Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 6.djvu/408

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104 STAT. 4798 PUBLIC LAW 101-647—NOV. 29, 1990 42 USC 13024. SEC. 224. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter— (1) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1991; and (2) such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter in each of fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994. (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts appropriated in subsection (a), not less than 80 percent shall be used for grants under section 223(b). (c) LIMITATION.— No funds are authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subtitle unless the aggregsite amount appropriated to carry out title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) for such fiscal year is not less than the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out such title for the preceding fiscal year. , Subtitle D—Federal Victims' Protections and Rights • SEC. 225. CHILD VICTIMS'RIGHTS. «^ ^ (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new rule: "§ 3509. Child victims* and child witnesses' rights " (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— "(1) the term 'adult attendant' means an adult described in subsection (i) who accompanies a child throughout the judicial process for the purpose of providing emotional support; "(2) the term 'child' means a person who is under the age of 18, who is or is alleged to be— "(A) a victim of a crime of physical abuse, sexual abuse, or exploitation; or " "(B) a witness to a crime committed against another ?»«>« person; "(3) the term 'child abuse' means the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment of a child; "(4) the term 'physical injury' includes lacerations, fractured bones, burns, internal injuries, severe bruising or serious bodily harm; "(5) the term 'mental injury' means harm to a child's psychological or intellectual functioning which may be exhibited by ) severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal or outward aggressive behavior, or a combination of those behaviors, which may be demonstrated by a change in behavior, emotional response, or cognition; (6) the term 'exploitation' means child pornography or child prostitution; "(7) the term 'multidisciplinary child abuse team' means a professional unit composed of representatives from health, / social service, law enforcement, and legal service agencies to - coordinate the assistance needed to handle cases of child abuse; "(8) the term 'sexual abuse' includes the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of a child to ' engage in, or assist another person to engage in, sexually