RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.

SEC. 113. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.(a) Research.—Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “from abuse or neglect and to improve the well-being of abused or neglected children” and inserting “from child abuse or neglect and to improve the well-being of victims of child abuse or neglect”;(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “abuse and neglect on” and inserting “child abuse and neglect on”;(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), and (I), as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (H), (J), (N), and (O), respectively;(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:“(C) effective approaches to improving the relationship and attachment of infants and toddlers who experience child abuse or neglect with their parents or primary caregivers in circumstances where reunification is appropriate;”;(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by inserting “and neglect” before the semicolon;(F) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph—(i) by inserting “, including best practices to meet the needs of special populations,” after “best practices”; and(ii) by striking “(12)” and inserting “(14)”;124 STAT. 3463(G) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:“(G) effective practices and programs to improve activities such as identification, screening, medical diagnosis, forensic diagnosis, health evaluations, and services, including activities that promote collaboration between—“(i) the child protective service system; and“(ii)(I) the medical community, including providers of mental health and developmental disability services; and“(II) providers of early childhood intervention services and special education for children who have been victims of child abuse or neglect;”;(H) by inserting after subparagraph (H), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:“(I) effective collaborations, between the child protective system and domestic violence service providers, that provide for the safety of children exposed to domestic violence and their nonabusing parents and that improve the investigations, interventions, delivery of services, and treatments provided for such children and families;”;(I) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking “low income” and inserting “low-income”;(J) by inserting after subparagraph (J), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:“(K) the impact of child abuse and neglect on the incidence and progression of disabilities;“(L) the nature and scope of effective practices relating to differential response, including an analysis of best practices conducted by the States;“(M) child abuse and neglect issues facing Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, including providing recommendations for improving the collection of child abuse and neglect data from Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian communities;”;(K) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking “clauses (i) through (xi) of subparagraph (H)” and inserting “clauses (i) through (x) of subparagraph (O)”; and(L) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph—(i) in clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting “and neglect” after “abuse”;(ii) in clause (v), by striking “child abuse have” and inserting “child abuse and neglect have”;(iii) by striking “and” at the end of clause (ix);(iv) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi);(v) by inserting after clause (ix), the following:“(x) the extent to which reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are being screened out solely on the basis of the cross-jurisdictional complications; and”; and124 STAT. 3464(vi) in clause (xi), as redesignated by clause (iv), by striking “abuse” and inserting “child abuse and neglect”; and(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “subparagraphs” and all that follows and inserting “clauses (i) through (xi) of paragraph (1)(O).”;(3) in paragraph (3), by striking “Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003” and inserting “CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010”;(4) in paragraph (4)—(A) by striking “(A) The” and inserting the following:“(A) In general.—The”; and(B) in subparagraph (B)—(i) by striking all that precedes “later” and inserting the following:“(B) Public comment.—Not”;(ii) by striking “than 2” and inserting “than 1”; and(iii) by striking “Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003” and inserting “CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010”; and(5) by adding at the end the following:“(4) Study on shaken baby syndrome.—The Secretary shall conduct a study that—“(A) identifies data collected on shaken baby syndrome;“(B) determines the feasibility of collecting uniform, accurate data from all States regarding—“(i) incidence rates of shaken baby syndrome;“(ii) characteristics of perpetrators of shaken baby syndrome, including age, gender, relation to victim, access to prevention materials and resources, and history of substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness; and“(iii) characteristics of victims of shaken baby syndrome, including gender, date of birth, date of injury, date of death (if applicable), and short- and long-term injuries sustained.”.(b) Technical Assistance.—Section 104(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “and providers of mental health, substance abuse treatment, and domestic violence prevention services” after “disabilities”; and(2) in paragraph (3)(B)—(A) by striking “and child welfare personnel” and inserting “child welfare, substance abuse, and domestic violence services personnel”; and(B) by striking “subjected to abuse.” and inserting “subjected to, or whom the personnel suspect have been subjected to, child abuse or neglect.”.(c) Peer Review for Grants and Contracts.—Section 104(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(d)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:“(A) In general.—To enhance the quality and usefulness of research in the field of child abuse and neglect, 124 STAT. 3465 the Secretary shall, in consultation with experts in the field and other Federal agencies, establish a formal, rigorous, and meritorious peer review process for purposes of evaluating and reviewing applications for assistance through a grant or contract under this section and determining the relative merits of the project for which such assistance is requested.”; and(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:“(B) Members.—In establishing the process required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only appoint to the peer review panels members who—“(i) are experts in the field of child abuse and neglect or related disciplines, with appropriate expertise related to the applications to be reviewed; and“(ii) are not individuals who are officers or employees of the Administration for Children and Families.“(C) Meetings.—The peer review panels shall meet as often as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review of applications for grants and contracts under this section, but shall meet not less often than once a year.“(D) Criteria and guidelines.—The Secretary shall ensure that the peer review panel utilizes scientifically valid review criteria and scoring guidelines in the review of the applications for grants and contracts.”; and(2) in paragraph (3)—(A) by striking “(A) The” and inserting the following:“(A) Meritorious projects.—The”; and(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes “the instance” and inserting the following:“(B) Explanation.—In”.(d) Demonstration Programs and Projects.—Section 104(e) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(e)) is amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—(A) by striking “States or” and inserting “entities that are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or”; and(B) by striking “such agencies or organizations” and inserting “such entities”;(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “safely facilitate the” and inserting “facilitate the safe”; and(3) in paragraph (2)—(A) by inserting “child care and early childhood education and care providers,” after “in cooperation with”; and(B) by striking “preschool” and inserting “preschools,”.