FINDINGS.

SEC. 101. FINDINGS. Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended—(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:“(1) in fiscal year 2008, approximately 772,000 children were found by States to be victims of child abuse and neglect;”;(2) in paragraph (2)—(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and close to ⅓ of all child maltreatment-related fatalities in fiscal year 2008 were attributed to neglect alone” after “maltreatment”; and(B) in subparagraph (B)—(i) by striking “60 percent” and inserting “71 percent”;(ii) by striking “2001” and inserting “fiscal year 2008”;(iii) by striking “19 percent” and inserting “16 percent”;(iv) by striking “10 percent” and inserting “9 percent”; and(v) by striking “and 7 percent suffered emotional maltreatment” and inserting “, 7 percent suffered psychological maltreatment, 2 percent experienced medical neglect, and 9 percent were victims of other forms of maltreatment”;(3) in paragraph (3)—(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting “or neglect” after “abuse”;124 STAT. 3460(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “2001, an estimated 1,300” and inserting “fiscal year 2008, an estimated 1,740”; and(C) in subparagraph (C)—(i) by inserting “in fiscal year 2008,” after “(C)”;(ii) by striking “41 percent” and inserting “45 percent”;(iii) by striking “85 percent” and inserting “72 percent”;(iv) by striking “6 years” and inserting “4 years”; and(v) by striking “abuse” each place it appears and inserting “maltreatment”;(4) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking “slightly” and all that follows and inserting “approximately 37 percent of victims of child abuse did not receive post-investigation services in fiscal year 2008;”;(5) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as paragraphs (6) through (11) and (13) through (15), respectively;(6) by inserting after paragraph (4) of this section the following:“(5) African-American children, American Indian children, Alaska Native children, and children of multiple races and ethnicities experience the highest rates of child abuse or neglect;”;(7) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this section—(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “domestic violence services,” after “mental health,”; and(B) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:“(E) recognizes the diversity of ethnic, cultural, and religious beliefs and traditions that may impact child rearing patterns, while not allowing the differences in those beliefs and traditions to enable abuse or neglect;”;(8) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this section, the following:“(12) because both child maltreatment and domestic violence occur in up to 60 percent of the families in which either is present, States and communities should adopt assessments and intervention procedures aimed at enhancing the safety both of children and victims of domestic violence;”;(9) in paragraphs (14) and (15), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this section, by striking “Federal government” and inserting “Federal Government”; and(10) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this section, by inserting “and” at the end.