,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish a ,national ,child ,abuse     
,hotline4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national ,child    
,abuse ,help ,hotline ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,national ,child ,abuse ,hotline    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services 7referred  
to in this section as the ,secretary7   
may award a grant to a nonprofit entity 
to provide for the establishment and    
ongoing operation of a ,national ,child 
,abuse ,hotline1 which shall provide a  
#bd-;hour1 national1 toll-free telephone
 hotline to improve capacity for the    
provision of crisis intervention1       
assistance1 and information services    
with respect to child abuse or neglect1 

to victims of child abuse or neglect1   
and to parents1 caregivers1 mandated    
reporters1 and other concerned community
 members1 including through             
implementation of other communication   
technologies to improve access for such 
victims and other individuals4  7b7     
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
the grant under subsection 7a71 an      
entity shall have experience in         
operating a hotline that provides       
information and assistance to victims of
 child abuse or neglect1 and to parents1
 caregivers1 and mandated reporters4    
7c7 ,application ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant under subsection 7a71 a 
nonprofit entity shall submit an        
application to the ,secretary1 at such  
time and in such manner as the          
,secretary may require1 and containing--
 7#a7 a complete description of the     
entity's plan for the operation of a    
national child abuse hotline1 including 
descriptions of-- 7,a7 the professional 
development program for hotline         

personnel1 including technology         
professional development to ensure that 
all individuals affiliated with the     
hotline are able to effectively operate 
any technological systems used by the   
hotline2  7,b7 the qualifications for   
hotline personnel2  7,c7 the methods for
 the creation1 maintenance1 and updating
 of a resource database2  7,d7 a plan   
for publicizing the availability of the 
hotline throughout the ,united ,states2 
7,e7 a plan for providing service to    
non-,english speaking callers1 including
 service through hotline personnel who  
have non-,english language capability2  
7,f7 a plan for facilitating access to  
the hotline and alternative modality    
services by individuals with hearing    
impairments and disabilities2  7,g7 a   
plan for providing crisis counseling1   
general assistance1 and referrals to    
youth victims of child abuse2 and  7,h7 
a plan for utilizing available          
communications technologies other than  
the telephone hotline1 as appropriate1  

such as texting or live chat2  7#b7     
information to demonstrate that the     
entity-- 7,a7 has the capacity and the  
expertise to maintain a child abuse and 
neglect hotline2  7,b7 has the ability  
to provide information and referrals for
 contacts1 directly connect contacts to 
such service providers1 and employ      
crisis interventions2 and  7,c7 complies
 with ,federal privacy laws and has     
established quality assurance practices2
 and  7#c7 such other information1      
assurances1 and agreements as the       
,secretary may require4  7d7            
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
purposes of carrying out this section1  
there are authorized to be appropriated 
#a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjba through #bjbe4