GRANT PROGRAM FOR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES.

SEC. 116. GRANT PROGRAM FOR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES. (a) In General.—Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 5106c) is amended— (1) by striking out the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “SEC. 109. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES.”; (2) in subsection (a), by striking out paragraphs (1) and (2), and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: 106 STAT. 196 “(1) the handling of child abuse and neglect cases, particularly cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner which limits additional trauma to the child victim; “(2) the handling of cases of suspected child abuse or neglect related fatalities; and “(3) the investigation and prosecution of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation.”; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking out “and 107(e) or receive a waiver under section 107(c)” in paragraph (1); (B) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (3); (C) by inserting “annually” after “submit” in paragraph (D) by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting the following: “; and “(5) submit annually to the Secretary a report on the manner in which assistance received under this program was expended throughout the State, with particular attention focused on the areas described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a).”: (4) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by inserting “, and maintain” after “designate”; and (ii) by striking out “child abuse” and inserting in lieu thereof “child physical abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse and exploitation, and child maltreatment related fatalities”; (B) by striking out “judicial and legal officers”, in subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof “judges and attorneys involved in both civil and criminal court proceedings related to child abuse and neglect”; (C) by inserting before the semicolon in subparagraph (C), the following: “, including both attorneys for children and, where such programs are in operation, court appointed special advocates”; and (D) by striking out “handicaps;” in subparagraph (F), and inserting in lieu thereof “disabilities”. (5) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking out “the State task force shall” in the matter preceding paragraph (1), and inserting in lieu thereof “and at three year intervals thereafter, the State task force shall comprehensively”; (B) by striking out “judicial” and all that follows in paragraph (1), and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “both civil and criminal judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation, as well as cases involving suspected child maltreatment related fatalities and cases involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal;”; (C) by inserting “policy and training” before “recommendations” in paragraph (2); and (6) in subsection (e)(i)— (A) by striking out “child abuse” and all that follows through “child victim” in subparagraph (A), and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “child abuse and neglect, 106 STAT. 197particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation, as well as cases involving suspected child maltreatment related fatalities and cases involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, in a manner which reduces the additional trauma to the child victim and the victim’s family”; (B) by striking out “improve the rate” and all that follows through “abuse cases” in subparagraph (B), and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “improve the prompt and successful resolution of civil and criminal court proceedings or enhance the effectiveness of judicial and administrative action in child abuse and neglect cases, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, including the enhancement of performance of court-appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem for children”; and (C) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by inserting “, protocols” after “regulations”; and (ii) by inserting “and exploitation” after “sexual abuse”. (b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 1 is amended in the item relating to section 109 in the table of contents by striking “Grants” and all that follows and inserting the following: “Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases.”.