,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bh1 #bjbj,ms4   
,coll9s 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,s9ema7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,national ,*ild
 ,abuse ,hotl9e4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,*ild    
,abuse ,help ,hotl9e ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 
,national ,*ild ,abuse ,hotl9e  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !   
,secret>y7 may aw>d a grant to a        
nonpr(it entity to provide = !          
e/abli%m5t & ongo+ op]ation ( a         
,national ,*ild ,abuse ,hotl9e1 :i* %all
 provide a #bd-;h\r1 national1 toll-free
 telephone hotl9e to improve capacity = 
! provision ( crisis int]v5tion1        
assi/ance1 & in=mation s]vices ) respect
 to *ild abuse or neglect1 to victims ( 
*ild abuse or neglect1 & to p>5ts1      
c>egiv]s1 m&at$ report]s1 & o!r conc]n$ 

community memb]s1 includ+ ?r\gh         
implem5tation ( o!r communication       
te*nologies to improve access = su*     
victims & o!r individuals4  7b7         
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
! grant "u subsection 7a71 an entity    
%all h exp]i5ce 9 op]at+ a hotl9e t     
provides in=mation & assi/ance to       
victims ( *ild abuse or neglect1 & to   
p>5ts1 c>egiv]s1 & m&at$ report]s4  7c7 
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u subsection 7a71 a nonpr(it   
entity %all submit an application to !  
,secret>y1 at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z !  
,secret>y may require1 & conta9+-- 7#a7 
a complete description ( ! entity's plan
 = ! op]ation ( a national *ild abuse   
hotl9e1 includ+ descriptions (-- 7,a7 ! 
pr(essional developm5t program = hotl9e 
p]sonnel1 includ+ te*nology pr(essional 
developm5t to ensure t all individuals  
affiliat$ ) ! hotl9e are able to        
effectively op]ate any te*nological     
sy/ems us$ by ! hotl9e2  7,b7 !         
qualifications = hotl9e p]sonnel2  7,c7 

! me?ods = ! creation1 ma9t5ance1 &     
updat+ ( a res\rce database2  7,d7 a    
plan = publiciz+ ! availability ( !     
hotl9e ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,e7 a 
plan = provid+ s]vice to non-,engli%    
speak+ call]s1 includ+ s]vice ?r\gh     
hotl9e p]sonnel :o h non-,engli%        
language capability2  7,f7 a plan =     
facilitat+ access to ! hotl9e &         
alt]native modality s]vices by          
individuals ) he>+ impairm5ts &         
disabilities2  7,g7 a plan = provid+    
crisis c\nsel+1 g5]al assi/ance1 &      
ref]rals to y\? victims ( *ild abuse2 & 
7,h7 a plan = utiliz+ available         
communications te*nologies o!r ?an !    
telephone hotl9e1 z appropriate1 su* z  
text+ or live *at2  7#b7 in=mation to   
demon/rate t ! entity-- 7,a7 has !      
capacity & ! exp]tise to ma9ta9 a *ild  
abuse & neglect hotl9e2  7,b7 has !     
ability to provide in=mation & ref]rals 
= contacts1 directly connect contacts to
 su* s]vice provid]s1 & employ crisis   
int]v5tions2 &  7,c7 complies ) ,f$]al  

privacy laws & has e/abli%$ quality     
assurance practices2 &  7#c7 su* o!r    
in=mation1 assurances1 & agreem5ts z !  
,secret>y may require4  7d7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,=       
purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 !re   
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$          
#a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba    
?r\gh #bjbe4