Sec. 2. Findings
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Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking 2008, approximately 772,000 and inserting 2017, approximately 674,000 ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking close to and inserting 1/3 75 percent ; and by striking 2008 and inserting 2017 ; and by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: investigations have determined that approximately 75 percent of children who were victims of maltreatment in fiscal year 2017 suffered neglect, 18 percent suffered physical abuse, and 9 percent suffered sexual abuse; ; in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (B), by striking 2008, an estimated 1,740 and inserting 2017, an estimated 1,720 ; and by amending subparagraph
(C)to read as follows: in fiscal year 2017, children younger than 1 year old comprised 40 percent of child maltreatment fatalities and 72 percent of child maltreatment fatalities were younger than 3 years of age; ; in paragraph (4)(B)— by striking 37 and inserting 40 ; and by striking 2008 and inserting 2017 ; in paragraph (5), by striking , American Indian children, Alaska Native children, and children of multiple races and ethnicities and inserting and American Indian or Alaska Native children ; in paragraph (6)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting to strengthen families before the semicolon; and in subparagraph (C), by striking neighborhood and inserting community ; in paragraph (11), by inserting trauma-informed, after comprehensive, ; and in paragraph (15)— in subparagraph (D), by striking implementing community plans and inserting supporting community-based programs to strengthen and support families in order to prevent child abuse and neglect ; and by amending subparagraph
(E)to read as follows: improving professional, paraprofessional, and volunteer resources to strengthen the child welfare workforce; and .
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