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H.R.764
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I--THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Prevention and
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998
(42 U.S.C. 14601(b)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and
inserting ``; and'', and by adding after paragraph (16) the following:
``(17) the capability of the criminal justice system to deliver
timely, accurate, and complete criminal history record information
to child welfare agencies, organizations, and programs that are
engaged in the assessment of risk and other activities related to
the protection of children, including protection against child
sexual abuse, and placement of children in foster care.''.
SEC. 103. USE OF FUNDS UNDER BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHILD PROTECTION.
Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(27) enforcing child abuse and neglect laws, including laws
protecting against child sexual abuse, and promoting programs
designed to prevent child abuse and neglect; and
``(28) establishing or supporting cooperative programs between
law enforcement and media organizations, to collect, record,
retain, and disseminate information useful in the identification
and apprehension of suspected criminal offenders.''.
SEC. 104. CONDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN SET ASIDE FOR CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS
UNDER THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984.
(a) In General.--Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(2) The first $10,000,000'' and inserting
``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the first
$10,000,000''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited in
the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund for
fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in subparagraph (A)
plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the increase in the amount
from fiscal year 1998 shall be available for grants under section
1404A.
``(ii) Amounts available under this subparagraph for any fiscal
year shall not exceed $20,000,000.''.
(b) Interaction With Any Cap.--Subsection (a) shall be implemented
so that any increase in funding provided thereby shall operate
notwithstanding any dollar limitation on the availability of the Crime
Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
TITLE II--JENNIFER'S LAW
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as ``Jennifer's Law''.
SEC. 202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant awards to
States to enable States to improve the reporting of unidentified and
missing persons.
SEC. 203. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant award under
this title, a State shall submit an application at such time and in
such form as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(b) Contents.--Each such application shall include assurances that
the State shall, to the greatest extent possible--
(1) report to the National Crime Information Center and when
possible, to law enforcement authorities throughout the State
regarding every deceased unidentified person, regardless of age,
found in the State's jurisdiction;
(2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified person in
compliance with the guidelines established by the Department of
Justice for the National Crime Information Center Missing and
Unidentified Persons File, including dental records, DNA records,
x-rays, and fingerprints, if available;
(3) enter the National Crime Information Center number or other
appropriate number assigned to the unidentified person on the death
certificate of each such unidentified person; and
(4) retain all such records pertaining to unidentified persons
until a person is identified.
SEC. 204. USES OF FUNDS.
A State that receives a grant award under this title may use such
funds received to establish or expand programs developed to improve the
reporting of unidentified persons in accordance with the assurances
provided in the application submitted pursuant to section 203(b).
SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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