,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bj1      
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
grant program within the ,office of     
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention to award grants to ,states  
that require the recording of all child 
welfare interviews with children and    
adults1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,generate ,recordings of ,all ,child
 protective ,interviews ,everywhere ,act
 or the ,,gracie ,act of #bjbe4  #b4    
,child protective service interview     
recording grants  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,child welfare       
interview ,the term child welfare       
interview means a documented interview  
with all relevant parties1 including a  
child and an adult1 conducted by a child
 protective services agency of a ,state 

in order to elicit information regarding
 concerns of abuse1 neglect1 or exposure
 to violence4  7#b7 ,director ,the term 
,director means the ,director of the    
,office of ,juvenile ,justice and       
,delinquency ,prevention of the         
,department of ,justice4  7#c7 ,eligible
 entity ,the term eligible entity means 
a child protective services agency of a 
,state that has in effect a statute1    
ordinance1 policy1 or practice that     
requires-- 7,a7 any child welfare       
interview conducted by a child          
protective services agency of the ,state
 to be recorded through-- 7i7 electronic
 audio recording2  7ii7 body camera     
video2 or  7iii7 any other reasonable   
means of recording2 and  7,b7 the       
retention and storage of a recording    
described in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 for
 not less than #e years2 and  7ii7 in a 
manner consistent with the protocols    
established by the ,state for such      
recordings1 which shall include that--  
7,i7 a copy of such a recording-- 7aa7  

subject to item 7bb71 may only be       
released to those investigating an      
allegation2 and  7bb7 upon a request by 
a caregiver or guardian in connection   
with a judicial proceeding1 shall be    
made available to the caregiver or      
guardian1 unless the court orders       
otherwise2  7,,ii7 a penalty is imposed 
for a violation of a limitation         
described in subclause 7,i72 and        
7,,iii7 the retention systems of the    
child protective services agency        
securely manage the storage and         
distribution of such a recording with   
access controls and role-based          
permission management4  7#d7 ,state ,the
 term ,state means-- 7,a7 each of the   
several ,states2  7,b7 the ,district of 
,columbia2  7,c7 the ,commonwealth of   
,puerto ,rico2 and  7,d7 any territory  
or possession of the ,united ,states4   
7b7 ,grants ,the ,director may award a  
grant to an eligible entity for the     
purpose of recording and storing all    
child welfare interviews conducted by   

the eligible entity4  7c7 ,application  
,an eligible entity seeking a grant     
under this section shall submit to the  
,director an application at such time1  
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,director may        
require4  7d7 ,use of funds ,amounts    
received under a grant under this       
section shall be used exclusively for   
costs directly associated with          
conducting and retaining for #e years   
the recording of all child welfare      
interviews by a child protective        
services agency of a ,state1 including  
initial interviews conducted during a   
family assessment4  7e7 ,funding ,the   
,director shall carry out this section  
using amounts otherwise available to the
 ,director4