,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cige ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ca1 #bjbb,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,improving investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases ,the ,victims of ,child ,abuse ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #baa 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking #c1cjj1jjj and inserting #c1djj1jjj2 and 7ii7 by striking 1 and drug abuse is associated with a significant portion of these2 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#i71 respectively2 7,c7 by inserting afer paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 a key to a child victim healing from abuse is access to supportive and healthy families and communities2 2 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#i77;,b71 as so redesignated1 by inserting 1 and operations of centers before the period at the end2 7#b7 in section #bab 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by inserting coordinated team before response2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#h71 by inserting organizational capacity before support2 7#c7 in section #bac 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjc7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by inserting and maintenance after ,establishment2 7ii7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking 1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,victims of ,crime12 and 7,,ii7 by inserting and maintain after establish2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking and victim advocates and inserting victim advocates1 multidisciplinary team leadership1 and children's advocacy center staff2 and 7,,ii7 by striking and at the end2 7iv7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 7v7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 provide technical assistance1 training1 coordination1 and organizational capacity support for ,state chapters2 and 2 and 7vi7 in paragraph 7#e71 as so redesignated1 by striking and oversight to and inserting organizational capacity support1 and oversight of 2 7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and maintain after establish2 and 7,,ii7 in the matter following subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and technical assistance to aid communities in establishing and inserting training and technical assistance to aid communities in establishing and maintaining2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting ,center after ,advocacy2 and 7bb7 in clause 7iii71 by striking of1 assessment of1 and intervention in and inserting and intervention in child2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking centers and interested communities and inserting centers1 interested communities1 and chapters2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking evaluation1 intervention1 evidence gathering1 and counseling and inserting investigation and intervention in child abuse2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking judicial handling of child abuse and neglect and inserting multidisciplinary response to child abuse2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by striking so that communities can establish multidisciplinary programs that respond to child abuse and inserting and chapters so that communities can establish and maintain multidisciplinary programs that respond to child abuse and chapters can establish and maintain children's advocacy centers in their ,state2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#d77;,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7iii71 by striking and at the end2 7,,ii7 in by redesignating clause 7iv7 as clause 7v72 and 7,,iii7 by inserting after clause 7iii7 the following3 7iv7 best result in supporting chapters in each ,state2 and 2 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#f71 by inserting under this ,act after recipients2 7#d7 in section #bad 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjd7-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7a7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall make grants to-- 7#a7 establish and maintain a network of care for child abuse victims where investigation1 prosecutions1 and interventions are continually occurring and coordinating activities within local children's advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams2 7#b7 develop1 enhance1 and coordinate multidisciplinary child abuse investigations1 intervention1 and prosecution activities2 7#c7 promote the effective delivery of the evidence-based1 trauma-informed ,children's ,advocacy ,center ,model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse2 and 7#d7 develop and disseminate practice standards for care and best practices in programmatic evaluation1 and support ,state chapter organizational capacity and local children's advocacy center organizational capacity and operations in order to meet such practice standards and best practices4 2 7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking 1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,victims of ,crime12 7,c7 in subsection 7c77#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting to the greatest extent practicable1 but in no case later than #gb hours1 after hours2 and 7ii7 by striking subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,i7 and inserting the following3 7,d7 ,forensic interviews of child victims by trained personnel that are used by law enforcement1 health1 and child protective service agencies to interview suspected abuse victims about allegations of abuse4 7,e7 ,provision of needed follow up services such as medical care1 mental healthcare1 and victims advocacy services4 7,f7 ,a requirement that1 to the extent practicable1 all interviews and meetings with a child victim occur at the 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 services4 7,g7 ,coordination of each step of the investigation process to eliminate duplicative forensic interviews with a child victim4 7,h7 ,designation of a director for the children's advocacy center4 7,i7 ,designation of a multidisciplinary team coordinator4 7,j7 ,assignment of a volunteer or staff advocate to each child in order to assist the child and1 when appropriate1 the child's family1 throughout each step of intervention and judicial proceedings4 7,k7 ,coordination with ,state chapters to assist and provide oversight1 and organizational capacity that supports 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 7,l7 ,such other criteria as the ,administrator shall establish by regulation4 2 and 7,d7 by striking subsection 7f7 and inserting 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 oversight1 training1 and technical assistance to local centers on evidence-informed initiatives including mental health1 counseling1 forensic interviewing1 multidisciplinary team coordination1 and victim advocacy4 2 7#e7 in section #bad;,a 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcje7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking attorneys and other allied and inserting prosecutors and other attorneys and allied2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by inserting ,center after ,advocacy2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 a significant connection to prosecutors who handle child abuse cases in ,state courts1 such as a membership organization or support service providers2 and 2 and 7#f7 by striking #bad;,b 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjf7 and inserting the following3 #bad;,b4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections #bac1 #bad1 and #bad;,a1 #dj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbh4 4