SECTION 1. Short title.

SEC. 2. Findings.

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “2008, approximately 772,000” and inserting “2017, approximately 674,000”;

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A)—

(i) by striking “close to ¹⁄3 ” and inserting “75 percent”; and

(ii) by striking “2008” and inserting “2017”; and

(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:

“(B) investigations have determined that approximately 75 percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in fiscal year 2017 suffered neglect, 18 percent suffered physical abuse, and 9 percent suffered sexual abuse;”;

(3) in paragraph (3)—

(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “2008, an estimated 1,740” and inserting “2017, an estimated 1,720”; and

(B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:

“(C) in fiscal year 2017, children younger than 1 year old comprised 40 percent of child maltreatment fatalities and 72 percent of child maltreatment fatalities were younger than 3 years of age;”;

(4) in paragraph (4)(B)—

(A) by striking “37” and inserting “40”; and

(B) by striking “2008” and inserting “2017”;

(5) in paragraph (5), by striking “, American Indian children, Alaska Native children, and children of multiple races and ethnicities” and inserting “and American Indian or Alaska Native children”;

(6) in paragraph (6)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “to strengthen families” before the semicolon; and

(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking “neighborhood” and inserting “community”;

(7) in paragraph (11), by inserting “trauma-informed,” after “comprehensive,”; and

(8) in paragraph (15)—

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking “implementing community plans” and inserting “supporting community-based programs to strengthen and support families in order to prevent child abuse and neglect”; and

(B) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:

“(E) improving professional, paraprofessional, and volunteer resources to strengthen the child welfare workforce; and”.

SEC. 3. General definitions.

(1) in paragraph (7), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(9) the term ‘underserved or overrepresented groups in the child welfare system’ includes youth that enter the child welfare system following family rejection, parental abandonment, sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, or unaccompanied homelessness.”.

SEC. 101. Interagency work group on child abuse and neglect.

SEC. 102. National clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse.

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “effective programs” and inserting “evidence-based and evidence-informed programs”;

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively;

(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4) maintain and disseminate information on best practices to support children being cared for by kin, including such children whose living arrangements with kin occurred without the involvement of a child welfare agency;”;

(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting “, including efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect” before the semicolon;

(E) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and inserting “, including among at-risk populations, such as young parents, parents with young children, and parents who are adult former victims of domestic violence or child abuse or neglect; and”;

(ii) by striking subparagraph (B);

(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and

(iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking “abuse” and inserting “use disorder”;

(F) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated—

(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;

(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

“(B) best practices in child protection workforce development and retention;”; and

(iii) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking “mitigate psychological” and inserting “prevent and mitigate the effects of”; and

(G) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking “abuse” and inserting “use disorder”; and

(2) in subsection (c)—

(A) in the heading, by inserting “; data collection and analysis” after “resources”;

(B) in paragraph (1)(C)—

(i) in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting “, including—

“(I) the number of child deaths due to child abuse and neglect reported by various sources, including information from the State child welfare agency and the State child death review program or other source that compiles State data, including vital statistics death records, State and local medical examiner and coroner office records, and uniform crime reports from local law enforcement; and

“(II) data, to the extent practicable, about the circumstances under which a child death occurred due to abuse and neglect, including the cause of the death, whether the child was referred to the State child welfare agency, the determination made by the child welfare agency (as applicable), and any known previous maltreatment of children by the perpetrator;”; and

(ii) in clause (iv), by striking “substance abuse” and inserting “substance use disorder”; and

(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking “abused and neglected children” and inserting “victims of child abuse or neglect”.

SEC. 103. Research and assistance activities.

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the heading, by striking “Topics” and inserting “In general”;

(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(I) by striking “consultation with other Federal agencies and” and inserting “coordination with applicable Federal agencies and in consultation with”; and

(II) by inserting “, including primary prevention of child abuse and neglect,” before “and to improve”;

(iii) by striking subparagraphs (C), (E), (I), (J), and (N);

(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (F), (G), (H), (K), (L), and (M) as subparagraphs (F) through (L), respectively;

(v) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

“(C) evidence-based and evidence-informed programs to prevent child abuse and neglect in families that have not had contact with the child welfare system;

“(D) best practices in recruiting, training, and retaining a child protection workforce that addresses identified needs;

“(E) options for updating technology of outdated devices and data systems to improve communication between systems that are designed to serve children and families;”;

(vi) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by striking “and the juvenile justice system that improve the delivery of services and treatment, including methods” and inserting “, the juvenile justice system, and other relevant agencies engaged with children and families that improve the delivery of services and treatment, including related to domestic violence or mental health,”;

(vii) in subparagraph (L), as so redesignated—

(I) by inserting “underserved or overrepresented groups in the child welfare system or” after “facing”; and

(II) by striking “Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian” and inserting “such”;

(viii) by inserting after subparagraph (L), as so redesignated, the following:

“(M) methods to address geographic, racial, and cultural disparities in the child welfare system, including a focus on access to services;”; and

(ix) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as subparagraph (N); and

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “paragraph (1)(O)” and inserting “paragraph (1)(N) and analyses based on data from previous years of surveys of national incidence under this Act”;

(C) in paragraph (3)—

(i) by striking “of 2010” and inserting “of 2019”; and

(ii) by striking “that contains the results of the research conducted under paragraph (2).” and inserting “that—

“(A) identifies the research priorities under paragraph (4) and the process for determining such priorities;

“(B) contains a summary of the research supported pursuant to paragraph (1);

“(C) contains the results of the research conducted under paragraph (2); and

“(D) describes how the Secretary will continue to improve the accuracy of information on the national incidence on child abuse and neglect specified in paragraph (2).”;

(D) in subparagraph (B) of the first paragraph (4) (relating to priorities)—

(i) by striking “1 years” and inserting “1 year”; and

(ii) by inserting “, at least 30 days prior to publishing the final priorities,” after “subparagraph (A)”; and

(E) by striking the second paragraph (4) (relating to a study on shaken baby syndrome), as added by section 113(a)(5) of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–320);

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by inserting “or underserved or overrepresented groups in the child welfare system” after “children with disabilities”; and

(ii) by striking “substance abuse” and inserting “substance use disorder”;

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;

(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

“(2) CONTENT.—The technical assistance under paragraph (1) shall be designed to, as applicable—

“(A) promote best practices for addressing child abuse and neglect in families with complex needs, such as families who have experienced domestic violence, substance use disorders, and adverse childhood experiences;

“(B) provide training for child protection workers in trauma-informed practices and supports that prevent and mitigate the effects of trauma for infants, children, youth, and adults;

“(C) reduce geographic, racial, and cultural disparities in child protection systems, which may include engaging law enforcement, education, and health systems, and other systems;

“(D) leverage community-based resources to prevent child abuse and neglect, including resources regarding health (including mental health and substance use disorder), housing, parent support, financial assistance, early childhood education and care, and education services, and other services to assist families; and

“(E) provide other technical assistance, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with such State and local public and private agencies and community-based organizations as the Secretary determines appropriate.”;

(D) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking “mitigate psychological” and inserting “prevent and mitigate the effects of”; and

(E) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4), as so redesignated—

(i) by striking “substance abuse” and inserting “substance use disorder”; and

(ii) by striking “and domestic violence services personnel” and inserting “domestic violence services personnel, and personnel from relevant youth-serving and religious organizations”;

(3) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting “, which may include applications related to research on primary prevention of child abuse and neglect” before the period; and

(4) by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 104. Grants to States, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, and public or private agencies and organizations.

SEC. 105. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs.

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking “subsection (f)” and inserting “subsection (g)”; and

(ii) by striking “State in—” and inserting “State with respect to one or more of the following activities:”;

(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

“(1) Maintaining and improving the intake, assessment, screening, and investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect, including support for rapid response to investigations, with special attention to cases involving children under the age of 5, and especially children under the age of 1.”;

(C) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in subparagraph (A)—

(I) by striking “creating and” and inserting “Creating and”; and

(II) by inserting “, which may include such teams used by children’s advocacy centers,” after “multidisciplinary teams”; and

(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period;

(D) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:

“(3) Implementing and improving case management approaches, including ongoing case monitoring, and delivery of services and treatment provided to children and their families to ensure safety and respond to family needs, that include—

“(A) multidisciplinary approaches to assessing family needs and connecting them with services;

“(B) organizing treatment teams of community service providers that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect, and improve child well-being;

“(C) case-monitoring that can ensure progress in child well-being; and

“(D) the use of differential response.”;

(E) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) and inserting the following:

“(4) (A) Developing or enhancing data systems to improve case management coordination and communication between relevant agencies;

“(B) enhancing the general child protective system by developing, improving, and implementing risk and safety assessment tools and protocols, such as tools and protocols that allow for the identification of cases requiring rapid responses, systems of data sharing with law enforcement, including the use of differential response, and activities to reduce and prevent bias;

“(C) developing and updating systems of technology that support the program and track reports of child abuse and neglect from intake through final disposition and allow for interstate and intrastate information exchange; and

“(D) real-time case monitoring for caseworkers at the local agency level, and State agency level to track assessments, service referrals, follow-up, case reviews, and progress toward case plan goals.

“(5) Developing, strengthening, and facilitating training for professionals and volunteers engaged in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect including training on at least one of the following—

“(A) the legal duties of such individuals;

“(B) personal safety training for case workers;

“(C) early childhood, child, and adolescent development and the impact of child abuse and neglect, including long-term impacts of adverse childhood experiences;

“(D) improving coordination among child protective service agencies and health care agencies, entities providing health care (including mental health and substance use disorder services), and community resources, for purposes of conducting evaluations related to substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect;

“(E) improving screening, forensic diagnosis, and health and developmental evaluations;

“(F) addressing the unique needs of children with disabilities, including promoting interagency collaboration;

“(G) the placement of children with kin, and the unique needs and strategies as related to children in such placements;

“(H) responsive, family-oriented approaches to prevention, identification, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect;

“(I) ensuring child safety;

“(J) the links between child abuse and neglect and domestic violence, and approaches to working with families with mental health needs or substance use disorder; and

“(K) coordinating with other services and agencies, as applicable, to address family and child needs, including trauma.”;

(F) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively;

(G) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated—

(i) by striking “improving” and inserting “Improving”;

(ii) by striking “the skills, qualifications, and availability of individuals providing services to children and families, and the supervisors of such individuals, through the child protection system, including improvements in”; and

(iii) by striking the semicolong and inserting “, which may include efforts to address the effects of indirect trauma exposure for child welfare workers.”;

(H) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated—

(i) by striking “developing,” and inserting “Developing,”; and

(ii) by striking the semicolon and inserting “, which may include improving public awareness and understanding relating to the role and responsibilities of the child protection system and the nature and basis for reporting suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect.”; and

(I) by striking paragraphs (9) through (14) and inserting the following:

“(8) Collaborating with other agencies in the community, county, or State and coordinating services to promote a system of care focused on both prevention and treatment, such as by—

“(A) developing and enhancing the capacity of community-based programs to integrate shared leadership strategies between parents and professionals to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect at the community level; or

“(B) supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration between the child protection system, public health agencies, education systems, domestic violence systems, and the juvenile justice system for improved delivery of services and treatment, such as models of co-locating service providers, which may include—

“(i) methods for continuity of treatment plan and services as children transition between systems;

“(ii) addressing the health needs, including mental health needs, of children identified as victims of child abuse or neglect, including supporting prompt, comprehensive health and developmental evaluations for children who are the subject of substantiated child maltreatment reports; or

“(iii) the provision of services that assist children exposed to domestic violence, and that also support the caregiving role of their nonabusing parents.”;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “areas of the child protective services system” and inserting “ways in which the amounts received under the grant will be used to improve and strengthen the child protective services system through the activities”; and

(ii) by amending subparagraphs (B) and (C) to read as follows:

“(B) DURATION OF PLAN.—Each State plan shall—

“(i) be submitted not less frequently than every 5 years, in coordination with the State plan submitted under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act; and

“(ii) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as necessary to reflect any substantive changes to State law or regulations related to the prevention of child abuse and neglect that may affect the eligibility of the State under this section, or if there are significant changes from the State application in the State’s funding of strategies and programs supported under this section.

“(C) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Each State shall consult widely with public and private organizations in developing the plan, make the plan public by electronic means in an easily accessible format, and provide all interested members of the public at least 30 days to submit comments on the plan.”;

(B) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(I) by inserting “be developed, as appropriate, in collaboration with local programs funded under title II and with families affected by child abuse and neglect, and” after “shall”; and

(II) by striking “achieve the objectives of this title” and inserting “strengthen families and reduce incidents of and prevent child abuse and neglect”;

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and takes into account prevention services across State agencies in order to improve coordination of efforts to prevent and reduce child abuse and neglect” before the semicolon;

(iii) in subparagraph (B)—

(I) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:

“(i) provisions or procedures for individuals to report known and suspected instances of child abuse and neglect directly to a State child protection agency or to a law enforcement agency, as applicable under State law, including a State law for mandatory reporting by individuals required to report such instances, including, as defined by the State—

“(I) health professionals;

“(II) school and child care personnel;

“(III) law enforcement officials; and

“(IV) other individuals, as the applicable State law or statewide program may require;”;

(II) by moving the margins of subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (iii) 2 ems to the right;

(III) in clause (vi), by inserting “, which may include placements with caregivers who are kin” before the semicolon;

(IV) by striking clauses (x) and (xx);

(V) by redesignating clauses (xi) through (xix) as clauses (x) through (xviii), respectively; and

(VI) by redesignating clauses (xxi) through (xxv) as clauses (xix) through (xxiii), respectively;

(iv) in subparagraph (D)—

(I) in clause (i), by inserting “, and how such services will be strategically coordinated with relevant agencies to provide a continuum of prevention services and be” after “referrals”;

(II) in clause (ii), by inserting “and retention activities” after “training”;

(III) in clause (iii), by inserting “, including for purposes of making such individuals aware of these requirements” before the semicolon;

(IV) in clause (v)—

(aa) by inserting “the State’s efforts to improve” before “policies”;

(bb) by striking “substance abuse treatment agencies, and other agencies” and inserting “substance abuse treatment agencies, other agencies, and kinship navigators”; and

(cc) by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(V) in clause (vi), by striking the semicolon and inserting “, to improve outcomes for children and families; and”; and

(VI) by adding at the end the following:

“(vii) the State's policies and procedures regarding public disclosure of the findings or information about the case of child abuse or neglect that has resulted in a child fatality or near fatality, which shall provide for exceptions to the release of such findings or information in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the child, or when the release of such information would jeopardize a criminal investigation;”; and

(v) by striking the flush text that follows subparagraph (G); and

(C) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in the heading, by striking “Limitation” and inserting “Limitations”;

(ii) by striking “With regard to clauses (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (2)(B)” and inserting the following:

“(B) CERTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.—With regard to clauses (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (2)(B)”;

(iii) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as added by clause (ii), the following:

“(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in paragraph (2)(B) shall be construed to limit a State’s authority to determine State policies relating to public access to court proceedings to determine child abuse and neglect, except that such policies shall, at a minimum, ensure the safety and well-being of the child, parents, and families.”; and

(iv) by adding at the end the following:

“(C) MANDATED REPORTERS IN CERTAIN STATES.—With respect to a State in which State law requires all of the individuals to report known or suspected instances of child abuse and neglect directly to a State child protection agency or to a law enforcement agency, the requirement under paragraph (2)(B)(i) shall not be construed to require the State to define the classes of individuals described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of such paragraph.”;

(3) in subsection (c)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in subparagraph (A)—

(I) by striking “Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each” and inserting “Each”; and

(II) by striking “not less than 3 citizen review panels” and inserting “at least 1 citizen review panel”; and

(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:

“(B) EXCEPTION.—A State may designate a panel for purposes of this subsection, comprised of one or more existing entities established under State or Federal law, such as child fatality panels, or foster care review panels, or State task forces established under section 107, if such entities have the capacity to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (3) and the State ensures that such entities will satisfy such requirements.”;

(B) by striking paragraph (3);

(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;

(D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated—

(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;

(ii) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking “paragraph (4)” and inserting “paragraph (3)”; and

(iii) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following:

“(A) shall develop a memorandum of understanding with each panel, clearly outlining the panel’s roles and responsibilities, and identifying any support from the State;”; and

(E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated—

(i) by inserting “which may be carried out collectively by a combination of such panels,” before “on an annual basis”;

(ii) by striking “whether or”; and

(iii) by inserting “, which may include providing examples of efforts to implement citizen review panel recommendations” before the period of the second sentence;

(4) in subsection (d)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “, disaggregated, where available, by demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race and ethnicity, disability, caregiver risk factors, caregiver relationship, living arrangement, and relation of victim to their perpetrator” before the period;

(B) in paragraph (5), by striking “neglect.” and inserting “neglect, including—

“(A) the number of child deaths due to child abuse and neglect from separate reporting sources within the State, including information from the State child welfare agency and the State child death review program that—

“(i) is compiled by the State welfare agency for submission; and

“(ii) considers State data, including vital statistics death records, State and local medical examiner and coroner office records, and uniform crime reports from local law enforcement; and

“(B) information about the circumstances under which a child death occurred due to abuse and neglect, including the cause of the death, whether the child was referred to the State child welfare agency, the determination made by the child welfare agency, and the perpetrator’s previous maltreatment of children and the sources used to provide such information.”;

(C) in paragraph (13)—

(i) by inserting “and recommendations” after “the activities”; and

(ii) by striking “subsection (c)(6)” and inserting “subsection (c)(5)”;

(D) in paragraph (16), by striking “subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxi)” and inserting “subsection (b)(2)(B)(xix)”; and

(E) in paragraph (17), by striking “subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxiv)” and inserting “subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxii)”;

(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively;

(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:

“(e) Assisting States in implementation.—The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to support States in reporting the information required under subsection (d)(5).”;

(7) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking “the Congress” and inserting “the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives”; and

(8) by adding at the end the following:

“(h) Annual report.—A State that receives funds under subsection (a) shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report describing the manner in which funds provided under this Act, alone or in combination with other Federal funds, were used to address the purposes and achieve the objectives of section 106, including—

“(1) a description of how the State used such funds to improve the child protective system related to—

“(A) effective collaborative and coordination strategies among child protective services and social services, legal, health care (including mental health and substance use disorder services), domestic violence services, education agencies, and community-based organizations that contribute to improvements of the overall well-being of children and families; and

“(B) capacity-building efforts to support identification and improvement of responses to, child maltreatment; and

“(2) how the State collaborated with community-based prevention organizations to reduce barriers to, and improve the effectiveness of, programs related to child abuse and neglect.”.

SEC. 106. Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases.

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking “the assessment and investigation” each place it appears and inserting “the assessment, investigation, and prosecution”;

(B) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking “and exploitation,” and inserting “, exploitation, and child sex-trafficking,”; and

(ii) by inserting “, including through a child abuse investigative multidisciplinary review team” before the semicolon;

(C) in paragraph (2), by adding “and” after the semicolon;

(D) by striking paragraph (3);

(E) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and

(F) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting “, or other vulnerable populations,” after “health-related problems”;

(2) in subsection (c)(1)—

(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking “and” at the end;

(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(K) individuals experienced in working with underserved or overrepresented groups in the child welfare system.”; and

(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “and exploitation” and inserting “, exploitation, and child sex-trafficking”; and

(4) in subsection (e)(1)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and exploitation” and inserting “, exploitation, and child sex-trafficking”;

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon;

(C) in subparagraph (C)—

(i) by striking “and exploitation” and inserting “, exploitation, and child sex-trafficking”; and

(ii) by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

“(D) improving coordination among agencies regarding reports of child abuse and neglect to ensure both law enforcement and child protective services agencies have ready access to full information regarding past reports, which may be done in coordination with other States or geographic regions.”.

SEC. 107. Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance.

SEC. 108. Reports.

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010” and inserting “CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2019”;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in the heading, by striking “Effectiveness of State programs” and inserting “Activities”; and

(B) by striking “evaluating the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance under section 106 in achieving the” and inserting “on activities of technical assistance for programs that support State efforts to meet the needs and”; and

(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following:

“(c) Report on State mandatory reporting laws.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains—

“(1) information on—

“(A) training supported by this Act for mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect; and

“(B) State efforts to improve reporting on, and responding to reports of, child abuse or neglect; and

“(2) data regarding any changes in the rate of substantiated child abuse reports and changes in the rate of child abuse fatalities since the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2019.

“(d) Report relating to injuries indicating the presence of child abuse.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains—

“(1) information on best practices developed by medical institutions and other multidisciplinary partners to identify and appropriately respond to injuries indicating the presence of potential physical abuse in children, including—

“(A) the identification and assessment of such injuries by health care professionals and appropriate child protective services referral and notification processes; and

“(B) an identification of effective programs replicating best practices, and barriers or challenges to implementing programs; and

“(2) data on any outcomes associated with the practices described in paragraph (1), including subsequent revictimization and child fatalities.

“(e) Report relating to child abuse and neglect in Indian tribal communities.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with Indian Tribes from each of the 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs Regions, shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives that contains—

“(1) information about Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations providing child abuse and neglect prevention activities, including types of programming and number of tribes providing services;

“(2) promising practices used by tribes for child abuse and neglect prevention;

“(3) information about the child abuse and neglect prevention activities Indian Tribes are providing with Tribal, State, and Federal funds;

“(4) ways to support prevention efforts regarding child abuse and neglect of American Indian and Alaska Native children, such as through the children’s trust fund model;

“(5) an assessment of Federal agency collaboration and technical assistance efforts to address child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment of American Indian and Alaska Native children;

“(6) an examination of access to child abuse and neglect prevention research and demonstration grants by Indian tribes under this Act; and

“(7) an examination of Federal child abuse and neglect data systems to identify what Tribal data is being submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services, any barriers to the submission of such data, and recommendations on improving the submission of such data.”.

SEC. 109. Authorization of appropriations.

“(1) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.”.

SEC. 201. Purpose and authority.

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by inserting “State and” after “to support”; and

(ii) by inserting “statewide and local networks of” after “coordinate”; and

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “foster an understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of diverse populations” and inserting “support local programs in increasing access for diverse populations to programs and activities”; and

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking paragraph (2);

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;

(C) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “healthy relationships and” before “parenting skills”;

(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking “including access to such resources and opportunities for unaccompanied homeless youth;” and inserting “such as providing referrals to early health and developmental services, including access to such resources and opportunities for homeless families and those at risk of homelessness; and”;

(iii) by striking subparagraph (H);

(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as paragraph (3) and adjusting the margin accordingly; and

(v) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(I) by inserting “statewide and local networks of” after “enhancing”; and

(II) by striking “that—” and inserting the following: “in order to provide a continuum of services to children and families;

“(2) supporting local programs, which may include capacity building activities such as technical assistance, training, and professional development to provide community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect that help families build protective factors linked to the prevention of child abuse and neglect that—”;

(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking “demonstrate a commitment to involving parents in the planning and program implementation of the lead agency and entities carrying out” and inserting “supporting the meaningful involvement of parents in the planning, program implementation, and evaluation of the lead entity and”;

(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking “specific community-based” and all that follows through “section 205(a)(3)” and inserting “core child abuse and neglect prevention services described in section 205(a)(3) and the services identified by the inventory required under section 204(3)”;

(F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated—

(i) by striking “funds for the” and inserting “Federal, State, local, and private funds, to carry out the purposes of this title, which may include”; and

(ii) by striking “reporting and evaluation costs for establishing, operating, or expanding” and inserting “such as data systems to facilitate statewide monitoring, reporting, and evaluation costs for”; and

(G) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated—

(i) by inserting “, which may include activities to increase public awareness and education, and developing comprehensive outreach strategies to engage diverse, underserved, and at-risk populations,” after “information activities”; and

(ii) by striking “and the promotion of child abuse and neglect prevention activities”.

SEC. 202. Eligibility.

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) in subparagraph (A)—

(i) by inserting “, taking into consideration the capacity and expertise of eligible entities,” after “Governor of the State”; and

(ii) by inserting “statewide and local networks of” before “community-based”;

(B) in subparagraph (B)—

(i) by striking “who are consumers” and inserting “who are or who have been consumers”;

(ii) by striking “applicant agency” and inserting “lead entity”; and

(iii) by adding “and” after the semicolon;

(C) in subparagraph (C)—

(i) by inserting “local,” after “State,”; and

(ii) by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; and

(D) by striking subparagraph (D);

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “composed of” and all that follows through “children with disabilities” and inserting “carried out by local, collaborative, and public-private partnerships”; and

(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “local,” after “State,”; and

(3) in paragraph (3)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “parental participation in the development, operation, and oversight of the” and inserting “the meaningful involvement of parents in the development, operation, evaluation, and oversight of the State and local efforts to support”;

(B) in subparagraph (B)—

(i) by inserting “relevant” before “State and community-based”; and

(ii) by striking “the community-based” and inserting “community-based”;

(C) in subparagraph (C)—

(i) by striking “community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect” and inserting “local programs”; and

(ii) by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(D) in subparagraph (D)—

(i) by striking “, parents with disabilities,” and inserting “or parents with disabilities, and members of underserved or overrepresented groups in the child welfare system,”; and

(ii) by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

(E) by adding at the end the following:

“(E) will take into consideration barriers to access to community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect, including for populations described in section 204(7)(A)(iii) and gaps in unmet need identified in the inventory described in section 204(3) when distributing funds to local programs for use in accordance with section 205(a).”.

SEC. 203. Amount of grant.

(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: “In any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 209 exceeds the amount appropriated under such section for fiscal year 2019 by more than $2,000,000, the Secretary may increase the reservation described in this subsection to up to 5 percent of the amount appropriated under section 210 for the fiscal year for the purpose described in the preceding sentence.”; and

(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking “$175,000” and inserting “$200,000”.

SEC. 204. Application.

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “the State” and inserting “the lead entity”;

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “which meets the requirements of section 202”;

(3) in paragraph (2), by striking “community-based child abuse and neglect prevention programs” and inserting “such services”;

(4) in paragraph (3), by inserting “designed to strengthen and support families” after “programs and activities”;

(5) in paragraph (5), by striking “start up” and inserting “start-up”;

(6) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:

“(6) a description of the lead entity's capacity to ensure the meaningful involvement of family advocates, kinship caregivers, adult former victims of child abuse or neglect, and parents who are, or who have been, consumers of preventive supports, in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the programs and policy decisions;”;

(7) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:

“(7) a description of the criteria that the lead entity will use to—

“(A) select and fund local programs, and how the lead entity will take into consideration the local program's ability to—

“(i) collaborate across a broad range of services and initiatives and engage in long-term and strategic planning for, community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect;

“(ii) meaningfully involve parents in the development, implementation, oversight, and evaluation of services; and

“(iii) reduce barriers to access to community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect, including for diverse, underserved, and at-risk populations; or

“(B) develop or provide community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect, and provide a description of how such activities are evidence-based or evidence-informed;”;

(8) in paragraph (8)—

(A) by striking “entity and the community-based and prevention-focused programs designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect” and inserting “lead entity and local programs”;

(B) by striking “homeless families and those at risk of homelessness, unaccompanied homeless youth” and inserting “victims of domestic violence, homeless families and those at risk of homelessness, families experiencing trauma”; and

(C) by inserting “, including underserved or overrepresented groups in the child welfare system” before the semicolon;

(9) in paragraph (9), by striking “community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect” and inserting “local programs”;

(10) in paragraph (10), by striking “applicant entity's activities and those of the network and its members (where appropriate) will be evaluated” and inserting “lead entity's activities and local programs will be evaluated, including in accordance with section 206”;

(11) in paragraph (11)—

(A) by striking “applicant entity” and inserting “lead entity”; and

(B) by inserting “, including how the lead entity will promote and consider improving access among diverse, underserved, and at-risk populations” before the semicolon; and

(12) in paragraph (12), by striking “applicant entity” and inserting “lead entity”.

SEC. 205. Local program requirements.

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking “Grants made” and inserting “Grants or contracts made by the lead entity”; and

(ii) by striking “that—” and inserting “, which may include—”;

(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

“(1) assessing community assets and needs through a planning process that—

“(A) involves other community-based organizations or agencies that have already performed a needs assessment;

“(B) includes the meaningful involvement of parents; and

“(C) uses information and expertise from local public agencies, local nonprofit organizations, and private sector representatives in meaningful roles;”;

(C) in paragraph (2), by striking “develop” and inserting “developing”;

(D) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in subparagraph (A)—

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “provide for” and inserting “providing”; and

(II) in clause (i), by striking “mutual support and” and inserting “which may include programs and services that improve knowledge of healthy child development, parental resilience, mutual support, and”; and

(ii) in subparagraph (B)—

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “provide access to optional services” and inserting “connecting individuals and families to additional services”;

(II) in clause (ii), by striking “and intervention” and inserting “, such as Head Start, including early Head Start, and early intervention”;

(III) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (ix) as clauses (iv) through (x), respectively;

(IV) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

“(iii) nutrition programs, which may include the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) and the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);”;

(V) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by striking “services, such as academic tutoring, literacy training, and General Educational Degree services” and inserting “and workforce development programs, including adult education and literacy training and academic tutoring”; and

(VI) in clause (x), as so redesignated, by striking “service programs that provide services and treatment to children and their non-abusing caregivers” and inserting “services”;

(E) in paragraph (4)—

(i) by striking “develop leadership roles for the” and inserting “developing and maintaining”;

(ii) by inserting “, and, as applicable, kinship caregivers,” after “parents”; and

(iii) by striking “the programs” and inserting “programs”;

(F) in paragraph (5), by striking “provide” and inserting “providing”; and

(G) in paragraph (6), by striking “participate” and inserting “participating”; and

(2) in subsection (b), by striking “programs..” and inserting “programs.”.

SEC. 206. Performance measures.

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “optional services as described in section 202” and inserting “additional services as described in section 205(a)(3)(B)”;

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking “section 205(3)” and inserting “section 204”;

(3) in paragraph (5), by striking “used the services of” and inserting “participated in”;

(4) in paragraph (6), by striking “community level” and inserting “local level”;

(5) in paragraph (7), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(6) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9);

(7) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:

“(8) shall describe the percentage of total funding provided to the State under section 203 that supports evidence-based and evidence-informed community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect; and”; and

(8) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking “continued leadership” and inserting “meaningful involvement”.

SEC. 207. Definitions.

(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting “designed to strengthen and support families” after “activities”;

(2) by striking “respite care programs” and inserting “respite care services”;

(3) by inserting “for parents and children” after “mutual support programs”; and

(4) by striking “or respond to”.

SEC. 208. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 301. Technical amendments.

(1) in section 3, by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:

“(5) the terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian Tribe’, and ‘Tribal organization’ have the meanings given the terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organization’, respectively, in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b);”;

(2) by striking “tribe” each place such term appears (other than section 3(5)) and inserting “Tribe”; and

(3) by striking “tribal” each place such term appears (other than section 3(5)) and inserting “Tribal”.