,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aj1 
#bjae ,mr4 ,reid 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,franken1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,leahy1    
,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mr4   
,schumer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and 
,treatment ,act to authorize the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to make grants to ,states that
 extend or eliminate unexpired statutes 
of limitations applicable to laws       
involving child sexual abuse4  #a4      
,child abuse prevention and treatment   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,child ,abuse      
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  ,,iii 
,grants for the prevention of child     
sexual abuse  #cja4 ,findings ,congress 
finds that-- 7#a7 child sexual abuse is 

a pernicious crime perpetrated through  
threats of violence1 intimidation1      
manipulation1 and abuse of power2  7#b7 
due to the subversive nature of this    
crime1 the average age of disclosure of 
incestuous child sexual abuse does not  
occur until a victim is over #be years  
old2  7#c7 because many ,state statutes 
of limitations applicable to laws       
involving child sexual abuse fail to    
give victims adequate time to come      
forward and report their abuse1 numerous
 victims are unable to seek fair and    
just remediation against their abusers2 
and  7#d7 due to the especially heinous 
nature of child sexual abuse1 it is     
imperative that perpetrators of this    
crime are punished1 prevented from      
reoffending1 and victims have the       
opportunity to see their abusers brought
 to justice4  #cjb4 ,definitions ,in    
this title-- 7#a7 the term eligible     
,state means a ,state or ,indian tribe  
that1 not later than ,september #cj of  
the preceding fiscal year does not have 

any statute of limitations applicable to
 laws involving child sexual abuse2 and 
7#b7 the term ,indian tribe means a     
tribe identified in the list published  
by the ,secretary of the ,interior in   
the ,federal ,register pursuant to      
section #ajd of the ,federally          
,recognized ,indian ,tribe ,list ,act of
 #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dgi;a-#a74  #cjc4
 ,grant program ,the ,secretary1 in     
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 is authorized to make grants  
to eligible ,states for the purpose of  
assisting eligible ,states in           
developing1 establishing1 and operating 
programs designed to improve--  7#a7 the
 assessment and investigation of        
suspected child sexual abuse cases1 in a
 manner that limits additional trauma to
 the child and the family of the child2 
7#b7 the investigation and prosecution  
of cases of child sexual abuse2 and     
7#c7 the assessment and investigation of
 cases involving children with          
disabilities or serious health-related  

problems who are suspected victims of   
child sexual abuse4  #cjd4              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this title #dj1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjaf through      
#bjbe4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply to any violation of a law         
involving child sexual abuse committed  
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act if the statute of limitations     
applicable to that law had not run as of
 the date of enactment of this ,act4