Pub. L. 111-320, tit. I, subtit. A, sec. 112
NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.
SEC. 112. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104) is amended—(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “and neglect” before the period;(2) in subsection (b)—(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:“(1) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on effective programs, including private and community-based programs, that have demonstrated success with respect to the prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse or neglect and hold the potential for broad-scale implementation and replication;“(2) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on the medical diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect;“(3) maintain and disseminate information on best practices relating to differential response;”;(C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by inserting “and disseminate” after “maintain”;(D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph—(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “(42 U.S.C. 5105 note)” before the semicolon; and(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “alcohol or drug” and inserting “substance”;(E) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (6), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking “and” at the end;(F) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking “and child welfare personnel.” and inserting “child welfare, substance abuse treatment services, and domestic violence services personnel; and”; and(G) by adding at the end the following:“(8) collect and disseminate information, in conjunction with the National Resource Centers authorized in section 310(b) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, on effective programs and best practices for developing and carrying out 124 STAT. 3462 collaboration between entities providing child protective services and entities providing domestic violence services.”; and(3) in subsection (c)(1)—(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:“(B) consult with the head of each agency involved with child abuse and neglect on the development of the components for information collection and management of such clearinghouse and on the mechanisms for the sharing of such information with other Federal agencies and clearinghouses;”;(B) in subparagraph (C)—(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “tribal,” after “State,”;(ii) in clause (i), by striking “and” at the end; and(iii) by adding at the end the following:“(iii) information about the incidence and characteristics of child abuse and neglect in circumstances in which domestic violence is present; and“(iv) information about the incidence and characteristics of child abuse and neglect in cases related to substance abuse;”; and(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking “abused or neglected children” and inserting “victims of child abuse or neglect”.