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handle is hein.crs/crsaagq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 96-823 EPW October 11, 1996 Child Abuse and Child Welfare Legislation in the 104th Congress Karen Spar Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The 104th Congress considered -- and ultimately rejected -- proposals to replace most existing child abuse and child welfare programs with block grants to states. Child welfare block grants had been included in various versions of welfare reform, but were not part of the final legislation signed into law (the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, P.L. 104-193). Instead, the welfare law made relatively minor amendments to child welfare programs under the Social Security Act, and Congress subsequently passed separate legislation to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (P.L. 104-235). This report describes the free- standing CAPTA reauthorization and the child welfare-related provisions in welfare reform. The report also briefly discusses the child welfare block grants that were considered but not enacted. CAPTA REAUTHORIZATION During the final days of the 104th Congress, the House and Senate passed legislation to amend and reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act through FY2001 (S. 919). President Clinton signed the bill into law on October 3 (P.L. 104-235). This legislation was originally reported by the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee in June 1995 (S. Rept. 104-117) and passed by the full Senate in July 1996. Federal Responsibilities. The CAPTA amendments give the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) greater discretion in administering child abuse and neglect programs by repealing the mandatory National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, and instead allowing the Secretary to establish an Office on Child Abuse and Neglect. Likewise, the measure allows, instead of requires, the Secretary to establish an Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect. P.L. 104-235 creates new requirements with regard to federal data collection, research and demonstration. For example, the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect must collect data on false, unfounded, unsubstantiated and substantiated abuse and Congressional Research Service +* The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web

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