Sec. 2. Amendments to CAPTA

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The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. ) is amended— in section 104 ( 42 U.S.C. 5105 )— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by redesignating subparagraphs

(N)and

(O)as subparagraphs

(O)and (P), respectively; by inserting after subparagraph

(M)the following: child abuse and neglect issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth and families, including— providing recommendations for improving the collection of data at the Federal, State, and local levels to better identify young people who may be at risk of, or experiencing, child abuse or neglect or adverse childhood experiences because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; and the effectiveness of mandated child abuse and neglect reporters specific to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth and families and the extent to which implicit bias or lack of cultural competency affect such mandated reporters; ; in subparagraph (O), as so redesignated, by striking subparagraph

(O)and inserting subparagraph

(P); and in clause

(ix)of subparagraph (P), as so redesignated, by inserting (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression) after sex ; and in paragraph (2), by striking paragraph (1)(O) and inserting paragraph (1)(P) ; and in subsection (b), by inserting or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth after children with disabilities ; in section 105(a)(1)(E) ( 42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(1)(E) ), by inserting and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth after children with disabilities ; in section 106(d)(1) ( 42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)(1) ), by inserting , disaggregated by demographic characteristics such as age, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), race, family structure, household relationship, school enrollment and education attainment, disability, caregivers, labor force status, work status in previous year, and income in previous year before the period; in section 107 ( 42 U.S.C. 5106c )— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraphs

(3)and

(4)as paragraphs

(4)and (5), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph

(2)the following: the assessment and investigation of cases involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth who are suspected victims of child abuse or neglect; ; in subsection (b)(5), by striking paragraphs

(1)through

(3)and inserting paragraphs

(1)through

(4); and in subsection (c)(1)— by redesignating subparagraphs

(G)through

(J)as subparagraphs

(H)through (K), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph

(F)the following: individuals experienced in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth and families; ; in section 201(b)(1)(G) ( 42 U.S.C. 5116(b)(1)(G) ), by inserting (including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth and families) before the semicolon; in section 202 ( 42 U.S.C. 5116a )— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting and families with other vulnerable youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth before the semicolon; and in subparagraph (B), by striking and public sector and private nonprofit sector service providers, and parents with disabilities and inserting public sector and private nonprofit sector service providers, parents with disabilities, and parents of other vulnerable youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth ; and in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: will integrate its efforts with individuals and organizations experienced in working in partnership with families with vulnerable youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth, and with the child abuse and neglect prevention activities of the State, and demonstrate a financial commitment to those activities. ; and in section 206(4) ( 42 U.S.C. 5116f(4) ), by striking and parents with disabilities and inserting parents with disabilities, and families with other vulnerable youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, and Two Spirit youth .

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