Sec. 541. Expedited reporting of child abuse and neglect to State Child Protective Services
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Section 1787 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections
(a)and
(b)as subsections
(c)and (d), respectively; and by inserting before subsection (c), as so redesignated, the following new subsections: A member of the armed forces, civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or contractor employee working on a military installation who is mandated by Federal regulation or State law to report known or suspected instances of child abuse and neglect shall provide the report directly to State Child Protective Services or another appropriate State agency in addition to the member’s or employee’s chain of command or any designated Department point of contact. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that individuals referred to in subsection
(a)who are mandated by State law to report known or suspected instances of child abuse and neglect receive appropriate training, in accordance with State guidelines, intended to improve their— ability to recognize evidence of child abuse and neglect; and understanding of the mandatory reporting requirements imposed by law. . Section 1787 of title 10, United States Code, is further amended— in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), by striking and inserting In General .— ; and Reporting by States .— in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)— by striking
(d)and inserting the following: Definition .—In this section, the term In this section: The term ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. .