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Calendar No. 354
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1750
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 19, 1999
Mr. DeWine (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Torricelli, Mr.
Voinovich, and Mr. Abraham) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
October 28, 1999
Reported by Mr. Hatch, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Prevention and
Enforcement Act''.</DELETED>
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. <DELETED>2. </DELETED>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.''.
<DELETED>SEC. 3. USE OF FUNDS UNDER BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHILD
PROTECTION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(25);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(26) and adding ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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</DELETED>
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.''.
``(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. <DELETED>4. </DELETED>104. CONDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN SET ASIDE FOR
CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF
1984.
(a) In General.--Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(2) the next $10,000,000'' and inserting
``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the next
$10,000,000''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited
in the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund
for fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in
subparagraph (A) plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the
increase in the amount from fiscal year 1998 shall be 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
SECTION 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.
Calendar No. 354
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1750
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 28, 1999
Reported with amendments
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