or territory bears to 
the number of such children in all States and territories 
that apply for such a grant. 
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENTS FOR DECREASED APPROPRIATION YEARS.— 
In the case where the grant funds for a fiscal year are less 
than the fiscal year 2009 grant funds, the Secretary shall 
ratably reduce each of the allotments under paragraph (2) 
for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) ALLOTMENTS FOR INCREASED APPROPRIATION YEARS.— 
‘‘(A) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS TO STATES FOR INCREASED 
APPROPRIATIONS YEARS.—In any fiscal year for which the 
grant funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by 
more than $1,000,000, the Secretary shall adjust the allot-
ments under paragraph (2), as necessary, such that no 
State that applies for a grant under this section receives 
an allotment in an amount that is less than— 
‘‘(i) $100,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 
funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by more 
than $1,000,000 but less than $2,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) $125,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 
funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by at 
least $2,000,000 but less than $3,000,000; and 
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‘‘(iii) $150,000, for a fiscal year in which the grant 
funds exceed the fiscal year 2009 grant funds by at 
least $3,000,000. 
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENT ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of a fiscal 
year for which subparagraph (A) applies and the grant 
funds are insufficient to satisfy the requirements of such 
subparagraph (A), paragraph (2), and paragraph (5), the 
Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (5), ratably reduce 
the allotment of each State for which the allotment under 
paragraph (2) is an amount that exceeds the applicable 
minimum under subparagraph (A), as necessary to ensure 
that each State receives the applicable minimum allotment 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(5) HOLD HARMLESS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and 
(4), except as provided in paragraph (3), no State or territory 
shall receive a grant under this section in an amount that 
is less than the amount such State or territory received under 
this section for fiscal year 2009.’’. 
SEC. 116. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE 
INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND 
NEGLECT CASES. 
Section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) the assessment and investigation of suspected child 
abuse and neglect cases, including cases of suspected child 
sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits addi-
tional trauma to the child and the child’s family; 
‘‘(2) the assessment and investigation of cases of suspected 
child abuse-related fatalities and suspected child neglect-related 
fatalities;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘particularly’’ and 
inserting ‘‘including’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the handling’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
assessment and investigation’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘victims of abuse’’ and inserting 
‘‘suspected victims of child abuse’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 107(b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 106(b)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) adult former victims of child abuse or neglect; 
and 
‘‘(J) individuals experienced in working with homeless 
children and youths (as defined in section 725 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a)).’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘particularly’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’; 
and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘intrastate,’’ before ‘‘interstate’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘particularly’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘including’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘intrastate,’’ before ‘‘interstate’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting a comma after ‘‘model’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘improve the rate’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘child sexual abuse cases’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘improve the prompt and 
successful resolution of civil and criminal court pro-
ceedings or enhance the effectiveness of judicial and 
administrative action in child abuse and neglect cases, 
particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, 
including the enhancement of performance of court- 
appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem for chil-
dren’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting a comma after ‘‘protocols’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, which may include those chil-
dren involved in reports of child abuse or neglect with 
a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intra-
state, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal,’’ after 
‘‘protection for children’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘from abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘from 
child abuse and neglect’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘particularly’’ and inserting 
‘‘including’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 10603a)’’ after 
‘‘1984’’. 
SEC. 117. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 108(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5106d(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary should encourage all States and public and private 
entities that receive assistance under this title to— 
‘‘(1) ensure that children and families with limited English 
proficiency who participate in programs under this title are 
provided with materials and services through such programs 
in an appropriate language other than English; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that individuals with disabilities who partici-
pate in programs under this title are provided with materials 
and services through such programs that are appropriate to 
their disabilities.’’. 
SEC. 118. REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by striking sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) COORDINATION EFFORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 
on efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies 
and organizations that are responsible for programs and activities 
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related to child abuse and neglect. Not later than 3 years after 
that date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to those commit-
tees a second report on such efforts during the 3-year period fol-
lowing that date of enactment. Not later than 5 years after that 
date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to those committees 
a third report on such efforts during the 5-year period following 
that date of enactment. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVENESS
OF
STATE
PROGRAMS
AND
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
a report evaluating the effectiveness of programs receiving assist-
ance under section 106 in achieving the objectives of section 106.’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.— 
Section 110(c) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5106f(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) STUDY
AND
REPORT
RELATING
TO
CITIZEN
REVIEW 
PANELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study 
to determine the effectiveness of citizen review panels, estab-
lished under section 106(c), in achieving the stated function 
of such panels under section 106(c)(4)(A) of— 
‘‘(A) examining the policies, procedures, and practices 
of State and local child protection agencies; and 
‘‘(B) evaluating the extent to which such State and 
local child protection agencies are fulfilling their child 
protection responsibilities, as described in clauses (i) 
through (iii) of section 106(c)(4)(A). 
‘‘(2) CONTENT OF STUDY.—The study described in paragraph 
(1) shall be completed in a manner suited to the unique design 
of citizen review panels, including consideration of the varia-
bility among the panels within and between States. The study 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Data describing the membership, organizational 
structure, operation, and administration of all citizen 
review panels and the total number of such panels in 
each State. 
‘‘(B) A detailed summary of the extent to which 
collaboration and information-sharing occurs between cit-
izen review panels and State child protective services agen-
cies or any other entities or State agencies. The summary 
shall include a description of the outcomes that result 
from collaboration and information sharing. 
‘‘(C) Evidence of the adherence and responsiveness to 
the reporting requirements under section 106(c)(6) by cit-
izen review panels and States. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives a report 
that contains the results of the study conducted under para-
graph (1).’’. 
(c) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO IMMUNITY FROM PROSECU-
TION FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION IN SUSPECTED AND KNOWN 
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124 STAT. 3477 
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INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.—Section 110 of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO IMMUNITY FROM PROSECU-
TION FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION IN SUSPECTED AND KNOWN 
INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall complete a study, in con-
sultation with experts in the provision of healthcare, law 
enforcement, education, and local child welfare administration, 
that examines how provisions for immunity from prosecution 
under State and local laws and regulations facilitate and inhibit 
individuals cooperating, consulting, or assisting in making good 
faith reports, including mandatory reports, of suspected or 
known instances of child abuse or neglect. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives a report 
that contains the results of the study conducted under para-
graph (1) and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory 
changes the Secretary determines appropriate. Such report may 
be submitted electronically.’’. 
SEC. 119. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in section 106(f),’’ 
after ‘‘(5)’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Samoa,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Alaska Native’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘Native’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1602); 
‘‘(8) the term ‘infant or toddler with a disability’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 632 of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1432); 
‘‘(9) the terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organiza-
tion’ have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b); 
‘‘(10) the term ‘Native Hawaiian’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517); and 
‘‘(11) the term ‘unaccompanied homeless youth’ means an 
individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 
725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a).’’. 
SEC. 120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 112(a)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 
through 2015’’. 
SEC. 121. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 113(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5106i(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘abuse or neglect’’ 
and inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’. 
Subtitle B—Community-Based Grants for 
the Prevention of Child Abuse or Neglect 
SEC. 131. TITLE HEADING. 
The title heading of title II of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE II—COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS 
FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD 
ABUSE AND NEGLECT’’. 
SEC. 132. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. 
Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) to support community-based efforts to develop, operate, 
expand, enhance, and coordinate initiatives, programs, and 
activities to prevent child abuse and neglect and to support 
the coordination of resources and activities, to better strengthen 
and support families to reduce the likelihood of child abuse 
and neglect; and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘hereafter’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting a comma after ‘‘expanding’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘(through networks where 
appropriate)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘, including access to such 
resources and opportunities for unaccompanied home-
less youth’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(G) demonstrate a commitment to involving parents 
in the planning and program implementation of the lead 
agency and entities carrying out local programs funded 
under this title, including involvement of parents of chil-
dren with disabilities, parents who are individuals with 
disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and members of 
other underrepresented or underserved groups; and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘children and 
families’’ the following: ‘‘, including unaccompanied home-
less youth,’’; 
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(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘substance abuse treatment serv-
ices, domestic violence services,’’ after ‘‘mental health 
services,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘family resource and support pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based child abuse and 
neglect prevention program’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘community-based family resource 
and support program’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based 
child abuse and neglect prevention programs’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and reporting’’ after ‘‘information 
management’’; 
(ii) by striking the comma after ‘‘prevention- 
focused’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(through networks where appro-
priate)’’. 
SEC. 133. ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 202 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘chief executive officer’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘enhance’’; 
(2) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ‘‘(through 
networks where appropriate)’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in paragraphs (2) and (3), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘chief executive officer’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting ‘‘adult 
former victims of child abuse or neglect,’’ after ‘‘parents,’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting a comma after 
‘‘State’’. 
SEC. 134. AMOUNT OF GRANT. 
Section 203(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b(b)(1))— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking all that precedes ‘‘70’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) 70 PERCENT.—’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes ‘‘30’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) 30 PERCENT.—’’. 
SEC. 135. APPLICATION. 
Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116d) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘(through net-
works where appropriate)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and how family resource and support’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, including how community-based child 
abuse and neglect prevention’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘services provided’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
grams provided’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operation’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an assurance that the State has the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a description of the State’s’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘consumers and’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
sumers, of family advocates, and of adult former victims 
of child abuse or neglect,’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7), by inserting a comma after ‘‘expan-
sion’’; 
(6) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and activities’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘homelessness,’’ the following: 
‘‘unaccompanied homeless youth,’’; 
(7) in paragraph (9), by inserting a comma after ‘‘training’’; 
and 
(8) in paragraph (11), by inserting a comma after ‘‘proce-
dures’’. 
SEC. 136. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 206(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
a comma after ‘‘expand’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘parents and’’ and inserting ‘‘parents,’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘in meaningful roles’’ before the semi-
colon; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a strategy to provide, over time,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a comprehensive strategy to provide’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘family centered’’ and inserting ‘‘family- 
centered’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and parents with young children,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, to parents with young children, and to 
parents who are adult former victims of domestic violence 
or child abuse or neglect,’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) provide for core child abuse and neglect prevention 
services, which may be provided directly by the local recipient 
of the grant funds or through grants or agreements with other 
local agencies, such as— 
‘‘(i) parent education, mutual support and self help, 
and parent leadership services; 
‘‘(ii) respite care services; 
‘‘(iii) outreach and followup services, which may include 
voluntary home visiting services; and 
‘‘(iv) community and social service referrals; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) provide’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) child care, early childhood education and care, 
and intervention services;’’; 
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(iii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and parents who 
are individuals with disabilities’’ before the semicolon; 
(iv) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘scholastic tutoring’’ 
and inserting ‘‘academic tutoring’’; 
(v) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(vi) in clause (viii), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(vii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) domestic violence service programs that pro-
vide services and treatment to children and their non- 
abusing caregivers.’’; and 
(viii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘scholastic tutoring’’ 
and inserting ‘‘academic tutoring’’; 
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘family resource and sup-
port program’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect prevention 
program’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (6), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operation’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 206(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘low income’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘family resource and support programs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘child abuse and neglect prevention programs.’’. 
SEC. 137. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5119f) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operation’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘which description shall 
specify whether those services are supported by research’’ after 
‘‘section 202’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 205(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
204(3)’’; and 
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘operation’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘local’’; and 
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘expansion’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the results’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘the results of evaluation, or the outcomes 
of monitoring, conducted under the State program to dem-
onstrate the effectiveness of activities conducted under this 
title in meeting the purposes of the program; and’’. 
SEC. 138. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY 
RESOURCE PROGRAMS. 
Section 208 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116g) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operate’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operate’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after ‘‘operate’’. 
SEC. 139. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 209 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) as para-
graphs (1) through (3), respectively; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘, including the services of crisis nurseries,’’ after 
‘‘short term care services’’; 
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ‘‘abuse 
or neglect’’ and inserting ‘‘child abuse or neglect’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘have’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘have disabilities or chronic or 
terminal illnesses.’’. 
SEC. 140. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 210 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116i) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 
through 2015’’. 
SEC. 141. REDESIGNATION. 
Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.) is amended by redesignating sections 205 
through 210 as sections 204 through 209, respectively. 
SEC. 142. TRANSFER OF DEFINITIONS. 
(a) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—The Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 2 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘child’ means a person who has not attained 
the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the age of 18; or 
‘‘(B) except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified 
by the child protection law of the State in which the child 
resides; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘child abuse and neglect’ means, at a min-
imum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent 
or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emo-
tional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure 
to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘child with a disability’ means a child with 
a disability as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401), or an infant or 
toddler with a disability as defined in section 632 of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1432); 
‘‘(4) the term ‘Governor’ means the chief executive officer 
of a State; 
‘‘(5) the terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organiza-
tion’ have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services; 
‘‘(7) except as provided in section 106(f), the term ‘State’ 
means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
42 USC 5101 
note. 
42 USC 
5116d–5116i. 
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American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands; and 
‘‘(8) the term ‘unaccompanied homeless youth’ means an 
individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 
725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 111 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g), as amended by 
section 119, is further amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (9), and (11) 
of section 111; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (10) as para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and inserting the para-
graphs before paragraph (4); 
(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(5) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5). 
Subtitle C—Conforming Amendments 
SEC. 151. AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Child Abuse Preven-
tion and Treatment Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting after the item relating to section 2 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 3. General definitions.’’; 
(2) by amending the item relating to section 105 to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 105. Grants to States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and public or pri-
vate agencies and organizations.’’; 
(3) by amending the item relating to section 106 to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 106. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment pro-
grams.’’; 
(4) by striking the item relating to the title heading of 
title II and inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE II—COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD 
ABUSE OR NEGLECT’’; 
and 
(5) by striking the items relating to sections 204 through 
210 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 204. Application. 
‘‘Sec. 205. Local program requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 206. Performance measures. 
‘‘Sec. 207. National network for community-based family resource programs. 
‘‘Sec. 208. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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TITLE II—FAMILY VIOLENCE 
PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT 
SEC. 201. FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES. 
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
10401 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE III—FAMILY VIOLENCE 
PREVENTION AND SERVICES 
‘‘SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act’. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to— 
‘‘(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to increase 
public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention 
of, family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; 
‘‘(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to provide 
immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 
dependents; 
‘‘(3) provide for a national domestic violence hotline; 
‘‘(4) provide for technical assistance and training relating 
to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence pro-
grams to States and Indian tribes, local public agencies 
(including law enforcement agencies, courts, and legal, social 
service, and health care professionals in public agencies), non-
profit private organizations (including faith-based and chari-
table organizations, community-based organizations, and vol-
untary associations), tribal organizations, and other persons 
seeking such assistance and training. 
‘‘SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘Alaska Native’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘Native’ in section 3 of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602). 
‘‘(2) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘dating violence’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domestic violence’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 
‘‘(4) FAMILY VIOLENCE.—The term ‘family violence’ means 
any act or threatened act of violence, including any forceful 
detention of an individual, that— 
‘‘(A) results or threatens to result in physical injury; 
and 
‘‘(B) is committed by a person against another indi-
vidual (including an elderly individual) to or with whom 
such person— 
‘‘(i) is related by blood; 
‘‘(ii) is or was related by marriage or is or was 
otherwise legally related; or 
42 USC 10402. 
42 USC 10401. 
Family Violence 
Prevention and 
Services Act. 
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‘‘(iii) is or was lawfully residing. 
‘‘(5) INDIAN; INDIAN
TRIBE; TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.—The 
terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organization’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
‘‘(6) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘Native Hawaiian’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 7207 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517). 
‘‘(7) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION.—The term 
‘personally identifying information’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 
‘‘(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(9) SHELTER.—The term ‘shelter’ means the provision of 
temporary refuge and supportive services in compliance with 
applicable State law (including regulation) governing the provi-
sion, on a regular basis, of shelter, safe homes, meals, and 
supportive services to victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence, and their dependents. 
‘‘(10) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and, except as otherwise provided, Guam, American 
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(11) STATE
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
COALITION.—The term 
‘State Domestic Violence Coalition’ means a statewide non-
governmental nonprofit private domestic violence organization 
that— 
‘‘(A) has a membership that includes a majority of 
the primary-purpose domestic violence service providers 
in the State; 
‘‘(B) has board membership that is representative of 
primary-purpose domestic violence service providers, and 
which may include representatives of the communities in 
which the services are being provided in the State; 
‘‘(C) has as its purpose to provide education, support, 
and technical assistance to such service providers to enable 
the providers to establish and maintain shelter and sup-
portive services for victims of domestic violence and their 
dependents; and 
‘‘(D) serves as an information clearinghouse, primary 
point of contact, and resource center on domestic violence 
for the State and supports the development of polices, 
protocols, and procedures to enhance domestic violence 
intervention and prevention in the State. 
‘‘(12) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘supportive services’ 
means services for adult and youth victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence, and dependents exposed 
to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, that 
are designed to— 
‘‘(A) meet the needs of such victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, 
for short-term, transitional, or long-term safety; and 
‘‘(B) provide counseling, advocacy, or assistance for vic-
tims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
violence, and their dependents. 
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‘‘(13) TRIBALLY DESIGNATED OFFICIAL.—The term ‘tribally 
designated official’ means an individual designated by an Indian 
tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private organization 
authorized by an Indian tribe, to administer a grant under 
section 309. 
‘‘(14) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The term ‘underserved 
populations’ has the meaning given the term in section 40002(a) 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 
For the purposes of this title, the Secretary has the same 
authority to determine whether a population is an underserved 
population as the Attorney General has under that section 
40002(a). 
‘‘SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out sections 301 through 312, $175,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.— 
‘‘(i) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—For any fiscal year 
for which the amounts appropriated under paragraph 
(1) exceed $130,000,000, not less than 25 percent of 
such excess funds shall be made available to carry 
out section 312. 
‘‘(ii) FORMULA
GRANTS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not 
reserved under clause (i), not less than 70 percent 
shall be used for making grants under section 306(a). 
‘‘(B) GRANTS TO TRIBES.—Of the amounts appropriated 
under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved 
under subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 10 percent shall 
be used to carry out section 309. 
‘‘(C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING CENTERS.— 
Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a 
fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), 
not less than 6 percent shall be used by the Secretary 
for making grants under section 310. 
‘‘(D) GRANTS
FOR
STATE
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
COALI-
TIONS.—Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) 
for a fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph 
(A)(i), not less than 10 percent of such amounts shall 
be used by the Secretary for making grants under section 
311. 
‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION AND MONITORING.— 
Of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for a 
fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), 
not more than 2.5 percent shall be used by the Secretary 
for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs 
under this title. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 313 $3,500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 
‘‘(c) DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
ENHANCEMENT
AND 
LEADERSHIP THROUGH ALLIANCES.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 314 $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2015. 
42 USC 10403. 
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124 STAT. 3487 
PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 
‘‘SEC. 304. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITIES.—In order to carry out the provisions of this 
title, the Secretary is authorized to— 
‘‘(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel 
as are necessary; 
‘‘(2) procure, to the extent authorized by section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code, such temporary and intermittent 
services of experts and consultants as are necessary; 
‘‘(3) make grants to eligible entities or enter into contracts 
with for-profit or nonprofit nongovernmental entities and estab-
lish reporting requirements for such grantees and contractors; 
‘‘(4) prescribe such regulations and guidance as are reason-
ably necessary in order to carry out the objectives and provi-
sions of this title, including regulations and guidance on imple-
menting new grant conditions established or provisions modi-
fied by amendments made to this title by the CAPTA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2010, to ensure accountability and transparency 
of the actions of grantees and contractors, or as determined 
by the Secretary to be reasonably necessary to carry out this 
title; and 
‘‘(5) coordinate programs within the Department of Health 
and Human Services, and seek to coordinate those programs 
with programs administered by other Federal agencies, that 
involve or affect efforts to prevent family violence, domestic 
violence, and dating violence or the provision of assistance 
for adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, 
or dating violence. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) assign 1 or more employees of the Department of 
Health and Human Services to carry out the provisions of 
this title, including carrying out evaluation and monitoring 
under this title, which employees shall, prior to such appoint-
ment, have expertise in the field of family violence and domestic 
violence prevention and services and, to the extent practicable, 
have expertise in the field of dating violence; 
‘‘(2) provide technical assistance in the conduct of programs 
for the prevention and treatment of family violence, domestic 
violence, and dating violence; 
‘‘(3) provide for and coordinate research into the most effec-
tive approaches to the intervention in and prevention of family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, by— 
‘‘(A) consulting with experts and program providers 
within the family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence field to identify gaps in research and knowledge, 
establish research priorities, and disseminate research 
findings; 
‘‘(B) collecting and reporting data on the provision of 
family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence serv-
ices, including assistance and programs supported by Fed-
eral funds made available under this title and by other 
governmental or nongovernmental sources of funds; and 
‘‘(C) coordinating family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence research efforts within the Department 
of Health and Human Services with relevant research 
administered or carried out by other Federal agencies and 
other researchers, including research on the provision of 
42 USC 10404. 
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124 STAT. 3488 
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assistance for adult and youth victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence; and 
‘‘(4) support the development and implementation of effec-
tive policies, protocols, and programs within the Department 
and at other Federal agencies that address the safety and 
support needs of adult and youth victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—Every 2 years, the Secretary shall review and 
evaluate the activities conducted by grantees, subgrantees, and 
contractors under this title and the effectiveness of the programs 
administered pursuant to this title, and submit a report containing 
the evaluation to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall also include 
a summary of the documentation provided to the Secretary through 
performance reports submitted under section 306(d). The Secretary 
shall make publicly available on the Department of Health and 
Human Services website the evaluation reports submitted to Con-
gress under this subsection, including the summary of the docu-
mentation provided to the Secretary under section 306(d). 
‘‘SEC. 305. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated under section 
303 and available for grants to States under section 306(a) for 
any fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands shall each be allotted not less than 1⁄8 of 1 percent 
of the amounts available for grants under section 306(a) for 
the fiscal year for which the allotment is made; and 
‘‘(2) each State shall be allotted for a grant under section 
306(a), $600,000, with the remaining funds to be allotted to 
each State in an amount that bears the same ratio to such 
remaining funds as the population of such State bears to the 
population of all States. 
‘‘(b) POPULATION.—For the purpose of this section, the popu-
lation of each State, and the total population of all the States, 
shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most 
recent census data available to the Secretary, and the Secretary 
shall use for such purpose, if available, the annual interim current 
census data produced by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 
section 181 of title 13, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the sums appropriated under sec-
tion 303 for any fiscal year and available for grants to States 
under section 306(a) are not sufficient to pay in full the total 
amounts that all States are entitled to receive under subsection 
(a) for such fiscal year, then the maximum amounts that all States 
are entitled to receive under subsection (a) for such fiscal year 
shall be ratably reduced. In the event that additional funds become 
available for making such grants for any fiscal year during which 
the preceding sentence is applicable, such reduced amounts shall 
be increased on the same basis as they were reduced. 
‘‘(d) REALLOTMENT.—If, at the end of the sixth month of any 
fiscal year for which sums are appropriated under section 303, 
the amount allotted to a State has not been made available to 
such State in a grant under section 306(a) because of the failure 
of such State to meet the requirements for such a grant, then 
42 USC 10405. 
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124 STAT. 3489 
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the Secretary shall reallot such amount to States that meet such 
requirements. 
‘‘(e) CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—All funds allotted 
to a State for a fiscal year under this section, and made available 
to such State in a grant under section 306(a), shall remain available 
for obligation by the State until the end of the following fiscal 
year. All such funds that are not obligated by the State by the 
end of the following fiscal year shall be made available to the 
Secretary for discretionary activities under section 314. Such funds 
shall remain available for obligation, and for expenditure by a 
recipient of the funds under section 314, for not more than 1 
year from the date on which the funds are made available to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In subsection (a)(2), the term ‘State’ does 
not include any jurisdiction specified in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘SEC. 306. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 
‘‘(a) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to States in order to assist in supporting the establishment, 
maintenance, and expansion of programs and projects— 
‘‘(1) to prevent incidents of family violence, domestic 
violence, and dating violence; 
‘‘(2) to provide immediate shelter, supportive services, and 
access to community-based programs for victims of family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 
dependents; and 
‘‘(3) to provide specialized services for children exposed 
to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, under-
served populations, and victims who are members of racial 
and ethnic minority populations. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each State may use not more 
than 5 percent of the grant funds for State administrative 
costs. 
‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS
TO
ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The State shall 
use the remainder of the grant funds to make subgrants to 
eligible entities for approved purposes as described in section 
308. 
‘‘(c) GRANT CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the activities 
under this title, grantees and subgrantees may collaborate with 
and provide information to Federal, State, local, and tribal 
public officials and agencies, in accordance with limitations 
on disclosure of confidential or private information as described 
in paragraph (5), to develop and implement policies to reduce 
or eliminate family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence. 
‘‘(2) DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION
OF
CIVIL
RIGHTS
PROVISIONS.—For 
the purpose of applying the prohibitions against discrimina-
tion on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination 
Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), on the basis of dis-
ability under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 794), on the basis of sex under title IX of 
the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.), or on the basis of race, color, or national origin 
under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
42 USC 10406. 
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124 STAT. 3490 
PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 
2000d et seq.), programs and activities funded in whole 
or in part with funds made available under this title are 
considered to be programs and activities receiving Federal 
financial assistance. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION ON BASIS OF SEX, 
RELIGION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No person shall on the ground 
of sex or religion be excluded from participation in, 
be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination 
under, any program or activity funded in whole or 
in part with funds made available under this title. 
Nothing in this title shall require any such program 
or activity to include any individual in any program 
or activity without taking into consideration that 
individual’s sex in those certain instances where sex 
is a bona fide occupational qualification or pro-
grammatic factor reasonably necessary to the normal 
or safe operation of that particular program or activity. 
‘‘(ii) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall enforce 
the provisions of clause (i) in accordance with section 
602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d– 
1). Section 603 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d–2) shall 
apply with respect to any action taken by the Secretary 
to enforce such clause. 
‘‘(iii) CONSTRUCTION.—This subparagraph shall not 
be construed as affecting any legal remedy provided 
under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(C) ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITIES
OF
SECRETARY.— 
Whenever the Secretary finds that a State, Indian tribe, 
or other entity that has received financial assistance under 
this title has failed to comply with a provision of law 
referred to in subparagraph (A), with subparagraph (B), 
or with an applicable regulation (including one prescribed 
to carry out subparagraph (B)), the Secretary shall notify 
the chief executive officer of the State involved or the 
tribally designated official of the tribe involved and shall 
request such officer or official to secure compliance. If, 
within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, 
the chief executive officer or official fails or refuses to 
secure compliance, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(i) refer the matter to the Attorney General with 
a recommendation that an appropriate civil action be 
instituted; 
‘‘(ii) exercise the powers and functions provided 
by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
(42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), sections 504 and 505 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794, 794(a)), or 
title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), as may be applicable; or 
‘‘(iii) take such other action as may be provided 
by law. 
‘‘(D) ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY
OF
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.—When a matter is referred to the Attorney General 
pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i), or whenever the Attorney 
General has reason to believe that a State, an Indian 
tribe, or an entity described in subparagraph (C) is engaged 
Time period. 
Notification. 
Applicability. 
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124 STAT. 3491 
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in a pattern or practice in violation of a provision of law 
referred to in subparagraph (A) or in violation of subpara-
graph (B), the Attorney General may bring a civil action 
in any appropriate district court of the United States for 
such relief as may be appropriate, including injunctive 
relief. 
‘‘(3) INCOME ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS.—No income eligibility 
standard may be imposed upon individuals with respect to 
eligibility for assistance or services supported with funds appro-
priated to carry out this title. No fees may be levied for assist-
ance or services provided with funds appropriated to carry 
out this title. 
‘‘(4) MATCH.—No grant shall be made under this section 
to any entity other than a State or an Indian tribe unless 
the entity agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred 
by the entity in carrying out the program or project for which 
the grant is awarded, the entity will make available (directly 
or through donations from public or private entities) non-Fed-
eral contributions in an amount that is not less than $1 for 
every $5 of Federal funds provided under the grant. The non- 
Federal contributions required under this paragraph may be 
in cash or in kind. 
‘‘(5) 
NONDISCLOSURE
OF
CONFIDENTIAL
OR
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the safety of 
adult, youth, and child victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence, and their families, grantees 
and subgrantees under this title shall protect the confiden-
tiality and privacy of such victims and their families. 
‘‘(B) NONDISCLOSURE.—Subject to subparagraphs (C), 
(D), and (E), grantees and subgrantees shall not— 
‘‘(i) disclose any personally identifying information 
collected 
in 
connection 
with 
services 
requested 
(including 
services 
utilized 
or 
denied), 
through 
grantees’ and subgrantees’ programs; or 
‘‘(ii) reveal personally identifying information with-
out informed, written, reasonably time-limited consent 
by the person about whom information is sought, 
whether for this program or any other Federal or State 
grant program, which consent— 
‘‘(I) shall be given by— 
‘‘(aa) the person, except as provided in 
item (bb) or (cc); 
‘‘(bb) in the case of an unemancipated 
minor, the minor and the minor’s parent or 
guardian; or 
‘‘(cc) in the case of an individual with a 
guardian, the individual’s guardian; and 
‘‘(II) may not be given by the abuser or sus-
pected abuser of the minor or individual with a 
guardian, or the abuser or suspected abuser of 
the other parent of the minor. 
‘‘(C) RELEASE.—If release of information described in 
subparagraph (B) is compelled by statutory or court man-
date— 
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‘‘(i) grantees and subgrantees shall make reason-
able attempts to provide notice to victims affected by 
the release of the information; and 
‘‘(ii) grantees and subgrantees shall take steps nec-
essary to protect the privacy and safety of the persons 
affected by the release of the information. 
‘‘(D) 
INFORMATION
SHARING.—Grantees 
and 
sub-
grantees may share— 
‘‘(i) nonpersonally identifying information, in the 
aggregate, regarding services to their clients and demo-
graphic nonpersonally identifying information in order 
to comply with Federal, State, or tribal reporting, 
evaluation, or data collection requirements; 
‘‘(ii) court-generated information and law enforce-
ment-generated 
information 
contained 
in 
secure, 
governmental registries for protective order enforce-
ment purposes; and 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement- and prosecution-generated 
information 
necessary 
for 
law 
enforcement 
and 
prosecution purposes. 
‘‘(E) OVERSIGHT.—Nothing in this paragraph shall pre-
vent the Secretary from disclosing grant activities author-
ized in this title to the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
exercising congressional oversight authority. In making all 
such disclosures, the Secretary shall protect the confiden-
tiality of individuals and omit personally identifying 
information, including location information about individ-
uals and shelters. 
‘‘(F) STATUTORILY
PERMITTED
REPORTS
OF
ABUSE
OR 
NEGLECT.—Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a 
grantee or subgrantee from reporting abuse and neglect, 
as those terms are defined by law, where mandated or 
expressly permitted by the State or Indian tribe involved. 
‘‘(G) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this paragraph shall 
be construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, 
State, tribal, or local law that provides greater protection 
than this paragraph for victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence. 
‘‘(H) CONFIDENTIALITY OF LOCATION.—The address or 
location of any shelter facility assisted under this title 
that otherwise maintains a confidential location shall, 
except with written authorization of the person or persons 
responsible for the operation of such shelter, not be made 
public. 
‘‘(6) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Federal funds made 
available to a State or Indian tribe under this title shall be 
used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, 
tribal, and local public funds expended to provide services and 
activities that promote the objectives of this title. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS
AND EVALUATION.—Each grantee shall submit 
an annual performance report to the Secretary at such time as 
shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
report shall describe the grantee and subgrantee activities that 
have been carried out with grant funds made available under sub-
section (a) or section 309, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness 
Confidentiality. 
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124 STAT. 3493 
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of such activities, and provide such additional information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘SEC. 307. STATE APPLICATION. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief executive officer of a State 
seeking funds under section 306(a) or a tribally designated 
official seeking funds under section 309(a) shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall— 
‘‘(A) provide a description of the procedures that have 
been developed to ensure compliance with the provisions 
of sections 306(c) and 308(d); 
‘‘(B) provide, with respect to funds described in para-
graph (1), assurances that— 
‘‘(i) not more than 5 percent of such funds will 
be used for administrative costs; 
‘‘(ii) the remaining funds will be distributed to 
eligible entities as described in section 308(a) for 
approved activities as described in section 308(b); and 
‘‘(iii) in the distribution of funds by a State under 
section 308(a), the State will give special emphasis 
to the support of community-based projects of dem-
onstrated effectiveness, that are carried out by non-
profit private organizations and that— 
‘‘(I) have as their primary purpose the oper-
ation of shelters for victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence, and their 
dependents; or 
‘‘(II) provide counseling, advocacy, and self- 
help services to victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, and dating violence, and their depend-
ents; 
‘‘(C) in the case of an application submitted by a State, 
provide an assurance that there will be an equitable dis-
tribution of grants and grant funds within the State and 
between urban and rural areas within such State; 
‘‘(D) in the case of an application submitted by a State, 
provide an assurance that the State will consult with and 
provide for the participation of the State Domestic Violence 
Coalition in the planning and monitoring of the distribution 
of grants to eligible entities as described in section 308(a) 
and the administration of the grant programs and projects; 
‘‘(E) describe how the State or Indian tribe will involve 
community-based organizations, whose primary purpose is 
to provide culturally appropriate services to underserved 
populations, 
including 
how 
such 
community-based 
organizations can assist the State or Indian tribe in 
addressing the unmet needs of such populations; 
‘‘(F) describe how activities and services provided by 
the State or Indian tribe are designed to reduce family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, including 
how funds will be used to provide shelter, supportive serv-
ices, and prevention services in accordance with section 
308(b); 
42 USC 10407. 
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‘‘(G) specify the State agency or tribally designated 
official to be designated as responsible for the administra-
tion of programs and activities relating to family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence, that are carried 
out by the State or Indian tribe under this title, and 
for coordination of related programs within the jurisdiction 
of the State or Indian tribe; 
‘‘(H) provide an assurance that the State or Indian 
tribe has a law or procedure to bar an abuser from a 
shared household or a household of the abused person, 
which may include eviction laws or procedures, where 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(I) meet such requirements as the Secretary reason-
ably determines are necessary to carry out the objectives 
and provisions of this title. 
‘‘(b) APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve any applica-
tion that meets the requirements of subsection (a) and section 
306. The Secretary shall not disapprove any application under 
this subsection unless the Secretary gives the applicant reason-
able notice of the Secretary’s intention to disapprove and a 
6-month period providing an opportunity for correction of any 
deficiencies. 
‘‘(2) CORRECTION
OF
DEFICIENCIES.—The Secretary shall 
give such notice, within 45 days after the date of submission 
of the application, if any of the provisions of subsection (a) 
or section 306 have not been satisfied in such application. 
If the State or Indian tribe does not correct the deficiencies 
in such application within the 6-month period following the 
receipt of the Secretary’s notice, the Secretary shall withhold 
payment of any grant funds under section 306 to such State 
or under section 309 to such Indian tribe until such date 
as the State or Indian tribe provides documentation that the 
deficiencies have been corrected. 
‘‘(3) STATE
OR
TRIBAL
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
COALITION 
PARTICIPATION
IN
DETERMINATIONS
OF
COMPLIANCE.—State 
Domestic Violence Coalitions, or comparable coalitions for 
Indian tribes, shall be permitted to participate in determining 
whether grantees for corresponding States or Indian tribes 
are in compliance with subsection (a) and section 306(c), except 
that no funds made available under section 311 shall be used 
to challenge a determination about whether a grantee is in 
compliance with, or to seek the enforcement of, the require-
ments of this title. 
‘‘(4) FAILURE TO REPORT; NONCONFORMING EXPENDITURES.— 
The Secretary shall suspend funding for an approved applica-
tion if the applicant fails to submit an annual performance 
report under section 306(d), or if funds are expended for pur-
poses other than those set forth in section 306(b), after following 
the procedures set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). 
‘‘SEC. 308. SUBGRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) SUBGRANTS.—A State that receives a grant under section 
306(a) shall use grant funds described in section 306(b)(2) to provide 
subgrants to eligible entities for programs and projects within such 
State, that is designed to prevent incidents of family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence by providing immediate 
42 USC 10408. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
Notification. 
Time period. 
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124 STAT. 3495 
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shelter and supportive services for adult and youth victims of family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence (and their depend-
ents), and that may provide prevention services to prevent future 
incidents of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds awarded to eligible entities under 
subsection (a) shall be used to provide shelter, supportive serv-
ices, or prevention services to adult and youth victims of family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 
dependents, which may include— 
‘‘(A) provision, on a regular basis, of immediate shelter 
and related supportive services to adult and youth victims 
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 
and their dependents, including paying for the operating 
and administrative expenses of the facilities for such 
shelter; 
‘‘(B) assistance in developing safety plans, and sup-
porting efforts of victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence to make decisions related to 
their ongoing safety and well-being; 
‘‘(C) provision of individual and group counseling, peer 
support groups, and referral to community-based services 
to assist family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence victims, and their dependents, in recovering from 
the effects of the violence; 
‘‘(D) provision of services, training, technical assist-
ance, and outreach to increase awareness of family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence and increase the 
accessibility of family violence, domestic violence, and 
dating violence services; 
‘‘(E) provision of culturally and linguistically appro-
priate services; 
‘‘(F) provision of services for children exposed to family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including 
age-appropriate counseling, supportive services, and serv-
ices for the nonabusing parent that support that parent’s 
role as a caregiver, which may, as appropriate, include 
services that work with the nonabusing parent and child 
together; 
‘‘(G) provision of advocacy, case management services, 
and information and referral services, concerning issues 
related to family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
violence intervention and prevention, including— 
‘‘(i) assistance in accessing related Federal and 
State financial assistance programs; 
‘‘(ii) legal advocacy to assist victims and their 
dependents; 
‘‘(iii) medical advocacy, including provision of refer-
rals for appropriate health care services (including 
mental health, alcohol, and drug abuse treatment), 
but which shall not include reimbursement for any 
health care services; 
‘‘(iv) assistance locating and securing safe and 
affordable 
permanent 
housing 
and 
homelessness 
prevention services; 
‘‘(v) provision of transportation, child care, respite 
care, job training and employment services, financial 
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literacy services and education, financial planning, and 
related economic empowerment services; and 
‘‘(vi) parenting and other educational services for 
victims and their dependents; and 
‘‘(H) prevention services, including outreach to under-
served populations. 
‘‘(2) SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Not less than 
70 percent of the funds distributed by a State under subsection 
(a) shall be distributed to entities for the primary purpose 
of providing immediate shelter and supportive services to adult 
and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
dating violence, and their dependents, as described in para-
graph (1)(A). Not less than 25 percent of the funds distributed 
by a State under subsection (a) shall be distributed to entities 
for the purpose of providing supportive services and prevention 
services as described in subparagraphs (B) through (H) of para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant 
from a State under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) a local public agency, or a nonprofit private organiza-
tion (including faith-based and charitable organizations, 
community-based organizations, tribal organizations, and vol-
untary associations), that assists victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, 
and has a documented history of effective work concerning 
family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; or 
‘‘(2) a partnership of 2 or more agencies or organizations 
that includes— 
‘‘(A) an agency or organization described in paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) an agency or organization that has a demonstrated 
history of serving populations in their communities, 
including providing culturally appropriate services. 
‘‘(d) CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECT PAYMENTS TO VICTIMS OR DEPENDANTS.—No 
funds provided under this title may be used as direct payment 
to any victim of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
violence, or to any dependent of such victim. 
‘‘(2) VOLUNTARILY
ACCEPTED
SERVICES.—Receipt of sup-
portive services under this title shall be voluntary. No condition 
may be applied for the receipt of emergency shelter as described 
in subsection (b)(1)(A). 
‘‘SEC. 309. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
tribal governments pursuant to Executive Order No. 13175 (25 
U.S.C. 450 note) and in accordance with section 903 of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045d), shall continue to award grants for 
Indian tribes from amounts appropriated under section 303(a)(2)(B) 
to carry out this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall be an Indian tribe, or a tribal organiza-
tion or nonprofit private organization authorized by an Indian tribe. 
An Indian tribe shall have the option to authorize a tribal organiza-
tion or a nonprofit private organization to submit an application 
and administer the grant funds awarded under this section. 
42 USC 10409. 
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‘‘(c) CONDITIONS.—Each recipient of such a grant shall comply 
with requirements that are consistent with the requirements 
applicable to grantees under section 306. 
‘‘(d) GRANTEE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary under section 307 at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary determines to be 
essential to carry out the objectives and provisions of this title. 
The Secretary shall approve any application that meets require-
ments consistent with the requirements of section 306(c) and section 
307(a). 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An amount provided under a grant to 
an eligible entity shall be used for the services described in section 
308(b). 
‘‘SEC. 310. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS AND TRAINING AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE AND GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to provide 
resource information, training, and technical assistance relating 
to the objectives of this title to improve the capacity of individ-
uals, organizations, governmental entities, and communities 
to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence and to provide effective intervention services. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts appropriated 
under this title and reserved under section 303(a)(2)(C), the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall award grants to eligible entities for the 
establishment and maintenance of— 
‘‘(i) 2 national resource centers (as provided for 
in subsection (b)(1)); and 
‘‘(ii) at least 7 special issue resource centers 
addressing key areas of domestic violence, and inter-
vention and prevention (as provided for in subsection 
(b)(2)); and 
‘‘(B) may award grants, to— 
‘‘(i) State resource centers to reduce disparities 
in domestic violence in States with high proportions 
of Indian (including Alaska Native) or Native Hawaiian 
populations (as provided for in subsection (b)(3)); and 
‘‘(ii) support training and technical assistance that 
address emerging issues related to family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence, to entities dem-
onstrating related expertise. 
‘‘(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) NATIONAL
RESOURCE
CENTERS.—In accordance with 
subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities for— 
‘‘(A) a National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 
which shall— 
‘‘(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical assist-
ance and training resources to Federal, State, and 
local governmental agencies, domestic violence service 
providers, community-based organizations, and other 
professionals 
and 
interested 
parties, 
related 
to 
domestic violence service programs and research, 
including programs and research related to victims 
Grants. 
42 USC 10410. 
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and their children who are exposed to domestic 
violence; and 
‘‘(ii) maintain a central resource library in order 
to collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate informa-
tion and statistics related to— 
‘‘(I) the incidence and prevention of family 
violence and domestic violence; and 
‘‘(II) the provision of shelter, supportive serv-
ices, and prevention services to adult and youth 
victims of domestic violence (including services to 
prevent repeated incidents of violence); and 
‘‘(B) a National Indian Resource Center Addressing 
Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women, which 
shall— 
‘‘(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical assist-
ance and training resources to Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations, specifically designed to enhance the 
capacity of the tribes and organizations to respond 
to domestic violence and the findings of section 901 
of the Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 
10 note); 
‘‘(ii) enhance the intervention and prevention 
efforts of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to 
respond to domestic violence and increase the safety 
of Indian women in support of the purposes of section 
902 of the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42. U.S.C. 
3796gg–10 note); and 
‘‘(iii) coordinate activities with other Federal agen-
cies, offices, and grantees that address the needs of 
Indians (including Alaska Natives), and Native Hawai-
ians that experience domestic violence, including the 
Office of Justice Services at the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, the Indian Health Service of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, and the Office on 
Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL ISSUE RESOURCE CENTERS.—In accordance with 
subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall award grants to 
eligible entities for special issue resource centers, which shall 
be national in scope and shall provide information, training, 
and technical assistance to State and local domestic violence 
service providers. Each special issue resource center shall focus 
on enhancing domestic violence intervention and prevention 
efforts in at least one of the following areas: 
‘‘(A) The response of the criminal and civil justice 
systems to domestic violence victims, which may include 
the response to the use of the self-defense plea by domestic 
violence victims and the issuance and use of protective 
orders. 
‘‘(B) The response of child protective service agencies 
to victims of domestic violence and their dependents and 
child custody issues in domestic violence cases. 
‘‘(C) The response of the interdisciplinary health care 
system to victims of domestic violence and access to health 
care resources for victims of domestic violence. 
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‘‘(D) The response of mental health systems, domestic 
violence service programs, and other related systems and 
programs to victims of domestic violence and to their chil-
dren who are exposed to domestic violence. 
‘‘(E) In the case of 3 specific resource centers, 
enhancing domestic violence intervention and prevention 
efforts for victims of domestic violence who are members 
of racial and ethnic minority groups, to enhance the cul-
tural and linguistic relevancy of service delivery, resource 
utilization, policy, research, technical assistance, commu-
nity education, and prevention initiatives. 
‘‘(3) STATE RESOURCE CENTERS TO REDUCE TRIBAL DISPARI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with subsection (a)(2), 
the Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for 
State resource centers, which shall provide statewide 
information, training, and technical assistance to Indian 
tribes, tribal organizations, and local domestic violence 
service organizations serving Indians (including Alaska 
Natives) or Native Hawaiians, in a culturally sensitive 
and relevant manner. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant provided under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) to offer a comprehensive array of technical 
assistance and training resources to Indian tribes, 
tribal organizations, and providers of services to 
Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawai-
ians, specifically designed to enhance the capacity of 
the tribes, organizations, and providers to respond to 
domestic violence, including offering the resources in 
States in which the population of Indians (including 
Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians exceeds 2.5 per-
cent of the total population of the State; 
‘‘(ii) to coordinate all projects and activities with 
the national resource center described in paragraph 
(1)(B), including projects and activities that involve 
working with nontribal State and local governments 
to enhance their capacity to understand the unique 
needs of Indians (including Alaska Natives) and Native 
Hawaiians; and 
‘‘(iii) to provide comprehensive community edu-
cation and domestic violence prevention initiatives in 
a culturally sensitive and relevant manner. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (b)(1)(A) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
subsection (b)(2), an entity shall be a nonprofit private organiza-
tion that focuses primarily on domestic violence and that— 
‘‘(A) provides documentation to the Secretary dem-
onstrating experience working directly on issues of domestic 
violence, and (in the case of an entity seeking a grant 
under subsection (b)(2)) demonstrating experience working 
directly in the corresponding specific special issue area 
described in subsection (b)(2); 
‘‘(B) includes on the entity’s advisory board representa-
tives who are from domestic violence service programs and 
who are geographically and culturally diverse; and 
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‘‘(C) demonstrates the strong support of domestic 
violence service programs from across the Nation for the 
entity’s designation as a national resource center or a spe-
cial issue resource center, as appropriate. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL INDIAN RESOURCE CENTER.—To be eligible 
to receive a grant under subsection (b)(1)(B), an entity shall 
be a tribal organization or a nonprofit private organization 
that focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence within 
Indian tribes and that submits documentation to the Secretary 
demonstrating— 
‘‘(A) experience working with Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations to respond to domestic violence and the 
findings of section 901 of the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10 note); 
‘‘(B) experience providing Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations with assistance in developing tribally-based 
prevention and intervention services addressing domestic 
violence and safety for Indian women consistent with the 
purposes of section 902 of the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10 note); 
‘‘(C) strong support for the entity’s designation as the 
National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic 
Violence and Safety for Indian Women from advocates 
working within Indian tribes to address domestic violence 
and the safety of Indian women; 
‘‘(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in assisting 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations with prevention and 
intervention services addressing domestic violence; and 
‘‘(E) the capacity to serve Indian tribes (including 
Alaska Native villages and regional and village corpora-
tions) across the United States. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL ISSUE RESOURCE CENTERS CONCERNED WITH 
RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under subsection (b)(2)(E), an entity shall be an entity 
that— 
‘‘(A) is a nonprofit private organization that focuses 
primarily on issues of domestic violence in a racial or 
ethnic community, or is a public or private nonprofit edu-
cational institution that has a domestic violence institute, 
center, or program related to culturally specific issues in 
domestic violence; and 
‘‘(B)(i) has documented experience in the areas of 
domestic violence prevention and services, and experience 
relevant to the specific racial or ethnic population to which 
information, training, technical assistance, and outreach 
would be provided under the grant; 
‘‘(ii) demonstrates the strong support, of advocates from 
across the Nation who are working to address domestic 
violence; and 
‘‘(iii) has a record of demonstrated effectiveness in 
enhancing the cultural and linguistic relevancy of service 
delivery. 
‘‘(4) STATE RESOURCE CENTERS TO REDUCE TRIBAL DISPARI-
TIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (b)(3), 
an entity shall— 
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‘‘(A)(i) be located in a State in which the population 
of Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians 
exceeds 10 percent of the total population of the State; 
or 
‘‘(ii) be an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Native 
Hawaiian organization that focuses primarily on issues 
of domestic violence among Indians or Native Hawaiians, 
or an institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(B) demonstrate the ability to serve all regions of 
the State, including underdeveloped areas and areas that 
are geographically distant from population centers. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall submit a performance report to the Sec-
retary annually and in such manner as shall be reasonably required 
by the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the activi-
ties that have been carried out with such grant funds, contain 
an evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities, and provide 
such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
‘‘SEC. 311. GRANTS TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants for the funding 
of State Domestic Violence Coalitions. 
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appropriated under 
section 303(a)(2)(D) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
allot to each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the covered terri-
tories an amount equal to 1⁄56 of the amount so appropriated 
for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘covered territories’ means Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each State Domestic Violence Coalition 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary determines to be essential to 
carry out the objectives of this section. The application submitted 
by the coalition for the grant shall provide documentation of the 
coalition’s work, satisfactory to the Secretary, demonstrating that 
the coalition— 
‘‘(1) meets all of the applicable requirements set forth in 
this title; and 
‘‘(2) demonstrates the ability to conduct appropriately all 
activities described in this section, as indicated by— 
‘‘(A) documented experience in administering Federal 
grants to conduct the activities described in subsection 
(d); or 
‘‘(B) a documented history of active participation in 
the activities described in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and 
(5) of subsection (d) and a demonstrated capacity to conduct 
the activities described in subsection (d)(2). 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A coalition that receives a grant under 
this section shall use the grant funds for administration and oper-
ations to further the purposes of family violence, domestic violence, 
42 USC 10411. 
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and dating violence intervention and prevention, through activities 
that shall include— 
‘‘(1) working with local family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence service programs and providers of direct 
services to encourage appropriate and comprehensive responses 
to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
against adults or youth within the State involved, including 
providing training and technical assistance and conducting 
State needs assessments; 
‘‘(2) participating in planning and monitoring the distribu-
tion of subgrants and subgrant funds within the State under 
section 308(a); 
‘‘(3) working in collaboration with service providers and 
community-based organizations to address the needs of family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence victims, and 
their dependents, who are members of racial and ethnic 
minority populations and underserved populations; 
‘‘(4) collaborating with and providing information to entities 
in such fields as housing, health care, mental health, social 
welfare, 
or 
business 
to 
support 
the 
development 
and 
implementation of effective policies, protocols, and programs 
that address the safety and support needs of adult and youth 
victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; 
‘‘(5) encouraging appropriate responses to cases of family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence against adults 
or youth, including by working with judicial and law enforce-
ment agencies; 
‘‘(6) working with family law judges, criminal court judges, 
child protective service agencies, and children’s advocates to 
develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation 
issues in cases of child exposure to family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence and in cases in which— 
‘‘(A) family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
violence is present; and 
‘‘(B) child abuse is present; 
‘‘(7) providing information to the public about prevention 
of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, 
including information targeted to underserved populations; and 
‘‘(8) collaborating with Indian tribes and tribal organiza-
tions (and corresponding Native Hawaiian groups or commu-
nities) to address the needs of Indian (including Alaska Native) 
and Native Hawaiian victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence, as applicable in the State. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—A coalition that receives 
a grant under this section shall not be required to use funds 
received under this title for the purposes described in paragraph 
(5) or (6) of subsection (d) if the coalition provides an annual 
assurance to the Secretary that the coalition is— 
‘‘(1) using funds received under section 2001(c)(1) of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg(c)(1)) for such purposes; and 
‘‘(2) coordinating the activities carried out by the coalition 
under subsection (d) with the State’s activities under part T 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) that address those purposes. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.—No funds made available to 
entities under this section shall be used, directly or indirectly, 
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to influence the issuance, amendment, or revocation of any executive 
order or similar promulgation by any Federal, State, or local agency, 
or to undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation 
by Congress, or by any State or local legislative body, or State 
proposals by initiative petition, except that the representatives of 
the entity may testify or make other appropriate communication— 
‘‘(1) when formally requested to do so by a legislative 
body, a committee, or a member of the body or committee; 
or 
‘‘(2) in connection with legislation or appropriations directly 
affecting the activities of the entity. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall submit a performance report to the Sec-
retary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. 
Such performance report shall describe the activities that have 
been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation 
of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(h) INDIAN REPRESENTATIVES.—For purposes of this section, 
a State Domestic Violence Coalition may include representatives 
of Indian tribes and tribal organizations. 
‘‘SEC. 312. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS AND THEIR 
CHILDREN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a grant pro-
gram to expand the capacity of family violence, domestic 
violence, and dating violence service programs and community- 
based programs to prevent future domestic violence by 
addressing, in an appropriate manner, the needs of children 
exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to eligible 
entities through the program established under paragraph (1) 
for periods of not more than 2 years. If the Secretary determines 
that an entity has received such a grant and been successful 
in meeting the objectives of the grant application submitted 
under subsection (c), the Secretary may renew the grant for 
1 additional period of not more than 2 years. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall be a local agency, a nonprofit private 
organization (including faith-based and charitable organizations, 
community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), or a 
tribal organization, with a demonstrated record of serving victims 
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their 
children. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of how the entity will prioritize the safety 
of, and confidentiality of information about— 
‘‘(A) victims of family violence, victims of domestic 
violence, and victims of dating violence; and 
‘‘(B) children of victims described in subparagraph (A); 
42 USC 10412. 
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‘‘(2) a description of how the entity will provide develop-
mentally appropriate and age-appropriate services, and cul-
turally and linguistically appropriate services, to the victims 
and children; and 
‘‘(3) a description of how the entity will ensure that profes-
sionals working with the children receive the training and 
technical assistance appropriate and relevant to the unique 
needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, 
or dating violence. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant under 
this section for a family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence service or community-based program described in sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall use the funds made available through the grant— 
‘‘(A) to provide direct counseling, appropriate services 
consistent with subsection (c)(2), or advocacy on behalf 
of victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
violence and their children, including coordinating services 
with services provided by the child welfare system; 
‘‘(B) to provide services for nonabusing parents to sup-
port those parents’ roles as caregivers and their roles in 
responding to the social, emotional, and developmental 
needs of their children; and 
‘‘(C) where appropriate, to provide the services 
described in this subsection while working with such a 
nonabusing parent and child together; and 
‘‘(2) may use the funds made available through the grant— 
‘‘(A) to provide early childhood development and mental 
health services; 
‘‘(B) to coordinate activities with and provide technical 
assistance to community-based organizations serving vic-
tims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 
or children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, 
or dating violence; and 
‘‘(C) to provide additional services and referrals to serv-
ices for children, including child care, transportation, edu-
cational support, respite care, supervised visitation, or 
other necessary services. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall submit a performance report to the Sec-
retary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. 
Such performance report shall describe the activities that have 
been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation 
of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘SEC. 313. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a grant to 1 
or more private entities to provide for the ongoing operation of 
a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide informa-
tion and assistance to adult and youth victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence, family and household members 
of such victims, and persons affected by the victimization. The 
Secretary shall give priority to applicants with experience in oper-
ating a hotline that provides assistance to adult and youth victims 
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. 
42 USC 10413. 
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PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 
‘‘(b) TERM.—The Secretary shall award a grant under this sec-
tion for a period of not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(c) CONDITIONS
ON PAYMENT.—The provision of payments 
under a grant awarded under this section shall be subject to annual 
approval by the Secretary and subject to the availability of appro-
priations for each fiscal year to make the payments. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary 
that shall— 
‘‘(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, 
be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the 
Secretary shall prescribe; 
‘‘(2) include a complete description of the applicant’s plan 
for the operation of a national domestic violence hotline, 
including descriptions of— 
‘‘(A) the training program for hotline personnel, 
including technology training to ensure that all persons 
affiliated with the hotline are able to effectively operate 
any technological systems used by the hotline; 
‘‘(B) the hiring criteria and qualifications for hotline 
personnel; 
‘‘(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, and 
updating of a resource database; 
‘‘(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of the hot-
line; 
‘‘(E) a plan for providing service to non-English 
speaking callers, including service through hotline per-
sonnel who have non-English language capability; 
‘‘(F) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline by 
persons with hearing impairments; and 
‘‘(G) a plan for providing assistance and referrals to 
youth victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating 
violence who are minors, which may be carried out through 
a national teen dating violence hotline; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate that the applicant has recognized exper-
tise in the area of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
violence and a record of high quality service to victims of 
family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including 
a demonstration of support from advocacy groups and State 
Domestic Violence Coalitions; 
‘‘(4) demonstrate that the applicant has the capacity and 
the expertise to maintain a domestic violence hotline and a 
comprehensive database of service providers; 
‘‘(5) demonstrate the ability to provide information and 
referrals for callers, directly connect callers to service providers, 
and employ crisis interventions meeting the standards of family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence providers; 
‘‘(6) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment 
to diversity and to the provision of services to underserved 
populations, including to ethnic, racial, and non-English 
speaking minorities, in addition to older individuals and 
individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(7) demonstrate that the applicant complies with non-
disclosure requirements as described in section 306(c)(5) and 
follows comprehensive quality assurance practices; and 
‘‘(8) contain such other information as the Secretary may 
require. 
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124 STAT. 3506 
PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 
‘‘(e) HOTLINE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives a grant under 
this section for activities described, in whole or in part, in 
subsection (a) shall use funds made available through the grant 
to establish and operate a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephone 
hotline to provide information and assistance to adult and 
youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
violence, and other individuals described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—In establishing and operating the hotline, 
the entity— 
‘‘(A) shall contract with a carrier for the use of a 
toll-free telephone line; 
‘‘(B) shall employ, train (including providing technology 
training), and supervise personnel to answer incoming 
calls, provide counseling and referral services for callers 
on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and directly connect callers to 
service providers; 
‘‘(C) shall assemble and maintain a database of 
information relating to services for adult and youth victims 
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 
to which callers may be referred throughout the United 
States, including information on the availability of shelters 
and supportive services for victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence; 
‘‘(D) shall widely publicize the hotline throughout the 
United States, including to potential users; 
‘‘(E) shall provide assistance and referrals to meet the 
needs of underserved populations and individuals with 
disabilities; 
‘‘(F) shall provide assistance and referrals for youth 
victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating 
violence who are minors, which may be carried out through 
a national teen dating violence hotline; 
‘‘(G) may provide appropriate assistance and referrals 
for family and household members of victims of family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and persons 
affected by the victimization described in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(H) at the discretion of the hotline operator, may 
provide assistance, or referrals for counseling or interven-
tion, for identified adult and youth perpetrators, including 
self-identified perpetrators, of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence, but shall not be required to 
provide such assistance or referrals in any circumstance 
in which the hotline operator fears the safety of a victim 
may be impacted by an abuser or suspected abuser. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—The entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall submit a performance report to the Sec-
retary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. 
Such performance report shall describe the activities that have 
been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation 
of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
Contracts. 
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124 STAT. 3507 
PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 
‘‘SEC. 314. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND 
LEADERSHIP THROUGH ALLIANCES (DELTA). 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into cooperative 
agreements with State Domestic Violence Coalitions for the pur-
poses of establishing, operating, and maintaining local community 
projects to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence, including violence committed by and against youth, using 
a coordinated community response model and through prevention 
and education programs. 
‘‘(b) TERM.—The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agree-
ment under this section for a period of not more than 5 fiscal 
years. 
‘‘(c) CONDITIONS
ON PAYMENT.—The provision of payments 
under a cooperative agreement under this section shall be subject 
to— 
‘‘(1) annual approval by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year 
to make the payments. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to enter into a cooperative 
agreement under this section, an organization shall— 
‘‘(1) be a State Domestic Violence Coalition; and 
‘‘(2) include representatives of pertinent sectors of the local 
community, which may include— 
‘‘(A) health care providers and State or local health 
departments; 
‘‘(B) the education community; 
‘‘(C) the faith-based community; 
‘‘(D) the criminal justice system; 
‘‘(E) family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence service program advocates; 
‘‘(F) human service entities such as State child services 
divisions; 
‘‘(G) business and civic leaders; and 
‘‘(H) other pertinent sectors. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—An organization that desires to enter into 
a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit to the 
Secretary an application, in such form and in such manner as 
the Secretary shall require, that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrates the capacity of the applicant, who may 
enter into a partnership with a local family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence service provider or community- 
based organization, to undertake the project involved; 
‘‘(2) demonstrates that the project will include a coordinated 
community response to improve and expand prevention strate-
gies through increased communication and coordination among 
all affected sectors of the local community; 
‘‘(3) includes a complete description of the applicant’s plan 
for the establishment and implementation of the coordinated 
community response, including a description of— 
‘‘(A) the method to be used for identification and selec-
tion of an administrative committee made up of persons 
knowledgeable 
about 
comprehensive 
family 
violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence prevention planning 
to oversee the project, hire staff, assure compliance with 
the project outline, and secure annual evaluation of the 
project; 
Contracts. 
42 USC 10414. 
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124 STAT. 3508 
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‘‘(B) the method to be used for identification and selec-
tion of project staff and a project evaluator; 
‘‘(C) the method to be used for identification and selec-
tion of a project council consisting of representatives of 
the community sectors listed in subsection (d)(2); and 
‘‘(D) the method to be used for identification and selec-
tion of a steering committee consisting of representatives 
of the various community sectors who will chair subcommit-
tees of the project council, each of which will focus on 
1 of the sectors; 
‘‘(4) demonstrates that the applicant has experience in pro-
viding, or the capacity to provide, prevention-focused training 
and technical assistance; 
‘‘(5) demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity to 
carry out collaborative community initiatives to prevent family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; and 
‘‘(6) contains such other information, agreements, and 
assurances as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION.—The Secretary shall enter into 
cooperative agreements under this section with organizations in 
States geographically dispersed throughout the Nation. 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An organization that enters into a 
cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall use the funds 
made available through the agreement to establish, operate, 
and maintain comprehensive family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence prevention programming. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, 
EVALUATION
AND
MONI-
TORING.—The Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided 
under this section to— 
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance; 
‘‘(B) monitor the performance of organizations carrying 
out activities under the cooperative agreements; and 
‘‘(C) conduct an independent evaluation of the program 
carried out under this section. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing and operating a 
project under this section, an eligible organization shall— 
‘‘(A) establish protocols to improve and expand family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence prevention 
and intervention strategies within affected community sec-
tors described in subsection (d)(2); 
‘‘(B) develop comprehensive prevention plans to coordi-
nate prevention efforts with other community sectors; 
‘‘(C) provide for periodic evaluation of the project, and 
analysis to assist in replication of the prevention strategies 
used in the project in other communities, and submit a 
report under subsection (h) that contains the evaluation 
and analysis; 
‘‘(D) develop, replicate, or conduct comprehensive, evi-
dence-informed primary prevention programs that reduce 
risk factors and promote protective factors that reduce 
the likelihood of family violence, domestic violence, and 
dating violence, which may include— 
‘‘(i) educational workshops and seminars; 
‘‘(ii) training programs for professionals; 
‘‘(iii) the preparation of informational material; 
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‘‘(iv) developmentally appropriate education pro-
grams; 
‘‘(v) other efforts to increase awareness of the facts 
about, or to help prevent, family violence, domestic 
violence, and dating violence; and 
‘‘(vi) the dissemination of information about the 
results of programs conducted under this subpara-
graph; 
‘‘(E) utilize evidence-informed prevention program 
planning; and 
‘‘(F) recognize, in applicable cases, the needs of under-
served populations, racial and linguistic populations, and 
individuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each organization entering 
into a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit a 
performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reason-
ably required by the Secretary. Such performance report shall 
describe activities that have been carried out with the funds made 
available through the agreement, contain an evaluation of the 
effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional informa-
tion as the Secretary may reasonably require. The Secretary shall 
make the evaluations received under this subsection publicly avail-
able on the Department of Health and Human Services website. 
The reports shall also be submitted to the Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) 
of title 11, United States Code, is amended in the 4th sentence 
by striking ‘‘section 309 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 302 of the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.—Section 
635(c)(2)(G) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1435(c)(2)(G)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 320 of the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
302 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act’’. 
(c) OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968.— 
Section 2001(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10410 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 311 of the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act’’. 
(d) 
VIOLENCE
AGAINST
WOMEN
ACT
OF
1994.—Section 
40002(a)(26) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13925(a)(26)) is amended by striking ‘‘under the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(b))’’ and inserting 
‘‘under sections 302 and 311 of the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act’’. 
(e) VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 
1994.—The portion of section 310004(d) of the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14214(d)) that pertains 
to the definition of the term ‘‘prevention program’’ is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (20), by striking ‘‘section 40211’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (relating to a hotline)’’; 
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124 STAT. 3510 
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(2) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘section 40241’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 301 through 312 of the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘section 40261’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 314 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (relating to community projects to prevent family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence)’’. 
TITLE III—CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION 
AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION RE-
FORM ACT OF 1978 
SEC. 301. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION 
REFORM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
‘‘(1) on the last day of fiscal year 2009, some 424,000 
children were living in temporary foster family homes or other 
foster care settings; 
‘‘(2) most children in foster care are victims of child abuse 
or neglect by their biological parents and their entry into foster 
care brought them the additional trauma of separation from 
their homes and often their communities; 
‘‘(3) on average, children entering foster care have more 
physical and mental health needs than do children in the 
general population, and some require intensive services because 
the children entering foster care— 
‘‘(A) were born to mothers who did not receive prenatal 
care; 
‘‘(B) were born with life-threatening conditions or 
disabilities; 
‘‘(C) were born addicted to alcohol or other drugs; or 
‘‘(D) have HIV/AIDS; 
‘‘(4) each year, thousands of children in foster care, regard-
less of their age, the size of the sibling group they are a 
part of, their racial or ethnic status, their medical condition, 
or any physical, mental or emotional disability they may have, 
are in need of placement with permanent, loving, adoptive 
families; 
‘‘(5)(A) States have made important strides in increasing 
the number of children who are placed in permanent homes 
with adoptive parents and in reducing the length of time chil-
dren wait for such a placement; and 
‘‘(B) many thousands of children, however, still remain 
in institutions or foster homes solely because of legal and 
other barriers to such a placement; 
‘‘(6)(A) on the last day of fiscal year 2009, there were 
115,000 children waiting for adoption; 
‘‘(B) children waiting for adoption have had parental rights 
of all living parents terminated or the children have a perma-
nency goal of adoption; 
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‘‘(C)(i) the average age of children adopted with public 
child welfare agency involvement during fiscal year 2009 was 
a little more than 6 years; and 
‘‘(ii) the average age of children waiting for adoption on 
the last day of that fiscal year was a little more than 8 years 
of age and more than 30,000 of those children were 12 years 
of age or older; and 
‘‘(D)(i) 25 percent of the children adopted with public child 
welfare agency involvement during fiscal year 2009 were Afri-
can-American; and 
‘‘(ii) 30 percent of the children waiting for adoption on 
the last day of fiscal year 2009 were African-American; 
‘‘(7) adoption may be the best alternative for assuring the 
healthy development of children placed in foster care; 
‘‘(8) there are qualified persons seeking to adopt such chil-
dren who are unable to do so because of barriers to their 
placement and adoption; and 
‘‘(9) in order both to enhance the stability of and love 
in the home environments of such children and to avoid waste-
ful expenditures of public funds, such children— 
‘‘(A) should not have medically indicated treatment 
withheld from them; or 
‘‘(B) be maintained in foster care or institutions when 
adoption is appropriate and families can be found for such 
children.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘older children, minority children, and’’ after ‘‘particularly’’; 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) maintain an Internet-based national adoption informa-
tion exchange system to— 
‘‘(A) bring together children who would benefit from 
adoption and qualified prospective adoptive parents who 
are seeking such children; 
‘‘(B) conduct national recruitment efforts in order to 
reach prospective parents for children awaiting adoption; 
and 
‘‘(C) connect placement agencies, prospective adoptive 
parents, and adoptive parents to resources designed to 
reduce barriers to adoption, support adoptive families, and 
ensure permanency; and’’. 
(b) INFORMATION
AND SERVICES.—Section 203 of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 
(42 U.S.C. 5113) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows ‘‘facilitate 
the adoption of’’ and inserting ‘‘older children, minority children, 
and children with special needs, particularly infants and tod-
dlers with disabilities who have life-threatening conditions, and 
services to families considering adoption of children with special 
needs.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘regarding adoption’’ 
and inserting a comma; and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and post-legal adoption services’’ 
after ‘‘adoption assistance programs’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, including efforts 
to promote the adoption of older children, minority children, 
and children with special needs’’ after ‘‘national level’’; 
(C) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘study the efficacy of States con-
tracting with’’ and inserting ‘‘increase the effective use 
of’’; 
(ii) by striking the comma after ‘‘organizations)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by States,’’; 
(iii) by inserting a comma after ‘‘institutions’’; and 
(iv) by inserting ‘‘, including assisting in efforts 
to work with organizations that promote the placement 
of older children, minority children, and children with 
special needs’’ after ‘‘children for adoption’’; 
(D) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) identify best practices to reduce adoption disrup-
tion and termination;’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (10)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘tribal child welfare agencies,’’ after ‘‘local 
government entities,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, including devel-
oping and using procedures to notify family and 
relatives when a child enters the child welfare 
system’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
(II) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) 
as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively; and 
(III) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) education and training of prospective adop-
tive or adoptive parents;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence 
and all that follows; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘, con-
sistent with the purpose of this title’’ after ‘‘by 
the Secretary’’; and 
(II) by striking the third sentence and 
inserting the following: ‘‘Each application shall 
contain information that— 
‘‘(i) describes how the State plans to improve the 
placement rate of children in permanent homes; 
‘‘(ii) describes the methods the State, prior to 
submitting the application, has used to improve the 
placement of older children, minority children, and 
children with special needs, who are legally free for 
adoption; 
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‘‘(iii) describes the evaluation the State plans to 
conduct, to identify the effectiveness of programs and 
methods of placement under this subsection, and 
submit to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(iv) describes how the State plans to coordinate 
activities under this subsection with relevant activities 
under section 473 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
673).’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘older chil-
dren, minority children, and’’ after ‘‘successful place-
ment of’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall compile the 
results of evaluations submitted by States (described in 
subparagraph (A)(iii)) and submit a report containing the 
compiled results to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 205 of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act 
of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5115) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2011 through 2015’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) Not less than 30 percent and not more than 50 percent 
of the funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall be allocated 
for activities under subsections (b)(10) and (c) of section 203.’’. 
TITLE IV—ABANDONED INFANTS 
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1988 
SEC. 401. ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance 
Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘including those’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘ ‘AIDS’)’’ and inserting ‘‘including those 
with HIV/AIDS’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘acquired immune defi-
ciency syndrome’’ and inserting ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Title II of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act 
of 1988 (Public Law 100–505; 102 Stat. 2536) is repealed. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 301 of the Abandoned Infants Assist-
ance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa–21) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as para-
graphs (2) through (4), respectively. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 302 of the 
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5117aa–22) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2011 through 2015’’; and 
42 USC 670 note. 
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124 STAT. 3514 
PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3817: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 
Dec. 3, considered and passed Senate. 
Dec. 8, considered and passed House, amended. 
Dec. 10, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2003’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’. 
Approved December 20, 2010. 
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