NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE.

SEC. 111. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE.(a) Functions.—Section 103(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(b)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “all programs,” and all that follows through “neglect; and” and inserting “all effective programs, including private and community-based programs, that show promise of success with respect to the prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and hold the potential for broad scale implementation and replication;”;(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon;(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:“(2) maintain information about the best practices used for achieving improvements in child protective systems;”; and(5) by adding at the end the following:“(4) provide technical assistance upon request that may include an evaluation or identification of—“(A) various methods and procedures for the investigation, assessment, and prosecution of child physical and sexual abuse cases;“(B) ways to mitigate psychological trauma to the child victim; and“(C) effective programs carried out by the States under this Act; and“(5) collect and disseminate information relating to various training resources available at the State and local level to—“(A) individuals who are engaged, or who intend to engage, in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; and“(B) appropriate State and local officials to assist in training law enforcement, legal, judicial, medical, mental health, education, and child welfare personnel.”.(b) Coordination With Available Resources.—Section 103(c)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(c)(1)) is amended—117 STAT. 803(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking “105(a); and” and inserting “104(a);”;(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:“(F) collect and disseminate information that describes best practices being used throughout the Nation for making appropriate referrals related to, and addressing, the physical, developmental, and mental health needs of abused and neglected children; and”.