,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,ms4 
,baldwin7 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 ensure protections   
for lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and         
transgender youth and their families4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,protecting ,,lgbtq ,youth 
,act4  #b4 ,amendments to ,,capta ,the  
,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq47 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in section #ajd 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #eaje7--  7,a7 in subsection  
7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7,i7 by  
redesignating subparagraphs 7,n7 and    
7,o7 as subparagraphs 7,o7 and 7,p71    
respectively2  7,,ii7 by inserting after
 subparagraph 7,m7 the following3  7,n7 
child abuse and neglect issues facing   

lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender 
youth and families1 including providing 
recommendations for improving the       
collection of data at the ,federal1     
,state1 and local levels to better      
identify young people who may be at risk
 of1 or experiencing1 child abuse or    
neglect because of their sexual         
orientation or gender identity2  2      
7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,o71 as so     
redesignated1 by striking subparagraph  
7,o7 and inserting subparagraph 7,p72   
and  7,,iv7 in clause 7ix7 of           
subparagraph 7,p71 as so redesignated1  
by inserting 7including sexual          
orientation and gender identity7 after  
sex2 and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
striking paragraph 7#a77,o7 and         
inserting paragraph 7#a77,p72 and  7,b7 
in subsection 7b71 by inserting or      
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender 
youth after children with disabilities2 
7#b7 in section #aje7;a77#a77;,e7 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf7;a77#a77;,e771 by       
inserting and lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1   

and transgender youth after children    
with disabilities2  7#c7 in section     
#ajf7;d77#a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#eajf;a7d77#a771 by inserting 1         
disaggregated by demographic            
characteristics such as age1 sex        
7including sexual orientation and gender
 identity71 race1 family structure1     
household relationship1 school          
enrollment and education attainment1    
disability1 grandparents as caregivers1 
labor force status1 work status in      
previous year1 and income in previous   
year before the period2  7#d7 in section
 #ajg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;c7-- 7,a7 in 
subsection 7a7--  7i7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs  
7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 and  7ii7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the   
following3  7#c7 the assessment and     
investigation of cases involving        
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender 
youth who are suspected victims of child
 abuse or neglect2  2  7,b7 in          
subsection 7b77#e71 by striking         

paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 and        
inserting paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d72 
and  7,c7 in subsection 7c77#a7--  7i7  
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,g7     
through 7,j7 as subparagraphs 7,h7      
through 7,k71 respectively2 and  7ii7 by
 inserting after subparagraph 7,f7 the  
following3  7,g7 individuals experienced
 in working with lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1
 and transgender youth and families2  2 
7#e7 in section #bja7;b77#a77;,g7 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf7;b77#a77;,g771 by       
inserting 7including lesbian1 gay1      
bisexual1 and transgender youth and     
families7 before the semicolon2  7#f7 in
 section #bjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf;a7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 in        
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and     
families with other vulnerable youth1   
including lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and   
transgender youth before the semicolon2 
and  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by      
striking and public sector and private  
nonprofit sector service providers1 and 
parents with disabilities and inserting 

public sector and private nonprofit     
sector service providers1 parents with  
disabilities1 and parents of other      
vulnerable youth1 including lesbian1    
gay1 bisexual1 and transgender youth2   
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in    
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7ii7 in        
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7,e7 will integrate its efforts with    
individuals and organizations           
experienced in working in partnership   
with families with vulnerable youth1    
including lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and   
transgender youth1 and with the child   
abuse and neglect prevention activities 
of the ,state1 and demonstrate a        
financial commitment to those           
activities4  2 and  7#g7 in section     
#bjf7d7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf;f7#d771 by 
striking and parents with disabilities  
and inserting parents with disabilities1
 and families with other vulnerable     

youth1 including lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1
 and transgender youth4