S.Amdt. 6620Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)
S.Amdt. 6620
Sponsored by 
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)Submitted December 21, 2022
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SA 6620. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Burr, and Mr.
Casey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
bill H.R. 2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code,
to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
DIVISION __--CHILD ABUSE, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``CAPTA
Reauthorization Act of 2022''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this
division is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amended CAPTA table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. References in other Federal law.
TITLE I--GENERAL PROGRAM
Sec. 101. Interagency work group on child abuse and neglect.
Sec. 102. National clearinghouse for information relating to child
abuse.
Sec. 103. Research and assistance activities.
Sec. 104. Grants to States, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, and
public or private agencies and organizations.
Sec. 105. National child abuse hotline.
Sec. 106. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and
treatment programs.
Sec. 107. Grants for investigation and prosecution of child abuse and
neglect.
Sec. 108. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 109. Reports.
Sec. 110. Monitoring and oversight.
Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 112. Conforming amendments.
TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT
Sec. 201. Amendments to title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act.
Sec. 202. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 203. Conforming amendments.
TITLE III--PREVENTING CHILD FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES DUE TO CHILD
ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Sec. 301. Identifying and preventing child fatalities and near
fatalities due to child abuse and neglect.
Sec. 302. Child abuse and neglect records.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriation.
TITLE IV--RESPONSE TO INFANTS AFFECTED BY PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER
Sec. 401. Amending the CAPTA to provide for a public health response to
infants affected by parental substance use disorder.
TITLE V--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES
Sec. 501. Purpose.
Sec. 502. Definitions.
Sec. 503. Information and services.
Sec. 504. Studies and reports.
Sec. 505. Unregulated custody transfers.
Sec. 506. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF
2022
Sec. 601. Short title; references in title.
Sec. 602. Purpose.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
Sec. 604. Grant conditions.
Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 606. Authority of Secretary.
Sec. 607. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 608. Formula grants to States.
Sec. 609. State application.
Sec. 610. Subgrants and uses of funds.
Sec. 611. Grants for Indian Tribes.
Sec. 612. Resource centers.
Sec. 613. Grants to State domestic violence coalitions.
Sec. 614. Grants to Tribal domestic violence coalitions.
Sec. 615. Specialized services for abused parents and their children
and youth.
Sec. 616. National domestic violence hotline grant.
Sec. 617. National Indian domestic violence hotline grant.
Sec. 618. Additional grant programs.
Sec. 619. Domestic violence prevention enhancement and leadership.
Sec. 620. Analysis of Federal support for financial stability among
survivors of family violence, domestic violence, and
dating violence.
Sec. 621. GAO review of resource centers.
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Effective date and transition rule.
SEC. 2. AMENDED CAPTA TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5101 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking section 2; and
(2) by amending the table of contents under section 1(b) to
read as follows:
``TABLE OF CONTENTS
``Sec. 1. Short title.
``Sec. 2. Definitions.
``TITLE I--GENERAL PROGRAM
``Sec. 101. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.
``Sec. 102. Interagency work group on child abuse and neglect.
``Sec. 103. National clearinghouse for information relating to child
abuse.
``Sec. 104. Research and assistance activities.
``Sec. 105. Grants to States, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations,
and public or private agencies and organizations.
``Sec. 106. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and
treatment programs.
``Sec. 107. Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation
and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases.
``Sec. 108. National child abuse hotline.
``Sec. 109. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.
``Sec. 110. Coordination of child abuse and neglect programs.
``Sec. 111. Reports.
``Sec. 112. Monitoring and oversight.
``Sec. 113. Rule of construction.
``Sec. 114. Authorization of appropriations.
``TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE
AND NEGLECT
``Sec. 201. Purposes.
``Sec. 202. Authorization of grants.
``Sec. 203. Lead entity.
``Sec. 204. Application.
``Sec. 205. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 206. Performance measures.
``Sec. 207. National technical assistance for community-based family
strengthening services.
``Sec. 208. Rule of construction.
``Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations.
``TITLE III--PREVENTING CHILD FATALITIES DUE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
``Subtitle A--Public Health Approaches to Identify and Prevent Child
Fatalities and Near Fatalities Due to Child Abuse and Neglect
``Sec. 301. Purpose.
``Sec. 302. Federal Work Group on Data Collection Related to Child
Fatalities and Near Fatalities Due to Child Abuse and
Neglect.
``Sec. 303. Case registry for child fatalities and near fatalities due
to child abuse and neglect.
``Sec. 304. Grants for State, Indian Tribe, and Tribal organization
child fatality review of child abuse and neglect
fatalities and near fatalities.
``Sec. 305. Assisting State, Indian Tribe, and Tribal organization
implementation.
``Subtitle B--Child Abuse and Neglect Records
``Sec. 311. Electronic interstate data exchange system.
``Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
``Sec. 321. Authorization of appropriations.
``TITLE IV--PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO INFANTS AFFECTED BY PARENTAL
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
``Sec. 401. Purpose.
``Sec. 402. Requirements.
``Sec. 403. National technical assistance and reporting.
``Sec. 404. Grant program authorized.
``Sec. 405. Authorization of appropriations.''.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is amended by
striking section 3
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(42 U.S.C. 5101 note) and inserting the following:
``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
``(a) In General.--In this Act:
``(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) Child.--Subject to subsection (b)(2), 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.
``(3) Child abuse and neglect.--The term `child abuse and
neglect' means, at a minimum, any recent act or failure to
act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in
death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or
exploitation (including sexual abuse as determined under
paragraph (18)), or an act or failure to act which presents
an imminent risk of serious harm.
``(4) Child with a disability.--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).
``(5) Community-based family strengthening services.--The
term `community-based family strengthening services' includes
services that--
``(A) are provided by organizations carrying out programs
such as family resource programs, family support programs,
voluntary home visiting programs, respite care services
programs, parenting education, mutual support programs for
parents and children, parent partner programs, family
advocate programs, and other community programs or networks
of such programs; and
``(B) are designed to prevent or respond to child abuse and
neglect and support families in building protective factors
linked to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
``(6) Community referral services.--The term `community
referral services' means services provided under contract or
through an interagency agreement to assist families in
obtaining needed information, mutual support, and community
resources, including respite care services, health care
services (including mental health and substance use disorder
services), employability development and workforce
development, and other social services, including early
developmental screening of children, through help lines or
other methods.
``(7) Fatality.--The term `fatality', used with respect to
a child fatality that is due to child abuse or neglect, means
a fatality of a child that occurred--
``(A) due to an injury resulting from child abuse or
neglect; or
``(B) where child abuse or neglect was a contributing
factor to the cause of death.
``(8) Governor.--The term `Governor' means the chief
executive officer of a State.
``(9) Homeless children and youth.--The term `homeless
children and youth' means an individual who is described in
section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)).
``(10) 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.
5304).
``(11) Individuals with personal experience in the child
welfare system.--The term `individuals with personal
experience in the child welfare system' means parents and
youth with current or previous involvement in the child
welfare system, kinship caregivers, foster and adoptive
families, and adults who experienced child abuse or neglect
as children.
``(12) Native hawaiian.--The term `Native Hawaiian' has the
meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
``(13) Near fatality.--The term `near fatality' means an
act that, as certified by a physician, places a child in
serious or critical condition.
``(14) Protective factors linked to the prevention of child
abuse and neglect.--The term `protective factors linked to
the prevention of child abuse and neglect' means evidence-
based or evidence-informed factors that have been
demonstrated to ensure that families are more likely to be
healthy and strong and children are less likely to experience
child abuse and neglect.
``(15) Respite care services.--The term `respite care
services' means services, including the services of crisis
nurseries, that are--
``(A) provided in the temporary absence of the regular
caregiver (meaning a parent, other relative, foster parent,
adoptive parent, or guardian);
``(B) provided to children who--
``(i) are in danger of child abuse or neglect;
``(ii) have experienced child abuse or neglect; or
``(iii) have disabilities or chronic or terminal illnesses;
``(C) provided within or outside the home of the child;
``(D) short-term care (ranging from a few hours to a few
weeks of time, per year); and
``(E) intended to enable the family to stay together and to
keep the child living in the home and community of the child.
``(16) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
``(17) Serious bodily injury.--The term `serious bodily
injury' means bodily injury which involves substantial risk
of death, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious
disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the
function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
``(18) Sexual abuse.--The term `sexual abuse' includes--
``(A) the employment, use, persuasion, inducement,
enticement, or coercion of any child to engage in, or assist
any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct
or simulation of such conduct for the purpose of producing a
visual depiction of such conduct; and
``(B) the rape, and in cases of caretaker or inter-familial
relationships, statutory rape, molestation, prostitution, or
other form of sexual exploitation of children, or incest with
children.
``(19) State.--Except as provided in section 106(g), the
term `State' means each of the several States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
``(20) Withholding of medically indicated treatment.--The
term `withholding of medically indicated treatment' means the
failure to respond to the infant's life-threatening
conditions by providing treatment (including appropriate
nutrition, hydration, and medication), which, in the treating
physician's or physicians' reasonable medical judgment, will
be most likely to be effective in ameliorating or correcting
all such conditions, except that the term does not include
the failure to provide treatment (other than appropriate
nutrition, hydration, or medication) to an infant when, in
the treating physician's or physicians' reasonable medical
judgment--
``(A) the infant is chronically and irreversibly comatose;
``(B) the provision of such treatment would--
``(i) merely prolong dying;
``(ii) not be effective in ameliorating or correcting all
of the infant's life-threatening conditions; or
``(iii) otherwise be futile in terms of the survival of the
infant; or
``(C) the provision of such treatment would be virtually
futile in terms of the survival of the infant and the
treatment itself under such circumstances would be inhumane.
``(b) Special Rule.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of paragraphs (3) and (18)
of subsection (a), a child shall be considered a victim of
child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is
identified, by a State or local agency employee of the State
or locality involved, as being a victim of human trafficking.
``(2) State option.--Notwithstanding the definition of
`child' under subsection (a)(2), for purposes of application
of paragraph (1), a State may elect to define the term
`child' as a person who has not attained the age of 24.
``(c) Rule of Construction.--In this Act, the term
`substance use disorder' includes alcohol use disorder.''.
SEC. 4. REFERENCES IN OTHER FEDERAL LAW.
A reference to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111 et
seq.), or the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42
U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) (referred to in this section as a
``covered law'') that is in a provision of Federal law other
than a covered law shall be considered to be a reference to
the corresponding provision of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and
Adoption Reform Act of 1978, or the Family Violence
Prevention and Services Act, respectively, as amended by this
division.
TITLE I--GENERAL PROGRAM
SEC. 101. INTERAGENCY WORK GROUP ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Section 102 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5102) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 102. INTERAGENCY WORK GROUP ON CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish and
operate an Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect
(referred to in this section as the `Work Group').
``(b) Composition.--The Work Group shall be comprised of
representatives from Federal agencies with responsibility for
child abuse and neglect related programs and activities and
other programs and activities that strengthen families and
support child and family well-being.
``(c) Duties.--The Work Group shall--
``(1) coordinate Federal efforts and activities with
respect to child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment,
including data collection and reporting;
``(2) serve as a forum that convenes relevant Federal
agencies to communicate and exchange ideas concerning child
abuse and neglect related programs and activities and other
programs and activities that strengthen families and support
child and family well-being;
``(3) work to maximize Federal resources to address child
abuse and neglect in areas of critical needs for the field,
such as--
``(A) improving research;
``(B) focusing on prevention of child abuse and neglect;
``(C) addressing racial bias and disparities in the child
welfare system;
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``(D) enhancing child welfare professionals' understanding
of trauma-informed practices that prevent and mitigate the
effects of trauma and adverse childhood experiences;
``(E) identifying actions the child protective services
system, other public agencies, and community-based
organizations can take to develop alternative pathways to
connect families experiencing difficulty meeting basic needs
or other risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect
to community-based family strengthening services to prevent
child abuse and neglect in order to safely reduce the number
of families unnecessarily involved in such system; and
``(F) addressing the links between child abuse and neglect
and domestic violence; and
``(4) consult with experts in the child protective services
field and individuals with personal experience in the child
welfare system.''.
SEC. 102. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO
CHILD ABUSE.
Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5104) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 103. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING
TO CHILD ABUSE.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish,
directly or through one or more competitive contracts of not
less than 3 years duration, a national clearinghouse for
information relating to child abuse and neglect.
``(b) Consultation.--In establishing the clearinghouse
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the
head of each Federal agency involved with child abuse and
neglect regarding--
``(1) the development of the components for information
collection;
``(2) the management of such clearinghouse; and
``(3) mechanisms for the sharing of information with other
Federal agencies and clearinghouses.
``(c) Functions.--The Secretary, through the clearinghouse
established under subsection (a), shall maintain and
disseminate information on--
``(1) evidence-based and evidence-informed programs,
including private and community-based programs, that have--
``(A) demonstrated success with respect to the prevention,
assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse or
neglect; and
``(B) potential for broad-scale implementation and
replication;
``(2) the medical diagnosis and treatment of child abuse
and neglect and the use of trauma-informed practices that
prevent and mitigate the effects of trauma and adverse
childhood experiences;
``(3) best practices relating to--
``(A) differential response;
``(B) the use of alternative pathways to connect families
experiencing difficulty meeting basic needs or other risk
factors associated with child abuse and neglect to community-
based family strengthening services to prevent child abuse
and neglect, including through the operation of local, State,
or Tribal helplines, websites, or mobile applications (which
may include expanding hotlines and referral systems operated
by State, Tribal, or local child protective services agencies
for such purposes);
``(C) making improvements to the child protective services
systems, including efforts to prevent child abuse and
neglect, prioritize serving children who are at risk of
serious harm, and implement protocols to identify, examine,
and eliminate child fatalities and near fatalities due to
child abuse and neglect;
``(D) making appropriate referrals related to the physical,
developmental, and mental health needs of children who are
victims of child abuse or neglect, and when appropriate,
provide services to parents or children, to address the needs
of such children and their families and effectively treat the
effects of such abuse or neglect;
``(E) supporting children and youth being cared for by
kinship caregivers, including such children whose living
arrangements with kinship caregivers occurred without the
involvement of a child protective services agency; and
``(F) workforce development and retention of child
protective services personnel;
``(4) professional development resources available at the
State and local level--
``(A) for individuals who are engaged, or who intend to
engage, in the prevention, identification, and treatment of
child abuse and neglect, including mandated reporters; and
``(B) for appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials to
assist in the provision of professional development for law
enforcement, legal, judicial, medical, physical, behavioral
and mental health, child care and early learning, education,
child welfare, substance use disorder treatment services, and
domestic violence services personnel on--
``(i) the role of the child protective services system to
identify children at risk of serious harm; and
``(ii) how to direct families in need to alternative
pathways for community-based family strengthening services in
order to safely reduce the number of families unnecessarily
involved with child protective services;
``(5) in conjunction with the National Resource Centers
authorized under section 310(b) of the Family Violence
Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(b)), effective
programs and best practices for developing and carrying out
collaboration between entities providing child protective
services and entities providing domestic violence services;
``(6) the requirements of section 402(c) and best practices
relating to the development, implementation, and monitoring
of family care plans as described in section 402(c) for
infants affected by parental substance use disorder,
including best practices on topics such as--
``(A) collaboration and coordination across substance abuse
agencies, child welfare agencies, maternal and child health
agencies, family courts, early childhood development
entities, and other community partners; and
``(B) identification and delivery of services for affected
infants and their families, including for infants affected by
parental substance use disorder, but whose families do not
meet criteria for immediate safety concerns of child abuse
and neglect;
``(7) the incidence of cases of child abuse and neglect in
the United States, including information based on data
submitted by State child protective services agencies under
section 106(d); and
``(8) the research conducted under section 104(a).
``(d) Data Collection and Analysis.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with
all applicable Federal and State privacy law, develop and
maintain a Federal data collection and analysis system, in
consultation with appropriate State, Tribal, and local
agencies and experts in the field, to collect, compile, and
make available State child abuse and neglect reporting
information which shall be universal and case specific and,
to the extent practicable, integrated with other case-based
Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local child welfare
information (including the automated foster care and adoption
reporting system required under section 479 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679) and including the case registry
authorized under section 303), and which shall include--
``(A) standardized data on false, unfounded,
unsubstantiated, and substantiated reports;
``(B) comparable information on child fatalities and near
fatalities due to child abuse and neglect, including--
``(i) the number of child fatalities and near fatalities
due to child abuse and neglect; and
``(ii) case-specific data about the circumstances under
which a child fatality or near fatality occurred due to abuse
and neglect, including the data elements described in section
106(d)(3)(E);
``(C) information about the incidence and characteristics
of child abuse and neglect in circumstances in which domestic
violence is present; and
``(D) information about the incidence and characteristics
of child abuse and neglect in cases related to substance use
disorder.
``(2) Confidentiality requirement.--In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that methods are
established and implemented to preserve the confidentiality
of records relating to case specific data.''.
SEC. 103. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.
Section 104 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5105) is amended--
(1) by amending subsections (a) through (c) to read as
follows:
``(a) Research.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with
relevant Federal agencies, and in consultation with
recognized experts in the field, shall carry out a continuing
interdisciplinary program of research, including longitudinal
research, that is designed to--
``(A) provide information needed to improve primary
prevention of child abuse and neglect;
``(B) better protect children from child abuse or neglect;
``(C) evaluate the efficacy of programs or practices to
improve outcomes;
``(D) improve the well-being of victims of child abuse or
neglect; and
``(E) be responsive to the research needs of the child
welfare field.
``(2) Topics.--The research program described in paragraph
(1) may focus on--
``(A) evidence-based or evidence-informed programs
regarding--
``(i) prevention of child abuse and neglect in families
that have not had contact with the child protective services
system, including through supporting the development of
protective factors linked to the prevention of child abuse
and neglect;
``(ii) trauma-informed and developmentally-appropriate
treatment of children and families who experience child abuse
and neglect, including efforts to prevent the re-
traumatization of such children and families; and
``(iii) approaches to identify, relieve, and mitigate
stressors affecting families' unique needs in rural, urban,
and suburban communities;
``(B) effective practices to reduce racial bias and
disparities in the child protective services system,
including examining how neglect is identified, investigated,
and treated by such system;
``(C) effective practices and programs in the use of
differential response to identify children at risk of serious
harm and to safely reduce the number of families
unnecessarily investigated by the child protective services
system;
``(D) effective practices and programs designed to improve
service delivery and outcomes for child protective services
agencies engaged with children and families with
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complex needs, such as families who have experienced domestic
violence, substance use disorders, or adverse childhood
experiences, or who have mental health needs;
``(E) best practices for recruiting and retaining a child
protective services workforce and providing professional
development;
``(F) effective collaborations between the child protective
system and domestic violence service providers that provide
for the safety of children exposed to domestic violence and
their non-abusing parents and that improve the
investigations, interventions, delivery of services, and
treatments provided for such children and families;
``(G) 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, Tribal organizations,
and Native Hawaiian communities;
``(H) child abuse and neglect issues related to children
and youth overrepresented in the child welfare system,
including efforts to improve the child welfare system's
practices related to the prevention, identification, and
treatment of child abuse and neglect to address such
overrepresentation; and
``(I) effective collaborations between the child welfare
system and substance use disorder treatment service providers
that provide for the safety of children exposed to parents
with substance use disorders, and that improve the
investigations, interventions, delivery of services, and
treatments provided for such children and families.
``(3) National incidence of child abuse and neglect.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on
the national incidence of child abuse and neglect and
investigate the trends in such incidence, including the
information on the national incidence of child abuse and
neglect specified in subparagraph (B).
``(B) Content.--The research described in subparagraph (A)
shall examine the national incidence of child abuse and
neglect, including--
``(i) the extent to which incidents of child abuse and
neglect are increasing or decreasing in number and severity;
``(ii) the incidence of substantiated and unsubstantiated
reported child abuse and neglect cases;
``(iii) the number of substantiated cases that result in a
judicial finding of child abuse or neglect or related
criminal court convictions;
``(iv) the extent to which the number of unsubstantiated,
unfounded, or falsely reported cases of child abuse or
neglect have contributed to the inability of a State to
respond effectively to serious cases of child abuse or
neglect;
``(v) the extent to which the lack of adequate resources or
the lack of adequate supports for individuals required by law
to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect have
contributed to the inability of a State to respond
effectively to serious cases of child abuse and neglect;
``(vi) the number of unsubstantiated, false, or unfounded
reports that have resulted in a child being placed in
substitute care, and the duration of such placement;
``(vii) the extent to which unsubstantiated reports return
as more serious cases of child abuse or neglect;
``(viii) the incidence and prevalence of--
``(I) physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and physical
and emotional neglect in substitute care; and
``(II) domestic violence in substantiated cases of child
abuse and neglect;
``(ix) the incidence and prevalence of child abuse and
neglect by a wide array of demographic characteristics such
as age, sex, race, family structure, household relationship
(including the living arrangement of the resident parent and
family size), school enrollment and education attainment,
disability, labor force status, and income in the previous
year;
``(x) the extent to which reports of suspected or known
instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential
combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, interstate,
Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are screened out solely on
the basis of the cross-jurisdictional complications; and
``(xi) the incidence and outcomes of child abuse and
neglect allegations reported within the context of divorce,
custody, or other family court proceedings, and the
interaction between family courts and the child protective
services system.
``(4) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of
enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022 and every
4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and make
available on a website that is accessible to the public and
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives a report that--
``(A) identifies the research priorities under paragraph
(5) and the process for determining such priorities;
``(B) contains a summary of the research supported pursuant
to paragraphs (1) and (2), and a summary of any other
relevant research on child abuse and neglect conducted by
agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services;
``(C) contains the findings of the research regarding the
national incidence on child abuse and neglect conducted under
paragraph (3); and
``(D) describes how the Secretary will continue to improve
the accuracy of information on the national incidence on
child abuse and neglect specified in paragraph (3).
``(5) Priorities.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish research
priorities, which may include long-term studies, for making
grants or contracts for purposes of carrying out paragraph
(1).
``(B) Public comment.--The Secretary shall provide a
biennial opportunity for public comment concerning the
priorities proposed under subparagraph (A) and shall maintain
an official record of such public comment.
``(b) Provision of Technical Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide technical
assistance to State, local, and Tribal public and private
agencies and community-based organizations, including
organizations that support children or youth overrepresented
in the child welfare system and their families, disability
organizations, and persons who work with children with
disabilities, and providers of mental health, substance use
disorder treatment, and domestic violence prevention
services, to assist such agencies and organizations in
planning, improving, developing, carrying out, and evaluating
programs and activities, including replicating successful
program models, relating to the prevention, assessment,
identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
``(2) Content.--The technical assistance under paragraph
(1) shall be designed to--
``(A) reduce racial bias and disparities in the child
protective services system;
``(B) support the child protective services system to
develop and implement trauma-informed approaches to prevent,
reduce, and treat child abuse and neglect;
``(C) promote best practices for addressing child abuse and
neglect in families with complex needs, such as families who
have experienced domestic violence, substance use disorders,
or adverse childhood experiences, or who have mental health
needs, including professional development on such practices
for the child protective services workforce;
``(D) leverage State, local, and community-based resources
to prevent child abuse and neglect to develop a continuum of
prevention programs and services, including resources
regarding health care (including mental health and substance
use disorder), housing, food assistance, parent support,
financial assistance, child care and early learning,
education services, and other services to assist families;
``(E) promote best practices for maximizing coordination
and communication between State, Tribal, and local child
protective services agencies and relevant health care
entities, consistent with all applicable Federal and State
privacy law; and
``(F) provide other technical assistance, as determined by
the Secretary in consultation with such State, Tribal, and
local public and private agencies and community-based
organizations as the Secretary determines appropriate.
``(3) Evaluation.--The technical assistance under paragraph
(1) may include an evaluation or identification of--
``(A) various methods and procedures for the prevention,
investigation, assessment, and prosecution of child physical
and sexual abuse cases;
``(B) ways to prevent and mitigate the effects of trauma to
the child victim;
``(C) effective programs carried out by the States under
this title and title II;
``(D) effective approaches to link child protective service
agencies with health care (including mental health and
substance use disorder), and developmental services to
improve forensic diagnosis and health evaluations, and reduce
barriers and shortages to such linkages; and
``(E) the extent to which changes in methods, procedures,
and approaches implemented by the child protective service
system minimized racial bias and disparities in such system.
``(4) Dissemination.--The Secretary may provide for, and
disseminate information relating to, various professional
development available at the State and local level to--
``(A) individuals who are engaged, or who intend to engage,
in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child
abuse and neglect; and
``(B) appropriate State and local officials to assist in
the provision of professional development for law
enforcement, legal, judicial, medical, mental health, child
care and early learning, education, child welfare, substance
use disorder, and domestic violence services personnel in
appropriate methods of interacting during investigative,
administrative, and judicial proceedings with children who
have been subjected to, or children whom such personnel
suspect have been subjected to, child abuse or neglect.
``(c) Authority to Make Grants or Enter Into Contracts.--
``(1) In general.--The functions of the Secretary under
this section may be carried out directly or through grant or
contract.
``(2) Duration.--Grants under this section shall be made
for periods of not more than 5 years.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (e).
SEC. 104. GRANTS TO STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL
ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES
AND ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended to read as follows:
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``SEC. 105. GRANTS TO STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL
ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES
AND ORGANIZATIONS.
``(a) Authority to Award Grants or Enter Into Contracts.--
The Secretary may award grants and enter into contracts to
carry out programs and projects in accordance with this
section, for any of the following purposes:
``(1) Capacity building, in order to create coordinated,
inclusive, and collaborative systems that have statewide,
local, or community-based impact in preventing, reducing, and
treating child abuse and neglect.
``(2) Innovation, through time-limited, field-initiated
demonstration projects that further the understanding of the
field to prevent, reduce, and treat child abuse and neglect.
``(b) Capacity Building Grant Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants or
contracts to an eligible entity to improve the capacity of
the child protective services system in strengthening
families and preventing, reducing, and treating child abuse
and neglect.
``(2) Eligible entity.--In this subsection, the term
`eligible entity' means--
``(A) a State or local agency, Indian Tribe or Tribal
organization, or a nonprofit entity; or
``(B) a consortium of entities described in subparagraph
(A).
``(3) Applications.--To receive a grant or contract under
this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
``(4) Use of funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant
or contract under this subsection shall use the funds made
available through the grant or contract to better align and
coordinate community-based, local, or State activities to
strengthen families and prevent, reduce, and treat child
abuse and neglect, by--
``(A) providing professional development for professionals
in prevention, identification, or treatment of child abuse
and neglect, which may include--
``(i) professional development for professional and
paraprofessional personnel who are engaged in, or intend to
work in, the field of prevention, identification, and
treatment of child abuse and neglect, including on the links
between child abuse and neglect and domestic violence and
approaches to working with families affected by substance use
disorder;
``(ii) professional development on evidence-based and
evidence-informed programs to improve child abuse and neglect
reporting, with a focus on adults who work with children in a
professional or volunteer capacity, including on--
``(I) preventing, recognizing, and responding to child
sexual abuse; and
``(II) safely reducing the number of families unnecessarily
investigated by the child protective services system;
``(iii) professional development of personnel in best
practices to meet the unique needs and development of
children with disabilities, children under the age of 3, and
infants affected by substance use disorder;
``(iv) improving the professional development of
supervisory child protective services personnel on best
practices for recruiting, selecting, and retaining the child
protective services workforce;
``(v) supporting State child welfare and child protective
services agencies in coordinating the provision of services
with State and local health care agencies, substance abuse
agencies, public health agencies, mental health agencies,
other public and private welfare agencies, and agencies that
provide early intervention services to promote child safety,
permanence, and family stability, which may include best
practices to improve coordination between agencies to meet
health evaluation and treatment needs of children who have
been victims of substantiated cases of child abuse or
neglect;
``(vi) professional development for personnel in best
practices relating to the provision of differential response;
and
``(vii) professional development for child welfare
professionals to reduce and prevent racial bias in the
provision of child protective services and child welfare
services related to child abuse and neglect;
``(B) enhancing systems coordination and triage procedures,
including programs of collaborative partnerships between the
State child protective services agency, community social
service agencies and community-based family support programs,
law enforcement agencies and legal systems, developmental
disability agencies, substance use disorder treatment
agencies, health care entities, domestic violence prevention
entities, mental health service entities, schools, places of
worship, and other community-based agencies, such as
children's advocacy centers, in accordance with all
applicable Federal and State privacy law, to--
``(i) improve responses to reports of child abuse and
neglect;
``(ii) allow for the establishment or improvement of a
coordinated triage system;
``(iii) connect families experiencing difficulty meeting
basic needs or risk factors associated with child abuse and
neglect to community-based systems and programs that assist
families seeking support to minimize involvement in the child
protective services system; or
``(iv) modernize data systems and networks to improve the
effectiveness of technology used by the child protective
services system, including to facilitate timely information
and data sharing and referrals between systems that are
designed to serve children and families; or
``(C) establishing or enhancing coordinated systems of
support for children, parents, and families, including a
continuum of prevention programs and services that
strengthens families and connects families to services and
supports relevant to their diverse needs regardless of how
families make contact with such systems.
``(c) Field-initiated Innovation Grant Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants or
contracts to eligible entities for field-initiated
demonstration projects of up to 5 years that advance
innovative approaches to prevent, reduce, or treat child
abuse and neglect.
``(2) Eligible entity.--In this subsection, the term
`eligible entity' means--
``(A) a State or local agency, Indian Tribe or Tribal
organization, or public or private agency or organization; or
``(B) a consortium of entities described in subparagraph
(A).
``(3) Applications.--To receive a grant or contract under
this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including, at a minimum, a rigorous methodological approach
to the evaluation of the grant or contract and a description
of the eligible entity's efforts to engage with individuals
with personal experience in the child welfare system in
carrying out such grant or contract.
``(4) Use of funds.--An eligible entity that receives a
grant or contract under this subsection shall use the funds
made available through the grant or contract to carry out or
bring to scale promising, evidence-informed, or evidence-
based activities to prevent, treat, or reduce child abuse and
neglect that shall include one or more of the following:
``(A) Multidisciplinary systems of care to strengthen
families and prevent, reduce, and treat child abuse and
neglect, such as children's advocacy centers or programs that
focus on addressing traumatic stress in families due to child
abuse and neglect, especially for families with complex
needs, such as families who have experienced domestic
violence, substance use disorders, or adverse childhood
experiences, or who have mental health needs.
``(B) Primary prevention programs or strategies aimed at
reducing the prevalence of child abuse and neglect among
families.
``(C) The development and use of alternative pathways to
connect families experiencing difficulty meeting basic needs
or other risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect
to community-based family strengthening services to prevent
child abuse and neglect or other public and private
resources, such as supporting the development and
implementation of--
``(i) State, Tribal, or local helplines, websites, or
mobile applications (which may include expanding hotlines and
referral systems operated by State, Tribal, or local child
protective services agencies for such purposes);
``(ii) a continuum of prevention programs and services that
strengthen families and promote child, parent, and family
well-being; and
``(iii) innovative collaboration and coordination between
the child protective services system, public agencies, and
community-based organizations (including community-based
providers supported under title II).
``(D) Innovative approaches to support mandated child abuse
and neglect reporters, which may include education tailored
to the mandated individual's profession or role when working
with children.
``(E) Innovative programs, activities, and services that
are aligned with the research priorities identified under
section 104(a)(5).
``(F) Projects to improve the development and
implementation of best practices to educate and assist
medical professionals in identifying, assessing, and
responding to potential abuse in infants, including improving
communication and alignment with child protective services as
appropriate and identifying injuries indicative of potential
abuse in infants, and to assess the outcomes of such best
practices.
``(G) Projects to establish or implement comprehensive
child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs in an
age- and developmentally-appropriate manner for children and
youth, parents, guardians, and professionals, including on
recognizing and safely reporting such abuse.
``(d) Evaluation.--In awarding grants and contracts for
programs or projects under this section, the Secretary shall
require all such programs and projects to be evaluated for
their effectiveness. Funding for such evaluations shall be
provided either as a stated percentage of a grant or
contracts or as a separate grant or contract entered into by
the Secretary for the purpose of evaluating a particular
program or project or group of programs or projects. In the
case of an evaluation performed by the recipient of a grant,
the Secretary shall make available technical assistance for
the evaluation, where needed, including the use of a rigorous
application of scientific evaluation techniques.''.
SEC. 105. NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE.
Title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended--
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(1) by repealing section 114;
(2) redesignating section 112 as section 114 and moving
such section to the end of title I;
(3) by redesignating sections 108 through 111 as sections
109 through 112, respectively; and
(4) by inserting after section 107 the following:
``SEC. 108. NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award a grant under
this section to a nonprofit entity to provide for the ongoing
operation of a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephonic child
abuse hotline and digital services.
``(b) Priority.--In awarding a grant under this section the
Secretary shall give priority to applicants with experience
in the operation of a hotline and digital services that
provide assistance to victims of child abuse or neglect,
parents, caregivers, mandated reporters, and other concerned
community members.
``(c) Term.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this
section for a period of not more than 5 years.
``(d) 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 appropriations for each fiscal year to make
the payments.
``(e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, a nonprofit entity shall submit an application
to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
Such an application shall--
``(1) include a description of the applicant's plan for the
operation of a national child abuse hotline and digital
services, including descriptions of--
``(A) the professional development program for advocacy
personnel;
``(B) the hiring criteria and qualifications for advocacy
personnel responding to hotline callers and digital services
users;
``(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, and
updating of a comprehensive database of resources, including
prevention and treatment services and alternative pathways to
connect families experiencing difficulty meeting basic needs
or other risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect
to community-based family strengthening services;
``(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of the
hotline and digital services throughout the United States,
including in urban, suburban, and rural areas;
``(E) a plan for providing service to callers and digital
service users with limited English proficiency, including
service through advocacy personnel who are multilingual;
``(F) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline and
digital services by people with disabilities, including
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or are blind or
have visual impairments, and for providing professional
development to hotline and digital services personnel in
assisting people with disabilities who are accessing the
hotline and digital services; and
``(G) a plan for providing assistance and referrals for
victims of child abuse, including youth victims;
``(2) demonstrate that the applicant has the capacity and
the expertise to maintain a child abuse hotline and digital
services and a comprehensive database of service providers;
``(3) demonstrate the ability of the applicant to--
``(A) provide information and referrals for individuals
contacting the hotline or using digital services;
``(B) directly connect callers or users of digital services
to service providers; and
``(C) employ crisis interventions meeting the standards of
child abuse and prevention service providers;
``(4) demonstrate a commitment to diversity and to the
provision of services to underserved populations, including
to ethnic, racial, and non-English speaking minorities, older
individuals, and people with disabilities; and
``(5) provide an assurance that the entity complies with
all applicable State and Federal privacy law and has
established quality assurance practices.
``(f) Performance Metrics and Report.--An entity receiving
a grant under this section shall--
``(1) establish quantifiable metrics for measuring the
performance of the hotline and digital services;
``(2) conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
hotline and digital services as measured by the metric
established under paragraph (1); and
``(3) submit a performance report to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require, including--
``(A) the activities that have been carried out with such
grant funds; and
``(B) the results of the evaluation described under
paragraph (2).
``(g) Continuing Grants.--The Secretary may award a
continuing grant to an entity under this section only if such
entity submits a performance report required under subsection
(f)(3) that demonstrates effectiveness of the project
funded.''.
SEC. 106. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 106. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
``(a) State Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the
States, from allotments made under subsection (g), for each
State that applies for a grant under this section, for
purposes of assisting the States in improving the child
protective services system of each such State with respect to
one or more of the following activities:
``(1) Improving the intake, assessment, screening, and
investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect,
including--
``(A) the use of differential response;
``(B) establishing and maintaining a high-risk response
system to ensure that each repeat referral of the same child,
and each referral of a child under the age of 3 years,
receives a rapid response from such system;
``(C) protocols and professional development that reduce
and prevent--
``(i) the separation of children from their legal parents
or guardians solely on the basis of poverty; and
``(ii) racial bias in the child protective services system.
``(2) Supporting trauma-informed response, investigation,
and treatment of child abuse and neglect by--
``(A) creating and improving the use of multidisciplinary
teams, including children's advocacy centers;
``(B) enhancing investigations through interagency, intra-
agency, interstate, and intrastate protocols; and
``(C) improving legal preparation and representation,
including procedures for appealing and responding to appeals
of substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect.
``(3) Establishing alternative pathways to connect families
in need to voluntary, community-based family strengthening
services in order to enable the child protective services
system to focus on children at most serious risk of harm and
safely reduce the number of families unnecessarily
investigated for child abuse and neglect, through the
development, implementation, and expansion of--
``(A) local or State helplines, websites, or mobile
applications (which may include expanding hotlines and
referral systems operated by State or local child protective
services agencies for such purposes); and
``(B) coordination with other local and State public
entities to support a continuum of prevention programs and
services that strengthen families and promote child, parent,
and family well-being.
``(4) Improving case management approaches, including
ongoing case monitoring, and delivery of services and
treatment provided to children and their families to ensure
safety and respond to family needs, including--
``(A) multidisciplinary approaches to assessing family
needs and connecting families with services, including
prevention services under section 471 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 671);
``(B) organizing treatment teams of community service
providers that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect, and
improve child and family well-being; and
``(C) case-monitoring that can ensure progress in child and
family well-being.
``(5) Modernizing data systems to improve case management,
coordination, and communication between State and local
public agencies, including--
``(A) updating systems of technology that support the
program and track reports of child abuse and neglect from
intake through final disposition and allow for interstate and
intrastate information exchange;
``(B) improving real-time case monitoring for the child
protective services workforce at the State and local levels
to track assessments, service referrals, follow-up, case
reviews, and progress toward case plan goals;
``(C) facilitating real-time data sharing between State and
local public agencies and relevant health care entities,
consistent with all applicable Federal and State privacy law;
and
``(D) developing, improving, and implementing risk and
safety assessment tools and protocols that reduce and prevent
bias towards children and families involved in the child
welfare system.
``(6) Developing, strengthening, and facilitating
professional development for professionals and volunteers
engaged in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of
child abuse and neglect, including with respect to--
``(A) the legal duties of such professionals and
volunteers;
``(B) personal safety for the child protective services
workforce;
``(C) early childhood, child, and adolescent development
and the impact of child abuse and neglect, including long-
term impacts of adverse childhood experiences;
``(D) improving coordination among child protective service
agencies and health care agencies, entities providing health
care (including mental health and substance use disorder
services), and community resources;
``(E) improving screening, forensic diagnosis, and health
and developmental evaluations, which may include best
practices for periodic reevaluations, as appropriate;
``(F) addressing the unique needs of children with
disabilities, including promoting interagency collaboration
to meet such needs;
``(G) supporting the placement of children with kinship
caregivers and addressing the unique needs of children in
such placements;
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``(H) implementing responsive, family-oriented, and trauma-
informed approaches to prevention, identification,
intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect;
``(I) ensuring child safety;
``(J) the links between child abuse and neglect and
families with complex needs, such as families who have
experienced domestic violence, substance use disorders, or
adverse childhood experiences, or who have mental health
needs;
``(K) coordinating with other services and agencies to
address family and child needs, including trauma; and
``(L) distinguishing between cases of child abuse and
neglect and cases related to family economic insecurity where
abuse and neglect are not present.
``(7) Improving the recruitment and retention of child
protective services personnel, such as efforts to address the
effects of indirect trauma exposure for such personnel.
``(8) Developing, facilitating the use of, and implementing
evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies and protocols
for individuals mandated to report child abuse and neglect,
which may include--
``(A) strategies designed for mandated reporters in
specific professions;
``(B) public awareness and understanding relating to the
role and responsibilities of the child protective services
system; and
``(C) the nature and basis for reporting suspected
incidents of child abuse and neglect.
``(9) Developing, implementing, or operating programs and
referrals to assist in obtaining or coordinating necessary
services for families of infants or toddlers with a
disability, including--
``(A) evaluation and early intervention services for
infants and toddlers, with special attention to at-risk
infants or toddlers (as defined in section 632 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1432)), in accordance with part C of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) and
providing other support to such infants or toddlers, which
may include--
``(i) financial assistance in obtaining early intervention
services where an infant or toddler does not meet the State's
eligibility requirements under such part C; and
``(ii) support for families, including foster families and
kinship caregivers, in ensuring infants and toddlers receive
early intervention services;
``(B) trauma-informed services, and
``(C) early care and educational services, including Early
Head Start programs.
``(10) Enhancing interagency collaboration between agencies
and providers of the child protective services, public
health, mental health, substance use disorder treatment,
education, child care and early learning, domestic violence
services, law enforcement, and juvenile justice to improve
the investigations, interventions, delivery of services, and
treatments provided for children and families experiencing
child abuse and neglect, which may include--
``(A) methods for continuity of treatment plan and services
as children and families transition between systems;
``(B) addressing the health needs, including mental health
needs, of children identified as victims of child abuse or
neglect, including supporting prompt, comprehensive health
and developmental evaluations for children who are the
subjects of substantiated child abuse and neglect reports;
``(C) the provision of services that assist children
exposed to domestic violence, and that also support the
caregiving role of their non-abusing parents;
``(D) enhancing the capacity of public entities or
community-based providers to integrate the leadership of
parents in such entities' decision-making;
``(E) co-locating service providers; and
``(F) the provision of services that assist infants
affected by substance use disorder and that also support the
bond between children and birth parents to strengthen
families whenever possible.
``(11) Supporting the development, implementation, and
monitoring of family care plans for infants affected by
substance use disorder and their families and affected
caregivers, in accordance with the requirements of section
402(c), including through enhancing interagency coordination,
such as between the State's substance abuse agencies, public
health and mental health agencies, child welfare agencies,
social services agencies, health care facilities with labor
and delivery units, maternal and child health agencies, early
intervention agencies, family courts with jurisdiction in
cases of child abuse and neglect, and other agencies or
entities involved in supporting families affected by
substance use disorders.
``(b) Eligibility Requirements.--
``(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 for improving and strengthening the child protective
service system through the activities described in subsection
(a).
``(B) Duration of plan.--Each State plan shall--
``(i) be submitted not less frequently than once every 5
years, in coordination with the State plan submitted under
part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621
et seq.); and
``(ii) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State,
as necessary, to reflect--
``(I) any substantive changes to State law or regulations
related to the prevention of child abuse and neglect that may
affect the eligibility of the State under this section; and
``(II) any significant changes from the State application
related to the State's funding of strategies and programs
supported under this section.
``(C) Public collaboration and comment.--In developing the
State plan under subparagraph (A), each State shall--
``(i) consult widely with stakeholders and relevant public
and private organizations and individuals across the State,
which shall include parents and other individuals with
personal experience in the child welfare system;
``(ii) collaborate with the lead entity and community-based
providers funded under title II to strengthen the State's
prevention efforts in the State plan;
``(iii) make the draft plan publicly available by
electronic means in an easily accessible format; and
``(iv) provide all interested members of the public at
least 30 days opportunity to submit comments on the draft
State plan.
``(D) Availability.--The State shall ensure that the final
approved plan required under subparagraph (A) shall be
publicly available by electronic means in an easily
accessible format, and shall update such publicly available
plan to include any revisions to such plan described in
subparagraph (B)(ii).
``(2) Plan provisions.--
``(A) Descriptions.--Each State plan required under
paragraph (1) shall describe--
``(i) the activities the State will carry out using amounts
received under the grant to prevent, reduce, and treat child
abuse and neglect and how those activities will improve and
strengthen the child protective service system;
``(ii) the State's strategy to implement a systems-building
approach to develop and maintain a continuum of prevention
programs and services, in coordination with relevant State
and local public agencies, families, and community-based
organizations to prevent child abuse and neglect by
strengthening and supporting families whenever possible, such
as through the development of alternative pathways described
in subsection (a)(3);
``(iii) professional development and retention activities
to be provided under the grant to support direct line and
supervisory child protective services personnel in report
taking, screening, assessment, decision-making, and referral
for investigating suspected instances of child abuse and
neglect;
``(iv) the support and education to be provided under the
grant for mandatory reporting by individuals who are required
to report known or suspected cases of child abuse and
neglect, including for purposes of making such individuals
aware of such requirements;
``(v) policies and procedures encouraging the appropriate
involvement of families in decision-making pertaining to
children who have experienced child abuse or neglect;
``(vi) policies and procedures that promote and enhance
appropriate collaboration among child protective service
agencies, domestic violence service agencies, substance abuse
agencies, mental health agencies, other relevant agencies,
and kinship navigators 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;
``(vii) policies and procedures regarding the use of
differential response and a timeline for the development and
implementation of a high-risk response system to ensure that
each repeat referral of the same child, and each referral of
a child under the age of 3 years, receives a rapid response
from such system;
``(viii) how the State will enact policies and procedures
within 2 years of the date of enactment of the CAPTA
Reauthorization Act of 2022 requiring timely public
disclosure of the findings or information about the case of
child abuse or neglect that has resulted in a child fatality
or near fatality (in accordance with relevant Federal and
State privacy and confidentiality requirements), which shall
include a description of--
``(I) how the State will make such information publicly
available in an easily accessible format, including
information on--
``(aa) the cause and circumstances of the fatality or near
fatality;
``(bb) the age, gender, and race or ethnicity of the child;
and
``(cc) any previous reports of child abuse or neglect
investigations by the perpetrator or the victim; and
``(II) assurances of the State that the State will not
allow an exception to such public disclosure, except in a
case in which--
``(aa) the State needs to delay public release of case-
specific findings or information (including any previous
reports of domestic violence and subsequent actions taken to
assess and address such reports) during a pending criminal
investigation or prosecution of such a fatality or near
fatality;
``(bb) the State is protecting the identity of a reporter
of child abuse or neglect; or
``(cc) the State is withholding information in order to
ensure the safety and well-being of the child, parents, and
family, if such parents or other members of the victim's
family are not perpetrators of the fatality or near fatality;
``(ix) the State's efforts to collect and review data on
child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse and
neglect to drive systemic change to prevent such incidents
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from occurring in the future, including a description of--
``(I) the criteria utilized by the State's child protective
services agency to determine which cases of child fatalities
and near fatalities due to abuse and neglect are reported
under subsection (d), subject to the requirements of section
422(b)(19) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(19)),
such as whether such agency is submitting data on--
``(aa) only such cases that--
``(AA) had involvement with the State's child protective
services agency;
``(BB) were investigated by such agency; and
``(CC) were substantiated as abuse or neglect by such
agency; or
``(bb) all cases of child fatalities and near fatalities
identified as being related to child abuse and neglect by the
State's child fatality review system; and
``(II) how the State is reviewing and analyzing such data
to support reforms intended to prevent future child
fatalities and near fatalities across the policies and
procedures of the State's agencies that support children and
families;
``(x) the State's efforts to reduce racial bias and
disparities in its child protective services system;
``(xi) the State's efforts to improve policies and
procedures regarding the identification and response to child
abuse and neglect in order to safely reduce unnecessary
investigations by State and local child protective services
agencies of--
``(I) families solely on the basis of circumstances related
to poverty; and
``(II) families experiencing homelessness solely on the
basis of circumstances related to such families' housing
status;
``(xii) the State's policies and procedures, in accordance
with the requirements of paragraph (3)(B); and
``(xiii) the State's provisions to require intrastate and
interstate cooperation between State law enforcement
officials, court of competent jurisdiction, and appropriate
State agencies providing human services in the investigation,
assessment, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse and
neglect.
``(B) Assurances.--Each State plan shall provide assurances
that the State has--
``(i) provisions or procedures for individuals to report
known and suspected instances of child abuse and neglect
directly to the appropriate State or local agency, as
applicable under State law, including a State law for
mandatory reporting by individuals required to report such
instances, including, as defined by the State--
``(I) health professionals;
``(II) school and child care personnel;
``(III) law enforcement officials;
``(IV) social workers;
``(V) camp and after-school employees;
``(VI) clergy, except where clergy-penitent privilege is
applicable; and
``(VII) other individuals, as a State may require;
``(ii) provisions for immunity from civil or criminal
liability under State and local laws for individuals making
good faith reports of suspected or known instances of child
abuse or neglect, or who otherwise provide information or
assistance, including medical evaluations or consultations,
in connection with a report, investigation, or legal
intervention pursuant to a good faith report of child abuse
or neglect;
``(iii) procedures for the immediate screening, risk and
safety assessment, and prompt investigation of reports of
suspected or known instances of child abuse and neglect, and
triage procedures for the appropriate referral of a child not
at risk of imminent harm to a community organization or
voluntary preventive service;
``(iv) procedures for immediate steps to be taken to ensure
and protect the safety of a victim of child abuse or neglect
and of any other child under the same care who also may be in
danger of child abuse or neglect and ensuring their placement
in a safe environment, which may include placements with
kinship caregivers;
``(v) methods to preserve the confidentiality of all
records in order to protect the rights of the child and of
the child's parents or guardians, including requirements
ensuring that reports and records made and maintained
pursuant to the purposes of this Act shall be made available
only to--
``(I) individuals who are the subject of the report;
``(II) Federal, State, or local government entities, or any
agent of such entities, as described in clause (vi);
``(III) child abuse citizen review panels;
``(IV) child fatality review programs;
``(V) a grand jury or court, upon a finding that
information in the record is necessary for the determination
of an issue before the court or grand jury; and
``(VI) other entities or classes of individuals statutorily
authorized by the State to receive such information pursuant
to a legitimate State purpose;
``(vi) provisions to require a State to disclose
confidential information to any Federal, State, or local
government entity, or any agent of such entity, that has a
need for such information in order to carry out its
responsibilities under law to protect children from child
abuse and neglect;
``(vii) provisions requiring, and procedures in place that
facilitate, the notification of individuals who are added to
a child abuse registry and the prompt expungement of any
records that are accessible to the general public or are used
for purposes of employment or other background checks in
cases determined to be unsubstantiated or false, except that
nothing in this section shall prevent State child protective
services agencies from keeping information on unsubstantiated
reports in their casework files to assist in future risk and
safety assessment;
``(viii) established and maintained citizen review panels
in accordance with subsection (c);
``(ix) provisions, procedures, and mechanisms--
``(I) for the expedited termination of parental rights in
the case of any infant determined to be abandoned under State
law; and
``(II) by which individuals who disagree with an official
finding of child abuse or neglect can appeal such finding;
``(x) provisions, procedures, and mechanisms that ensure
that the State does not require reunification of a surviving
child with a parent who has been found by a court of
competent jurisdiction--
``(I) to have committed murder (which would have been an
offense under section 1111(a) of title 18, United States
Code, if the offense had occurred in the special maritime or
territorial jurisdiction of the United States) of another
child of such parent;
``(II) to have committed voluntary manslaughter (which
would have been an offense under section 1112(a) of title 18,
United States Code, if the offense had occurred in the
special maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the United
States) of another child of such parent;
``(III) to have aided or abetted, attempted, conspired, or
solicited to commit such murder or voluntary manslaughter;
``(IV) to have committed a felony assault that results in
the serious bodily injury to the surviving child or another
child of such parent;
``(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 Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20913(a));
``(xi) an assurance that, upon the implementation by the
State of the provisions, procedures, and mechanisms under
clause (x), conviction of any one of the felonies listed in
clause (x) constitute grounds under State law for the
termination of parental rights of the convicted parent as to
the surviving children (except that case-by-case
determinations of whether or not to seek termination of
parental rights shall be within the sole discretion of the
State);
``(xii) provisions and procedures to require that a
representative of the child protective services agency shall,
at the initial time of contact with the individual subject to
a child abuse or neglect investigation, advise the individual
of the complaints or allegations made against the individual,
in a manner that is consistent with laws protecting the
rights of the informant;
``(xiii) provisions to ensure the child protective services
workforce receive professional development regarding the
legal duties of such personnel, which may consist of various
methods of informing such personnel of such duties, including
in different languages if necessary, in order to protect the
legal rights and safety of children and families from the
initial time of contact during investigation through
treatment;
``(xiv) provisions and procedures for requiring criminal
background record checks that meet the requirements of
section 471(a)(20) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
671(a)(20)) for prospective foster and adoptive parents and
other adult relatives and non-relatives residing in the
household;
``(xv) 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 disposition;
``(xvi) provisions and procedures requiring identification
and assessment of all reports involving children known or
suspected to be sex trafficking (as defined in section 103 of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102)) victims; and
``(xvii) provisions to ensure the child protective services
workforce receives professional development regarding
identifying, assessing, and providing comprehensive services
for children who are sex trafficking (as defined in section
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102)) victims, including efforts to coordinate with
State law enforcement, juvenile justice, and social service
agencies such as runaway and homeless youth shelters to serve
this population;
``(xviii) procedures for responding to the reporting of
medical neglect (including instances of withholding of
medically indicated treatment from infants with disabilities
who have life-threatening conditions), procedures or
programs, or both (within the State child protective services
system), to provide for--
``(I) coordination and consultation with individuals
designated by and within appropriate health-care facilities;
``(II) prompt notification by individuals designated by and
within appropriate health care facilities of cases of
suspected medical neglect (including instances of withholding
of medically indicated treatment from infants with
disabilities who have life-threatening conditions); and
``(III) authority, under State law, for the State child
protective services system to
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pursue any legal remedies, including the authority to
initiate legal proceedings in a court of competent
jurisdiction, as may be necessary to prevent the withholding
of medically indicated treatment from infants with
disabilities who have life-threatening conditions;
``(xix) procedures to provide information to mandated
reporters who are educators on the requirements of subtitle B
of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) to support homeless children and
youth in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school, in
accordance with the State plan submitted under such subtitle
B;
``(xx) engaged with individuals with personal experience in
the child welfare system, and the lead entity and community-
based providers supported under title II in developing the
State plan described in paragraph (1);
``(xxi) procedures and policies for developing,
implementing, and monitoring family care plans required under
section 402(c) to ensure the safety and well-being of infants
affected by parental substance use disorder and the well-
being of such infants' parents; and
``(xxii) provisions and procedures for referral of a child
under the age of 3 who is involved in a substantiated case of
child abuse or neglect to early intervention services funded
under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
`` ``(3) Guardians ad litem for children.--
`` ``(A) Purposes.--The purposes of this paragraph are to--
`` ``(i) ensure that children in cases involving
allegations of child abuse or neglect that result in a
judicial proceeding have their rights protected in court; and
`` ``(ii) support States in adopting and implementing
policies to provide access to guardians ad litem for children
involved in cases described in clause (i).
`` ``(B) State plan guardian ad litem requirements.--To
meet the requirements under paragraph (2)(A)(xii), the State
shall submit policies and procedures requiring that in every
case involving a victim of child abuse or neglect which
results in a judicial proceeding, a guardian ad litem, who
has received training appropriate to the role, including
training in early childhood, child, and adolescent
development, and who may be an attorney or a court appointed
special advocate who has received training appropriate to
that role (or both), shall be appointed to represent the
child in such proceedings--
`` ``(i) to obtain first-hand, a clear understanding of the
situation and needs of the child; and
`` ``(ii) to make recommendations to the court concerning
the best interests of the child.
``(4) Rules of construction.--
``(A) Certain identifying information.--Nothing in clause
(ii) or (iv) of paragraph (2)(B) shall be construed as
restricting the authority of a State to refuse to disclose
identifying information concerning the individual initiating
a report or complaint alleging suspected instances of child
abuse or neglect, except that the State may not refuse such a
disclosure where a court orders such disclosure after such
court has reviewed, in camera, the record of the State
related to the report or complaint and has found it has
reason to believe that the reporter knowingly made a false
report.
``(B) Clarification.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be
construed to limit a State's flexibility to determine State
policies relating to public access to court proceedings to
determine child abuse and neglect, except that such policies
shall, at a minimum, ensure the safety and well-being of the
child, parents, and families.
``(C) Mandated reporters in certain states.--With respect
to a State in which State law requires all of the individuals
to report known or suspected instances of child abuse and
neglect directly to the appropriate agency as applicable
under State law, the requirement under paragraph (2)(B)(i)
shall not be construed to require the State to define the
classes of individuals described in subclauses (I) through
(VI) of such paragraph.
``(D) Alignment with extended foster care.--For purposes of
paragraph (3), the term `child' shall have any age limit
elected by the State pursuant to section 475(8)(B)(iii) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(8)(B)(iii)).
``(c) Citizen Review Panels.--
``(1) Establishment.--
``(A) In general.--Each State to which a grant is made
under this section shall establish (including by designating
under subparagraph (B)) not fewer than 2 citizen review
panels.
``(B) Designation.--A State may designate a citizen review
panel for purposes of this subsection, comprised of one or
more existing (as of the date of the designation) entities
established under State or Federal law, such as child
fatality review programs, foster care review panels, or State
task forces established under section 107, if such entities
have the capacity to satisfy the requirements of paragraph
(3) and the State ensures that such entities will satisfy
such requirements.
``(2) Membership.--Except as provided in paragraph (1)(B),
each panel established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
composed of volunteer members who are broadly representative
of the community in which such panel is established,
including individuals with personal experience in the child
welfare system and members who have expertise in the
prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
``(3) Functions.--
``(A) In general.--Each panel established pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall evaluate, by examining the policies,
procedures, and practices of State and local agencies and
where appropriate, specific cases, the extent to which State
and local child protective services system agencies are
effectively discharging their child protection
responsibilities in accordance with--
``(i) the State plan under subsection (b);
``(ii) any other criteria that the panel considers
important to ensure the protection of children, including--
``(I) a review of the extent to which the State and local
child protective services system is coordinated with the
foster care, prevention, and permanency program established
under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 670 et seq.); and
``(II) a review of child fatalities and near fatalities due
to child abuse and neglect and State and local efforts to
change policies, procedures, and practices to prevent future
fatalities and near fatalities.
``(B) Alternative pathways.--In carrying out the
requirements of subparagraph (A), each panel shall examine
the policies, procedures, and practices of State and local
child protective services system agencies that result in
substantial numbers of families being unnecessarily
investigated for child abuse and neglect (including by
examining racial bias) and shall develop recommendations to
the State, in accordance with paragraph (5), regarding how
State and local child protective services agencies can become
a more effective system of appropriate and immediate response
for children who are at most serious risk of child abuse and
neglect and eliminate child abuse fatalities and near
fatalities.
``(C) Confidentiality.--
``(i) In general.--The members and staff of a panel
established under paragraph (1)--
``(I) shall not disclose to any person or government
official any identifying information about any specific child
protection case with respect to which the panel is provided
information; and
``(II) shall not make public other information unless
authorized by State statute.
``(ii) Civil sanctions.--Each State that establishes a
panel pursuant to paragraph (1) shall establish civil
sanctions for a violation of clause (i).
``(D) Public outreach.--Each panel shall provide for public
outreach and comment in order to assess the impact of current
procedures and practices upon children and families in the
community and in order to meet its obligations under
subparagraph (A).
``(4) State assistance.--Each State that establishes a
panel pursuant to paragraph (1)--
``(A) shall develop a memorandum of understanding with each
panel, clearly outlining the panel's roles and
responsibilities, and identifying any support from the State;
``(B) shall provide the panel access to information on
cases that the panel desires to review if such information is
necessary for the panel to carry out its functions under
paragraph (3); and
``(C) shall provide the panel, upon its request, staff
assistance for the performance of the duties of the panel.
``(5) Reports.--Each citizen review panel established under
paragraph (1) shall annually prepare and make available to
the State and the public, which activities may be carried out
collectively by a combination of such panels, a report
containing a summary of the activities of the panel and
recommendations to improve the child protective services
system at the State and local levels. Not later than 3 months
after the date on which a report is submitted by the panel to
the State, the appropriate State agency shall submit a
written response to State and local child protective services
systems and the panel that describes how the State will
incorporate the recommendations of such panel (where
appropriate) to make measurable progress in improving the
State and local child protective services systems, which
response may include providing examples of efforts to
implement the panel's recommendations.
``(d) Annual State Data Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each State to
which a grant is made under this section shall annually
submit a report to the Secretary containing, at a minimum,
the data elements described in paragraph (3).
``(2) Waivers and technical assistance.--
``(A) In general.--In working with States to implement the
requirement in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall have the
authority to waive such requirements for any data element
required in paragraph (3) if the Secretary determines that
reporting such information is not feasible or is insufficient
to yield statistically reliable information.
``(B) Guidance.--The Secretary shall issue guidance to
States and provide technical assistance to support States in
submitting accurate and comparable data under this subsection
and maximizing such States' reporting of data elements
required under paragraph (3).
``(3) Required data elements.--The following data elements
shall annually be reported by States to the Secretary, in
accordance with paragraph (1) at the aggregate and case-
specific level:
``(A) The number of children who were reported to the State
during the year as victims of child abuse or neglect,
disaggregated,
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where available, by demographic characteristics including
age, sex, race and ethnicity, disability, caregiver risk
factors, caregiver relationship, living arrangement, and
relation of victim to their perpetrator.
``(B) Of the number of children described in subparagraph
(A)--
``(i) the number with respect to whom such reports were
substantiated;
``(ii) the number with respect to whom such reports were
unsubstantiated; and
``(iii) the number with respect to whom such reports were
determined to be false.
``(C) Of the number of children described in subparagraph
(A)--
``(i) the number that did not receive services during the
year under the State program funded under this section or an
equivalent State program;
``(ii) the number that received services during the year
under the State program funded under this section or an
equivalent State program;
``(iii) the number that were removed from their families
during the year by disposition of the case; and
``(iv) the number that were separated from a legal parent
or guardian without a judicial order, disaggregated by
whether such separation was made in response to the imminent
risk of serious harm at the time of removal.
``(D) The number of families that were served through
differential response, from the State, during the year.
``(E) The number of child fatalities and near fatalities in
the State during the year resulting from child abuse or
neglect, which shall include--
``(i) the number of child fatalities and near fatalities
due to child abuse and neglect (disaggregated by such type of
incident) that--
``(I) is compiled by the State child protective services
agency for submission under this subsection; and
``(II) are derived from data sources which--
``(aa) includes data from State vital statistics
departments, child fatality review teams, law enforcement
agencies, and offices of medical examiners or coroners, in
accordance with the requirements of section 422(b)(19) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(19)); and
``(bb) may include information from hospitals, health
departments, juvenile justice departments, and prosecutor and
attorney general offices; and
``(ii) case-specific information (and the sources used to
provide such information) about the circumstances under which
a child fatality or near fatality occurred due to abuse and
neglect, including--
``(I) the cause of the death listed on the death
certificate in the case of a child fatality, and the type of
life-threatening injury in the case of a near fatality;
``(II) whether the child and such child's siblings were
reported to the State child protective services system;
``(III) the responses taken by the child protective
services agency (which may include services or
investigations, as applicable), including any determinations
by such agency;
``(IV) the child's living arrangement or placement at the
time of the incident;
``(V) the perpetrator's relationship to the child;
``(VI) any known previous child abuse or neglect of the
child by other perpetrators and of any child abuse or neglect
of other children by the perpetrator;
``(VII) the demographics and relevant characteristics of
the child, perpetrator, and family, including whether
substance use disorder or domestic violence were present and
whether services were provided to address those needs;
``(VIII) the child's encounters with the health care system
prior to the incident; and
``(IX) other relevant data as determined by the Secretary
designed to inform prevention efforts.
``(F) Of the number of children described in subparagraph
(E), the number of such children who were in foster care at
the time of the incident reported under such subparagraph.
``(G)(i) The number of child protective service personnel
responsible for each of the following:
``(I) Intake of reports filed in the previous year.
``(II) Screening of such reports.
``(III) Assessment of such reports.
``(IV) Investigation of such reports.
``(ii) The average caseload for the personnel described in
clause (i).
``(H) The agency response time with respect to each such
report with respect to initial investigation of reports of
child abuse or neglect.
``(I) The response time with respect to the provision of
services to families and children where an allegation of
child abuse or neglect has been made.
``(J) For child protective service personnel responsible
for intake, screening, assessment, and investigation of child
abuse and neglect reports in the State--
``(i) information on the education, qualifications, and
continuing education requirements established by the State
for child protective service professionals, including for
entry and advancement in the profession, including
advancement to supervisory positions;
``(ii) data on the education, qualifications, and
continuing education of such personnel;
``(iii) demographic information of the child protective
service personnel; and
``(iv) 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.
``(K) With respect to children reunited with their families
or receiving family preservation services, within the 5-year
period preceding submission of the report--
``(i) the number of reports to the State child protective
services agency for suspected child abuse and neglect;
``(ii) the number of substantiated reports of child abuse
or neglect; and
``(iii) the number of fatalities or near fatalities of such
children due to child abuse or neglect.
``(L) The number of children for whom individuals were
appointed by the court to represent the best interests of
such children and the average number of out of court contacts
between such individuals and children.
``(M) The annual report containing the summary of the
activities and recommendations of the citizen review panels
of the State required by subsection (c)(5).
``(N) The number of children under the care of the State
child protection system who are transferred into the custody
of the State juvenile justice system.
``(O) The number of children that had a family care plan in
accordance with section 402(c), and who were referred to the
child protective services system.
``(P) The number of children determined to be victims of
sex trafficking.
``(4) NCANDS files.--Not later than 6 months after
receiving a State report under this subsection, the Secretary
shall publish the data reported by the State under paragraph
(3) in the following formats:
``(A) The agency file that contains aggregate data.
``(B) The child file that contains case-specific
information.
``(e) Annual State Reports.--A State that receives funds
under subsection (a) shall annually prepare and submit to the
Secretary a report describing the manner in which funding
provided under this section, alone or in combination with
other Federal funds, was used to address the purposes and
achieve the objectives of this section, including--
``(1) the amount of such funding used by the State to
provide services to individuals, families, or communities to
strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect,
directly or through referrals, and a description of how the
State implemented systems-building approaches to
strategically coordinate such services with State and local
agencies and relevant public entities to develop and maintain
a continuum of prevention programs and services aimed at
preventing the occurrence of child abuse and neglect;
``(2) a description of how the State uses differential
response, as applicable, and alternative pathways for
families seeking support;
``(3) a description of the State's efforts to reduce racial
bias and disparities in its child protective services system,
including changes in the rates of overrepresentation of
children or youth in the child protective services system by
race or ethnicity;
``(4) a description of the State's efforts to safely reduce
unnecessary investigations of families, through the child
protective system, solely based on circumstances related to--
``(A) poverty; and
``(B) housing status;
``(5) the number of children under the age of 3 who are
involved in a substantiated case of child abuse or neglect
and who the State child protective services agency referred
for early intervention services funded under part C of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431
et seq.), disaggregated, where available, by demographic
characteristics including race and ethnicity, and, for
children not referred for such services, a description of why
such children were not referred; and
``(6) a description of how the State used such funding to
implement effective strategies to enhance collaboration among
child protective services and social services, legal
services, health care services (including mental health and
substance use disorder services), domestic violence services,
and educational agencies, and community-based organizations,
that contribute to improvements to the overall well-being of
children and families.
``(f) Annual Report by the Secretary.--Annually, the
Secretary shall--
``(1) prepare a report based on information provided by the
States for the fiscal year under subsections (d) and (e) and
the results of the State monitoring under section 112; and
``(2) make the report and such information available to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives, and the national clearinghouse described in
section 103.
``(g) Allotments.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico.
``(B) Territory.--The term `territory' means Guam, American
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands.
``(2) In general.--The Secretary shall make an allotment 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
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``(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to any
grant funds remaining after all such States and territories
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) Minimum allotments to states.--The Secretary shall
adjust the allotments 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
$150,000.''.
SEC. 107. GRANTS FOR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD
ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
(a) Grants to States.--Section 107(a) of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c(a)) is amended
by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the
following:
``(1) the assessment, investigation, and prosecution of
suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases of
suspected child sexual abuse, exploitation, and child sex
trafficking, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the
child and the child's family;
``(2) the assessment, investigation, and prosecution of
cases of suspected child abuse-related fatalities and
suspected child neglect-related fatalities, including through
a child abuse investigative multidisciplinary review team,
such as a team from the State child fatality review program;
and
``(3) the assessment, investigation, and prosecution of
cases involving children with disabilities or serious health-
related problems, or other vulnerable populations, who are
suspected victims of child abuse or neglect.''.
(b) State Task Forces.--Section 107(c)(1) (42 U.S.C.
5106c(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(K) individuals experienced in working with children or
youth overrepresented in the child welfare system.''.
(c) State Task Force Study.--Section 107(d)(1) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 5106c(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``and
exploitation,'' and inserting ``, child exploitation, and
child sex trafficking,''.
(d) Adoption of State Task Force Recommendations.--Section
107(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c(e)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and exploitation,''
and inserting ``, child exploitation, and child sex
trafficking,'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by striking ``and exploitation,'' and inserting ``,
child exploitation, and child sex trafficking,''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) improving coordination among agencies regarding
reports of child abuse and neglect to ensure both law
enforcement and child protective services agencies have ready
access to full information regarding past reports, which may
be done in coordination with other States, Indian Tribes, or
agencies for other geographic regions.''.
SEC. 108. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.
Section 109 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5106d), as so redesignated by section 105 of this
division, is amended by striking subsection (e).
SEC. 109. REPORTS.
Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5106f), as so redesignated by section 105 of this
division, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``CAPTA Reauthorization
Act of 2010'' and inserting ``CAPTA Reauthorization Act of
2022'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``(b)'' and all that follows through
``Not'' and inserting the following:
``(b) Activities and Technical Assistance.--Not''; and
(B) by striking ``Senate a report'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``Senate a report
on technical assistance activities for programs that support
State efforts to meet the needs and objectives of section
106.''; and
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the
following:
``(c) GAO Report on State Mandatory Reporting Laws.--Not
later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA
Reauthorization Act of 2022, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives a report that contains information on--
``(1) the type, duration, and evidence basis of public
awareness efforts, professional development, or other
educational resources for mandated reporters of child abuse
or neglect supported by this Act, and through other relevant
Federal programs;
``(2) State efforts to improve reporting on, and responses
to reports of, child abuse or neglect; and
``(3) barriers, if any, affecting mandatory reporting of
child abuse or neglect.
``(d) GAO Report Relating to Child Abuse and Neglect in
Indian Tribal Communities.--Not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022,
the Comptroller General of the United States, taking into
consideration the perspectives of selected Indian Tribes from
each of the 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs Regions, shall submit
a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives that contains--
``(1) information about the child abuse and neglect
prevention activities such Indian Tribes and related Tribal
organizations are providing, including types of programming
and funding sources;
``(2) a description of promising practices used by such
Tribes and related Tribal organizations for child abuse and
neglect prevention;
``(3) information on ways to support prevention efforts
regarding child abuse and neglect of children who are
Indians, including Alaska Natives, which may include the use
of the children's trust fund model;
``(4) an assessment of Federal agency collaboration and
technical assistance efforts to address child abuse and
neglect prevention and treatment of children who are Indians,
including Alaska Natives; and
``(5) an examination of access to child abuse and neglect
prevention research and demonstration grants by Indian tribes
and related Tribal organizations under this Act.
``(e) GAO Report Relating to Data on Child Abuse and
Neglect in Indian Tribal Communities.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act
of 2022, the Comptroller General of the United States, shall
submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives that contains an
examination of Federal child abuse and neglect data systems
to identify what Tribal data is being submitted to the
Department of Health and Human Services, or other relevant
agencies, as applicable, any barriers to the submission of
such data, and recommendations on improving the submission of
such data.
``(f) GAO Report on Protecting Against Systemic Child
Sexual Abuse.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a
report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives that focuses on--
``(1) promising practices used by selected State and local
agencies to identify and prevent recurring or persistent
child sexual abuse in community-based or other organizations,
including how selected State and local agencies have
addressed--
``(A) a pattern of informal or formal policy or de facto
policy within organizations to not follow State and local
requirements to report instances of child sexual abuse in
violation of State and local mandatory reporting laws or
policy; or
``(B) a pattern of assisting individual perpetrators in
maintaining their careers despite substantiated evidence of
child sexual abuse;
``(2) the assistance provided by the Department of Health
and Human Services to support State and local efforts to
identify and prevent recurring or persistent child sexual
abuse in community-based or other organizations.
``(g) National Academies Study on Independent Legal
Representation for Children.----
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022, the
Secretary shall enter shall enter into an agreement with the
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to
conduct of a study to support local, State, and Federal
agencies in improving the provision of high-quality legal
representation for all children through the appointment of
attorneys in cases involving allegations of child abuse or
neglect that result in a judicial proceeding.
``(2) Elements.--The study described in paragraph (1) shall
examine the following:
``(A) States' policies and procedures to ensure that all
children have access to an attorney to provide such children
with legal representation.
``(B) The successes and challenges in States regarding the
appointment of attorneys, as described in subparagraph (A).
``(C) Models of legal representation required for attorneys
described in subparagraph (A), which may include examining
variations in the type of legal representation provided to
children of varying ages or other demographics and
identifying recommendations to improve such models.
``(D) Issues related to timely appointment of attorneys
described in subparagraph (A), particularly early in child
abuse and neglect proceedings.
``(E) Professional development standards or requirements
for attorneys described in subparagraph (A), including
examining information regarding the provision of education to
such attorneys in such areas as child and adolescent
development, family violence, mental health, and substance
use disorders.
``(F) Recommendations for improving States' policies and
procedures to ensure that all children have access to an
attorney to provide such children with legal representation.
``(3) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the
contract entered into under paragraph (1), the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall
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submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor and the
Committee of Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a
report of the study required under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 110. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.
Title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is
amended by striking section 112 (42 U.S.C. 5106g), as so
redesignated by section 105 of this division, and inserting
the following:
``SEC. 112. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.
``(a) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall conduct monitoring
to ensure that each State that receives a grant under section
106 is in compliance with the requirements of section 106(b),
which shall--
``(1) be in addition to the review of the State plan upon
its submission under section 106(b)(1)(A); and
``(2) include monitoring of State policies and procedures
required under sections 106(b)(2)(B)(xxi) and section 402.
``(b) Triennial Reporting.--The Secretary shall submit a
triennial report to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
that includes a summary of the monitoring conducted under
this section.''.
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Subsection (a) of section 114 of the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h), as so redesignated by
section 105 of this division, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``$120,000,000 for fiscal year 2010'' and
inserting ``(except for section 108) $190,000,000 for fiscal
year 2023''; and
(B) by striking ``2011 through 2015'' and inserting ``2024
through 2028''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Discretionary activities.--Of the amounts
appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall make available 30 percent of such amounts to
fund discretionary activities under this title.
``(3) Hotline authorization.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 108 $2,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2023 through 2028.''.
SEC. 112. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Section 633 of the Mentoring Matches for Youth Act of 2006
(34 U.S.C. 20990) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``clauses (viii)
and (ix) of section 106(b)(2)(A) of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)(2)(A) (viii)
and (ix))'' and inserting ``clauses (v) and (vi) of section
106(b)(2)(B) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(B))''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``clauses (viii) and
(ix) of section 106(b)(2)(A) of the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)(2)(A) (viii) and (ix))''
and inserting ``clauses (v) and (vi) of section 106(b)(2)(B)
of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5106a(b)(2)(B))''.
TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II OF THE CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT.
(a) In General.--Sections 201 through 208 of the Child
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 201. PURPOSES.
``The purposes of this title are--
``(1) to support community-based family strengthening
services and statewide systems-building approaches to ensure
the development, operation, expansion, evaluation, and
coordination of initiatives, programs, and activities to
prevent child abuse and neglect; and
``(2) to increase access to a continuum of prevention
programs and services for diverse populations, including
families with low incomes, families who are racial or ethnic
minorities, families that include children with disabilities
or caregivers with disabilities, children and youth
overrepresented in the child welfare system, families
experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness,
families experiencing substance use disorders, families with
parents who have experienced violence or trauma, families
with individuals with personal experience in the child
welfare system, and families in rural communities, that help
strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect.
``SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary shall make grants under
this title on a formula basis, from allotments made in
accordance with subsection (c), to the entities designated by
the States as the lead entities under section 203(b) for the
purposes of--
``(1) supporting community-based family strengthening
services, to assist families to build protective factors
linked to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, that--
``(A) are accessible to diverse populations, effective,
trauma-informed, and culturally responsive;
``(B) build upon the strengths of families;
``(C) provide families with early, comprehensive support;
``(D) promote the development of healthy familial
relationships and parenting skills, especially for young
parents and parents of young children;
``(E) increase family stability;
``(F) improve family access to other formal and informal
community-based resources, such as referral to early
childhood health and developmental services, health care
(including mental health and substance use disorder
services), and supports to meet the needs of families that
include children with disabilities or caregivers with
disabilities; and
``(G) meaningfully involve parents in the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of such services, including
the parents of families with low incomes, parents who are
racial or ethnic minorities, parents of children with
disabilities, parents with disabilities, parents of children
and youth overrepresented in the child welfare system,
parents experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness,
parents of families experiencing substance use disorders,
parents who have experienced violence or trauma, parents who
are individuals with personal experience in the child welfare
system, and parents in rural communities;
``(2) promoting the development of a continuum of
prevention programs and services for families, through State-
and community-based collaborations, public-private
partnerships, and the leveraging of Federal, State, local,
and private funds;
``(3) financing the establishment, maintenance, expansion,
or redesign of core services described in section
205(d)(3)(A), to address unmet needs described in the
inventory in section 204(b)(1)(C)(i);
``(4) financing public information and education activities
that focus on the healthy and positive development of parents
and children and the promotion of child abuse and neglect
prevention activities, including--
``(A) comprehensive outreach strategies to engage diverse
populations; and
``(B) efforts to increase awareness, of adults who work
with children in a professional or volunteer capacity,
regarding the availability of community-based family
strengthening services; and
``(5) providing professional development and technical
assistance (including activities to support the
implementation of services) to improve the effectiveness of
community-based family strengthening services including on
the use of evidence-based or evidence-informed practices,
public health approaches to preventing child abuse and
neglect, and culturally responsive practices.
``(b) Reservation.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall reserve 1 percent of
the amount appropriated under section 209 for a fiscal year
to make awards to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations and
for migrant programs.
``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for any
fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section
209 exceeds the amount appropriated under section 209 for
fiscal year 2021 by more than $4,000,000, the Secretary shall
reserve, from the total amount appropriated--
``(A) 5 percent for awards to Indian Tribes and Tribal
organizations to strengthen families and prevent child abuse
and neglect; and
``(B) 1 percent for migrant programs to strengthen families
and prevent child abuse and neglect.
``(c) Allotments to States.--The Secretary shall allot the
amount appropriated under section 209 for a fiscal year and
remaining after the reservations under subsection (b) and
section 207 among the States as follows:
``(1) 70 percent.--70 percent of such remaining amount
shall be allotted among the States by allotting to each State
an amount that bears the same proportion to such remaining
amount as the number of children under the age of 18 residing
in the State bears to the total number of children under the
age of 18 residing in all States (except that no State shall
receive less than $200,000 under this paragraph).
``(2) 30 percent.--30 percent of such remaining amount
shall be allotted among the States by allotting to each State
an amount that bears the same proportion to such remaining
amount as the amount of private, State, or other non-Federal
funds leveraged and directed in the preceding fiscal year
through the lead entity (as designated for the preceding
fiscal year) of the State bears to the total of the amounts
of private, State, or other non-Federal sources leveraged and
directed in the preceding fiscal year through such an entity
of all States.
``(d) Terms.--Funds allotted by the Secretary to a State
under this section shall be--
``(1) for a 3-year period; and
``(2) provided to the State on an annual basis.
``SEC. 203. LEAD ENTITY.
``(a) Definition of Lead Entity.--In this title, the term
`lead entity' means a public, quasi-public, or nonprofit
private entity (which may be an entity that has not been
established pursuant to State legislation, executive order,
or any other written authority of the State) that--
``(1) exists to strengthen and support families to prevent
child abuse and neglect and has a demonstrated ability to
work with State and local public agencies and community-based
nonprofit organizations to provide professional development
and technical assistance; and
``(2) has the capacity and commitment to partner
meaningfully with family advocates,
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parents who are or have been recipients of community-based
family strengthening services, and individuals with personal
experience in the child welfare system to provide leadership
in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the
programs and policy decisions of the entity described in this
subsection.
``(b) Designation.--
``(1) In general.--A State shall be eligible for a grant
under this title for a fiscal year if the Governor of a State
has designated a lead entity to administer funds under this
title for the purposes identified under section 201,
including to develop, implement, operate, enhance, or expand
community-based family strengthening services.
``(2) Designation considerations.--In designating a lead
entity under paragraph (1) the Governor shall--
``(A) take into consideration the capacity and expertise of
potential lead entities; and
``(B) take into consideration (equally) whether a potential
lead entity is--
``(i) a trust fund advisory board of the State; or
``(ii) an existing entity that--
``(I) leverages Federal, State, local, and private funds
for a broad range of child abuse and neglect prevention
activities and family resource programs; and
``(II) is directed by an interdisciplinary, public-private
entity that includes participants from communities to be
served by the lead entity.
``(c) Assurances.--On designating a lead entity under this
title, the Governor of the State shall provide assurances to
the Secretary as part of the application submitted by the
lead entity under section 204 that the lead entity--
``(1) will provide or will be responsible for providing--
``(A) community-based family strengthening services, in
accordance with section 205, including through collaborative,
public-private partnerships with community-based providers;
``(B) leadership to elevate the importance of prevention of
child abuse and neglect across the State through an
interdisciplinary, collaborative, public-private structure
with balanced representation from private and public sector
members, and representation of parents, individuals with
personal experience in the child welfare system, community-
based providers, and parents with disabilities; and
``(C) direction and oversight of programs of community-
based family strengthening services supported by grant funds
under this title through the use of identified goals and
objectives, clear lines of communication and accountability,
the provision of leveraged or combined funding from Federal,
State, local, and private sources, centralized assessment and
planning activities, the provision of professional
development and technical assistance, and reporting and
evaluation functions;
``(2) has a demonstrated commitment to parental leadership
in the development, operation, and oversight of the
community-based family strengthening services;
``(3) has a demonstrated ability to work with State and
local public agencies and community-based nonprofit
organizations to develop and maintain a continuum of
prevention programs and services designed to support children
and families;
``(4) has the capacity to provide operational support (both
financial and programmatic), professional development,
technical assistance, and evaluation assistance to community-
based providers, through innovative, interagency funding and
interdisciplinary service delivery mechanisms;
``(5) will integrate its efforts with individuals and
organizations experienced in working in partnership with
diverse populations, including families with low incomes,
families who are racial or ethnic minorities, families that
include children with disabilities or caregivers with
disabilities, children and youth overrepresented in the child
welfare system, families experiencing homelessness or at risk
of homelessness, families experiencing substance use
disorders, families with parents who have experienced
violence or trauma, families with individuals with personal
experience in the child welfare system, and families in rural
communities; and
``(6) will engage with diverse populations to identify and
address unmet needs when developing the inventory required
under section 204(b)(1)(C)(i) and when distributing funds to
community-based providers under section 205.
``SEC. 204. APPLICATION.
``(a) In General.--To receive a grant under this title, a
lead entity shall, not less than once every 3 years, submit
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such form,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including the contents described in subsection (b).
``(b) Contents.--Each application submitted under
subsection (a) by a lead entity shall include each of the
following:
``(1) A description of--
``(A) the lead entity responsible for the administration of
funds provided under this title, including how the lead
entity will conduct oversight of community-based providers
that receive subgrants under section 205;
``(B) how the lead entity will ensure community-based
family strengthening services supported by grant funds under
this title will be integrated into a continuum of prevention
programs and services for children and families, including
how the lead entity will--
``(i) utilize statewide and local systems-building
approaches to increase access to community-based family
strengthening services for diverse populations;
``(ii) determine which communities to serve;
``(iii) support place-based approaches to meeting the needs
of children and families; and
``(iv) ensure such services are designed to serve children
and families in hard-to-reach areas;
``(C) an inventory as of the date of submission of such
application, that includes a description of--
``(i) the unmet needs in the State, identified through
engagement with diverse populations; and
``(ii) the community-based family strengthening services
supported by grant funds under this title and other relevant
services provided in the State;
``(D) how the lead entity will ensure, in the policy
decision-making, implementation, and evaluation of community-
based providers supported by grant funds under this title,
the meaningful involvement of--
``(i) parents who are or who have been recipients of
community-based family strengthening services;
``(ii) family advocates; and
``(iii) individuals with personal experience in the child
welfare system;
``(E) the criteria the lead entity will use to select and
fund community-based providers, including how the lead entity
will take into consideration a provider's ability to--
``(i) collaborate with State and local public agencies and
community-based nonprofit organizations and engage in long-
term and strategic planning to support the development of a
continuum of prevention programs and services across the
State;
``(ii) meaningfully partner with parents in the
development, implementation, and evaluation of community-
based family strengthening services; and
``(iii) incorporate evidence-based or evidence-informed
practices;
``(F) outreach activities the lead entity and community-
based providers will undertake to maximize the participation
of diverse populations in the program authorized under this
title, including families with low incomes, families who are
racial or ethnic minorities, families that include children
with disabilities or caregivers with disabilities, children
and youth overrepresented in the child welfare system,
families experiencing homelessness or at risk of
homelessness, families experiencing substance use disorders,
families with parents who have experienced violence or
trauma, families with individuals with personal experience in
the child welfare system, and families in rural communities;
``(G) how the performance of the State program will be
assessed using the measures described in section 206 and by
other measures that may be established by the lead entity;
``(H) the actions the lead entity will take to advocate for
systemic changes in State policies, practices, procedures,
and regulations to--
``(i) improve the delivery of community-based family
strengthening services; and
``(ii) promote prevention activities to strengthen and
support families in order to reduce child abuse and neglect
and contact with the child protective services system; and
``(I) the lead entity's plan for providing operational
support, professional development, and technical assistance
to community-based providers, related to the use of trauma-
informed practices, public health approaches to preventing
child abuse and neglect, culturally responsive practices, and
the use of evidence-based or evidence-informed practices.
``(2) A budget for the development, operation, and
expansion of the community-based family strengthening
services that demonstrates that the State will expend, in
non-Federal funds, an amount (in cash or in kind) equal to
not less than 20 percent of the amount received under this
title for activities under this title.
``(3) An assurance that--
``(A) the lead entity will use grant funds received under
this title to provide community-based family strengthening
services in accordance with section 205 in a manner that--
``(i) helps families build protective factors that are
linked to the prevention of child abuse and neglect,
including knowledge of parenting and child development
(including social and emotional development), parental
resilience, social connections, and time-limited and need-
based concrete support available to families;
``(ii) is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and takes
into consideration the assets and needs of communities in
which the lead entity serves; and
``(iii) promotes coordination between community-based
providers, State and local public agencies, community-based
nonprofit organizations, and relevant private entities to
develop and expand a continuum of prevention programs and
services that promote child, parent, and family well-being,
with a focus on increasing access to those supports for
diverse populations;
``(B) funds received under this title will be used to
supplement, not supplant, other State and local public funds
designated for the establishment, maintenance, expansion, and
redesign of community-based family strengthening services;
and
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``(C) the lead entity will provide the Secretary with
reports at such time and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
``(4) The assurances described in section 203(c).
``SEC. 205. USES OF FUNDS.
``(a) In General.--A lead entity that receives a grant
under this title shall use the grant funds to develop,
implement, operate, expand, and enhance community-based
family strengthening services, including by providing
subgrants to community-based providers described in
subsection (b).
``(b) Community-based Provider.--In this title, the term
`community-based provider' means an entity that provides
community-based family strengthening services, including an
entity that is a State or local public agency or a community-
based nonprofit organization.
``(c) Priority.--In awarding subgrants under this section,
a lead entity shall give priority to community-based
providers proposing evidence-based or evidence-informed local
programs to serve low-income communities or to serve young
parents or parents of young children.
``(d) Uses of Funds.--A lead entity or a community-based
provider that receives funds under this section shall use the
funds to develop, implement, operate, expand, and enhance
community-based family strengthening services, which may
include--
``(1) assessing community assets and needs through a
planning process that--
``(A) involves other relevant community-based
organizations, including those that have already performed a
local needs assessment and can positively contribute to the
planning process;
``(B) meaningfully involves parents; and
``(C) uses information and expertise from local public
agencies, local nonprofit organizations, and local private
sector representatives;
``(2) developing a comprehensive strategy, which may
leverage public-private partnerships, to provide a continuum
of prevention programs and services to children and families,
especially to families experiencing difficulty meeting basic
needs or with other risk factors linked with child abuse and
neglect, such as families with young parents, parents of
young children, or parents who experienced domestic violence
or child abuse or neglect as children;
``(3)(A) providing, directly or through community referral
services, core child abuse and neglect prevention services,
such as--
``(i) parent support and education programs that build
protective factors linked to the prevention of child abuse
and neglect;
``(ii) mutual support and self-help programs;
``(iii) parental leadership skills development programs
that support parents as leaders in their families and
communities;
``(iv) respite care services; and
``(v) outreach and follow up services, which may include
voluntary home visiting services; and
``(B) connecting individuals and families to community
referral services, including referral to--
``(i) early childhood care and education programs such as a
child care program, a Head Start program (including an Early
Head Start program) carried out under the Head Start Act (42
U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), a developmental screening program, or a
program carried out under section 619 or part C of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419,
1431 et seq.);
``(ii) services and supports to meet the additional needs
of families with children with disabilities or caregivers
with disabilities;
``(iii) nutrition programs, which may include the special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and
children program under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) and the supplemental nutrition
assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
``(iv) educational services, academic tutoring, adult
education and literacy services, and workforce development
activities, such as activities described in section 134 of
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3174);
``(v) self-sufficiency and life management skills
development;
``(vi) health care (including mental health and substance
use disorder services);
``(vii) peer counseling;
``(viii) domestic violence service programs that provide
services and treatment to children and their nonabusing
caregivers; and
``(ix) adoption services for individuals interested in
adopting a child;
``(4) developing and maintaining leadership roles for the
meaningful involvement of parents and other individuals with
personal experience in the child welfare system in the
development, operation, evaluation, and oversight of the
services provided by the lead entity or community-based
providers;
``(5) providing leadership in mobilizing local public and
private resources to support the provision of community-based
family strengthening services; and
``(6) coordinating services with State and local public
agencies, community-based nonprofit organizations, and
relevant private entities, to promote child, parent, and
family well-being, including coordinating services through
the development, operation, and expansion of State and local
systems to develop a continuum of prevention programs and
services to strengthen families and to prevent child abuse
and neglect.
``SEC. 206. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
``(a) Measures.--Each lead entity receiving a grant under
this title shall collect information on the extent to which
the State program carried out under this title meets measures
relating to--
``(1) the effective development, operation, and expansion
of community-based family strengthening services that meet
the requirements of this title, including the use of systems-
building approaches to increase access to such services for
diverse populations;
``(2) the community-based family strengthening services
supported under this title and an inventory of the types of
such services provided in accordance with section 205 and a
description that shall specify whether those services are
evidence-based or evidence-informed;
``(3) the extent to which the lead entity has addressed the
unmet needs identified by the inventory required under
section 204(b)(1)(C)(i);
``(4)(A) the involvement of a diverse representation of
families in the design, operation, and evaluation of
community-based family strengthening services supported by
grant funds under this title; and
``(B) the continued leadership of parents and other
individuals with personal experience in the child welfare
system in the ongoing planning, implementation, and
evaluation of such community-based family strengthening
services supported by grant funds under this title,
demonstrated in an implementation plan;
``(5) the satisfaction among families who received
community-based family strengthening services supported by
grant funds under this title;
``(6) the establishment or maintenance of innovative
funding mechanisms that blend Federal, State, local, and
private funds, and of innovative, interdisciplinary service
delivery mechanisms, for the development, operation,
expansion, and enhancement of the community-based family
strengthening services;
``(7) the effectiveness of activities conducted under this
title in meeting the purposes of the program, demonstrated
through the results of evaluation, or the outcomes of
monitoring, conducted by the lead entity; and
``(8) the number of children and families that received
community-based family strengthening services funded under
this title, including a disaggregated count of families with
children with disabilities and families with caregivers with
disabilities.
``(b) Reports.--The lead entity shall submit to the
Secretary a report containing the information described in
subsection (a).
``SEC. 207. NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
FAMILY STRENGTHENING SERVICES.
``From the amount appropriated under section 209 for a
fiscal year and remaining after the reservation under section
202(b), the Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent to
support, directly or through grants or contracts, the
activities of lead entities--
``(1) to create, operate, and maintain a peer review
process;
``(2) to create, operate, and maintain a national resource
center;
``(3) to fund a yearly symposium on State system change
efforts that result from the provision of the community-based
family strengthening services;
``(4) to establish, operate, and maintain a computerized
communication system between lead entities; and
``(5) to contribute to funding State-to-State technical
assistance and professional development.
``SEC. 208. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
``Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit
grandparents, kinship care providers, foster parents,
adoptive parents, or any other individual, in a parenting
role from receiving or participating in services and programs
under this title.''.
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 209 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(42 U.S.C. 5116i) is amended--
(1) by striking ``this title'' and all that follows through
``2010'' and inserting the following: ``this title
$190,000,000 for fiscal year 2023''; and
(2) by striking ``fiscal years 2011 through 2015'' and
inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.
SEC. 203. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Section 511 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711) is
amended in subsection (b)(2)--
(1) by striking ``of current unmet'' and all that follows
through ``operating in the State''; and
(2) by striking ``section 205(3)'' and inserting ``section
204(b)(1)(C)''.
TITLE III--PREVENTING CHILD FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES DUE TO CHILD
ABUSE AND NEGLECT
SEC. 301. IDENTIFYING AND PREVENTING CHILD FATALITIES AND
NEAR FATALITIES DUE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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``TITLE III--PREVENTING CHILD FATALITIES DUE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
``Subtitle A--Public Health Approaches to Identify and Prevent Child
Fatalities and Near Fatalities Due to Child Abuse and Neglect
``SEC. 301. PURPOSE.
``The purpose of this subtitle is to develop coordinated
leadership and shared responsibility at the Federal, State,
Tribal, and local levels to implement data-driven strategies
and reforms to prevent child fatalities and near fatalities
due to child abuse and neglect from occurring in the future
through the use of improved collection, reporting, and
analysis of data on all child fatalities and near fatalities
due to child abuse and neglect.
``SEC. 302. FEDERAL WORK GROUP ON DATA COLLECTION RELATED TO
CHILD FATALITIES AND NEAR FATALITIES DUE TO
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish the
Federal Work Group on Data Collection Related to Child
Fatalities and Near Fatalities Due to Child Abuse and Neglect
(referred to in this subtitle as the `Work Group').
``(b) In General.--
``(1) Composition.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022, the
Secretary shall appoint representatives to the Work Group
from the Administration for Children and Families, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health
Resources and Services Administration.
``(B) Other federal agencies.--The Work Group may include
representatives from the Department of Justice, appointed by
the Attorney General, and such other Federal agencies as the
Secretary determines, appointed by the head of the agency
involved.
``(2) Consultation.--In carrying out the duties described
in subsection (c), the Work Group shall consult with--
``(A) experts determined by the Secretary who meet the
qualifications described in section 3(b)(1)(B) of the Protect
our Kids Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-275; 126 Stat. 2460);
``(B) representatives of State and local child protective
services agencies and other relevant public agencies; and
``(C) individuals with personal experience in the child
welfare system.
``(c) Duties.--The Work Group shall--
``(1) oversee the development of data standards that are
designed to promote consistent data collection related to
child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse and
neglect as described in section 303(c), and make related
recommendations to the Secretary;
``(2) oversee the development of the case registry
described in section 303(a), and make related recommendations
to the Secretary;
``(3) make recommendations to the Secretary for the
effective operation of the grant program described in section
304;
``(4) examine all Federal data collections related to child
fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse and neglect
and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding--
``(A) how to improve the accuracy, uniformity, portability,
and comparability of data regarding child fatalities and near
fatalities due to child abuse and neglect, within and across
States, localities, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations;
``(B) how to assure that such data collections are
informative and effectively utilized by Federal, State,
Tribal, and local policymakers, and the public to make data-
driven decisions to identify, prevent, and respond to such
fatalities and near fatalities; and
``(C) after analysis of the purposes and roles of data
systems existing on the date of the recommendations, how to
improve such data systems or next-generation data systems to
more effectively meet the goals described in subparagraphs
(A) and (B);
``(5) identify, and recommend to the Secretary, strategies,
resources, and supports to improve Federal, State, Tribal,
and local responses to child fatalities and near fatalities
due to child abuse and neglect among Indian (including Alaska
Native) and Native Hawaiian children in a manner that
includes consultation and coordination with Indian Tribes,
Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations (as
such term is defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)); and
``(6) ensure that standards developed under this section
are developed in accordance with all applicable Federal and
State privacy law.
``(d) Annual Report to Secretary.--The Work Group shall
annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the
activities carried out under subsection (c), including
recommendations for improving the collection of data related
to child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse
and neglect.
``SEC. 303. CASE REGISTRY FOR CHILD FATALITIES AND NEAR
FATALITIES DUE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall operate a national
case registry designed to support the collection of data
related to child fatalities and near fatalities, to collect
complete data on such incidents due to child abuse and
neglect for the purposes of--
``(1) supporting the systematic collection and analysis of
data regarding child fatalities and near fatalities due to
child abuse and neglect, within and across States and Indian
Tribes;
``(2) enabling States, Indian Tribes, and Tribal
organizations to review data on all child fatalities and near
fatalities for the presence of child abuse and neglect in
accordance with uniform public health data standards,
including by reviewing--
``(A) cases where an incident involving a child was
reported to the child protective services system;
``(B) cases where an incident involving a child was not
reported to the child protective services system but in which
child abuse and neglect may have been present; and
``(C) cases that may or may not meet criminal or civil
definitions of child abuse or neglect for purposes of
substantiation or prosecution;
``(3) enabling analysis of data collected through such
registry to support reforms of Federal, State, Tribal, and
local policies and procedures intended to identify, prevent,
and respond to future child fatalities and near fatalities
due to child abuse and neglect; and
``(4) increasing transparency and shared responsibility
across public agencies that serve children and families by
making data collected through such registry accessible by the
public, to the extent permitted by applicable privacy law.
``(b) Integration With Existing Data Systems.--In operating
the case registry described in subsection (a), the Secretary
may integrate or append data from such case registry into or
onto data of data systems supported by the Health Resources
and Services Administration or Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, as appropriate and shall maintain such
integrated or appended data in accordance with all applicable
Federal and State privacy law.
``(c) Uniform Public Health Data Standards.--
``(1) In general.--For the purposes of operating the case
registry described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall
develop uniform public health data standards that are
designed to promote consistent data collection related to
child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse and
neglect and include, as determined by the Secretary, uniform
definitions, operational standards, standards for consistent
procedures, and data elements for reviewing fatalities and
near fatalities due to child abuse and neglect.
``(2) Definitions.--The uniform public health data
standards described in paragraph (1) shall be designed for
public health purposes and not rely solely on criminal or
civil definitions of child abuse and neglect.
``(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
(including through grants, contracts, or cooperative
agreements) technical assistance and resources to encourage
the adoption and implementation of the standards described in
this subsection and support the participation of States,
Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations in the national case
registry described in subsection (a).
``(4) Child fatality and near-fatality investigation
protocol.--As part of the uniform public health data
standards described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may
develop a standardized child fatality and near-fatality
investigation protocol for use by medical examiners,
coroners, health care professionals, first responders, and
other entities determined appropriate by the Secretary, to
improve data collection on child fatalities and near
fatalities due to child abuse and neglect.
``SEC. 304. GRANTS FOR STATE, INDIAN TRIBE, AND TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION CHILD FATALITY REVIEW OF CHILD
ABUSE AND NEGLECT FATALITIES AND NEAR
FATALITIES.
``(a) Program Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants or
cooperative agreements to States, Indian Tribes, and Tribal
organizations for the purposes of assisting such States,
Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations in--
``(A) supporting entities carrying out child fatality
review programs (which entities are referred to individually
in this title as a `child fatality review program'),
including at the local level, in the review of all incidents
of child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse or
neglect, including incidents in which the child victim was
known by or referred to the child protective services system;
``(B) improving data collection and reporting related to
child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse and
neglect, including intrastate and interstate data
comparability;
``(C) encouraging voluntary reporting to the case registry
authorized under section 303(a); and
``(D) developing coordinated leadership and shared
responsibility across State and local public agencies, Indian
Tribes, and Tribal organizations that support children and
families to implement data-driven strategies and reforms in
order to identify, prevent, and respond to child fatalities
and near fatalities due to child abuse and neglect.
``(2) Capacity building grants.--The Secretary may reserve
a portion of funds appropriated under section 321, and not
reserved under section 305, to award grants or cooperative
agreements to States, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations
for the purposes of increasing the capacity of such States,
Indian Tribes, and Tribal Organizations to conduct reviews of
child near fatalities due to child abuse and neglect.
``(b) Application.--A State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal
organization desiring a grant or cooperative agreement under
subsection (a)(1)
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shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require, including--
``(1) the fatality review plan of the State, Indian Tribe,
or Tribal organization to ensure--
``(A) the corresponding child fatality review program will,
for the purposes of identifying fatalities and near
fatalities due to child abuse and neglect and preventing such
incidents in the future, conduct comprehensive and
multidisciplinary reviews of all cases of child fatalities
and near fatalities within the State or Indian Tribe, as the
case may be, within a reasonable timeframe, and allow the
State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization to increase the
number of cases reviewed over time and review all such cases
for child abuse and neglect utilizing the consistent
procedures described in paragraph (2); and
``(B) the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization will
submit information for each case of a fatality or near
fatality due to child abuse or neglect identified by the
reviews described in subparagraph (A) to the case registry
described in section 303(a), in alignment with the consistent
procedures described in paragraph (2), including information
about the circumstances in which each case occurred, such
as--
``(i) the cause of the death listed on the death
certificate in the case of a child fatality, and the type of
life-threatening injury in the case of a child near fatality;
``(ii) whether the child was reported to the child
protective services system;
``(iii) the responses made by the child protective services
system (which may include services or investigations, as
applicable), including any determinations by such agency;
``(iv) the child's living arrangement or placement at the
time of the incident;
``(v) the perpetrator's relationship to the child;
``(vi) any known previous child abuse or neglect of the
child by other perpetrators and of any child abuse or neglect
of other children by the perpetrator;
``(vii) the demographics and relevant characteristics of
the child, perpetrator, and family;
``(viii) the child's encounters with the health care system
within the past 12 months prior to the incident involved for
suspected or confirmed child abuse or neglect; and
``(ix) other relevant data as determined by the Secretary
designed to inform future identification, prevention, and
response efforts;
``(2) a description of how the State, Indian Tribe, or
Tribal organization will, within a timeframe established by
the Secretary, develop consistent procedures to conduct the
reviews described in paragraph (1)(A) that are aligned with
the uniform public health data standards developed under
section 303(c) for the purposes of developing a public health
approach to the identification of child abuse and neglect
that--
``(A) does not rely solely on criminal or civil definitions
of child abuse and neglect for the purposes of
substantiation; and
``(B) reduces human error and bias, particularly racial
bias, in carrying out such reviews;
``(3) a description of how the child fatality review
program of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization
will ensure such program--
``(A) will coordinate activities with relevant entities to
collect data from medical examiners, coroners, vital
statistics personnel, law enforcement, medical professionals,
hospitals, first responders, the child protective services
system, and other agencies that possess relevant data, and
how the program and such entities will examine the
circumstances surrounding a child fatality or near fatality
due to child abuse or neglect;
``(B) will make information collected by such program
publicly accessible to support data-informed strategies and
reforms, across State and local public agencies, Indian
Tribes, and Tribal organizations, that are designed to
identify, prevent, and respond to future child fatalities and
near fatalities due to child abuse and neglect; and
``(C) will provide all information collected by the child
fatality review program of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal
organization under the grant to the State to support such
State's reporting of data under section
106(d)(3)(E)(i)(II)(bb);
``(4) a description of how the child fatality review
program of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization
will improve and standardize the identification of near
fatalities due to child abuse and neglect across the State or
Indian Tribe involved, as the case may be, including--
``(A) how the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization
will collect information regarding life-threatening injuries
related to child abuse and neglect and report such
information to the child fatality review program of the
State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization; and
``(B) how the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization
will coordinate with health care professionals, hospital
systems, and child protective services agencies in
identifying life-threatening injuries related to child abuse
and neglect and reporting relevant information to the child
fatality review program of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal
organization; and
``(5) an assurance that the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal
organization will develop a fatality and near-fatality
prevention plan (in alignment with the requirements of
section 422(b)(19)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
622(b)(19)(B)) that is designed to implement data-driven
strategies and reforms across the State or the Indian Tribe
served, as the case may be, in order to prevent child
fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse and neglect
from occurring in the future, which plan shall include--
``(A) an analysis of the data collected under the State,
Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization plan described in
paragraph (1) and data from other relevant sources in order
to identify the children at the highest risk of child
fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse and
neglect, including an analysis that--
``(i) identifies--
``(I) individual, family, and community risk factors;
``(II) protective factors; and
``(III) other circumstances associated with such data; and
``(ii) examines relevant State, local, Indian Tribe, and
Tribal organization policies and practices associated with
cases in which such a fatality or near fatality occurred,
including systemic failures across public agencies related to
such cases; and
``(B) a description of how the child protective services
system will update its policies and procedures in response to
the data analysis described in subparagraph (A) to prioritize
safety screenings for children who match characteristics
identified in the analysis as at the highest risk and
implement other necessary reforms responsive to the findings
of the analysis; and
``(6) a description of how the State, Indian Tribe, or
Tribal organization will coordinate the leadership of the
State and local public agencies, Indian Tribe, or Tribal
organization that supports children and families, to develop
shared responsibility to protect children at the highest risk
of child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse
and neglect and to implement changes in policies and
practices of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization
in response to the findings of the analysis described in
paragraph (5)(A) to prevent such incidents, which changes may
include improvements in policies and practices related to
child protection, health care (including mental health care),
substance use disorders, domestic violence, law enforcement,
education, social services, and formal and informal support
systems that have contact with children and families.
``(c) Uses of Funds.--A State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal
organization receiving a grant or cooperative agreement under
subsection (a)(1)--
``(1) shall use such funds to--
``(A) implement the child fatality review plan of the
State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization described in
subsection (b)(1), including by--
``(i) increasing the capacity of the child fatality review
program of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization to
conduct reviews of all cases of child fatalities and near
fatalities for child abuse and neglect, regardless of the
involvement of such cases with the child protective services
system; and
``(ii) enabling the submission of required data under such
plan to the case registry described in section 303(a);
``(B) support the development and adoption of consistent
procedures described in subsection (b)(2) to ensure that all
cases of child fatalities and near fatalities due to child
abuse and neglect are reviewed consistently within the State
or Indian Tribe, as the case may be;
``(C) supporting coordination between the child fatality
review program of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal
organization and the child protective services system,
including by providing all relevant child welfare information
and information collected by such child fatality review
program to the system in accordance with subsection
(b)(3)(C); and
``(D) developing the fatality and near-fatality prevention
plan of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization
described in (b)(5), including conducting necessary data
analysis and examination; and
``(2) may use such funds to--
``(A) conduct research related to the data described in the
fatality review plan of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal
organization;
``(B) identify protective factors associated with the
prevention of child abuse and neglect, and support changes in
the policies and practices of the State, Indian Tribe, or
Tribal organization, across public agencies that serve
children and families to support the development of such
factors; and
``(C) develop, implement, or scale real-time electronic
data sharing or improvements in increased interoperability of
relevant data among State and local public agencies, Indian
Tribes, and Tribal organizations, that serve children and
families, to improve submission and analysis of data required
under this section.
``(d) Reporting.--
``(1) State, indian tribe, and tribal organization
reporting.--Each State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization
that receives funds under subsection (a)(1), for each year
such funds are received, shall provide a report to the
Secretary containing such information, in such manner as the
Secretary may require, including, at a minimum--
``(A) a description of how such State, Indian Tribe, or
Tribal organization utilized funds provided under subsection
(a)(1), including the number and percentage of all cases of
child fatalities and near fatalities
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within the State or the Indian Tribe involved, as the case
may be, that were--
``(i) reviewed for child abuse and neglect using such
funds; and
``(ii) so reviewed and identified, using such funds, as due
to child abuse and neglect in accordance with the consistent
procedures described in subsection (b)(2) of the State,
Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization;
``(B) a description of the progress of the State, Indian
Tribe, or Tribal organization in--
``(i) implementing its fatality review plan described in
subsection (b)(1), including submitting data required under
such plan to the case registry described in section 303(a);
``(ii) developing and implementing the consistent
procedures described in subsection (b)(2) of the State,
Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization, including the extent to
which such consistent procedures are aligned with the uniform
public health data standards described in section 303(c); and
``(iii) identifying and standardizing the identification of
near fatalities described in subsection (b)(4); and
``(iv) developing the fatality and near-fatality prevention
plan of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization
required under subsection (b)(5), including conducting data
analysis to identify children in the State, Indian Tribe, or
Tribal organization at the highest risk of child fatalities
and near fatalities due to child abuse and neglect, and
identifying potential reforms in accordance with such plan's
requirements; and
``(C) a description of how the State, Indian Tribe, or
Tribal organization coordinated the leadership of State and
local public agencies, Indian Tribes, and Tribal
organizations, that support children and families, to develop
shared responsibility to protect children at the highest risk
of child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse
and neglect, and implemented changes in policies and
practices in response to the findings of the analysis
described in subsection (b)(5)(A) and the activities
supported under this section.
``(2) Secretary's report to congress.--The Secretary shall
submit an annual report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education
and Labor and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, that includes a summary of reports submitted
by States, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations under
paragraph (1) and the Secretary's recommendations or
observations on the challenges, successes, and lessons
derived from--
``(A) the recommendations of the Work Group described in
section 302(c);
``(B) operation of the case registry described in section
303(a); and
``(C) implementation of the grant program authorized under
subsection (a)(1).
``SEC. 305. ASSISTING STATE, INDIAN TRIBE, AND TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTATION.
``The Secretary shall reserve not more than 15 percent of
funds appropriated under section 321 to provide guidance and
technical assistance, directly or through grants or
cooperative agreements, to support State and local public
agencies, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations in--
``(1) submitting uniform and comparable data to the case
registry authorized under section 303(a);
``(2) developing applications for the program authorized
under section 304 and implementing such program;
``(3) developing and supporting the adoption of consistent
procedures described under section 304(b)(2), to assure that
all child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse
and neglect are reviewed consistently within States and
Indian Tribes, which procedures shall be aligned with uniform
public health data standards described in section 303(c); and
``(4) implementing data-driven strategies and reforms in
order to prevent child fatalities and near fatalities due to
child abuse and neglect from occurring in the future through
the use of improved collection, reporting, and analysis of
data on all child fatalities and near fatalities due to child
abuse and neglect.''.
SEC. 302. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RECORDS.
Title III of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act,
as added by section 301 of this division, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle B--Child Abuse and Neglect Records
``SEC. 311. ELECTRONIC INTERSTATE DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to reduce
child fatalities and near fatalities due to child abuse or
neglect by improving child welfare investigations through the
use of accurate and efficient exchange of interstate and
intrastate child abuse and neglect registry records.
``(b) Working Group.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022, the
Secretary shall convene a working group (referred to in this
subtitle as the `working group') to study improving child
welfare investigations through the use of accurate and
efficient exchange of interstate and intrastate child abuse
and neglect registry records. Such working group shall
include representatives of Federal, State, and local public
agencies knowledgeable about child abuse and neglect registry
records and other representatives knowledgeable about
interstate data systems.
``(2) Duties.--The working group shall study and make
recommendations to the Secretary on each of the following
topics:
``(A) Improving intrastate and interstate communication,
including by examining the use of technology and the
development of an electronic interstate data exchange system,
to allow for accurate and efficient exchange of interstate
and intrastate child abuse and neglect registry records.
``(B) Reducing barriers to providing, and establishing best
practices for States to provide, timely responses to requests
from other States for information contained in State and
local child abuse and neglect registries.
``(C) Identifying data elements currently (as of the date
of the establishment of the working group) stored in State
and local child abuse and neglect registries and
determining--
``(i) which such data elements should be accessible for
data exchange between and within State and local child
welfare agencies to improve child welfare investigations; and
``(ii) whether access to such data elements through an
electronic interstate data exchange system should be limited
to cases involving reported, investigated, or substantiated
child abuse and neglect.
``(D) Identifying potential obstacles that may prevent
States from participating in an electronic interstate data
exchange system and developing recommendations for overcoming
such obstacles.
``(E) Determining how lessons learned from the development
and implementation of the electronic interstate data exchange
system related to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children may be used to inform the development of an
electronic interstate data exchange system of child abuse and
neglect records.
``(F) Examining recommendations made by the Interagency
Task Force for Child Safety established under the Child Care
Protection Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-279) and
identifying relevant recommendations for the development of
an electronic interstate data exchange system.
``(G) Identifying best practices for the use of information
from State and local child abuse and neglect registries as
part of screening and investigating allegations of child
abuse or neglect to improve children's safety.
``(H) Ensuring procedural due process for any individual
included in a State or local child abuse and neglect
registry, including recommendations for protections relating
to--
``(i) the level of evidence necessary for inclusion in such
registry;
``(ii) the process for notifying such individual of
inclusion in such registry and of the implications of such
inclusion;
``(iii) the process for providing such individual the
opportunity to challenge such inclusion, and the procedures
for resolving such challenge; and
``(iv) the length of time an individual's record is to
remain in such registry, and the process for removing such
individual's record.
``(I) Establishing criteria for when an individual's child
abuse and neglect registry record may be shared through an
electronic interstate data exchange system.
``(3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the initial
convening of the working group, the working group shall
submit a report containing the recommendations described in
paragraph (2) to the Secretary, the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives.
``(c) Pilot Program.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022, taking
into consideration the recommendations included in the report
required under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall--
``(A) develop an electronic interstate data exchange
system, in accordance with paragraph (2); and
``(B) establish a pilot program, and award grants to
support participation in such pilot program, in accordance
with paragraph (3).
``(2) Electronic interstate data exchange system.--The
Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement or
contract with an entity to develop an electronic interstate
data exchange system. Such system shall include, to the
greatest extent practicable, the following operational
standards:
``(A) Interoperable data standards developed and maintained
by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National
Information Exchange Model.
``(B) Policies and governance standards that--
``(i) ensure consistency, accuracy, and reliability in
types of information shared and not shared;
``(ii) specify circumstances under which data should be
shared through the electronic interstate data exchange
system;
``(iii) ensure procedural due process for individuals
included in a State or local child abuse and neglect
registry, including policies aligned with the recommendations
described in subsection (b)(1)(H); and
``(iv) are in accordance with all applicable Federal and
State privacy law.
``(3) Pilot program for implementation of the electronic
interstate data exchange system.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to
entities responsible under State law for maintaining child
abuse and neglect registries, including State and local
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child welfare agencies, to support their participation in a
pilot program to--
``(i) utilize the electronic interstate data exchange
system described in paragraph (2) to allow for accurate and
efficient exchange of interstate and intrastate child abuse
and neglect registry records;
``(ii) work with the Secretary to develop and update
operational standards for the electronic interstate data
exchange system and make improvements to such system; and
``(iii) update the existing data systems of such entities
to improve participation in the electronic interstate data
exchange system.
``(B) Participation.--In awarding grants under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent
practicable, grants are--
``(i) distributed to not less than 10 States; and
``(ii) distributed among States that collectively are
geographically diverse.
``(4) Pilot report.--Not later than 3 years after grants
are awarded under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall--
``(A) prepare a report detailing the outcomes of the pilot
program described in such paragraph, recommendations to
improve the electronic interstate data exchange system
described in paragraph (2), and recommendations for
nationwide implementation of an electronic interstate data
exchange system; and
``(B) submit such report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives.
``(d) Nationwide Expansion of the Electronic Interstate
Data Exchange System.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after submitting
the report described in subsection (c)(4)(B), the Secretary
shall--
``(A) enter into or continue a cooperative agreement or
contract, in accordance with the requirements of subsection
(c)(2), to improve and expand the electronic interstate data
exchange system described in subsection (c), which may
include updating the operational standards for such system;
and
``(B) award grants to entities responsible under State law
for maintaining child abuse and neglect registries, including
State and local child welfare agencies, to--
``(i) support increased State participation in the
electronic interstate data exchange system described in this
subsection; and
``(ii) update the existing data systems of such entities to
improve participation in such electronic interstate data
exchange system.
``(2) Grants to entities.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1)(B), the
Secretary may award grants on a competitive or formula basis,
as determined by the Secretary, who shall ensure that such
grants are of sufficient size and scope to allow the entities
described in such paragraph to effectively participate in the
electronic interstate data exchange system.
``(B) Nationwide participation.--In carrying out this
subsection, the Secretary shall award grants in a manner that
facilitates nationwide participation in the electronic
interstate data exchange system described in this subsection,
to the greatest extent practicable.
``(e) Limitation on Use of Electronic Interstate Data
Exchange System.--An electronic interstate data exchange
system described in this section shall be used only for
purposes of improving child welfare investigations between
and within States and ensuring the safety of children placed
in foster or adoptive homes.
``(f) Prohibition.--The Secretary may neither access nor
store data from an electronic interstate data exchange system
described in this section.
``(g) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after September 30
of the fiscal year that the Secretary awards grants under
subsection (d), and every year thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives on--
``(1) the number of States participating in the electronic
interstate data exchange system described in such subsection;
``(2) challenges faced by States not able to fully
participate in such electronic interstate data exchange
system; and
``(3) any other information considered relevant by the
Secretary for the implementation of this section, including
any legislative changes that may be necessary to allow
participation by all States in such electronic interstate
data exchange system.''.
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.
Title III of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act,
as amended by section 302 of this division, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
``SEC. 321. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
title $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.''.
TITLE IV--RESPONSE TO INFANTS AFFECTED BY PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER
SEC. 401. AMENDING THE CAPTA TO PROVIDE FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH
RESPONSE TO INFANTS AFFECTED BY PARENTAL
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after title III, as
added by section 301, the following:
``TITLE IV--PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO INFANTS AFFECTED BY PARENTAL
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
``SEC. 401. PURPOSE.
``The purpose of this title is to ensure the safety,
permanency, and well-being of infants affected by parental
substance use disorder, by supporting States in providing a
public health response to the impact of substance use
disorders on infants, pregnant women, and families by--
``(1) supporting the health and well-being of infants,
pregnant women, and parents rather than penalizing the
parents;
``(2) developing comprehensive family care plans to address
the needs of infants, pregnant women, parents, families, and
caregivers;
``(3) increasing access to evidence-based or evidence-
informed substance use disorder treatment, including
medications for opioid use disorder, and other services for
pregnant women and parents with a substance use disorder and
their infants, including ensuring that women can access
necessary prenatal and postpartum services to improve
maternal and infant health outcomes;
``(4) supporting pregnant women and parents with a
substance use disorder, families, and caregivers in building
protective factors so that infants are at a low risk of child
abuse or neglect;
``(5) providing access to appropriate screening,
assessment, and intervention services for infants affected by
parental substance use disorder; and
``(6) improving the capacity of and coordination between
health care professionals (including substance use disorder
professionals), child welfare workers, and other personnel
involved in the development, implementation, and monitoring
of family care plans.
``SEC. 402. REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) In General.--Each State receiving Federal funds under
section 106 or section 404 shall have in effect policies and
procedures that meet the requirements of this section.
``(b) Designation.--The Governor of the State shall
designate a State agency as a State lead agency to work
collaboratively with State and local public health agencies,
substance abuse agencies, child welfare agencies, the State
Medicaid program, and maternal and child health agencies to
carry out the State's public health response to strengthen
families and ensure the safety and well-being of--
``(1) infants affected by parental substance use disorder;
and
``(2) parents, families, and caregivers of such infants.
``(c) Family Care Plans.--At the same time a State submits
a State plan under section 106(b)(1), the State lead agency
designated by the Governor under subsection (b) shall provide
to the Secretary a description of the State's policies and
procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of infants
affected by parental substance use disorder, and the well-
being of the parents of such infants, including a description
of--
``(1) how the State is implementing and monitoring family
care plans, including by--
``(A) developing family care plans prior to the expected
delivery of the infant; and
``(B) conducting necessary follow up after the birth of
such infant to ensure that parents, families, and caregivers
are able to access supports and services, and to ensure the
safety and well-being of such infants;
``(2) the State's policies and procedures for requiring
providers involved in the delivery or care of infants
affected by parental substance use disorder to notify the
State lead agency designated under subsection (b) of the
occurrence of such condition in such infants;
``(3) the State's policies and procedures to ensure the
development of a multi-disciplinary family care plan for an
infant affected by parental substance use disorder and such
infant's parents, family, and caregiver to ensure the safety
and well-being of such infant following release from the care
of health care providers, including by--
``(A) using a family assessment approach to develop each
family care plan;
``(B) addressing, through coordinated service delivery, the
health, developmental, safety, and substance use disorder
treatment needs of the infant and affected parent; and
``(C) the development and implementation by the State of
monitoring systems regarding the implementation of such plans
to determine whether, and in what manner, local entities are
providing, in accordance with State requirements, referrals
to and delivery of appropriate services for the infant,
affected parent, family, and caregiver.
``(4) the State's plan to develop a system for purposes of
notifications required by paragraph (2) that is distinct and
separate from the system used in the State to report child
abuse and neglect, and designed to promote a public health
response to infants affected by parental substance use
disorder, and not for the purpose of initiating an
investigation of child abuse or neglect.
``(d) Special Rule.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to--
``(1) establish a definition under Federal law of what
constitutes child abuse or neglect;
``(2) require investigation or prosecution for any illegal
action, including a response by the State's child protective
services system; or
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``(3) imply that use of medications, including medications
for opioid use disorder, to treat substance use disorder in
pregnancy necessitates the intervention of a child welfare
system without separate evidence of child abuse or neglect.
``(e) Annual Report.--The State lead agency designated by
the Governor under subsection (b) shall annually work with
the Secretary to provide a report that provides the number of
infants--
``(1) identified under subsection (c)(2);
``(2) for whom a family care plan was developed under
subsection (c)(3); and
``(3) for whom a referral was made for appropriate
services, including services for the affected parent, family,
or caregiver, under subsection (c)(3).
``SEC. 403. NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING.
``(a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
technical assistance to support States in complying with the
requirements of section 402(c) that includes--
``(1) disseminating best practices on implementation of
multidisciplinary family care plans;
``(2) addressing State-identified challenges with
developing, implementing, and monitoring family care plans;
``(3) supporting collaboration and coordination across
substance abuse agencies, child welfare agencies, maternal
and child health agencies, family courts, and other community
partners;
``(4) supporting State efforts to develop information
technology systems to manage family care plans; and
``(5) providing technical assistance in accordance with the
infants with prenatal substance- exposure initiative
developed by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child
Welfare.
``(b) Secretary's Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall
submit an annual report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education
and Labor, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives that includes, at a minimum,
information on--
``(1) the activities of the Secretary under subsection (a);
``(2) the progress of States in developing, implementing,
and monitoring family care plans to ensure a public health
response to addressing the needs of infants affected by
parental substance use disorder and the parents of such
infants, including connection to treatment services if
necessary, and as appropriate, recommendations for improving
such practices; and
``(3) the progress of States in safely reducing the number
of infants affected by parental substance use disorder
entering the child protective services system.
``SEC. 404. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants to States for the purpose of assisting the State lead
agency designated by the Governor under section 402(b) in
coordinating a partnership with maternal and child health
agencies, child welfare agencies, public health agencies,
mental health agencies, social services agencies, substance
abuse agencies, health care facilities with labor and
delivery units, and health care providers to facilitate
collaboration in developing, updating, implementing, and
monitoring family care plans described in section 402(c).
``(b) Distribution of Funds.--
``(1) Reservations.--Of the amounts made available to carry
out subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve--
``(A) no more than 3 percent for the purposes described in
subsection (g); and
``(B) no less than 3 percent for grants to Indian Tribes
and Tribal organizations to address the needs of infants
affected by parental substance use disorder and their
parents, families, or caregivers, which, to the extent
practicable, shall be consistent with the uses of funds
described under subsection (d).
``(2) Allotments to states and territories.--The Secretary
shall allot the amount made available to carry out subsection
(a) that remains after application of paragraph (1) to each
State that applies for such a grant, in an amount equal to
the sum of--
``(A) $500,000; and
``(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to any
funds made available to carry out subsection (a) and
remaining after application of paragraph (1) and subparagraph
(A), as the number of live births in the State in the
previous calendar year bears to the number of live births in
all States in such year.
``(3) Ratable reduction.--If the amount made available to
carry out subsection (a) is insufficient to satisfy the
requirements of paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall ratably
reduce each allotment to a State.
``(c) Application.--A State desiring a grant under
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
Such application shall include, at a minimum--
``(1) a description of--
``(A) how the State lead agency designated under section
402(b) will coordinate with relevant State entities and
programs (including maternal and child health providers, the
child welfare agency, public health agencies, mental health
agencies, the State substance abuse agency, health care
facilities with labor and delivery units, health care
providers, programs funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration that provide substance use
disorder treatment for women, maternal and child health
programs funded by the Health Resources and Services
Administration, the State Medicaid program, the State agency
administering the block grant program under title V of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the State agency
administering the programs funded under part C of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431
et seq.), the maternal, infant, and early childhood home
visiting programs under section 511 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 711), Early Head Start, the State judicial
system, domestic violence agencies, and other agencies, as
determined by the Secretary) and any Indian Tribes and Tribal
organizations located in the State to develop the application
under this subsection and implement the activities under this
section;
``(B) how the State plans to use funds for activities
described in subsection (d) for the purposes of meeting the
requirements of section 402(c);
``(C) if applicable, how the State plans to utilize funding
authorized under part E of title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) to assist in carrying out any
family care plan, including funding authorized under section
471(e) of such Act for mental health and substance use
disorder prevention and treatment services and in-home parent
skill-based programs and funding authorized under such
section 472(j) for children with a parent in a licensed
residential family-based treatment facility for substance use
disorder; and
``(D) the treatment and other services and programs
available in the State to effectively carry out any family
care plan developed, including identification of needed
treatment, and other services and programs to ensure the
well-being of young children and their families affected by
substance use disorder; and
``(2) an assurance that the State will comply with
requirements to refer a child identified as substance-exposed
to early intervention services as required pursuant to a
grant under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
``(d) Uses of Funds.--Funds awarded to a State under
subsection (b)(2) may be used for the following activities,
which may be carried out by the State directly, or through
grants or subgrants, contracts, or cooperative agreements:
``(1) Improving State and local systems with respect to the
development and implementation of family care plans, which--
``(A) shall address the health and substance use disorder
treatment needs of the infant and affected parent, including
parent and caregiver engagement, regarding available
treatment and service options and include resources available
for pregnant and postpartum women; and
``(B) may include activities such as--
``(i) developing policies, procedures, or protocols for the
administration or development of evidence-based and validated
screening tools for infants who may be affected by parental
substance use disorder and for pregnant and postpartum women
with a substance use disorder;
``(ii) improving assessments used to determine the needs of
the infant, parents, and family members, including kinship or
other caregivers;
``(iii) improving ongoing case management services;
``(iv) improving access to treatment services, which may be
initiated prior to the pregnant woman's delivery date;
``(v) keeping families safely together, to the greatest
extent possible;
``(vi) developing the notification pathway as an
alternative to a child maltreatment notification, as
described in section 402(c)(2); and
``(vii) developing procedures to engage health care
professionals who provide care for pregnant and postpartum
women and their infants to ensure the coordination of family
care plans.
``(2) Establishing partnerships, agreements, or memoranda
of understanding between the State lead agency and other
entities (including health professionals, health care
facilities, child welfare professionals, juvenile and family
court judges, substance use and mental disorder treatment
programs, early childhood education programs, maternal and
child health and early intervention professionals (including
home visiting providers), peer-to-peer recovery programs such
as parent mentoring programs, domestic violence agencies, and
housing agencies) to facilitate the successful development,
implementation, and monitoring of family care plans,
including development of plans prior to the expected delivery
of the infant, by--
``(A) developing a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary
assessment and intervention process for infants, pregnant
women, and their families who are affected by substance use
disorder that includes meaningful engagement with, and takes
into account the unique needs of, each family and addresses
differences between medically supervised substance use
(including for the treatment of substance use disorder) and a
substance use disorder;
``(B) ensuring that treatment approaches for serving
infants, and pregnant and postpartum women whose infants may
be affected by parental substance use disorder are designed
to, where appropriate, keep infants
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in the custody of their mothers during both inpatient and
outpatient treatment;
``(C) increasing access to all evidence-based medications,
behavioral therapy, and counseling services, for the
treatment of substance use disorders, as appropriate; and
``(D) increasing access to residential treatment programs
designed to keep infants with their parents during inpatient
residential treatment.
``(3) Developing policies, procedures, or protocols in
consultation and coordination with health professionals,
public and private health care facilities, and substance
abuse agencies to ensure that--
``(A) appropriate notification to the appropriate agency
determined by the Governor's office is made in a timely
manner, as required under section 402(c)(2);
``(B) a family care plan is in place, in accordance with
section 402(c)(3) before the infant is discharged from the
birth or health care facility; and
``(C) such health and related agency professionals are
educated on how to follow such protocols and are aware of the
supports that may be provided under a family care plan.
``(4) Educating health professionals and health system
leaders, early intervention professionals, child welfare
workers, substance abuse treatment agencies, and other
related professionals such as home visiting agency staff and
law enforcement in relevant topics, including--
``(A) the referral and process requirements for
notification to the appropriate agency as determined by the
Governor when child abuse or neglect reporting is not
mandated, including education on how such notification
pathway is distinct and separate from the pathway used in the
State to report child abuse and neglect;
``(B) the co-occurrence of pregnancy and substance use
disorder, and implications of prenatal exposure;
``(C) the evidence-based clinical guidance from nationally-
recognized standard setting organizations about treating
substance use disorder in pregnant and postpartum women;
``(D) appropriate screening and interventions for infants
affected by parental substance use disorder and the
requirements section 402(c); and
``(E) appropriate multigenerational strategies to address
the mental health needs related to substance use disorder for
infants and their parents, families, or caregivers.
``(5) Developing and updating systems of technology for
improved data collection and monitoring of family care plans,
including existing electronic medical records, to measure the
outcomes achieved through the family care plans, including
monitoring systems to meet the requirements of this title and
submission of performance measures.
``(e) Reporting.--Each State that receives funds under this
section, for each year such funds are received, shall submit
a report to the Secretary that includes--
``(1) the impact of substance use disorder in such State,
including with respect to the substance or class of
substances with the highest incidence of abuse in the
previous year in such State, including--
``(A) the prevalence of substance use disorder in such
State;
``(B) the aggregate rate of births in the State of infants
affected by parental substance use disorder (as determined by
hospitals, insurance claims, claims submitted to the State
Medicaid program, or other records), if available and to the
extent practicable;
``(C) the number and percentage of infants identified, for
whom a family care plan was developed, and for whom a
referral was made for appropriate services;
``(D) the number and percentage of family care plans
developed prior to the expected delivery of an infant
affected by parental substance use disorder; and
``(E) the challenges the State faces in developing,
implementing, and monitoring family care plans in accordance
with section 402(c);
``(2) data disaggregated by geographic location, economic
status, race and ethnicity, except that such disaggregation
shall not be required if the results would reveal personally
identifiable information on, with respect to infants
identified under section 402(c)(2)--
``(A) the number who experienced removal associated with
parental substance use disorder;
``(B) the number who experienced removal and subsequently
are reunified with their parents, and the length of time
between such removal and reunification;
``(C) the number who are referred to community providers
without a child protection case;
``(D) the number who receive services while in the care of
their parents;
``(E) the number who receive post-reunification services
within 1 year after a reunification has occurred; and
``(F) the number who experienced a return to out-of-home
care within 1 year after reunification.
``(f) Secretary's Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall
submit an annual report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education
and Labor, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives that includes the information
described in subsection (e) and recommendations or
observations on the challenges, successes, and lessons
derived from implementation of the grant program.
``(g) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall use the amount
reserved under subsection (b)(1)(A) to carry out an
independent evaluation to measure the effectiveness of the
program assisted under this section in--
``(1) developing comprehensive family care plans to support
the needs of infants, parents, families, and caregivers;
``(2) increasing access to treatment support and other
services for pregnant and postpartum women with a substance
use disorder and their children;
``(3) providing access to appropriate screening,
assessment, and intervention services for infants affected by
parental substance use disorder;
``(4) improving the capacity of health care professionals,
child welfare workers, and other personnel involved in the
development, implementation, and monitoring of family care
plans; and
``(5) safely reducing the number of infants who are placed
in out-of-home care.
``SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
title $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2028.''.
TITLE V--ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES
SEC. 501. PURPOSE.
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 the section heading and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 201. PURPOSE.'';
(2) by striking subsection (a); and
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking the following:
``(b) Purpose.--'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``particularly'' and all that follows through ``, by
providing'' and inserting ``particularly for children facing
barriers to adoption, by providing'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) support the development and implementation of
evidence-based and evidence-informed post-adoption services
for families that adopt children, in order to increase
permanency in adoptive placements; and
``(5) support the recruitment of racially and ethnically
diverse prospective foster and adoptive parents.''.
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.
Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after
section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5111) the following:
``SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
``In this title:
``(1) Child facing a barrier to adoption.--The term `child
facing a barrier to adoption' includes an older child, a
child who is a racial or ethnic minority, a child with a
disability, and a child or youth overrepresented in the child
welfare system.
``(2) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms `Indian
Tribe' and `Tribal organization' have the meanings given the
terms in section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act, as added by section 3 of the CAPTA
Reauthorization Act of 2022.
``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.''.
SEC. 503. 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) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Program Authorization.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall meet the purpose of
this title by planning and coordinating all Department
activities related to adoption and foster care, including
programs and services to support--
``(A) the adoption of children facing barriers to adoption;
``(B) families considering adoption of such children; and
``(C) pre- and post-adoption services for families to
provide permanent, safe, and caring home environments for
children who would benefit from adoption.
``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall make
available such consultant services, on-site technical
assistance and personnel, together with payment of
appropriate administrative expenses as are necessary for
carrying out departmental activities described in paragraph
(1).'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``connection with'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and prepare'' and all
that follows and inserting the following: ``including--
``(A) adoption competency educational programming that
supports the mental health needs of adoptive families to
promote permanency, including the evaluation and updating of
such programming for child welfare and mental health
professionals; and
``(B) the development of information and educational
materials, regarding adoption, adoption assistance programs,
and post-adoption services, and dissemination of such
materials to all interested parties, public and private
agencies and organizations (including hospitals, health care
providers, and social services agencies), and governmental
bodies;'';
(C) in paragraph (2)--
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(i) by striking ``conduct, directly'' and inserting
``conduct (directly'';
(ii) by striking ``private organizations, ongoing,
extensive recruitment efforts'' and inserting ``private
agencies or organizations) ongoing, extensive public
awareness and recruitment efforts'';
(iii) by striking ``to promote the adoption of older
children, minority children, and children with special needs,
develop national public awareness efforts to unite'' and
inserting the following: ``to--
``(A) promote the adoption of children facing barriers to
adoption;
``(B) unite''; and
(iv) by striking ``parents, and establish a coordinated
referral system of recruited families'' and inserting the
following: ``parents; and
``(C) establish a coordinated referral system of interested
families'';
(D) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``for (A) the'' and inserting the
following: ``for--
``(A) the'';
(ii) by striking ``, utilizing computers and data
processing methods to assist in the location of children'';
and
(iii) by striking ``and (B) the'' and inserting the
following: ``and
``(B) the'';
(E) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``groups and minority groups)'' and
inserting ``groups and organizations that represent families
who are racial or ethnic minorities)''; and
(ii) by striking ``of minorities'' and inserting ``of
people who are racial or ethnic minorities'';
(F) in paragraph (5), by striking ``corporations and'' and
inserting ``large and'';
(G) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by striking ``increase'' and inserting ``identify best
practices for'';
(ii) by striking ``for the recruitment of'' and inserting
``to recruit''; and
(iii) by striking ``older children'' and all that follows
and inserting ``children facing barriers to adoption;'';
(H) in paragraph (8), by striking ``in order'';
(I) in paragraph (9)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``Special Needs'' and inserting ``Children Facing Barriers
to'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``people who are
racial or ethnic'' before ``minorities'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``with special
needs'' and inserting ``facing barriers to adoption''; and
(iv) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the
following:
``(D) identify and disseminate best practices to reduce
adoption disruption and dissolution, and increase permanency,
including best practices related to pre- and post-adoption
services;'';
(J) in paragraph (10)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``minority populations'' and inserting
``racial or ethnic minorities'';
(II) by striking ``minority children'' and inserting
``children who are racial or ethnic minorities''; and
(III) by striking ``minority families'' and inserting
``racially and ethnically diverse families''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (ii), by striking ``, including'' and all
that follows and inserting a semicolon;
(II) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (ix) as clauses
(iv) through (x), respectively;
(III) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
``(iii) developing and using procedures, including family
finding strategies, to notify family and relatives when a
child enters the child welfare system, and to identify such
family and relatives who are willing to adopt or provide a
permanent, safe, and caring home for such child to improve
permanency;'';
(IV) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by inserting ``,
including such groups for prospective kinship caregivers''
before the semicolon;
(V) in clause (vii), as so redesignated--
(aa) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking
``training of personnel'' and inserting ``professional
development on working with diverse cultural, racial,
linguistic, and socioeconomic communities, for personnel'';
and
(bb) in subclause (III), by striking ``with experience''
and all that follows and inserting a semicolon;
(VI) in clause (ix), as so redesignated, by inserting ``,
including such groups for kinship caregivers'' before the
semicolon; and
(VII) in clause (x), as so redesignated, by striking
``Act'' and inserting ``title''; and
(K) in paragraph (11)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations,'' after ``States,'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) procedures to identify and support potential kinship
care arrangements.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the
following:
``(c) Services for Families Adopting Children Facing
Barriers to Adoption.--'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``special needs
children'' and inserting ``children facing barriers to
adoption''; and
(C) in paragraph (2)(G), by inserting ``, including such
parents, children, and siblings in kinship care
arrangements'' before the semicolon;
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the
following:
``(d) Improving Placement Rate of Children in Foster Care
and Improving Post-adoption Services.--'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``including through the
improvement of post-adoption services,'' after ``adoption,'';
(C) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (i), by inserting ``, including plans to
assess the need for and provide post-adoption services in
order to improve permanency'' before the semicolon;
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ``older children'' and all
that follows and inserting ``children facing barriers to
adoption, who are legally free for adoption;''; and
(III) in clause (iv), by striking ``section 473'' and all
that follows and inserting ``subpart 2 of part B of title IV
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629 et seq.) and part E
of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.).''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clause (i), by striking ``older children'' and all
that follows through ``services;'' and inserting ``children
facing barriers to adoption, and in the provision of pre- and
post-placement services, including post-adoption services;'';
and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ``successful'' and
inserting ``evidence-based and evidence-informed''; and
(D) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking the first sentence; and
(II) in the last sentence, by striking ``section 205(a)''
and inserting ``section 206(a)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``this Act'' and
inserting ``this title''; and
(5) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ``, such as through the use of an
electronic interstate case processing system''.
SEC. 504. STUDIES AND REPORTS.
Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 204. STUDIES AND REPORTS.
``(a) Report on the Outcomes of Individuals Who Were
Adopted From Foster Care.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022,
the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives a report on research and data regarding--
``(1) the outcomes of individuals who were adopted from
foster care as children; and
``(2) a summary of the post-adoption services available to
families that adopted children from foster care regarding the
extent to which such services are evidence-based or evidence-
informed.
``(b) Report on Adoption Disruption and Dissolution.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022, the
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives a report on children who enter into foster
care under the supervision of a State after prior
finalization of an adoption or legal guardianship, including
adoptions of foster youth and international adoptions.
``(2) Information.--The Secretary shall include in such
report information, to the extent that such information is
available through the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and
Reporting System and other data sources, regarding the
incidence of adoption disruption and dissolution impacting
children described in paragraph (1) and factors associated
with such circumstances, including--
``(A) whether affected individuals received pre- or post-
adoption services; and
``(B) other relevant information, such as the age of the
child involved.''.
SEC. 505. UNREGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFERS.
Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating section 205 (42 U.S.C. 5115) as
section 206; and
(2) by inserting after section 204 the following:
``SEC. 205. SENSE OF CONGRESS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND
REPORT ON UNREGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFERS.
``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress
that--
``(1) there are challenges associated with some adoptions
(including the child's mental health needs and the
difficulties many families face in accessing support
services) and some families may seek out an unregulated
custody transfer of an adoptive child without any formal
supervision by child welfare agencies or courts;
``(2) some adopted children experience trauma, and the
disruption and placement in another home due to such a
transfer may contribute to additional trauma and instability
for such children;
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``(3) unregulated custody transfer may not include certain
safety measures that are required as part of formal adoption
proceedings, such as required child welfare or criminal
background checks or clearances;
``(4) child welfare agencies and courts may be unaware of
the placement of children through unregulated custody
transfers and, as a result, may not conduct assessments on
children's safety and well-being in such subsequent
placements;
``(5) the lack of such assessments may result in the
placement of children in homes in which the children may be
exposed to unsafe environments;
``(6) the caregivers with whom a child is placed through an
unregulated custody transfer may have no legal responsibility
with respect to such child and may not have complete records,
including the child's birth, medical, or other records, with
respect to such child;
``(7) a child adopted through intercountry adoption may be
at risk of not acquiring United States citizenship if an
unregulated custody transfer occurs before the adoptive
parents complete all necessary steps to finalize the adoption
of such child; and
``(8) unregulated custody transfers pose significant
challenges for children who experience such transfers.
``(b) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the
term `unregulated custody transfer' means the abandonment of
a child, by the child's parent or legal guardian, or a person
or entity acting on behalf, and with the consent, of such
parent or guardian--
``(1) by placing the child with a person who is not--
``(A) the child's parent, stepparent, grandparent, adult
sibling, legal guardian, or other adult relative;
``(B) a friend of the family who is an adult and with whom
the child is familiar; or
``(C) a member of the Indian Tribe of which the child is
also a member;
``(2) with the intent of severing the relationship between
the child and the parent or guardian of such child; and
``(3) without--
``(A) reasonably ensuring the safety of the child and
permanency of the placement of the child, including by
conducting an official home study, background check, and
supervision; and
``(B) transferring the legal rights and responsibilities of
parenthood or guardianship under applicable Federal and State
law to a person described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of
paragraph (1).
``(c) Technical Assistance and Public Awareness.--The
Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant
Federal agencies--
``(1) shall improve public awareness related to preventing
adoption disruption and dissolution, including preventing
unregulated custody transfers of adopted children; and
``(2) in carrying out paragraph (1), shall update Federal
resources, including internet websites, to provide--
``(A) employees of State, local, and Tribal agencies that
provide child welfare services with educational materials
related to preventing, identifying, and responding to
unregulated custody transfers; and
``(B) prospective adoptive families with information on
pre-adoption education and post-adoption services from State,
local, and private resources to promote child permanency.
``(d) Report to Congress.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2022, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall
prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives,
a report on unregulated custody transfers of children,
including of adopted children.
``(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
``(A) information on the causes, methods, and
characteristics of unregulated custody transfers, including
the use of social media and the internet;
``(B) information on the effects of unregulated custody
transfer on children, including the effects of the lack of
assessment of a child's safety and well-being by social
services agencies and courts due to such unregulated custody
transfer;
``(C) data on the prevalence of unregulated custody
transfers within each State and across all States;
``(D) recommended policies for preventing, identifying, and
responding to unregulated custody transfers, including of
adopted children, that include--
``(i) suggested changes or updates to Federal and State law
to address unregulated custody transfers;
``(ii) suggested changes or updates to child protection
practices to address unregulated custody transfers; and
``(iii) methods of providing to the public information
regarding adoption and child protection; and
``(E) a description of the activities carried out under
subsection (c).''.
SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 206 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5115), as redesignated
by section 505(1), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010'' and
inserting ``$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023'';
(B) by striking ``fiscal years 2011 through 2015'' and
inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2028''; and
(C) by striking ``this subtitle'' and inserting ``this
title'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``30'' and inserting
``35''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``this title'';
and
(B) by striking ``they'' and inserting ``the funds''.
TITLE VI--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF
2022
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Family
Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2022''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise specified, amendments
made by this title to a section or other provision of law are
amendments to such section or other provision of the Family
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et
seq.).
SEC. 602. PURPOSE.
Subsection (b) of section 301 (42 U.S.C. 10401) is amended
to read as follows:
``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to improve
services and interventions for victims of family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence and to advance primary
and secondary prevention of family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence by--
``(1) assisting States (including territories) and Indian
Tribes in supporting local programs to provide accessible,
trauma-informed, culturally relevant residential and non-
residential services to victims and their children and
dependents;
``(2) strengthening the capacity of Indian Tribes to
exercise their sovereign authority to respond to violence
specified in this subsection and committed against Indians;
``(3) providing for a network of resource centers to
support effective policy, practice, research, and cross-
system collaboration to improve prevention, intervention and
response efforts throughout the country;
``(4) supporting the efforts of State (including
territorial) and Tribal coalitions to--
``(A) address the needs of victims and their children and
dependents, including those who are underserved;
``(B) implement effective coordinated community and systems
responses; and
``(C) promote ongoing public education and community
engagement;
``(5) maintaining national domestic violence hotlines,
including a national Indian domestic violence hotline; and
``(6) supporting the development and implementation of
evidence-informed, coalition-led, and community-based primary
prevention approaches and programs.''.
SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.
Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``In
this title:'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--In this title:'';
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Child.--The term `child' means an individual who is
younger than age 18.'';
(3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
(4) by--
(A) redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as paragraphs
(21) and (22), respectively;
(B) redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as paragraphs
(13) and (15) through (19), respectively; and
(C) redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (9)
and (11), respectively;
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Dating partner.--The term `dating partner' has the
meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).
``(4) Dating violence.--The term `dating violence' has the
meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).
``(5) Digital services.--The term `digital services' means
services, resources, information, support, or referrals that
are provided through electronic communications platforms and
media (which may include mobile phone technology, video
technology, computer technology (including use of the
internet), and any other emerging communications technologies
that are appropriate for the purposes of providing services,
resources, information, support, or referrals for the benefit
of victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating
violence) and that are in accessible formats, including
formats compliant with the most recent Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium, or
successor guidelines as applicable.
``(6) Disability.--The term `disability' has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
``(7) Domestic violence.--The term `domestic violence' has
the meaning given such term in section 40002(a) of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).
``(8) Family violence.--The term `family violence' means
any act, threatened act, or pattern of acts of physical or
sexual violence, stalking, harassment, psychological abuse,
economic abuse, technological abuse, or any other form of
abuse, including threatening to commit harm against children
or dependents or other members of the household of the
recipient of the threat for the
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purpose of coercion, threatening, or causing harm, directed
against a person (including an elderly person) who is--
``(A) related by blood or marriage to the person committing
such an act (including a threatened act or pattern of acts);
``(B) a dating partner or other person similarly situated
to a dating partner under the laws of the jurisdiction;
``(C) a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated
with the person committing such an act (including a
threatened act or pattern of acts);
``(D) a current or former spouse or other person similarly
situated to a spouse under the laws of the jurisdiction;
``(E) a person who shares a child or dependent in common
with the person committing such an act; or
``(F) any other person who is protected from any such act
under the domestic or family violence laws, policies, or
regulations of the jurisdiction.'';
(6) by amending paragraph (9), as so redesignated, to read
as follows:
``(9) 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.
5304).'';
(7) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(10) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given such
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).'';
(8) by amending paragraph (11), as so redesignated, to read
as follows:
``(11) Native hawaiian; native hawaiian organization.--The
terms `Native Hawaiian' and `Native Hawaiian organization'
have the meanings given such terms in section 6207 of the
Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517).'';
(9) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by striking ``42
U.S.C. 13925(a)'' and inserting ``34 U.S.C. 12291(a)'';
(10) by inserting after paragraph (11), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(12) Population specific services.--The term `population
specific services' has the meaning given such term in section
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act (34 U.S.C.
12291(a)).'';
(11) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(14) Racial and ethnic minority population.--The term
`racial and ethnic minority population' includes each group
listed in the definition of such term in section 1707(g) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)).'';
(12) by amending paragraph (16), as so redesignated, to
read as follows:
``(16) Shelter.--The term `shelter' means the provision of
temporary refuge and basic necessities, in conjunction with
supportive services, provided on a regular basis, in
compliance with applicable State (including territorial),
Tribal, or local law to victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence, and their children and
dependents. Such law includes regulations governing the
provision of safe homes and other forms of secure temporary
lodging, meals, or supportive services (including providing
basic necessities) to victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence, and their children and
dependents.'';
(13) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``, designated by the Secretary,'' after ``organization'';
and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``dependents'' and
inserting ``children and dependents'';
(14) in paragraph (19), as so redesignated, by striking
``dependents'' each place it appears and inserting ``children
and dependents'';
(15) by inserting after paragraph (19), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(20) Tribal domestic violence coalition.--The term
`Tribal Domestic Violence Coalition' means an established
nonprofit, nongovernmental Indian organization recognized by
the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of
Justice that--
``(A) provides education, support, and technical assistance
to member Indian service providers in a manner that enables
the member providers to establish and maintain culturally
appropriate services, including shelter and supportive
services designed to assist Indian victims of family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and the
children and dependents of such victims; and
``(B) is comprised of members who are representative of--
``(i) the member service providers described in
subparagraph (A); and
``(ii) the Tribal communities in which the services are
being provided.'';
(16) in paragraph (21), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``tribally'' and inserting ``Tribally'';
(B) by striking ``tribal'' and inserting ``Tribal''; and
(C) by striking ``tribe'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Tribe''; and
(17) by adding at the end the following:
``(23) Youth.--The term `youth' has the meaning given such
term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).
``(b) Rule of Construction.--In this title, any use of the
term `family violence', `domestic violence', or `dating
violence' shall be treated as a reference to each of the
terms `family violence', `domestic violence', and `dating
violence'.''.
SEC. 604. GRANT CONDITIONS.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 302 the
following:
``SEC. 302A. GRANT CONDITIONS.
``(a) Discrimination Prohibited.--
``(1) Application of civil rights provisions.--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 for the
purpose of Federal laws relating to discrimination in
programs or activities. Subject to paragraph (2), entities
that carry out programs and activities funded in whole or in
part with funds made available under this title shall not
discriminate on the bases described in section
40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34
U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A)).
``(2) Application.--Section 40002(b)(13)(B) of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(B)) shall
apply to any program or activity funded in whole or in part
with funds made available under this title.
``(3) Enforcement authority.--
``(A) Secretary.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall enforce the
provisions of paragraph (1) 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 paragraph (1)
regardless of the basis for the discrimination described in
paragraph (1).
``(ii) Referral to the attorney general for civil action.--
Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that a State, an
Indian Tribe, or another entity receiving funds under this
title has failed to comply with a provision of law referred
to in paragraph (1), the Secretary may refer the matter to
the Attorney General with a recommendation that an
appropriate civil action be instituted.
``(B) Attorney general.--When a matter is referred to the
Attorney General under subparagraph (A)(ii) or whenever the
Attorney General has reason to believe that a State, an
Indian Tribe, or another entity receiving funds under this
title is engaged in a pattern or practice in violation of a
provision of law referred to in paragraph (1), 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.
``(4) Construction.--This subsection shall not be construed
as affecting any legal remedy provided under any other
provision of law.
``(b) Nondisclosure of Confidential Information.--
``(1) 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
confidentiality and privacy of persons receiving assistance
or services.
``(2) Nondisclosure.--Subject to paragraphs (3) through
(5), the requirements under subparagraphs (A) through (H) of
section 40002(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(2)) shall apply to grantees and
subgrantees under this title in the same manner such
requirements apply to grantees and subgrantees under such
Act.
``(3) Oversight.--Nothing in this subsection shall prevent
the Secretary from disclosing grant activities authorized in
this title to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives pursuant to the
exercise of congressional oversight authority. In making all
such disclosures, the Secretary shall protect the
confidentiality of individuals and omit personally
identifying information, including location information about
individuals and shelter facilities.
``(4) Preemption.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, State,
Tribal, or local law that provides greater protection than
this subsection for victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence.
``(5) 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.
``(c) Income Eligibility Standards.--No income eligibility
standard may be imposed upon persons with respect to
eligibility for assistance or services supported with funds
under this title. No fees may be levied for assistance or
services provided with funds under this title.
``(d) Supplement Not Supplant.--Federal funds made
available to a State or Indian Tribe under this title shall
be used to supplement and not supplant any Federal, State,
Tribal, and local public funds expended to provide services
and activities that promote the objectives of this title.''.
SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The Act is amended by repealing section 303 (42 U.S.C.
10403) and inserting the following:
``SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) Authorization.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out sections 301
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through 312 and 313C, other than section 304(c), $240,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
``(2) Reservations for grants to tribes.--Of the amounts
appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not less
than 12.5 percent shall be reserved and used to carry out
section 309.
``(3) Formula grants to states.--Of the amounts
appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not
reserved under paragraph (2) (referred to in this subsection
as the `remainder'), not less than 70 percent shall be used
for making grants under section 306(a).
``(4) Resource centers.--Of the remainder, not less than 6
percent shall be used to carry out section 310.
``(5) Grants for state and tribal domestic violence
coalitions.--Of the remainder--
``(A) not less than 10 percent shall be used to carry out
section 311; and
``(B) not less than 3 percent shall be used to carry out
section 311A.
``(6) Specialized services.--Of the remainder, not less
than 5 percent shall be used to carry out section 312.
``(7) Culturally specific services.--Of the remainder, not
less than 2.5 percent shall be used to carry out section
313C.
``(8) Administration, evaluation, and monitoring.--Of the
remainder, not more than 3.5 percent shall be used by the
Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other
administrative costs under this title.
``(b) National Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313
$14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
``(c) National Indian Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313A
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
``(d) Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and
Leadership.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 314 $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023
through 2028.
``(e) Grants for Underserved Populations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313B
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
``(f) Evaluation.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out subsection 304(c) $3,500,000 for each of fiscal
years 2023 through 2028.''.
SEC. 606. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.
Section 304 (42 U.S.C. 10404) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or institutions of
higher education,'' after ``nongovernmental entities'';
(B) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010'' and
inserting ``Family Violence Prevention and Services
Improvement Act of 2022''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by inserting ``, intervene in, or respond to'' after
``prevent'';
(ii) by striking ``or the'' and inserting ``, including
the''; and
(iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) provide for flexibilities in the terms for grants and
other agreements and waive program requirements (including
match requirements under section 306(c)(2)) reasonably
necessary to provide relief for grantees and subgrantees and
ensure continuity of program activities, during and in
response to--
``(A) a major disaster declared by the President under
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170);
``(B) an emergency declared by the President under section
501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191);
``(C) a public health emergency declared by the Secretary
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247d); or
``(D) other circumstances that would, as determined by the
Secretary, result in serious hardship or an inability to
carry out such program activities.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``family violence'' and
all that follows through the semicolon and inserting
``prevention of, intervention in, and response to family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``prevention and
treatment of'' inserting ``prevention of, intervention in,
and response to''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``intervention in and prevention of'' and inserting
``prevention of, intervention in, and response to'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following:
``(D) making grants to eligible entities or entering into
contracts with for-profit or nonprofit nongovernmental
entities or institutions of higher education to conduct
family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence
research or evaluation, including by supporting demonstration
or discretionary projects (including evaluation projects) in
response to current and emerging issues related to prevention
of, intervention in, and response to violence specified in
this subparagraph; and'';
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Evaluation.--In addition to program evaluation
otherwise required or permitted under this title, the
Secretary may, including through the use of grants,
cooperative agreements, or contracts, conduct program
evaluation.''; and
(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``2'' and inserting ``5''; and
(B) by striking ``section 306(d)'' each place it appears
and inserting ``this title''.
SEC. 607. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.
Section 305 (42 U.S.C. 10405) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--From the sums appropriated under section
303 and available for grants to States under section 306(a)
for any fiscal year, each State (including Guam, American
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands) shall be allotted for a
grant under section 306(a), $600,000, with the remaining
funds to be allotted to each State (other than Guam, American
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands) in an amount that bears the
same ratio to such remaining funds as the population of such
State bears to the population of all such States (excluding
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).'';
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``under section 314''
each place it appears and inserting ``under this title''; and
(3) by striking subsection (f).
SEC. 608. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.
Section 306 (42 U.S.C. 10406) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``dependents'' and
inserting ``children and dependents''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by inserting ``and youth'' after ``children''; and
(ii) by inserting ``Indians, members of Indian Tribes, or''
after ``who are''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and
inserting ``section 302A'';
(B) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (5), and (6);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2); and
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
(i) by striking ``No grant'' and inserting ``Except as
provided in section 304(a)(6), no grant''; and
(ii) by striking ``Indian tribe'' and inserting ``Indian
Tribe''.
SEC. 609. STATE APPLICATION.
Section 307 (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``tribally'' and inserting ``Tribally'';
and
(ii) by adding ``For purposes of section 2007(c)(3) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10446(c)(3)), a State's application under this paragraph
shall be deemed to be a `State plan'.'' at the end; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``provide a description of'' and inserting
``describe''; and
(II) by striking ``306(c)'' and inserting ``302A,
306(c),'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) provide, with respect to funds described in paragraph
(1)--
``(i) assurances that--
``(I) not more than 5 percent of such funds will be used
for administrative costs; and
``(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
``(ii) a description of how the State, in the distribution
of funds under section 308(a), will give special emphasis to
the support of community-based projects of demonstrated
effectiveness, that are carried out by nonprofit private
organizations and that--
``(I) have as their primary purpose the provision of
shelter for victims of family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence, and their children and dependents; or
``(II) provide counseling, advocacy, and self-help services
to victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence, and their children and dependents;'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by inserting ``describe how,'' before ``in the case
of''; and
(II) by striking ``provide an assurance that there will
be'' and inserting the following: ``the State will--
``(i) ensure''; and
(III) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon;
(iv) in subparagraph (D)--
(I) by striking ``in the case of an application submitted
by a State, provide an assurance that the State will'';
(II) by striking ``planning and monitoring'' and inserting
``planning, coordination, and monitoring'';
(III) by striking ``and the administration of the grant
programs and projects'' and inserting ``, the administration
of the grant programs and projects, and the establishment of
a set of service standards and best practices for grantees,
including service standards and
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best practices with cultural and legal relevance for Indian
Tribes and cultural relevance for racial and ethnic minority
populations''; and
(IV) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as clause (ii) and
indenting appropriately;
(v) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as
subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively;
(vi) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking
``to underserved populations'' and all that follows through
the semicolon and inserting ``for individuals from racial and
ethnic minority populations, Tribal populations, and other
underserved populations, in the State planning process, and
how the State plan addresses the unmet needs of populations
described in this subparagraph, including an assurance the
State or Indian Tribe will disseminate information about the
resource centers authorized under section 310;'';
(vii) in subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), as so
redesignated, by striking ``Indian tribe'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Indian Tribe'';
(viii) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking
``tribally'' and inserting ``Tribally'';
(ix) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as so
redesignated, the following:
``(G) describe how activities and services provided by the
State or Indian Tribe, including shelter, are designed and
delivered to promote trauma-informed care, autonomy, and
privacy for victims of family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence, and their children and dependents;'';
and
(x) in subparagraph (H)--
(I) by striking ``tribe'' and inserting ``Tribe''; and
(II) by inserting ``, remove, or exclude'' after ``bar'';
and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``tribe'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Tribe''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``tribal'' and inserting
``Tribal'';
(ii) by striking ``Indian tribes'' each place such term
appears and inserting ``Indian Tribes''; and
(iii) by striking ``section 306(c)'' and inserting
``sections 302A and 306(c)''.
SEC. 610. SUBGRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS.
Section 308 (42 U.S.C. 10408) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``that is designed'' and inserting ``that
are designed''; and
(B) by striking ``dependents'' and inserting ``children and
dependents'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``developing safety
plans'' and inserting ``safety planning'';
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``, including for
racial and ethnic minority populations and persons with
disabilities'' before the semicolon;
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H) as
subparagraphs (G) through (I), respectively;
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
``(F) provision of shelter and supportive services to
underserved populations;'';
(v) in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated--
(I) in clause (i), by striking ``Federal and State'' and
inserting ``Federal, State, and local'';
(II) in clause (iii), by striking ``, alcohol, and drug
abuse treatment'' and inserting ``and substance use disorder
services'';
(III) in clause (v), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(IV) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (viii);
(V) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
``(vi) language assistance, including translation of
written materials, telephonic, digital, and in-person
interpreter services, for victims with limited English
proficiency or victims with disabilities, including persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing;
``(vii) services described in this subparagraph, provided
in a manner that allows for the full participation of victims
with disabilities, including providing information in
alternative formats; and''; and
(VI) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by striking ``;
and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(vi) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking
the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(vii) by adding at the end the following:
``(J) partnerships that enhance the design and delivery of
services to victims and their children and dependents; and
``(K) accessibility improvements, including to physical
structures or to transportation, communication, or digital
services.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``for the primary purpose of providing''
and inserting ``whose primary purpose is to provide'';
(ii) by inserting ``for the provision of such shelter and
services, as described in paragraph (1)(A),'' before ``to
adult and'';
(iii) by striking ``their dependents, as described in
paragraph (1)(A)'' and inserting ``their children and
dependents'';
(iv) by striking ``supportive services and prevention
services'' and inserting ``supportive services or prevention
services''; and
(v) by striking ``through (H)'' and inserting ``through
(I)'';
(C) by striking ``dependents'' each place it appears (other
than in paragraph (1)(J)) and inserting ``children and
dependents''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Sense of congress regarding use of funds for removal
of architectural barriers to accessibility.--It is the sense
of Congress that--
``(A) individuals with disabilities experience family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence at
disproportionate rates; and
``(B) shelter facilities are often not equipped to provide
effective services to individuals with disabilities, which
can act as an impediment to victims seeking and receiving
services.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``a local public agency, or'';
(ii) by striking ``dependents'' and inserting ``children
and dependents''; and
(iii) by striking ``tribal organizations, and voluntary
associations),'' and inserting ``Tribal organizations, and
voluntary associations) or a local public agency''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) an organization whose primary purpose is to provide
culturally specific services to racial and ethnic minority
populations, Tribal communities, or other underserved
populations, that--
``(A) has the capacity to provide, but may not have a
documented history of work concerning, assistance to victims
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence,
and their children and dependents; and
``(B) is in partnership with an organization described in
paragraph (1).''; and
(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Conditions.--Participation in supportive services
under this title shall be voluntary. Receipt of the benefits
of shelter described in subsection (b)(1)(A) shall not be
conditioned upon the participation of the adult or youth, or
their children or dependents, in any or all of the supportive
services offered under this title.''.
SEC. 611. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.
Section 309 (42 U.S.C. 10409) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``42 U.S.C. 14045d'' and inserting ``34
U.S.C. 20126'';
(B) by striking ``tribal'' and inserting ``Tribal'';
(C) by striking ``Indian tribes'' and inserting ``Indian
Tribes''; and
(D) by striking ``section 303(a)(2)(B)'' and inserting
``section 303 and made available'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``Indian tribe'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Indian Tribe''; and
(B) by striking ``tribal organization'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Tribal organization''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``306(c)'' and inserting
``302A, 306(c),''.
SEC. 612. RESOURCE CENTERS.
Section 310 (42 U.S.C. 10410) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``national
resources centers and training and technical assistance'' and
inserting ``resource'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and response'' after
``intervention'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``under this title and reserved under section 303(a)(2)(C)''
and inserting ``under section 303 and made available to carry
out this section'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(II) in clause (ii)--
(aa) by striking ``7'' and inserting ``11'';
(bb) by striking ``domestic violence, and intervention and
prevention'' and inserting `` the prevention of, intervention
in, and response to family violence, domestic violence, and
dating violence''; and
(cc) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
(III) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) an Alaska Native Tribal resource center on domestic
violence, to reduce Tribal disparities; and
``(iv) a Native Hawaiian resource center on domestic
violence, to reduce Native Hawaiian disparities; and''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``grants, to'' inserting ``grants to entities that focus on
other critical issues, such as'';
(II) in clause (i)--
(aa) by striking ``(including Alaska Native) or Native
Hawaiian''; and
(bb) by striking ``subsection (b)(3)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(5)''; and
(III) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
``(ii) entities with demonstrated expertise related to--
``(I) addressing the housing needs of family violence,
domestic violence, or dating violence victims and their
children and dependents;
``(II) educating individuals from underserved populations
to increase understanding and outreach about issues related
to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; or
``(III) addressing other emerging issues related to the
prevention of, intervention in, or response to family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Notice to congress of new special issue resource
centers.--On or after the
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date of the enactment of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary shall provide
notice to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives upon publication of any
forecasted grant opportunities for the establishment of a
special issue resource center under paragraph (2)(A)(ii).'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (i)--
(aa) by striking ``training'' and inserting ``education'';
and
(bb) by inserting ``and dependents'' after ``children'';
and
(II) in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I),
by inserting ``online'' after ``central''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clauses (i) and (ii)--
(aa) by striking ``tribes and tribal organizations'' each
place it appears and inserting ``Tribes and Tribal
organizations''; and
(bb) by striking ``the tribes'' and inserting ``the
Tribes'';
(II) in clause (i)--
(aa) by striking ``training'' and inserting ``education'';
and
(bb) by striking ``42'' and all that follows through
``3796gg-10 note'' and inserting ``34 U.S.C. 10452 note'';
(III) in clause (ii)--
(aa) by striking ``intervention and prevention'' and
inserting ``prevention, intervention, and response''; and
(bb) by striking ``42'' and all that follows through
``3796gg-10 note'' and inserting ``34 U.S.C. 10452 note'';
and
(IV) in clause (iii)--
(aa) by striking ``Native Hawaiians that'' and inserting
``Native Hawaiians who''; and
(bb) by inserting ``the Office for Victims of Crime and''
after ``Human Services, and'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``State and local domestic violence service
providers'' and inserting ``support effective policy,
practice, research, and cross systems collaboration''; and
(II) by striking ``enhancing domestic violence intervention
and prevention'' and inserting ``enhancing family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence prevention,
intervention, and response'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``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'' and inserting ``including the issuance and use of
protective orders, batterers' intervention programming, and
responses to charged, incarcerated, and re-entering domestic
violence victims'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``victims of domestic violence'' and
inserting ``victims of family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence'';
(II) by inserting ``children and'' after ``their''; and
(III) by striking ``domestic violence cases'' and inserting
``cases involving violence specified in this subparagraph'';
(iv) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by striking ``to victims of domestic violence'' and
inserting ``to victims of family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence''; and
(II) by striking ``for victims of domestic violence'' and
inserting ``for such victims'';
(v) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
``(D) The response of mental health, substance use
disorder, and domestic violence systems and programs and
other related systems and programs, to victims of family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, and their
children and dependents, who experience psychological trauma,
or have mental health or substance use needs.'';
(vi) in subparagraph (E)--
(I) by striking ``enhancing domestic violence intervention
and prevention'' and inserting ``enhancing family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence prevention,
intervention, and response''; and
(II) by striking ``of domestic violence''; and
(vii) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) The response of family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence programs, disability service providers,
and related programs and systems to victims with disabilities
(including victims who acquire disabilities due to family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence), including--
``(i) extending community engagement efforts with persons
with disabilities;
``(ii) expanding partnerships, communication, and joint
education efforts among such programs, providers, and systems
in order to modify and improve the services offered by such
programs, providers, and systems for victims with
disabilities;
``(iii) evaluating accessibility barriers in programs and
shelter facilities and advising on how to make modifications
to meet the needs of victims with disabilities; and
``(iv) promoting culturally and linguistically relevant
responses for persons with disabilities.
``(G) Strengthening the organizational capacity of State,
territorial, and Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions and of
State (including territorial) and Tribal administrators who
distribute funds under this title to community-based family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence programs,
with the aim of better enabling such coalitions and
administrators--
``(i) to collaborate and respond effectively to family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
``(ii) to meet the conditions and carry out the provisions
of this title; and
``(iii) to implement best practices to meet the emerging
needs of victims and their families, children, and
dependents.'';
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Alaska native tribal resource center.--In accordance
with subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award a grant to
an eligible entity for an Alaska Native Tribal resource
center on domestic violence to reduce Tribal disparities,
which shall--
``(A) offer a comprehensive array of technical assistance
and educational resources to Indian Tribes and Tribal
organizations, specifically designed to enhance the capacity
of the Tribes and organizations to respond to family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and the
findings of section 901 and purposes in section 902 of the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 10452 note);
``(B) coordinate all projects and activities with the
national resource center described in paragraph (1)(B);
``(C) coordinate with the projects and activities of that
center that involve working with non-Tribal State and local
governments to enhance their capacity to understand the
unique needs of Alaska Natives;
``(D) provide comprehensive community education and
prevention initiatives relating to family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence in a culturally sensitive and
relevant manner; and
``(E) coordinate activities with other Federal agencies,
offices, and grantees that address the needs of Alaska
Natives who experience family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence, including the Office of Justice Services
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service,
and the Office for Victims of Crime and the Office on
Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice.
``(4) Native hawaiian resource center.--In accordance with
subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award a grant to an
eligible entity for a Native Hawaiian resource center on
domestic violence to reduce Native Hawaiian disparities,
which shall--
``(A) offer a comprehensive array of technical assistance
and educational resources to Native Hawaiian organizations,
specifically designed to enhance the capacity of the Native
Hawaiian organizations to respond to family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence;
``(B) coordinate all projects and other activities with the
national resource center described in paragraph (1)(B);
``(C) coordinate all projects and other activities, with
State and local governments, that involve working with the
State and local governments, to enhance their capacity to
understand the unique needs of Native Hawaiians;
``(D) provide comprehensive community education and
prevention initiatives relating to family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence in a culturally sensitive and
relevant manner; and
``(E) coordinate activities with other Federal agencies,
offices, and grantees that address the needs of Native
Hawaiians who experience family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence, including the Office for Victims of
Crime and the Office on Violence Against Women of the
Department of Justice.''; and
(E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i), by striking ``Indian
tribes, tribal organizations'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``the tribes'' and inserting ``the
Tribes''; and
(II) by striking ``nontribal'' and inserting ``non-
Tribal''; and
(iii) by striking ``(including Alaska Natives) or Native
Hawaiians'' each place it appears; and
(4) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``or (D)'' and inserting ``(D), (F), (G), or (H)'';
(ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) provides documentation to the Secretary--
``(i) demonstrating experience working directly on issues
of domestic violence; and
``(ii)(I) in the case of an entity seeking a grant under
such a subparagraph of subsection (b)(2), other than
subparagraph (F) of such subsection, demonstrating experience
working directly in the corresponding specific special issue
area described in such subsection; or
``(II) in the case of an entity seeking a grant under
subparagraph (G) of such subsection, demonstrating--
``(aa) such experience; or
``(bb) that the entity has partnered with a private,
nonprofit organization that has the primary purpose of
serving individuals with disabilities;'' and
(iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
``(B) includes on the board of directors or advisory
committee and on the staff of such
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entity, individuals who are from domestic violence programs
and who have demonstrated experience working with individuals
who are geographically or culturally diverse; and'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``tribal organization'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Tribal organization'';
(ii) by striking ``Indian tribes'' each place it appears
and inserting ``Indian Tribes'';
(iii) by striking ``domestic violence'' each place it
appears and inserting ``family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence'';
(iv) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``42 U.S.C.
3796gg-10 note'' each place it appears and inserting ``34
U.S.C. 10452 note'';
(v) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``tribally'' and inserting ``Tribally'';
and
(II) by striking ``prevention and intervention'' and
inserting ``prevention, intervention, and response''; and
(vi) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``prevention and
intervention'' and inserting ``prevention, intervention, and
response'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``community'' and
inserting ``population'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``prevention and
services'' and inserting ``prevention, intervention, and
response'' and
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
(I) by inserting ``geographically diverse'' before
``advocates''; and
(II) by striking ``from across the Nation'';
(D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);
(E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Alaska native tribal resource center on domestic
violence.--To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection
(b)(3), an entity shall be a Tribal organization, or a
nonprofit private organization that focuses primarily on
issues of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence within Indian Tribes, in Alaska that submits
information to the Secretary demonstrating--
``(A) experience working with Indian Tribes, and Tribal
organizations, in Alaska to respond to family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence and the findings of
section 901 of the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162; 34
U.S.C. 10452 note);
``(B) experience providing Indian Tribes, and Tribal
organizations, in Alaska with assistance in developing
Tribally based prevention, intervention, and response
services addressing family violence, domestic violence, and
dating violence and safety for American Indian and Alaska
Native women consistent with the purposes of section 902 of
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162; 34 U.S.C.
10452 note);
``(C) strong support for the entity's designation as the
Alaska Native Tribal resource center on domestic violence
from advocates working with Indian Tribes in Alaska to
address family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence and the safety of Alaska Native women;
``(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in assisting
Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations, in Alaska with
prevention, intervention, and response services addressing
family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; and
``(E) the capacity to serve geographically diverse Indian
Tribes, and Tribal organizations, in Alaska.
``(5) Native hawaiian resource center.--To be eligible to
receive a grant under subsection (b)(4), an entity shall be a
Native Hawaiian organization, or a nonprofit private
organization that focuses primarily on issues of family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence within the
Native Hawaiian community, that submits information to the
Secretary demonstrating--
``(A) experience working with Native Hawaiian organizations
to respond to family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence;
``(B) experience providing Native Hawaiian organizations
with assistance in developing prevention, intervention, and
response services addressing family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence and safety for Native Hawaiian
women;
``(C) strong support for the entity's designation as the
Native Hawaiian resource center on domestic violence from
advocates working with Native Hawaiian organizations to
address family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence and the safety of Native Hawaiian women;
``(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in assisting
Native Hawaiian organizations with prevention, intervention,
and response services addressing family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence; and
``(E) the capacity to serve geographically diverse Native
Hawaiian communities and organizations.''; and
(F) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``subsection (b)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(5)'';
and
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``(including Alaska Natives)''; and
(II) by striking ``Indian tribe, tribal organization'' and
inserting ``Indian Tribe, Tribal organization''.
SEC. 613. GRANTS TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.
Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 10411) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section
303(a)(2)(D)'' and inserting ``section 303 and made available
to carry out this section'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``intervention and prevention'' and
inserting ``prevention, intervention, and response''; and
(ii) by striking ``shall include'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``, and evidence-informed prevention of,''
after ``comprehensive responses to''; and
(ii) by striking ``working with local'' and inserting
``shall include--
``(A) working with local'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, and adjusting the
margins accordingly;
(D) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), as so
redesignated--
(i) by striking ``dependents'' and inserting ``children and
dependents''; and
(ii) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon; and
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1),
as so redesignated, the following:
``(D) collaborating with, as applicable for the State,
Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (including Alaska
Native groups or communities), or Native Hawaiian groups or
communities, to address the needs of Indian (including Alaska
Native) or Native Hawaiian victims of family violence,
domestic violence, or dating violence; and'';
(F) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``collaborating with and providing'' and
inserting ``may include--
``(A) collaborating with and providing''; and
(ii) by striking ``, mental health'' and inserting
``(including mental health and substance use disorders)'';
(G) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2);
(H) in paragraph (6), by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting
the margins accordingly;
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as
subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively, and adjusting
the margins accordingly;
(J) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2), as
so redesignated, by striking ``child abuse is present;'' and
inserting ``there is a co-occurrence of child abuse; and'';
(K) by striking paragraph (8); and
(L) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), as so
redesignated, by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
(3) by striking subsection (e);
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as
subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
(5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking
``Indian tribes and tribal organizations'' and inserting
``Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations''.
SEC. 614. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 311 the
following:
``SEC. 311A. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--Beginning with fiscal year 2023,
out of amounts appropriated under section 303 and made
available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the
Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities in
accordance with this section.
``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, an entity shall be a Tribal Domestic
Violence Coalition that provides services to Indian Tribes.
``(c) Application.--Each Tribal 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 may require.
The application submitted by the coalition for the grant
shall provide documentation of the coalition's work,
demonstrating that the coalition--
``(1) meets all the applicable requirements set forth in
this section; and
``(2) has the ability to conduct 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) documented history of activities to further the
purposes of this section set forth in subsection (d).
``(d) Use of Funds.--A Tribal Domestic Violence Coalition
eligible under subsection (b) that receives a grant under
this section may use the grant funds for administration and
operation to further the purposes of family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence prevention,
intervention, and response activities, including--
``(1) working with local Tribal family violence, domestic
violence, or 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 Indian Tribes
served, including providing education and technical
assistance and conducting Tribal needs assessments;
``(2) participating in planning and monitoring the
distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds within the State
under section 308(a);
``(3) working in collaboration with Tribal service
providers and community-based organizations to address the
needs of victims of
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family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, and
their children and dependents;
``(4) collaborating with, and providing information to,
entities in such fields as housing, health care (including
mental health and substance use disorder care), social
welfare, education, and law enforcement to support the
development and implementation of effective policies;
``(5) supporting the development and implementation of
effective policies, protocols, legislation, codes, and
programs that address the safety and support needs of adult
and youth Tribal victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence;
``(6) encouraging appropriate responses to cases of family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence against
adults or youth, by working with Tribal, State, and Federal
judicial agencies and law enforcement agencies;
``(7) working with Tribal, State, and Federal judicial
agencies, including family law judges, criminal court judges,
child protective service agencies, and children's advocates
to develop appropriate responses to child custody and
visitation issues--
``(A) in cases of child exposure to family violence,
domestic violence, or dating violence; or
``(B) in cases in which--
``(i) family violence, domestic violence, or dating
violence is present; and
``(ii) child abuse is present;
``(8) providing information to the public about prevention
of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence
within Indian Tribes;
``(9) assisting Indian Tribes' participation in, and
attendance of, Federal and State consultations on family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including
consultations mandated by the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (title IV of Public Law 103-322), the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.), or this title; and
``(10) providing services described in section 308(b) to
victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence.
``(e) Reallocation.--If, at the end of the sixth month of
any fiscal year for which sums are appropriated under section
303 and made available to carry out this section, a portion
of the available amount has not been awarded to Tribal
Domestic Violence Coalitions for grants under this section
because of the failure of such coalitions to meet the
requirements for such grants, then the Secretary shall award
such portion, in equal shares, to Tribal Domestic Violence
Coalitions that meet such requirements.''.
SEC. 615. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS AND THEIR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``service programs and community-based
programs to prevent future domestic violence by addressing,
in an appropriate manner, the needs of children'' and
inserting `` service programs and community-based programs,
including culturally-specific community based programs, to
serve children and youth''; and
(ii) by inserting ``, and to support the caregiving
capacity of adult victims'' before the period; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``for periods of not more
than 2'' and inserting ``for periods of 3'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``or State domestic violence services''
after ``local'';
(B) by inserting ``a culturally specific organization,''
after ``associations),'';
(C) by striking ``tribal organization'' and inserting
``Tribal organization'';
(D) by inserting ``adult, child, and youth'' after
``serving''; and
(E) by striking ``and their children''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) a description of how the entity will prioritize the
safety of, and confidentiality of information about adult,
child, and youth victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence;'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``developmentally
appropriate and age-appropriate services, and culturally and
linguistically appropriate services, to the victims and
children; and'' and inserting ``trauma-informed,
developmentally appropriate, age-appropriate, and culturally
and linguistically appropriate services to children and youth
and their adult caregivers;'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``appropriate and
relevant to the unique needs of children exposed to family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.'' and
inserting the following: ``that--
``(i) is relevant to the unique needs of children and youth
exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating
violence;
``(ii) provides for the safety of children, youth, and
their non-abusing parents; and
``(iii) improves the interventions, delivery of services,
and treatments provided for such children, youth, and
families; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) a description of prevention activities targeting
child and youth victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence.'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence and their children'' and
inserting ``child, youth and adult victims of family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence''; and
(II) by inserting ``and the health system, including for
the purpose of improving the recognition and response by the
systems to signs of family violence, domestic violence, or
dating violence'' before the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and youth'' after
``children''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or youth'' after
``child''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``community-based
organizations serving victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence or children exposed to family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence'' and
inserting ``health, education, or other community-based
organizations serving adult, child, and youth victims of
family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by inserting ``and youth'' after ``for children''; and
(II) by inserting ``health,'' after ``transportation,'';
and
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) by inserting ``shall participate in an evaluation and''
after ``under this section''; and
(B) by striking ``contain'' and inserting ``including
information on''.
SEC. 616. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.
Section 313 (42 U.S.C. 10413) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``telephone hotline'' and inserting
``telephonic hotline and digital services'';
(B) by striking ``a hotline that provides'' and inserting
``a hotline and digital services that provide''; and
(C) by inserting before the period at the end of the second
sentence the following: ``, and that provide information
about healthy relationships for adults and youth'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``and digital services'' after ``hotline'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``hotline personnel''
and all that follows through ``by the hotline'' and inserting
``advocacy personnel responding to hotline callers and
digital service users'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``hotline
personnel'' and inserting ``advocacy personnel responding to
hotline callers and digital service users'';
(iv) in subparagraphs (D) and (F), by inserting ``and
digital services'' after ``hotline'' each place such term
appears;
(v) in subparagraph (E)--
(I) by striking ``non-English speaking callers'' and
inserting ``callers and digital services users with limited
English proficiency''; and
(II) by striking ``hotline personnel'' and inserting
``advocacy personnel'';
(vi) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``hearing
impairments; and'' and inserting ``disabilities, including
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or are blind or
have visual impairments, and for educating hotline and
digital services personnel in assisting persons with
disabilities when those persons are accessing the hotline and
digital services;'';
(vii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``youth victims''
and all that follows and inserting ``youth victims of family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, which plan
may be carried out through a national youth dating violence
hotline and other digital services and resources'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, digital services,''
after ``hotline'';
(C) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
``(5) demonstrate that the applicant has the ability to--
``(A) provide information and referrals for individuals
contacting the hotline or using digital services;
``(B) directly connect callers or assist digital services
users in connecting to service providers;
``(C) employ crisis interventions meeting the standards of
family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence
providers; and
``(D) provide information about healthy relationships for
adults and youth;'';
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ``306(c)(5)'' and
inserting ``302A(b)''; and
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the heading, by inserting ``and Digital Services''
after ``Hotline'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``telephone hotline'' and inserting
``telephonic hotline and digital services''; and
(ii) by striking ``and assistance to adult'' and inserting
``for the benefit of adult''; and
(C) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``and digital services'' after ``hotline'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``toll-free telephone
line'' and inserting ``24-hour toll-free telephone line and
an internet service provider for operating digital services
in accessible formats including TTY and interpreter services,
where applicable'' before the semicolon;
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, provide
counseling and referral services for callers on a 24-hour-a-
day basis, and directly
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connect callers'' and inserting ``and digital services
contacts, provide counseling, healthy relationship
information, and referral services for callers and digital
services users, on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and directly
connect callers and digital services users'';
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and digital
services users'' after ``callers'';
(v) in subparagraph (D)--
(I) by inserting ``and digital services'' after
``hotline''; and
(II) by inserting ``and, as appropriate, in accessible
formats, including formats compliant with the most recent Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines or successor guideline as
applicable'' after ``users'';
(vi) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``underserved
populations and individuals with disabilities'' and inserting
``racial and ethnic minority populations, Tribal populations,
persons with disabilities, and other underserved populations,
by ensuring access to the hotline and digital services
through accommodations and education for advocacy
personnel'';
(vii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``teen dating
violence hotline'' and inserting ``hotline or digital
services''; and
(viii) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``or digital
services provider'' after ``hotline operator'' each place it
appears.
SEC. 617. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to increase
the availability of information and assistance to Indian
adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence, family and household members of
such victims, and individuals affected by such victimization
by supporting a national, toll-free telephonic and digital
hotline to provide services that are--
(1) informed of Federal Indian law and Tribal laws
impacting Indian victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence;
(2) culturally appropriate to Indian adult and youth
victims; and
(3) developed in cooperation with victim services offered
by Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations.
(b) Grant Program.--The Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 313 the following:
``SEC. 313A. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award a grant to a
Tribal organization or private, nonprofit entity to maintain
the ongoing operation of a 24-hour, national, toll-free
telephonic hotline and digital services to provide
information and assistance to Indian adult and youth victims
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence,
family and household members of such victims, and other
individuals affected by such victimization.
``(b) Term.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this
section 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 appropriations for each fiscal year to make
the payments.
``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an entity shall be a Tribal organization or a
nonprofit private organization that focuses primarily on
issues of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence as it relates to American Indians and Alaska
Natives, and 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 Indian domestic violence
hotline and digital services, including descriptions of--
``(A) the education program for advocacy personnel
responding to hotline callers and digital service users,
including education on the provision of culturally
appropriate services, Federal Indian law and Tribal laws
impacting Indian victims of family violence, domestic
violence, or dating violence, and resources and referrals for
such victims;
``(B) the qualifications of the applicant and the hiring
criteria and qualifications for advocacy personnel, to ensure
that hotline advocates and other personnel have demonstrated
knowledge of Indian legal, social, and cultural issues and
are able to meet the unique needs of Indian callers and users
of digital services;
``(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, and
updating of a resource database of culturally appropriate
victim services and resources available from Indian Tribes
and Tribal organizations;
``(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of the
national Indian hotline and digital services to Indian
victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence;
``(E) a plan for providing service to callers and digital
services users with limited English proficiency, including
service through advocacy personnel who have non-English
language capability;
``(F) a plan for facilitating access to hotline and digital
services by persons with disabilities, including individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing or are blind or have visual
impairments, and for educating hotline and digital services
personnel on assisting persons with disabilities when those
persons are accessing the hotline and digital services; and
``(G) a plan for providing assistance and referrals to
Indian youth victims of family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence, which plan may be carried out through a
national Indian youth dating violence hotline and other
digital services and resources;
``(3) demonstrate recognized expertise providing services,
including information on healthy relationships and referrals
for Indian victims of family violence, domestic violence, or
dating violence and coordinating services with Indian Tribes
or Tribal organizations;
``(4) demonstrate support from Indian victim services
programs, Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions, and Tribal
grantees under this title;
``(5) demonstrate the capacity and expertise to maintain a
domestic violence hotline, digital services and a
comprehensive database of service providers from Indian
Tribes or Tribal organizations;
``(6) demonstrate compliance with nondisclosure
requirements as described in section 302A(b) and following
comprehensive quality assurance practices; and
``(7) contain such other information as the Secretary may
require.
``(e) Indian Hotline Activities.--
``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under
this section shall use funds made available through the grant
for the purpose described in subsection (a), consistent with
paragraph (2).
``(2) Activities.--In establishing and operating the
hotline and digital services, the entity--
``(A) shall contract with a carrier for the use of a 24-
hour toll-free telephone line and an internet service
provider for operating digital services in accessible formats
including TTY and interpreter services, where applicable;
``(B) shall employ, educate, and supervise personnel to
answer incoming calls and digital services contacts, provide
counseling, healthy relationship information, and referral
services for Indian callers and digital services users on a
24-hour-a-day basis, directly connect callers, and assist
digital services users in connecting to service providers;
``(C) shall assemble and maintain a database of information
relating to services for Indian victims of family violence,
domestic violence, or dating violence to which Indian callers
or digital services users may be referred, including
information on the availability of shelter and supportive
services for victims of family violence, domestic violence,
or dating violence;
``(D) shall widely publicize the hotline and digital
services (and, as appropriate, in accessible formats,
including formats compliant with the most recent Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines or successor guideline as
applicable) throughout Indian Tribes and communities,
including--
``(i) national and regional member organizations of Indian
Tribes;
``(ii) Tribal domestic violence services programs; and
``(iii) Tribal nonprofit victim service providers;
``(E) at the discretion of the hotline operator or digital
services provider, may provide--
``(i) appropriate assistance and referrals for family and
household members of Indian victims of family violence,
domestic violence, or dating violence, and Indians affected
by the victimization described in subsection (a); and
``(ii) appropriate assistance, or referrals for counseling
or intervention, for identified Indian 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 or digital
services provider 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
Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the
Secretary. Such 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.
``(g) Administration, Evaluation, and Monitoring.--Of
amounts appropriated under section 303(c) to carry out this
section, not more than 4 percent may be used by the Secretary
for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs
under this section.''.
SEC. 618. ADDITIONAL GRANT PROGRAMS.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 313A, as
added by this title, the following:
``SEC. 313B. GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to
provide grants to assist communities in mobilizing and
organizing resources in support of effective and sustainable
programs to prevent, intervene in, and respond to family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, experienced
by underserved populations.
``(b) Planning and Implementation Grants.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Family Violence
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Prevention and Services Program, shall award grants to
eligible entities to assist in capacity building for, or
planning, developing, or implementing of, culturally and
linguistically appropriate, community-driven strategies to
prevent, intervene in, and respond to family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence, in underserved
populations.
``(2) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this subsection, an entity shall be--
``(A) a population-specific organization--
``(i) that has demonstrated experience and expertise in
providing population-specific victim services in the relevant
underserved population that the entity proposes to serve; or
``(ii) that demonstrates capacity for providing victim
services and is working in partnership with a victim service
provider or domestic violence or sexual assault coalition; or
``(B) a victim service provider that is offering
population-specific services for a specific underserved
population.
``(3) Application.--An entity seeking a grant under this
subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require. Such application shall include a
description of the targeted underserved population to be
served under the grant and how grant funds will be used in
accordance with this subsection.
``(4) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a grant under
this subsection--
``(A) shall use the grant funds to support the capacity
building, planning, developing, or implementing of programs
for the targeted underserved population that--
``(i) utilize community-driven prevention, intervention,
and response strategies that address the barriers to access
to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence
services;
``(ii) raise awareness of family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence; and
``(iii) promote community engagement in the prevention of,
intervention in, and response to family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence;
``(B) may use the grant funds to--
``(i) expand collaboration with national, State, Tribal,
local, or community partners that can provide appropriate
assistance to the targeted underserved population;
``(ii) develop and implement community engagement
strategies, including the establishment of community working
groups;
``(iii) procure or participate in evidence-based education
and technical assistance for program development,
implementation, evaluation, and other programmatic issues;
``(iv) identify or implement promising prevention,
intervention, and response strategies;
``(v) implement, with input from the targeted underserved
population, a plan developed under subparagraph (C)(ii);
``(vi) collect, analyze, or interpret data appropriate for
monitoring and evaluating the program carried out under this
subsection, which may include collaboration with academic or
other appropriate institutions;
``(vii) collaborate with appropriate partners to
disseminate information gained from the program to expand the
reach of the information;
``(viii) develop policy initiatives for systems change to
address the barriers described in subparagraph (A)(i) or the
awareness issues described in subparagraph (A)(ii); and
``(ix) conduct an evaluation of the capacity building,
planning, development, or implementation activities conducted
using the grant funds; and
``(C) for planning purposes, may use the grant funds to--
``(i) conduct, incorporating input from the targeted
underserved population, a needs assessment of the targeted
underserved population to determine the barriers to access
described in subparagraph (A)(i) and factors contributing to
such barriers; and
``(ii) develop a plan, with the input of the targeted
underserved population, that includes strategies for--
``(I) implementing prevention, intervention, and response
strategies that demonstrate potential for addressing the
barriers to access, raising awareness of family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence, and promoting
community engagement in the prevention of, intervention in,
and response to family violence, domestic violence, and
dating violence, within the targeted underserved population;
``(II) identifying other sources of revenue (besides funds
appropriated to carry out this section) and integrating
current and proposed funding sources to ensure long-term
sustainability of the program carried out by the eligible
entity under this subsection; and
``(III) conducting evaluations, including collecting data
and measuring progress toward addressing family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence, or towards raising
awareness of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence, in the targeted underserved population.
``(5) Duration.--
``(A) In general.--Except as described in subparagraph (B),
the period during which payments may be made under a grant
under this subsection shall not exceed 5 years.
``(B) Extension for extraordinary circumstances.--In a case
in which the Secretary determines that extraordinary
circumstances exist, the Secretary may extend the period
under subparagraph (A) for not more than 2 years.
``(c) Evaluation Grants, Agreements, and Contracts.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants or
enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with eligible
entities that have received a grant under subsection (b) for
the purpose of additional data analysis, program evaluation,
which may include evaluating the processes used by the
program and evaluating the program outcome measures, or
dissemination of findings.
``(2) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant
or to enter into a cooperative agreement or contract under
this subsection, an entity shall be an organization that--
``(A) has received a grant under subsection (b); and
``(B) is working in collaboration with an entity that--
``(i) specializes in research, data analysis, or program
evaluation; and
``(ii) has the ability to analyze or evaluate the programs
carried out by the organization.
``(3) Application.--An entity seeking a grant, cooperative
agreement, or contract under this subsection shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including--
``(A) a description of the proposed scope of the analysis
or evaluation and how funds will be used to carry out such
analysis or evaluation; and
``(B) a description of how the analysis or evaluation seeks
to increase the research base of effective programs for
improving services for preventing, intervening, and
responding to family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence in underserved populations.
``(d) Nonsupplantation.--Funds provided under this section
shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal,
State, and local public funds expended to provide services
and activities that promote the purposes of this section.
``(e) Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Monitoring.--
``(1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated under
section 303(e) for each fiscal year--
``(A) up to 5 percent may be used by the Secretary for
evaluation, monitoring, and other administration under this
section; and
``(B) up to 3 percent may be used by the Secretary for
technical assistance under paragraph (2).
``(2) Technical assistance provided by grantees.--The
Secretary shall enable recipients of grants under subsection
(b) to share best practices, evaluation results, reports, and
other pertinent information regarding the programs and
projects funded under this section with other entities
serving underserved populations.
``(3) Reports.--Each entity receiving funds under this
section shall file a performance report at such times as
requested by the Secretary describing the activities that
have been carried out with funds under this section and
providing such additional information as the Secretary may
require.
``SEC. 313C. GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Family Violence Prevention and Services
Program, shall establish a grant program to establish or
enhance culturally specific services for victims of family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence from racial
and ethnic minority populations.
``(b) Purposes.--
``(1) In general.--The purposes of the grant program under
this section are to--
``(A) develop and support innovative culturally specific
community-based programs to enhance access to shelter or
supportive services to further the purposes of family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence prevention,
intervention, and response for all victims of family
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence from racial
and ethnic minority populations who face obstacles to using
more traditional services and resources;
``(B) strengthen the capacity and further the leadership
development of individuals in racial and ethnic minority
populations to address family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence in their communities; and
``(C) promote strategic partnership development and
collaboration, including with health programs, early
childhood programs, economic support programs, schools, child
welfare programs, workforce development programs, domestic
violence programs, other community-based programs, faith-
based programs, and youth programs, in order to address
family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence
through a multidisciplinary approach.
``(2) Use of funds.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to
eligible entities for programs for the targeted populations
to establish or enhance family violence, domestic violence,
and dating violence prevention, intervention, and response
efforts that address distinctive culturally specific
responses to family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence in racial and ethnic minority populations.
``(B) New programs.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary may award initial planning and capacity building
grants to eligible entities that are establishing new
programs in order to support the planning and development of
culturally specific programs.
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``(C) Competitive basis.--The Secretary shall ensure that
grants are awarded under this section, to the extent
practical, only on a competitive basis.
``(D) Technical assistance.--Up to 5 percent of funds
appropriated under section 303 and made available to carry
out this section for a fiscal year shall be available for
educational and technical assistance to be used by the
grantees to access evidence-based educational and technical
assistance, including from centers described in section 310,
regarding the provision of effective culturally specific,
community-based services for racial and ethnic minority
populations.
``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible for a grant under
this section, an entity shall be a private nonprofit,
nongovernmental organization (including a faith-based,
charitable, or voluntary organization) that is--
``(1) a community-based organization whose primary purpose
is providing culturally specific services to victims of
family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence from
racial and ethnic minority populations; or
``(2) a community-based organization whose primary purpose
is providing culturally specific services to individuals from
racial and ethnic minority populations that can partner with
an organization having demonstrated expertise in serving
victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence.
``(d) Cultural Competency of Services.--The Secretary shall
ensure that information and services provided pursuant to
this section are provided in the language, educational
context, and cultural context that is most appropriate for
the individuals for whom the information and services are
intended.
``(e) Grant Period.--The Secretary shall award grants under
this section for a 3-year period, with a possible extension
of another 2 years to further implementation of the projects
under the grant.
``(f) Nonexclusivity.--Nothing in this section shall be
interpreted to exclude linguistically and culturally specific
community-based entities from applying for other sources of
funding available under this title.
``(g) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving funds
under this section shall file a performance report at such
times as requested by the Secretary describing the activities
that have been carried out with such grant funds and
providing such additional information as the Secretary may
require.''.
SEC. 619. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND
LEADERSHIP.
Section 314 (42 U.S.C. 10414) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 314. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND
LEADERSHIP.
``(a) Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
``(1) to continue efforts to build evidence for effective
primary and secondary prevention practices, programs, and
policies, that reduce and end family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence; and
``(2) to advance primary and secondary prevention efforts
related to family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence, through the establishment, operation, and
maintenance of State, Tribal, and local community projects.
``(b) Programs Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated
under section 303(d), the Secretary shall provide--
``(1) grants or cooperative agreements under subsection (c)
to eligible entities to build organizational capacity and
leadership for primary and secondary prevention of family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, including
work with other systems central to prevention at the State,
Tribal, and local levels; and
``(2) grants or cooperative agreements under subsection (d)
to eligible entities to--
``(A) implement and test innovative family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence prevention models,
particularly models for those programs serving culturally
specific or underserved populations; and
``(B) scale up family violence, domestic violence, and
dating violence prevention models with promising or
demonstrated evidence of effectiveness.
``(c) Grants or Cooperative Agreements to Build Primary and
Secondary Prevention Capacity.--
``(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant or
cooperative agreement under this subsection, an entity shall
be a State Domestic Violence Coalition, territorial Domestic
Violence Coalition, or Tribal Domestic Violence Coalition.
``(2) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant or
cooperative agreement under this subsection shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including a demonstration of the entity's prevention work and
ability to conduct the activities described in paragraph (3).
``(3) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a grant or
cooperative agreement under this subsection--
``(A) shall use the grant or cooperative agreement funds
to--
``(i) build the entity's organizational and leadership
capacity to advance evidence-informed primary and secondary
prevention of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence;
``(ii) provide prevention-focused education, technical
assistance, peer learning opportunities, and other support to
local domestic violence programs and other community-based
and culturally specific programs working to address family
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
``(iii) provide education and advocacy to State, Tribal,
and local public and private entities on how to prevent
family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; and
``(iv) support dissemination of prevention strategies and
approaches throughout State, Tribal, or local communities;
and
``(B) may use the grant or cooperative agreement funds to
provide subgrants to local programs for the purposes
described in clauses (i) though (iv) of subparagraph (A).
``(4) Reports.--Each entity receiving a grant or
cooperative agreement under this subsection shall submit a
performance report to the Secretary at such time as the
Secretary requires. Such report shall describe the activities
that have been carried out with the grant or cooperative
agreement funds and the effectiveness of such activities, and
provide such additional information as the Secretary may
require.
``(d) Grants or Cooperative Agreement for Implementation,
Evaluation, and Scaling of Primary and Secondary Prevention
Strategies.--
``(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant or
cooperative agreement under this subsection, an entity
shall--
``(A) be a State, Tribal, or territorial Domestic Violence
Coalition; and
``(B) include representatives of pertinent sectors of the
local community to be served, which may include--
``(i) health care providers;
``(ii) State, Tribal, or local health departments serving
the local community;
``(iii) the education community;
``(iv) the juvenile justice system;
``(v) family violence, domestic violence, or dating
violence service program advocates;
``(vi) faith-based organizations;
``(vii) public human service entities;
``(viii) business leaders;
``(ix) civic leaders;
``(x) child and youth-serving organizations;
``(xi) community-based organizations that provide
culturally appropriate services to underserved populations,
such as racial and ethnic minority populations; and
``(xii) other pertinent sectors.
``(2) Term.--Grants or cooperative agreements under this
subsection shall be for a period of not more than 5 fiscal
years.
``(3) Applications.--An entity that desires a grant or
cooperative agreement under this subsection to carry out a
project shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require, which shall include the information
described in each of the following subparagraphs:
``(A) A complete description of--
``(i) the prevention models and strategies to be
implemented, tested, or scaled and partner organizations that
will be implementing a project to prevent family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence;
``(ii) the coalition's strategy to prevent family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence and the expected
outcomes from the prevention activities to be carried out
under the grant;
``(iii) the method to be used for identification and
selection of project staff and a project evaluator; and
``(iv) the method to be used for identification and
selection of a project council consisting of representatives
of the community sectors listed in paragraph (1)(B).
``(B) A demonstration that the coalition--
``(i) has developed collaborative relationships with
diverse communities, including organizations primarily
serving culturally specific or other underserved populations;
and
``(ii) has the capacity to carry out collaborative
community initiatives to prevent family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence.
``(C) Such other information, agreements, and assurances as
the Secretary may require.
``(4) Geographical dispersion.--The Secretary shall award
grants or cooperative agreements under this subsection to
coalitions for States and Tribes that are geographically
dispersed throughout the United States.
``(5) Use of funds.--
``(A) In general.--An entity that receives a grant or
cooperative agreements under this subsection shall use the
grant or cooperative agreement funds to--
``(i) establish, operate, maintain, and evaluate a project
that involves a coordinated community response to reduce risk
factors for family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence perpetration and enhance protective factors to
promote positive development and healthy relationships and
communities; and
``(ii) if such a project shows promising or demonstrated
evidence of effectiveness, scale up such project.
``(B) Requirements.--In establishing and operating a
project under this paragraph, an entity shall--
``(i) utilize evidence-informed prevention project
planning;
``(ii) recognize and address the needs of underserved
populations, such as racial and ethnic minority populations
and persons with disabilities, through culturally specific
responses; and
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``(iii) expand family violence, domestic violence, and
dating violence prevention strategies among local domestic
violence programs and other community-based programs.
``(6) Reports.--
``(A) In general.--Each entity receiving a grant or
cooperative agreement under this subsection shall submit a
performance report to the Secretary at such time as the
Secretary requires. Such report shall contain an evaluation
that describes the activities that have been carried out with
the grant or cooperative agreement funds and the
effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional
information as the Secretary may require.
``(B) Publication.--The Secretary shall make the evaluation
reports received under this paragraph publicly available on
the Department of Health and Human Services website, and
submit such reports to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives.
``(e) Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Monitoring.--
The Secretary may use a portion of the funds appropriated to
carry out this section to provide for the evaluation,
monitoring, administration, and technical assistance of
programs authorized under subsection (b).
``(f) Rules of Construction.--
``(1) State domestic violence coalition.--Notwithstanding
section 302, for purposes of this Act, the term `State', used
with respect to a Domestic Violence Coalition, means a State
Domestic Violence Coalition operating in a State that is one
of the several States or the District of Columbia.
``(2) Territorial domestic violence coalition.--For
purposes of this Act, the term `territorial' used with
respect to a Domestic Violence Coalition, means a State
Domestic Violence Coalition operating in a State that is the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.''.
SEC. 620. ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY
AMONG SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, AND DATING VIOLENCE.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
(1) conduct a study that includes--
(A) a review of what is known about the number of survivors
of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence in
the United States;
(B) statistical data for recent fiscal years, as available,
on such number of survivors;
(C) a description of key Federal programs providing such
survivors with financial and nonfinancial services and
supports;
(D) an analysis of the gaps in such services and supports
provided by Federal programs, including in meeting the
financial and nonfinancial needs of survivors;
(E) a demographic analysis of the distribution of such gaps
for groups including racial and ethnic minorities,
individuals with disabilities, Tribal populations, and
individuals who are geographically isolated;
(F) a review of challenges that could affect program
utilization by such survivors; and
(G) an review of the extent to which Federal agencies
administering programs described in subparagraph (C) have
taken steps to ensure that survivors of family violence,
domestic violence, and dating violence have access to
programs that will support them; and
(2) submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on
such study.
SEC. 621. GAO REVIEW OF RESOURCE CENTERS.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
(1) conduct a review of the resource centers receiving
grants under section 310 of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410) that includes--
(A) an evaluation of how the Secretary of Health and Human
Services works to ensure the effectiveness of such resource
centers in providing information, education, and technical
assistance related to the response to, intervention in, and
prevention of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
violence;
(B) an evaluation of the quality of the data submissions
under subsection (d) of such section;
(C) recommendations, as appropriate, to the Secretary for
improvements to the use of such resource centers; and
(D) an evaluation of the capacity of the Secretary to
present statutorily-required data on such resource centers to
Congress within the required timeframe; and
(2) submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives on such
review.
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION RULE.
(a) Effective Date.--This division, including the
amendments made by this division, takes effect on the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Transition.--
(1) Definition.--In this section, the term ``immediate
provision'' means any of--
(A) sections 109, 111, 202, 302, 303, 504, 506, 605, 620,
and 621, including an amendment made by that section;
(B) the portion of section 301 that adds section 302 of the
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act;
(C) the portions of section 401 that insert sections 403
and 405 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act; and
(D) the portion of section 612 that adds paragraph (3) to
section 310(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services
Act.
(2) Applicable provisions.--For each provision of this
division that is not one of the immediate provisions, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services--
(A) shall determine the date (which shall be not later than
October 1, 2024) on which the provision shall apply;
(B) until the date the provision applies, shall apply the
corresponding provision (if any) in effect on the day before
the date of enactment of this Act; and
(C) shall have the authority to take such steps as are
necessary to provide for the orderly transition to, and
implementation of, programs authorized by this division,
including the amendments made by this division, not later
than October 1, 2024.
(3) Immediate provision.--In order to provide for that
orderly transition, until October 1, 2024, a reference in an
immediate provision shall be considered to be a reference to
that provision, or to the corresponding provision (if any)
described in paragraph (2)(B), as determined by the
Secretary.
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