Sec. 109. Reports
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Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106f ), as so redesignated by section 105 of this Act, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 and inserting ; CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 in subsection (b)— by striking
(b)and all that follows through Not and inserting the following: Not ; and by striking Senate a report and all that follows and inserting Senate a report on technical assistance activities for programs that support State efforts to meet the needs and objectives of section 106. ; and by striking subsections
(c)and
(d)and inserting the following: Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains information on— training supported by this Act, and through other relevant Federal programs, for mandated reporters of child abuse or neglect; State efforts to improve reporting on, and responses to reports of, child abuse or neglect; and barriers, if any, affecting mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains— information on best practices developed by medical institutions and other multidisciplinary partners to identify and appropriately respond to injuries indicating the presence of potential physical abuse in children, particularly among infants, including— the identification and assessment of such injuries by health care professionals and appropriate child protective services referral and notification processes in response to such injuries; and an identification of effective programs replicating such best practices, and barriers or challenges to implementing such programs; and data on any outcomes associated with the practices described in paragraph (1), including data on subsequent revictimization and child fatalities. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 , the Comptroller General of the United States, taking into consideration the perspectives of Indian Tribes from each of the 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs Regions, shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives that contains— information about such Indian Tribes and related Tribal organizations providing child abuse and neglect prevention activities, including types of programming and number of such Tribes and Tribal organizations providing activities; a description of promising practices used by such Tribes and related Tribal organizations for child abuse and neglect prevention; information about the child abuse and neglect prevention activities such Indian Tribes and related Tribal organizations are providing, including those activities supported by Federal, Tribal, and State funds; information on ways to support prevention efforts regarding child abuse and neglect of children who are Indians, including Alaska Natives, which may include the use of the children’s trust fund model; an assessment of Federal agency collaboration and technical assistance efforts to address child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment of children who are Indians, including Alaska Natives; an examination of access to child abuse and neglect prevention research and demonstration grants by Indian tribes and related Tribal organizations under this Act; and an examination of Federal child abuse and neglect data systems to identify what Tribal data is being submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services, or other relevant agencies, as applicable, any barriers to the submission of such data, and recommendations on improving the submission of such data. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 , the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of— policies in selected States regarding the appointment of guardians ad litem and attorneys ad litem as described in section 106(b)(2)(A)(xii); and successes and challenges in selected States regarding the appointment of a guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem in each case involving a victim of child abuse or neglect that results in judicial proceeding. Not later than 1 year after completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that summarizes the study under paragraph
(1)and includes recommendations, as appropriate, for improving access for such victims to guardians ad litem and attorneys ad litem. .
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