#aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dibf ,,an ,,act ,to amend chapter #cc of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require appropriate use of multidisciplinary teams for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse1 the production of child sexual abuse material1 or child trafficking conducted by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,respect for ,child ,survivors ,act4 #b4 ,multidisciplinary teams 7a7 ,amendment ,chapter #cc of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #edj;,d4 ,multidisciplinary teams 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term child sexual abuse material means a visual depiction described in section #bbef7h77;,a7 of title #ah2 7#b7 the term covered investigation means any investigation of child sexual exploitation or abuse1 the production of child sexual abuse material1 or child trafficking conducted by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 7#c7 the term ,director means the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 7#d7 the term multidisciplinary team means a multidisciplinary team established or used under subsection 7b77#b72 7#e7 the term relevant children's advocacy center personnel means children's advocacy center staff that regularly participate in multidisciplinary child support settings1 including the director of the children's advocacy center1 the coordinator of a multidisciplinary team1 forensic interviewers1 victim advocates1 forensic medical evaluators1 physicians1 sexual assault nurse examiners1 and mental health clinicians2 and 7#f7 the term victim advocate means a person1 whether paid or serving as a volunteer1 who provides services to victims under the auspices or supervision of a victim services program4 7b7 ,,fbi victim support requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,to carry out the functions described in subsection 7c7 in connection with each covered investigation conducted by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,director shall1 unless unavailable or otherwise inconsistent with applicable ,federal law-- 7,a7 use a multidisciplinary team2 and 7,b7 in accordance with paragraph 7#c71 use-- 7i7 a trained ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation child adolescent forensic interviewer2 or 7ii7 in the absence of a trained ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation child adolescent forensic interviewer1 a trained forensic interviewer at a children's advocacy center4 7#b7 ,use and coordination ,the ,director shall use and coordinate with children's advocacy center-based multidisciplinary teams as necessary to carry out paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,children's advocacy centers ,the ,director-- 7,a7 may work with children's advocacy centers to implement a multidisciplinary team approaches for purposes of covered investigations2 and 7,b7 shall allow1 facilitate1 and encourage multidisciplinary teams to collaborate with a children's advocacy center with regard to availability1 provision1 and use of services to and by victims and families that are participants in or affected by the actions at issue in a covered investigation4 7#d7 ,report ,the ,director shall submit to the ,attorney ,general an annual report identifying any interview of a victim reporting child sexual abuse material or child trafficking that took place-- 7,a7 without the use of-- 7i7 a multidisciplinary approach2 7ii7 a trained forensic interviewer2 or 7iii7 either the use of a multidisciplinary approach or a trained forensic interviewer2 and 7,b7 for each interview identified under subparagraph 7,a71 describing the exigent circumstances that existed with respect to the interview1 in accordance with paragraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,memoranda of understanding ,the ,director shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a reputable national accrediting organization for children's advocacy centers-- 7,a7 under which-- 7i7 the children's advocacy services of the national organization are made available to field offices of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation in the ,united ,states2 and 7ii7 special agents and other employees of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation are made aware of the existence of such memoranda and its purposes2 and 7,b7 which shall reflect a trauma-informed1 victim-centered approach and provide for case review4 7c7 ,functions ,the functions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,to provide for the sharing of information among the members of a multidisciplinary team1 when such a team is used1 and with other appropriate personnel regarding the progress of a covered investigation by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7#b7 ,to provide for and enhance collaborative efforts among the members of a multidisciplinary team1 when such a team is used1 and other appropriate personnel regarding a covered investigation4 7#c7 ,to enhance the social services available to victims in connection with a covered investigation1 including through the enhancement of cooperation among specialists and other personnel providing such services in connection with a covered investigation4 7#d7 ,to carry out other duties regarding the response to investigations of child sexual abuse or trafficking4 7d7 ,personnel 7#a7 ,in general ,each multidisciplinary team shall be composed of the following3 7,a7 ,appropriate investigative personnel4 7,b7 ,appropriate mental health professionals4 7,c7 ,appropriate medical personnel4 7,d7 ,victim advocates or victim specialists4 7,e7 ,relevant children's advocacy center personnel1 with respect to covered investigations in which the children's advocacy center or personnel of the children's advocacy center were used in the course of the covered investigation4 7,f7 ,prosecutors1 as appropriate4 7#b7 ,expertise and training 7,a7 ,in general ,any individual assigned to a multidisciplinary team shall possess such expertise1 and shall undertake such training as is required to maintain such expertise1 in order to ensure that members of the team remain appropriately qualified to carry out the functions of the team under this section4 7,b7 ,requirement ,the training and expertise required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include training and expertise on special victims' crimes1 including child sexual abuse4 7e7 ,sharing of information 7#a7 ,access to information 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 relevant children's advocacy center personnel who are assigned to work on a covered investigation under this section shall be granted access to the case information necessary to perform their role conducting forensic interviews and providing mental health treatment1 medical care1 and victim advocacy for ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation cases4 7,b7 ,included information ,the case information described in subparagraph 7,a7 to which relevant children's advocacy center personnel shall be granted access includes-- 7i7 case outcome of forensic interviews2 7ii7 medical evaluation outcomes2 7iii7 mental health treatment referrals and treatment completion2 7iv7 safety planning and child protection issues2 7v7 victim service needs and referrals addressed by the victim advocate2 7vi7 case disposition2 7vii7 case outcomes2 and 7viii7 any other information required for a children's advocacy centers as a part of the standards of practice of the children's advocacy center2 and 7,c7 ,exempt information ,the case information described in subparagraph 7,a7 does not include-- 7i7 classified information2 7ii7 the identity of confidential informants2 or 7iii7 other investigative information not included as a part of the standards of practice of the children's advocacy center4 7#b7 ,sharing information with ,,fbi ,children's advocacy centers shall provide the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation with forensic interview recordings and documentation1 medical reports1 and other case information on ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation-related cases4 7#c7 ,security clearances 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation may provide security clearances to relevant children's advocacy center personnel for purposes of case review by multidisciplinary teams1 if it is determined that those personnel are eligible and possess a need-to-know specific classified information to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized government function4 7,b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out subparagraph 7,a74 7f7 ,use of teams ,multidisciplinary teams used under this section shall be made available to victims reporting child sexual abuse or child trafficking in covered investigations1 regardless of the age of the victim making the report4 7g7 ,case review by multidisciplinary team ,throughout a covered investigation1 a multidisciplinary team supporting an investigation under this section shall1 at regularly scheduled times1 convene to-- 7#a7 share information about case progress2 7#b7 address any investigative or prosecutorial barriers2 and 7#c7 ensure that victims receive support and needed treatment4 7h7 ,availability of advocates ,the ,director shall make advocates available to each victim who reports child sexual abuse or child trafficking in connection with an investigation by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7i7 ,rules of construction 7#a7 ,investigative authority ,nothing in this section shall be construed to augment any existing investigative authority of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation or to expand the jurisdiction of any ,federal law enforcement agency4 7#b7 ,protecting investigations ,nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the legal obligations of the ,director under any other provision of law1 including section #eeb;a of title #e 7commonly known as the ,privacy ,act of #aigd71 or require the sharing of classified information with unauthorized persons4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #cc of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #edj;,c the following3 #edj;,d4 ,multidisciplinary teams4 4 #c4 ,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 ,passed the ,senate ,december #ac1 #bjbb4,secretary