,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cige  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ca1 #bjbb,mr4    
,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4    
,durb91 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1  
,mr4 ,"y1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,capito1  
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 & ,mrs4      
,fe9/e97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize ! 
,victims ( ,*ild ,abuse ,act ( #aiij1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,victims ( ,*ild   
,abuse ,act ,reau?orization ,act (      
#bjbb4  #b4 ,improv+ inve/igation &     
prosecution ( *ild abuse cases ,!       
,victims ( ,*ild ,abuse ,act ( #aiij    
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja et seq47 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #baa 7#cd        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph     
7#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ #c1cjj1jjj & ins]t+ 
#c1djj1jjj2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 1 & drug   
abuse is associat$ ) a significant      
portion ( ^!2  7,b7 by r$esignat+       
p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#h7 z p>agraphs   

7#d7 ?r\gh 7#i71 respectively2  7,c7 by 
ins]t+ af] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7
 a key to a *ild victim heal+ f abuse is
 access to supportive & heal?y families 
& communities2  2 &  7,d7 9 p>agraph    
7#i77;,b71 z s r$esignat$1 by ins]t+ 1 &
 op]ations ( c5t]s be=e ! p]iod at !    
end2  7#b7 9 section #bab 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjcjb7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by     
ins]t+ coord9at$ team be=e response2 &  
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 by ins]t+         
organizational capacity be=e support2   
7#c7 9 section #bac 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjcjc7-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7i7 9 
! head+1 by ins]t+ & ma9t5ance aft]     
,e/abli%m5t2  7ii7 9 ! matt] prec$+     
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ 1 9       
coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,victims ( ,crime12 &  7,,ii7 by ins]t+ 
& ma9ta9 aft] e/abli%2  7iii7 9 p>agraph
 7#c7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ & victim advocates
 & ins]t+ victim advocates1             
multidiscipl9>y team lead]%ip1 &        
*ildr5's advocacy c5t] /aff2 &  7,,ii7  
by /rik+ & at ! end2  7iv7 by r$esignat+

 p>agraph 7#d7 z p>agraph 7#e72  7v7 by 
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+3     
7#d7 provide te*nical assi/ance1 tra9+1 
coord9ation1 & organizational capacity  
support = ,/ate *apt]s2 &  2 &  7vi7 9  
p>agraph 7#e71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ 
& ov]sight to & ins]t+ organizational   
capacity support1 & ov]sight ( 2  7,b7 9
 subsection 7b7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 
7,i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ &    
ma9ta9 aft] e/abli%2 &  7,,ii7 9 ! matt]
 foll[+ subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ &    
te*nical assi/ance to aid communities 9 
e/abli%+ & ins]t+ tra9+ & te*nical      
assi/ance to aid communities 9 e/abli%+ 
& ma9ta9+2 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--    
7,i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7aa7 9 clause 
7ii71 by ins]t+ ,c5t] aft] ,advocacy2 & 
7bb7 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ (1        
assessm5t (1 & int]v5tion 9 & ins]t+ &  
int]v5tion 9 *ild2 &  7,,ii7 9          
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ c5t]s &      
int]e/$ communities & ins]t+ c5t]s1     
int]e/$ communities1 & *apt]s2 &  7,c7 9
 subsection 7c7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 

7,i7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+       
evaluation1 int]v5tion1 evid5ce ga!r+1 &
 c\nsel+ & ins]t+ inve/igation &        
int]v5tion 9 *ild abuse2 &  7,,ii7 9    
subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ judicial h&l+
 ( *ild abuse & neglect & ins]t+        
multidiscipl9>y response to *ild abuse2 
7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by /rik+ s
 t communities c e/abli% multidiscipl9>y
 programs t respond to *ild abuse &     
ins]t+ & *apt]s s t communities c       
e/abli% & ma9ta9 multidiscipl9>y        
programs t respond to *ild abuse &      
*apt]s c e/abli% & ma9ta9 *ildr5's      
advocacy c5t]s 9 _! ,/ate2  7iii7 9     
p>agraph 7#d77;,b7-- 7,i7 9 clause      
7iii71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,,ii7 9 by
 r$esignat+ clause 7iv7 z clause 7v72 & 
7,,iii7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7iii7 !   
foll[+3  7iv7 be/ result 9 support+     
*apt]s 9 ea* ,/ate2 &  2 &  7iv7 9      
p>agraph 7#f71 by ins]t+ "u ?is ,act    
aft] recipi5ts2  7#d7 9 section #bad    
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjd7-- 7,a7 by /rik+  
subsection 7a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7  

,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all make      
grants to-- 7#a7 e/abli% & ma9ta9 a     
network ( c>e = *ild abuse victims :]e  
inve/igation1 prosecutions1 &           
int]v5tions are cont9ually occurr+ &    
coord9at+ activities )9 local *ildr5's  
advocacy c5t]s & multidiscipl9>y teams2 
7#b7 develop1 enhance1 & coord9ate      
multidiscipl9>y *ild abuse              
inve/igations1 int]v5tion1 & prosecution
 activities2  7#c7 promote ! effective  
deliv]y ( ! evid5ce-bas$1 trauma-in=m$  
,*ildr5's ,advocacy ,c5t] ,model & !    
multidiscipl9>y response to *ild abuse2 
&  7#d7 develop & dissem9ate practice   
/&>ds = c>e & be/ practices 9           
programmatic evaluation1 & support ,/ate
 *apt] organizational capacity & local  
*ildr5's advocacy c5t] organizational   
capacity & op]ations 9 ord] to meet su* 
practice /&>ds & be/ practices4  2  7,b7
 9 subsection 7b71 by /rik+ 1 9         
coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,victims ( ,crime12  7,c7 9 subsection  
7c77#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by    

ins]t+ to ! greate/ ext5t practicable1 b
 9 no case lat] ?an #gb h\rs1 aft] h\rs2
 &  7ii7 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,d7     
?r\gh 7,i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,d7     
,=5sic int]views ( *ild victims by tra9$
 p]sonnel t are us$ by law en=cem5t1    
heal?1 & *ild protective s]vice ag5cies 
to int]view suspect$ abuse victims ab\t 
allegations ( abuse4  7,e7 ,provision ( 
ne$$ foll[ up s]vices su* z m$ical c>e1 
m5tal heal?c>e1 & victims advocacy      
s]vices4  7,f7 ,a requirem5t t1 to !    
ext5t practicable1 all int]views &      
meet+s ) a *ild victim occur at !       
*ildr5's advocacy c5t] or an ag5cy ) :i*
 !re is a l9kage agreem5t reg>d+ !      
deliv]y ( multidiscipl9>y *ild abuse    
inve/igation1 prosecution1 & int]v5tion 
s]vices4  7,g7 ,coord9ation ( ea* /ep ( 
! inve/igation process to elim9ate      
duplicative =5sic int]views ) a *ild    
victim4  7,h7 ,designation ( a director 
= ! *ildr5's advocacy c5t]4  7,i7       
,designation ( a multidiscipl9>y team   
coord9ator4  7,j7 ,assignm5t ( a        

volunte] or /aff advocate to ea* *ild 9 
ord] to assi/ ! *ild &1 :5 appropriate1 
! *ild's family1 ?r\gh\t ea* /ep (      
int]v5tion & judicial proce$+s4  7,k7   
,coord9ation ) ,/ate *apt]s to assi/ &  
provide ov]sight1 & organizational      
capacity t supports local *ildr5's      
advocacy c5t]s1 multidiscipl9>y teams1 &
 communities work+ to implem5t a        
multidiscipl9>y response to *ild abuse 9
 ! provision ( evid5ce-in=m$            
initiatives1 includ+ m5tal heal?        
c\nsel+1 =5sic int]view+1               
multidiscipl9>y team coord9ation1 &     
victim advocacy4  7,l7 ,su* o!r crit]ia 
z ! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% by        
regulation4  2 &  7,d7 by /rik+         
subsection 7f7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7f7  
,grants to ,/ate *apt]s = assi/ance to  
local *ildr5's advocacy c5t]s ,9 aw>d+  
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator   
%all ensure t a portion ( ! grants is   
di/ribut$ to ,/ate *apt]s to enable     
,/ate *apt]s to provide ov]sight1 tra9+1
 & te*nical assi/ance to local c5t]s on 

evid5ce-in=m$ initiatives includ+ m5tal 
heal?1 c\nsel+1 =5sic int]view+1        
multidiscipl9>y team coord9ation1 &     
victim advocacy4  2  7#e7 9 section     
#bad;,a 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcje7-- 7,a7 9 
subsection 7a7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by
 /rik+ attorneys & o!r alli$ & ins]t+   
prosecutors & o!r attorneys & alli$2 &  
7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by ins]t+    
,c5t] aft] ,advocacy2 &  7,b7 9         
subsection 7b77#a71 by /rik+ subp>agraph
 7,a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 a        
significant connection to prosecutors :o
 h&le *ild abuse cases 9 ,/ate c\rts1   
su* z a memb]%ip organization or support
 s]vice provid]s2 &  2 &  7#f7 by /rik+ 
#bad;,b 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjf7 & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  #bad;,b4 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out sections #bac1  
#bad1 & #bad;,a1 #dj1jjj1jjj = ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbh4  4