,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1          
#bjba,mrs4 ,mc,bath 7= h]self & ,ms4    
,/efanik7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section     
#aje7;a7 ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion &  
,treatm5t ,act to au?orize ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d a     
grant to a nonpr(it entity = a national 
*ild abuse hotl9e4  #a4 ,national *ild  
abuse hotl9e ,section #aje7;a7 ( ! ,*ild
 ,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf7;a77 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,national *ild 
abuse hotl9e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 may aw>d a grant "u ?is subsection to a
 nonpr(it entity to provide = ! ongo+   
op]ation ( a #bd-;h\r1 national1        
toll-free telephone hotl9e to provide   
in=mation & assi/ance to y\? victims (  
*ild abuse or neglect1 p>5ts1 c>egiv]s1 
m&at$ report]s1 & o!r conc]n$ community 
memb]s1 includ+ ?r\gh alt]native        

modalities = communications 7su* z text+
 or *at s]vices7 ) su* victims & o!r    
in=mation seek]s4  7,b7 ,priority ,9    
aw>d+ grants describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph1 ! 
,secret>y %all give priority to         
applicants ) exp]i5ce 9 op]at+ a hotl9e 
t provides assi/ance to victims ( *ild  
abuse1 p>5ts1 c>egiv]s1 & m&at$         
report]s4  7,c7 ,application ,to be     
eligible to receive a grant describ$ 9  
?is p>agraph1 a nonpr(it entity %all    
submit an application to ! ,secret>y t  
%all-- 7i7 conta9 su* assurances &      
in=mation1 be 9 su* =m1 & be submitt$ 9 
su* mann]1 z ! ,secret>y %all prescribe2
  7ii7 include a complete description ( 
! entity's plan = ! op]ation ( a        
national *ild abuse hotl9e1 includ+     
descriptions (-- 7,i7 ! pr(essional     
developm5t program = hotl9e p]sonnel1   
includ+ te*nology pr(essional developm5t
 to ensure t all p]sons affiliat$ ) !   
hotl9e are able to effectively op]ate   
any te*nological sy/ems us$ by ! hotl9e2
  7,,ii7 ! qualifications = hotl9e      

p]sonnel2  7,,iii7 ! me?ods = !         
creation1 ma9t5ance1 & updat+ ( a       
compreh5sive li/ ( prev5tion & treatm5t 
s]vice provid]s2  7,,iv7 a plan =       
publiciz+ ! availability ( ! hotl9e     
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,v7 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,,vi7 a plan = facilitat+ 
access to ! hotl9e & alt]native modality
 s]vices by p]sons ) he>+ impairm5ts &  
disabilities2  7,,vii7 a plan = provid+ 
crisis c\nsel+1 g5]al assi/ance1 &      
ref]rals to y\? victims ( *ild abuse2 & 
7,,viii7 a plan to (f] alt]native       
s]vices to call+1 su* z text+ or live   
*at2  7iii7 demon/rate t ! entity has ! 
capacity & ! exp]tise to ma9ta9 a *ild  
abuse hotl9e & a compreh5sive li/ (     
s]vice provid]s2  7iv7 demon/rate !     
ability to provide in=mation & ref]rals 
= contacts1 directly connect contacts to
 s]vice provid]s1 & employ crisis       
int]v5tions2  7v7 demon/rate t ! entity 

has a commitm5t to provid+ s]vices to   
individuals 9 ne$2 &  7vi7 demon/rate t 
! entity complies ) ,/ate privacy laws &
 has e/abli%$ quality assurance         
practices4  4