Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 1.djvu/229

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PUBLIC LAW 102-295—MAY 28, 1992 106 STAT. 197 particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation, as well as cases involving suspected child maltreatment related fatalities and cases involving a potential combination of juris<Uctions, such as interstate, Federal-State, and State- Tribal, in a manner which reduces the additional trauma to the child victim and the victim's family"; (B) by striking out improve the rate" and all that follows throui^ "abuse cases" in subparagraph (B), and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "improve the prompt and successful resolution of civil and criminal court proceedings or enhance the effectiveness of judicial and administrative action in child abuse and neglect cases, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, including the enhancement of performance of court-appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem for children"; and (C) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by inserting ", protocols" after "regulations"; and (ii) by inserting "and exploitation" after "sexual abuse". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —Section 1 is amended in the item relating to section 109 in the table of contents by striking "Grants" and all that follows and inserting the following: "Grants to States for programs relating to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and n^lect cases.". SEC. 117. AUTHOBIZAHON OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 114(a) (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)) is amended to read as follows: "(a) IN GENERAL.— "(1) AUTHORIZATION. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, except for section 107A, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995. "(2) ALLOCATIONS. — "(A) Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, $5,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of making additional grants to the States to carry out the provisions of section 107(g). "(B) Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and available after compliance with subparagraph (A)— "(i) 33V3 percent shall be available for activities under sections 104,105 and 106; and "(ii) 66% percent of such amounts shall be made available in each such fiscal year for activities under sections 107 and 108.". (b) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. —Paragraph (2) of section 114(a), 42 USC 5i06h as amended by subsection (a), shall become effective on October ^°*^- 1 of the first fiscal year for which $30,000,000 or more would be available under subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii) of such section 114 (ff such subsection were in effect), and until such fiscal year, the second and third sentences of section 114(a) (as in effect prior to the amendment made by such subsection (a)) shall continue* in effect.