Sec. 7. Reports
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Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act , the Secretary shall collect information on and otherwise study the efforts of States relating to State laws for mandatory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect, in order to assess the implementation of the amendments made by that Act. Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act , the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the findings of the study under paragraph (1).
The report submitted under subparagraph
(A)shall— provide an update on— implementation of State laws for mandatory reporting described in section 106(b)(2)(B)(i); and State efforts to improve reporting on, and responding to reports of, child abuse or neglect; and include data regarding any changes in the rate of substantiated child abuse reports and changes in the rate of child abuse fatalities since the date of enactment of the Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act . .
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