#aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bifa ,,an ,,act ,to reauthorize subtitle ,a of the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,reauthorization 7a7 ,findings ,section #baa of the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking #b1jjj1jjj and inserting #c1cjj1jjj2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 by inserting improve positive outcomes for the child1 before and increase2 and 7,b7 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking could be duplicated in many jurisdictions throughout the country4 and inserting have expanded dramatically throughout the ,united ,states2 and2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 ,state chapters of children's advocacy center networks are needed to-- 7,a7 assist local communities in coordinating their multidisciplinary child abuse investigation1 prosecution1 and intervention services2 and 7,b7 provide oversight of1 and training and technical assistance in1 the effective delivery of evidence-informed programming4 4 7b7 ,definitions ,section #bab of the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#f72 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 7#g71 7#h71 and 7#i7 as paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g71 respectively2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#f71 as so redesignated1 by striking and at the end2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#g71 as so redesignated1 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 the term ,state chapter means a membership organization that provides technical assistance1 training1 coordination1 grant administration1 oversight1 and support to local children's advocacy centers1 multidisciplinary teams1 and communities working to implement a multidisciplinary response to child abuse in the provision of evidence-informed initiatives1 including mental health counseling1 forensic interviewing1 multidisciplinary team coordination1 and victim advocacy4 4 7c7 ,regional children's advocacy centers ,section #bac of the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking with the ,director and 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated1 by striking and at the end2 7,e7 in paragraph 7#c71 as so redesignated-- 7i7 by inserting after mental health care professionals the following3 1 law enforcement officers1 child protective service workers1 forensic interviewers1 prosecutors1 and victim advocates12 7ii7 by striking medical each place that term appears2 and 7iii7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,f7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 collaborate with ,state chapters to provide training1 technical assistance1 coordination1 and oversight to-- 7,a7 local children's advocacy centers2 and 7,b7 communities that want to develop local children's advocacy centers4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 1 in coordination with the ,director12 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and at the end2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the prevention1 judicial handling1 and treatment of child abuse and neglect2 and and inserting multidisciplinary team investigation1 trauma-informed interventions1 and evidence-informed treatment12 and 7iv7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking communities and inserting communities1 local children's advocacy centers1 multidisciplinary teams1 and ,state chapters2 7,,ii7 in clause 7i71 by inserting and expanding after developing2 7,,iii7 by redesignating clauses 7ii7 through 7x7 as clauses 7iii7 through 7xi71 respectively2 7,,iv7 by inserting after clause 7i7 the following3 7ii7 in promoting the effective delivery of the evidence-informed ,children's ,advocacy ,model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse1 including best practices in-- 7,i7 organizational support and development2 7,,ii7 programmatic evaluation2 and 7,,iii7 financial oversight of ,federal funding2 2 7,v7 in clause 7iii71 as so redesignated1 by striking a freestanding facility where interviews of and services for abused children can be provided and inserting child-friendly facilities for the investigation of1 assessment of1 and intervention in abuse2 and 7,,vi7 in clause 7iv71 as so redesignated1 by striking multiple and inserting duplicative2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting and interested communities after advocacy centers2 7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,c71 by striking remedial counseling to and inserting evidence-informed services for2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a77ii71 by striking multidisciplinary child abuse program and inserting children's advocacy center2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d77;,b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking 1 in coordination with the ,director12 7ii7 by striking clause 7iii72 and 7iii7 by redesignating clauses 7iv7 and 7v7 as clauses 7iii7 and 7iv71 respectively2 7#d7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 1 in coordination with the ,director12 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and the ,director2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking ,discontinuation of funding4-- and all that follows through ,upon discontinuation and inserting the following3 ,discontinuation of funding4--,upon discontinuation2 and 7#e7 by striking subsections 7e7 and 7f74 7d7 ,local children's advocacy centers ,section #bad of the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7a7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,victims of ,crime1 shall make grants to-- 7#a7 develop and enhance multidisciplinary child abuse investigations1 intervention1 and prosecution2 and 7#b7 promote the effective delivery of the evidence-informed ,children's ,advocacy ,model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse1 including best practices in programmatic evaluation and financial oversight of ,federal funding4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by inserting human trafficking and before child pornography2 7,b7 by striking with the ,director and2 and 7,c7 by inserting human trafficking and before child pornography2 7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,director and inserting ,administrator2 and 7ii7 by striking this section and inserting subsections 7a7 and 7b72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking social service and inserting child protective service2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the counseling center and inserting a children's advocacy center2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking sexual and serious physical abuse and neglect cases to the counseling center and inserting child abuse cases that meet designated referral criteria to the children's advocacy center2 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7,i7 by striking investigative and inserting forensic2 and 7,,ii7 by striking social service and inserting child protective service2 7v7 by striking subparagraph 7,e72 7vi7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 through 7,j7 as subparagraphs 7,e7 through 7,i71 respectively2 7vii7 in subparagraph 7,e71 as so redesignated1 by striking counseling center and inserting children's advocacy center or an agency with which there is a linkage agreement regarding the delivery of multidisciplinary child abuse investigation1 prosecution1 and intervention services2 7viii7 in subparagraph 7,f71 as so redesignated1 by striking minimize the number of interviews that a child victim must attend and inserting eliminate duplicative forensic interviews with a child victim2 7ix7 in subparagraph 7,g71 as so redesignated1 by striking multidisciplinary program and inserting children's advocacy center2 7x7 in subparagraph 7,h71 as so redesignated1 by inserting intervention and before judicial proceedings2 and 7xi7 in subparagraph 7,i71 as so redesignated1 by striking ,director and inserting ,administrator2 7#d7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking the ,director and inserting the ,administrator2 and 7,b7 by striking both large and small ,states and inserting all ,states that are eligible for such grants1 including large and small ,states12 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,grants to ,state chapters for assistance to local children's advocacy centers ,in awarding grants under this section1 the ,administrator shall ensure that a portion of the grants is distributed to ,state chapters to enable ,state chapters to provide technical assistance1 training1 coordination1 and oversight to other recipients of grants under this section in providing evidence-informed initiatives1 including mental health counseling1 forensic interviewing1 multidisciplinary team coordination1 and victim advocacy4 4 7e7 ,grants for specialized technical assistance and training programs ,section #bad;,a of the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcje7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking to attorneys and all that follows and inserting the following3 to-- 7#a7 attorneys and other allied professionals instrumental to the criminal prosecution of child abuse cases in ,state or ,federal courts1 for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases2 and 7#b7 child abuse professionals instrumental to the protection of children1 intervention in child abuse cases1 and treatment of victims of child abuse1 for the purpose of-- 7,a7 improving the quality of such protection1 intervention1 and treatment2 and 7,b7 promoting the effective delivery of the evidence-informed ,children's ,advocacy ,model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse1 including best practices in programmatic evaluation and financial oversight of ,federal funding4 2 7#b7 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,grantee organizations 7#a7 ,prosecutors ,an organization to which a grant is made for specific training and technical assistance for prosecutors under subsection 7a77#a7 shall be one that has-- 7,a7 a broad representation of attorneys who prosecute criminal cases in ,state courts2 and 7,b7 demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for prosecutors4 7#b7 ,child abuse professionals ,an organization to which a grant is made for specific training and technical assistance for child abuse professionals under subsection 7a77#b7 shall be one that has-- 7,a7 a diverse portfolio of training and technical resources for the diverse professionals responding to child abuse1 including a digital library to promote evidence-informed practice2 and 7,b7 demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for child abuse professionals1 especially law enforcement officers1 child protective service workers1 prosecutors1 forensic interviewers1 medical professionals1 victim advocates1 and mental health professionals4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7c77#b71 by inserting after shall require the following3 1 in the case of a grant made under subsection 7a77#a714 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #bad;,b of the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking sections #bac and #bad and all that follows and inserting the following3 sections #bac and #bad1 #af1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc42 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking section #bad;,a and all that follows and inserting the following3 section #bad;,a1 #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc44 7g7 ,accountability ,section #bad;,c of the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,all grants awarded and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,all grants awarded 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,reporting ,not later than ,march #a of each year1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives a report that-- 7#a7 summarizes the efforts of the ,administrator to monitor and evaluate the regional children's advocacy program activities under section #bac7;d72 7#b7 describes-- 7,a7 the method by which amounts are allocated to grantees and subgrantees under this subtitle1 including to local children's advocacy centers1 ,state chapters1 and regional children's advocacy program centers2 and 7,b7 steps the ,attorney ,general has taken to minimize duplication and overlap in the awarding of amounts under this subtitle2 and 7#c7 analyzes the extent to which both rural and urban populations are served under the regional children's advocacy program4 4 7h7 ,technical and conforming amendments relating to title #cd1 ,united ,states ,code ,the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #bab7a7 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb71 by striking 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efaa7;b77 and inserting 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaaa7;b772 7#b7 in section #bad7;c77#a7 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjd7;c77#a771 by striking 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #effe et seq47 and inserting 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaahc1 #aaahf72 7#c7 in section #bad;,a7c77#a7 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcje7;c77#a771 by striking 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #effe et seq47 and inserting 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaahc1 #aaahf72 7#d7 in section #bag7;c77#a7 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcbc7;c77#a771 by striking 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #effe et seq47 and inserting 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaahc1 #aaahf72 and 7#e7 in section #bbc7;c7 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjccc7;c771 by striking 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #effe et seq47 and inserting 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaahc1 #aaahf74 #c4 ,immunity protections for reporters of child abuse 7a7 ,state plans ,section #ajf7;b77#b77;,b77vii7 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7b77#b77;,b77vii77 is amended to read as follows3 7vii7 provisions for immunity from civil or criminal liability under ,state and local laws and regulations for individuals making good faith reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect1 or who otherwise provide information or assistance1 including medical evaluations or consultations1 in connection with a report1 investigation1 or legal intervention pursuant to a good faith report of child abuse or neglect2 4 7b7 ,federal immunity 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any individual making a good faith report to appropriate authorities of a suspected or known instance of child abuse or neglect1 or who otherwise1 in good faith1 provides information or assistance1 including medical evaluations or consultations1 in connection with a report1 investigation1 or legal intervention pursuant to a good faith report of child abuse or neglect shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution1 under any ,federal law1 rising from making such report or providing such information or assistance4 7#b7 ,presumption of good faith ,in a ,federal civil action or criminal prosecution brought against a person based on the person's reporting a suspected or known instance of child abuse or neglect1 or providing information or assistance with respect to such a report1 as described in paragraph 7#a71 there shall be a presumption that the person acted in good faith4 7#c7 ,costs ,if the defendant prevails in a ,federal civil action described in paragraph 7#b71 the court may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the defendant4 ,passed the ,senate ,december #aa1 #bjah4,secretary