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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
as Amended by the
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003
SECTION I: CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT
Sec. 108. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO
ASSISTANCE. [42 U.S.C. 5106d]
[This section was amended by sec. 116 of P.L. 108-36.]
- CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.—
- RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Assistance provided under
this Act may not be used for construction of facilities.
- LEASE, RENTAL, OR REPAIR.—The Secretary may authorize
the use of funds received under this Act—
- where adequate facilities are not otherwise available, for the
lease or rental of facilities; or
- for the repair or minor remodeling or alteration of existing
facilities.
- GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall establish
criteria designed to achieve equitable distribution of assistance under this Act
among the States, among geographic areas of the Nation, and among rural and
urban areas of the Nation. To the extent possible, the Secretary shall ensure that
the citizens of each State receive assistance from at least one project under this
Act.
- LIMITATION.—No funds appropriated for any grant or contract
pursuant to authorizations made in this Act may be used for any purpose other
than that for which such funds were authorized to be appropriated.
- SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary
should encourage all States and public and private agencies or organizations that
receive assistance under this title to ensure that children and families with
limited English proficiency who participate in programs under this title are
provided materials and services under such programs in an appropriate language
other than English.
- ANNUAL REPORT.—State that receives funds under section 106(a)
[42 U.S.C. 5106A] shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report
describing the manner in which funds provided under this Act, alone or in
combination with other Federal funds, were used to address the purposes and
achieve the objectives of section 106.
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