Sec. 103. National clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse
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Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5104 ) is amended— in subsection (b)(1), by inserting early learning programs and after including ; in subsection (c)(1)(C)— in clause (iii), by striking and at the end; in clause (iv), by adding and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: the number of child fatalities and near fatalities due to maltreatment, as reported by States in accordance with the uniform standards established pursuant to subsection (d), and any other relevant information related to such fatalities; ; and by adding at the end the following:
Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Secretary shall develop and issue final regulations establishing uniform standards for the tracking and reporting of child fatalities and near-fatalities resulting from maltreatment. As a condition on eligibility for receipt of funds under section 106, the standards established under this paragraph shall be used by States for the tracking and reporting of such fatalities under subsection
(d)of such section. Notwithstanding the uniform standards developed under paragraph (1), a State that defines or describes such fatalities for any purpose other than tracking and reporting under this subsection may continue to use that definition or description for such purpose. In developing regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit such regulations to a negotiated rulemaking process, which shall include the participants described in paragraph (4). The participants described in this paragraph are— State and county officials responsible for administering the State plans under this Act and parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 670 et seq.); child welfare professionals with field experience; child welfare researchers; domestic violence researchers; domestic violence professionals; child development professionals; mental health professionals; pediatric emergency medicine physicians; child abuse pediatricians, as certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, who specialize in treating victims of child abuse; forensic pathologists; public health administrators; public health researchers; law enforcement; family court judges; prosecutors; medical examiners and coroners; a representative from the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention; and such other individuals and entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. .
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