Pub. L. 104-235, tit. I, sec. 100

FINDINGS.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 165 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 100. FINDINGS. Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), to read as follows: “(1) each year, close to 1,000,000 American children are victims of abuse and neglect;”; (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting “assessment,” after “prevention,”; (3) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking “tens of”; and (B) by striking “direct” and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting “tangible expenditures, as well as significant intangible costs;”; (4) in paragraph (7), by striking “remedy the causes of and inserting “prevent”; (5) in paragraph (8), by inserting “safety,” after “fosters the health,”; (6) in paragraph (10)— (A) by striking “ensure that every community in the United States has” and inserting “assist States and communities with”; and (B) after “child” insert “and family”; and (7) in paragraph (11)— (A) by striking “child protection” each place that such term appears and inserting “child and family protection”; and (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking “sufficient”.