Pub. L. 103-322, tit. IV, subtit. A, ch. 5, sec. 40156
VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE PROGRAMS.
SEC. 40156. VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE PROGRAMS. (a) Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program.— 108 STAT. 1923 (1) Reauthorization.— Section 218(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)) is amended to read as follows: “(a) Authorization.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle— “(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; “(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; “(3) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; “(4) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and “(5) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.”. (2) Technical amendment.— Section 216 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C, 13012) is amended by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this subtitle”. (b) Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel and Practitioners.— (1) Re authorization.— Section 224(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13024(a)) is amended to read as follows: “(a) Authorization.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle— “(1) $750,000 for fiscal year 1996; “(2) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; “(3) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; “(4) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and “(5) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2000.”. (2) Technical amendment.— Section 221(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13021(b)) is amended by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this subtitle”. (c) Grants for Televised Testimony.— Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended— (1) by amending section 1001(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(7)) to read as follows: “(7) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part N— “(A) $250,000 for fiscal year 1996; “(B) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; “(C) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; “(D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and “(E) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.”; (2) in section 1402 (42 U.S.C. 3796aal) by striking “to States, for the use of States and units of local government in the States”; (3) in section 1403 (42 U.S.C. 3796aa–2)— (A) by inserting “or unit of local government” after “of a State”; (B) by inserting “and” after paragraph (1); (C) in paragraph (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (D) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); (4) in section 1404 (42 U.S.C. 3796aa–3)— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking “The Bureau” and all that follows through “determining that” and inserting “An applicant is eligible to receive a grant under this part if—”; (ii) in paragraph (1) by striking “there is in effect in such State” and inserting “the applicant certifies 108 STAT. 1924and the Director determines that there is in effect in the State”; (iii) in paragraph (2) by striking “such State law shall meet” and inserting “the applicant certifies and the Director determines that State law meets”; (iv) by inserting “and” after subparagraph (E); (v) in paragraph (3)— (I) by inserting “the Director determines that” before “the application”; and (II) by striking “; and” and inserting a period; (vi) by striking paragraph (4); (vii) by striking “Each application” and inserting the following: “(b) Each application”; and (viii) by striking “the Bureau” each place it appears and inserting “the Director”; and (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by striking “The Bureau” and inserting “The Director”; (5) by striking section 1405 (42 U.S.C. 3796aa–4); (6) in section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 3796aa–5)— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking “State which” and inserting “State or unit of local government that”; (ii) by striking “title” and inserting “part”; and (iii) in paragraph (1) by striking “State”; and (B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking “such State” and inserting “the State and units of local government in the State”; (7) in section 1407 (42 U.S.C. 3796aa–6)— (A) in subsection (c)— (i) by striking “Each State” and all that follows through “effective audit” and inserting “Grant recipients (or private organizations with which grant recipients have contracted to provide equipment or training using grant funds) shall keep such records as the Director may require by rule to facilitate such an audit.”; and (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking “States which receive grants, and of units of local government which receive any part of a grant made under this part” and inserting “grant recipients (or private organizations with which grant recipients have contracted to provide equipment or training using grant funds)”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Utilization of Private Sector.— Nothing in this part shall prohibit the utilization of any grant funds to contract with a private organization to provide equipment or training for the televising of testimony as contemplated by the application submitted by an applicant.”; (8) by striking section 1408 (42 U.S.C. 3796aa–7); and (9) in the table of contents— (A) in the item relating to section 1405 by striking “Allocation and distribution of funds under formula grants” and inserting “(Repealed)”; and (B) in the item relating to section 1408 by striking “State office” and inserting “(Repealed)”.