HR 764 · 106th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 106-177.(2000-03-10)
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Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to: (1) provide child protective workers and child welfare workers access to criminal conviction information and protection orders based on a claim of domestic or child abuse; or (2) improve law enforcement access to certain judicial orders (including custody, visitation, and protection orders). Modifies grant application guidelines to reflect such use of the grants. Prescribes grant eligibility guidelines for closed circuit televising of testimony of children who are victims of abuse. Allows drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grants to be used to enforce child abuse and neglect laws and programs designed to prevent child abuse and neglect. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to increase the set aside for child abuse victims.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act
Oct 1, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 28, 1999
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act
Feb 7, 2000Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on February 1, 2000
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
8 Democrats12 Republicans