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(vi) in clause (xi), as redesignated by clause (iv), by striking "abuse" and inserting "child abuse and neglect"; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking "subparagraphs" and all that follows and inserting "clauses (i) through (xi) of paragraph (1)(0).";

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking "Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003" and inserting "CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010";

(4) in paragraph (4)—

(A) by striking "(A) The" and inserting the following: "(A) IN GENERAL.-The"; and

(B) in subparagraph (B)

(i) by striking all that precedes "later" and inserting the following:

"(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.-Not";

and

(ii) by striking "than 2" and inserting "than 1";

(iii) by striking "Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003" and inserting "CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010"; and

(5) by adding at the end the following:

"(4) STUDY ON SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME.-The Secretary shall conduct a study that

"(A) identifies data collected on shaken baby syndrome; "(B) determines the feasibility of collecting uniform, accurate data from all States regarding

"(i) incidence rates of shaken baby syndrome;

"(ii) characteristics of perpetrators of shaken baby syndrome, including age, gender, relation to victim, access to prevention materials and resources, and history of substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness; and

"(iii) characteristics of victims of shaken baby syndrome, including gender, date of birth, date of injury, date of death (if applicable), and short- and long-term injuries sustained.".

(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.-Section 104(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is amended(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting "and providers of mental health, substance abuse treatment, and domestic violence prevention services" after "disabilities"; and

(2) in paragraph (3)(B)—

(A) by striking "and child welfare personnel" and inserting "child welfare, substance abuse, and domestic violence services personnel"; and

(B) by striking "subjected to abuse." and inserting "subjected to, or whom the personnel suspect have been subjected to, child abuse or neglect.".

(c) PEER REVIEW FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.-Section 104(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(d)) is amended

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

"(A) IN GENERAL.-To enhance the quality and usefulness of research in the field of child abuse and neglect,

the Secretary shall, in consultation with experts in the field and other Federal agencies, establish a formal, rigorous, and meritorious peer review process for purposes of evaluating and reviewing applications for assistance through a grant or contract under this section and determining the relative merits of the project for which such assistance is requested."; and

(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

"(B) MEMBERS.-In establishing the process required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only appoint to the peer review panels members who

"(i) are experts in the field of child abuse and neglect or related disciplines, with appropriate expertise related to the applications to be reviewed; and "(ii) are not individuals who are officers or employees of the Administration for Children and Families.

"(C) MEETINGS.-The peer review panels shall meet as often as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review of applications for grants and contracts under this section, but shall meet not less often than once a year.

"(D) CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.-The Secretary shall ensure that the peer review panel utilizes scientifically valid review criteria and scoring guidelines in the review of the applications for grants and contracts."; and

(2) in paragraph (3)—

(A) by striking "(A) The" and inserting the following: "(A) MERITORIOUS PROJECTS.-The"; and

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes

"the instance" and inserting the following:

"(B) EXPLANATION.-In".

(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.-Section 104(e) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(e)) is amended

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking "States or" and inserting "entities that are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or"; and (B) by striking "such agencies or organizations" and inserting "such entities";

(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking "safely facilitate the" and inserting "facilitate the safe"; and

(3) in paragraph (2)—

(A) by inserting "child care and early childhood education and care providers," after "in cooperation with"; and

(B) by striking "preschool” and inserting "preschools,”. SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended

(1) in the heading, by striking "STATES" and inserting "STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS,”;

(2) in subsection (a)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking "States," and inserting "entities that are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or"; and

(ii) by striking "such agencies or organizations" and inserting "such entities";

(B) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking "this section" and inserting "this subsection"; (ii) in subparagraph (A)—

(I) by inserting "health care," before "medi

cine,”;

and

(II) by inserting "child care," after “education,”;

(III) by inserting "and neglect" before the semicolon;

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a comma after "youth";

(iv) in subparagraph (D)—

(I) by striking "support the enhancement of linkages between" and inserting “enhance linkages among";

(II) by striking "including physical" and all that follows through "partnerships" and inserting "entities providing physical and mental health services, community resources, and developmental disability agencies, to improve screening, forensic diagnosis, and health and developmental evaluations, and for partnerships"; and

(III) by striking "offer creative approaches to using" and inserting "support the coordinated use of";

(v) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (J) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (I) through (L), respectively;

(vi) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

"(E) for the training of personnel in best practices to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities, including promoting interagency collaboration;";

(vii) by inserting after subparagraph (G), as redesignated by clause (v) of this subparagraph, the following:

"(H) for the training of personnel in childhood development including the unique needs of children under age 3;";

(viii) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by clause (v) of this subparagraph, by striking "and other public and private welfare agencies" and inserting "other public and private welfare agencies, and agencies that provide early intervention services";

(ix) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated by clause (v) of this subparagraph, by striking "and" at the end; (x) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by clause (v) of this subparagraph

(I) by striking "disabled infants" each place it appears and inserting "infants or toddlers with disabilities"; and

(II) by striking the period and inserting “; and"; and

(xi) by adding at the end the following:

"(M) for the training of personnel in best practices relating to the provision of differential response.";

(C) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking "where" and inserting "when";

(D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ", leadership," after "mutual support";

(E) in paragraph (4), by striking all that precedes "Secretary" and inserting the following:

"(4) KINSHIP CARE.-The";

(F) in paragraph (4), by striking "in not more than 10 States";

(G) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in the paragraph heading

(I) by striking "BETWEEN" and inserting "AMONG"; and

(II) by striking "AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES" and inserting "SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE";

(ii) by striking "between" and inserting "among"; (iii) by striking "mental health" and all that follows through ", for" and inserting "mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and domestic violence service agencies, and entities that carry out community-based programs, for"; and

(iv) by striking "help assure" and inserting "ensure"; and

(H) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:

"(6) COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE ENTITIES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE ENTITIES.-The Secretary may award grants to public or private agencies and organizations under this section to develop or expand effective collaborations between child protective service entities and domestic violence service entities to improve collaborative investigation and intervention procedures, provision for the safety of the nonabusing parent involved and children, and provision of services to children exposed to domestic violence that also support the caregiving role of the non-abusing parent."; and (3) in subsection (b)(4)—

(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking "neglected or abused" and inserting "victims of child abuse or neglect"; (B) in subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C)(iii), by striking "abuse or neglect" and inserting "child abuse and neglect"; (C) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking "been neglected or abused" and inserting "been a victim of child abuse or neglect"; and

(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking "a" after "grantee is" and inserting "an".

SEC. 115. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

(a) SECTION HEADING.-Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended by striking the section heading and inserting the following:

"SEC. 106. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS.".

(b) DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION GRANTS.-Section 106(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(a)) is amended

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "based on" and all that follows through "18 in" and inserting "from allotments made under subsection (f) for";

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking "abuse and neglect" and inserting "child abuse or neglect";

(3) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ", intra-agency, interstate, and intrastate" after "interagency"; and

(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking "abuse and neglect" and inserting "child abuse or neglect";

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(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting including the use of differential response" after "protocols";

(5) in paragraph (6)—

(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ", including the use of differential response," after "strategies";

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking "and" at the end; (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking "workers" and all that follows and inserting "workers; and"; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

"(D) training in early childhood, child, and adolescent development;";

(6) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the following:

"(8) developing, facilitating the use of, and implementing research-based strategies and training protocols for individuals mandated to report child abuse and neglect;";

(7) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (14) as paragraphs (9) through (13), respectively;

(8) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this subsection

(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by adding "and" at the end; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

"(D) the use of differential response in preventing child abuse and neglect;";

(9) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this subsection, by inserting ", including the use of differential response" before the semicolon;

(10) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this subsection, by striking "or" at the end;

(11) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this subsection

(A) by striking "supporting and enhancing" and all that follows through "community-based programs" and inserting "supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration among public health agencies, agencies in the child protective service system, and agencies carrying out private community-based programs-";

(B) by striking "to provide" and inserting the following: "(A) to provide";

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