GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES.

SEC. 116. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES. Section 107 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106c) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:“(1) the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases of suspected child sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child and the child’s family;“(2) the assessment and investigation of cases of suspected child abuse-related fatalities and suspected child neglect-related fatalities;”;(B) in paragraph (3), by striking “particularly” and inserting “including”; and(C) in paragraph (4)—(i) by striking “the handling” and inserting “the assessment and investigation”; and(ii) by striking “victims of abuse” and inserting “suspected victims of child abuse”;(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “section 107(b)” and inserting “section 106(b)”;(3) in subsection (c)(1)—(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking “and” at the end;(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and(C) by adding at the end the following:“(I) adult former victims of child abuse or neglect; and“(J) individuals experienced in working with homeless children and youths (as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)).”;(4) in subsection (d)(1)—(A) by striking “particularly” and inserting “including”; and124 STAT. 3475(B) by inserting “intrastate,” before “interstate”;(5) in subsection (e)(1)—(A) in subparagraph (A)—(i) by striking “particularly” and inserting “including”; and(ii) by inserting “intrastate,” before “interstate”;(B) in subparagraph (B)—(i) by inserting a comma after “model”; and(ii) by striking “improve the rate” and all that follows through “child sexual abuse cases” and inserting the following: “improve the prompt and successful resolution of civil and criminal court proceedings or enhance the effectiveness of judicial and administrative action in child abuse and neglect cases, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, including the enhancement of performance of court-appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem for children”; and(C) in subparagraph (C)—(i) by inserting a comma after “protocols”;(ii) by inserting “, which may include those children involved in reports of child abuse or neglect with a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal,” after “protection for children”;(iii) by striking “from abuse” and inserting “from child abuse and neglect”; and(iv) by striking “particularly” and inserting “including”; and(6) in subsection (f), by inserting “(42 U.S.C. 10603a)” after “1984”.