Union Calendar No. 633
118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 118–767]
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students.
February 5, 2024
Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Ms. Wild) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
November 26, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Self, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kim of California, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Mrvan, and Mrs. Houchin
November 26, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 5, 2024]
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Child sexual abuse awareness field initiated grants.
(a) In general.—Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(8) CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS FIELD-INITIATED GRANTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities, for periods of up to 5 years, in support of field-initiated innovation projects that advance, establish, or implement comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based, or evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs by—
“(i) improving student awareness of child sexual abuse in an age-appropriate manner, including how to recognize, prevent, and safely report child sexual abuse;
“(B) REPORTING.—Each entity receiving a grant under subparagraph (A) shall submit an annual report to the Secretary, for the duration of the grant period, on the projects carried out using such grant, including the number of participants, the services provided, and the outcomes of the projects, including participant evaluations.”.
(b) Report on effectiveness of expenditures.—Not later than 5 years after the date on which the first grant is awarded under paragraph (8) of section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)), as added by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
(c) Report on duplicative nature of expenditures.—Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
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[Report No. 118–767] | |||||
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To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students. | |||||
November 26, 2024 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |