S 2961 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 115-424.(2019-01-07)
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Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill reauthorizes for FY2019-FY2023 grants for local and regional children's advocacy centers (CACs), as well as for technical assistance and training. CACs coordinate a multidisciplinary response to child abuse. The bill adds a new finding specifying the need for state chapters of CAC networks (1) to help local communities coordinate their multidisciplinary services, and (2) to provide oversight of, and training and technical assistance in, the effective delivery of evidence-informed programming. It modifies grants for regional CACs, including to add, as a new program objective, collaboration with state chapters; and to require regional CACs to assist local CACs, multidisciplinary teams, and state chapters, in addition to communities. It also modifies grants for local CACs, including to add, as a new grant purpose, promoting the effective delivery of the evidence-informed Children's Advocacy Model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse; to allow grants to support direct services for victims of human trafficking, in addition to victims of child pornography; and to require a portion of grants to be distr…
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Congressional Budget OfficeS. 2961, Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018
Sep 28, 2018As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 18, 2018
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Cosponsors (20)
9 Democrats11 Republicans