Sec. 101. REQUIRED REPORTING OF CHILD AND SEXUAL ABUSE
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## SEC. 101 REQUIRED REPORTING OF CHILD AND SEXUAL ABUSE ###
(a)Reporting Requirement Section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “ A person who ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) Covered professionals > > A person who” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(2) Covered individuals > > A covered individual who learns of facts that give reason to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse, including sexual abuse, shall as soon as possible make a report of the suspected abuse to the agency designated by the Attorney General under subsection (d).” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “subsection (a)(1)”; ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in paragraph (7), by striking “and” at the end; #####
(B)in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(9) > > the term ‘covered individual’ means an adult who is authorized, by a national governing body, a member of a national governing body, or an amateur sports organization that participates in interstate or international amateur athletic competition, to interact with a minor or amateur athlete at an amateur sports organization facility or at any event sanctioned by a national governing body, a member of a national governing body, or such an amateur sports organization; > > > #### “(10) > > the term ‘event’ includes travel, lodging, practice, competition, and health or medical treatment; > > > #### “(11) > > the terms ‘amateur athlete’, ‘amateur athletic competition’, ‘amateur sports organization’, ‘international amateur athletic competition’, and ‘national governing body’ have the meanings given the terms in section 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code; and > > > #### “(12) > > the term ‘as soon as possible’ means within a 24-hour period.” > ; ####
(4)in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by inserting “and for all covered individuals” after “reside”; ####
(5)in subsection (f), in the first sentence— #####
(A)by striking “and on all” and inserting “on all”; and #####
(B)by inserting “and for all covered individuals,” after “lands,”; ####
(6)in subsection (h), by inserting “and all covered individuals,” after “facilities,”; and ####
(7)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(i) Rule of Construction > > Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a victim of child abuse to self-report the abuse.” > . ###
(b)Penalty for Failure To Report Section 2258 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or a covered individual as described in subsection (a)(2) of such section 226 who,” after “facility,”.
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