34 U.S.C. § 20304 — Local children’s advocacy centers

Page 470 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20304 AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(A)(i), (ii), in heading, inserted ‘‘and maintenance’’ after ‘‘Establish- ment’’ and, in introductory provisions, struck out ‘‘, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime,’’ after ‘‘Administrator’’ and inserted ‘‘and maintain’’ after ‘‘establish’’. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(A)(iii), sub- stituted ‘‘victim advocates, multidisciplinary team leadership, and children’s advocacy center staff’’ for ‘‘and victim advocates’’ and struck out ‘‘and’’ at end. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(A)(v), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5). Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(A)(iv), (vi), redes- ignated par. (4) as (5) and substituted ‘‘organizational capacity support, and oversight of’’ for ‘‘and oversight to’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(B)(i)(II), sub- stituted ‘‘training and technical assistance to aid com- munities in establishing and maintaining’’ for ‘‘and technical assistance to aid communities in estab- lishing’’ in concluding provisions. Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(B)(i)(I), in- serted ‘‘and maintain’’ after ‘‘establish’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(B)(ii)(I)(aa), inserted ‘‘Center’’ after ‘‘Advocacy’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(B)(ii)(I)(bb), substituted ‘‘and intervention in child’’ for ‘‘of, assessment of, and intervention in’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(B)(ii)(II), sub- stituted ‘‘centers, interested communities, and chap- ters’’ for ‘‘centers and interested communities’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(C)(i)(I), sub- stituted ‘‘investigation and intervention in child abuse’’ for ‘‘evaluation, intervention, evidence gath- ering, and counseling’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(E). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(C)(i)(II), sub- stituted ‘‘multidisciplinary response to child abuse’’ for ‘‘judicial handling of child abuse and neglect’’. Subsec. (c)(3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(C)(ii), sub- stituted ‘‘and chapters so that communities can estab- lish and maintain multidisciplinary programs that re- spond to child abuse and chapters can establish and maintain children’s advocacy centers in their State’’ for ‘‘so that communities can establish multidisci- plinary programs that respond to child abuse’’. Subsec. (c)(4)(B)(iv), (v). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(C)(iii), added cl. (iv) and redesignated former cl. (iv) as (v). Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(3)(C)(iv), inserted ‘‘under this Act’’ after ‘‘recipients’’. 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(1)(A), struck out ‘‘with the Director and’’ after ‘‘coordination’’ in in- troductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(1)(B)–(F), re- designated pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively, in par. (3) as redesignated, inserted ‘‘, law enforcement officers, child protective service workers, forensic interviewers, prosecutors, and victim advocates,’’ after ‘‘health care professionals’’ and struck out ‘‘medical’’ before ‘‘personnel’’ and ‘‘support’’, added par. (4), and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows; ‘‘pro- vide support for nonoffending family members;’’. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(A)(i), struck out ‘‘, in coordination with the Director,’’ after ‘‘Ad- ministrator’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(A)(iii), sub- stituted ‘‘multidisciplinary team investigation, trau- ma-informed interventions, and evidence-informed treatment,’’ for ‘‘the prevention, judicial handling, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; and’’. Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(A)(ii), (iv), struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: ‘‘fund the establishment of freestanding facilities in multidisci- plinary programs within communities that have yet to establish such facilities,’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(I), sub- stituted ‘‘communities, local children’s advocacy cen- ters, multidisciplinary teams, and State chapters’’ for ‘‘communities’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II), inserted ‘‘and expanding’’ after ‘‘developing’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(IV), added cl. (ii). Former cl. (ii) redesignated (iii). Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(III), (V), redesignated cl. (ii) as (iii) and substituted ‘‘child-friendly facilities for the investiga- tion of, assessment of, and intervention in abuse’’ for ‘‘a freestanding facility where interviews of and serv- ices for abused children can be provided’’. Former cl. (iii) redesignated (iv). Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(III), (VI), redesignated cl. (iii) as (iv) and substituted ‘‘du- plicative’’ for ‘‘multiple’’. Former cl. (iv) redesignated (v). Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(v) to (xi). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(III), redesignated cls. (iv) to (x) as (v) to (xi), respectively. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(2)(B)(ii), in- serted ‘‘and interested communities’’ after ‘‘advocacy centers’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(3)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘evidence-informed services for’’ for ‘‘remedial counseling to’’. Subsec. (c)(3)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(3)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘children’s advocacy center’’ for ‘‘multidisci- plinary child abuse program’’. Subsec. (c)(4)(B). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(3)(C)(i), struck out ‘‘, in coordination with the Director,’’ after ‘‘Ad- ministrator’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c)(4)(B)(iii) to (v). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(3)(C)(ii), (iii), redesignated cls. (iv) and (v) as (iii) and (iv), respectively, and struck out former cl. (iii) which read as follows: ‘‘carry out the objectives devel- oped by the board under subsection (e)(2)(A);’’. Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(4)(A), struck out ‘‘, in coordination with the Director,’’ after ‘‘Adminis- trator’’. Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(4)(B), struck out ‘‘and the Director’’ after ‘‘Administrator’’ in intoductory provisions. Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(4)(C), struck out subpar. (B) designation and heading before ‘‘Upon dis- continuation’’ and struck out subpar. (A). Prior to amendment, text of subpar. (A) read as follows: ‘‘If a grant recipient under this section substantially fails in the implementation of the program activities, the Ad- ministrator shall not discontinue funding until reason- able notice and an opportunity for reconsideration is given.’’ Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(c)(5), struck out subsecs. (e) and (f) which related to the children’s advo- cacy advisory board and annual report on the progress of regional children’s advocacy program activities, re- spectively. 2003—Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 108–21, § 381(a)(1), struck out ‘‘and’’ at end of cl. (ii) of subpar. (B), substituted ‘‘board’’ for ‘‘Board’’ in cl. (iii) of subpar. (B), and re- designated subpars. (C) and (D) as cls. (iv) and (v), re- spectively, of subpar. (B). Subsec. (e)(1)(B)(ii), (2)(A), (3). Pub. L. 108–21, § 381(a)(2), substituted ‘‘board’’ for ‘‘Board’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF ADVISORY BOARDS Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to ter- minate not later than the expiration of the 2-year pe- riod beginning on the date of their establishment, un- less, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board estab- lished by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees. § 20304. Local children’s advocacy centers (a) In general The Administrator shall make grants to— Page 471 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20304 1 See References in Text note below. (1) establish and maintain a network of care for child abuse victims where investigation, prosecutions, and interventions are contin- ually occurring and coordinating activities within local children’s advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams; (2) develop, enhance, and coordinate multi- disciplinary child abuse investigations, inter- vention, and prosecution activities; (3) promote the effective delivery of the evi- dence-based, trauma-informed Children’s Ad- vocacy Center Model and the multidisci- plinary response to child abuse; and (4) develop and disseminate practice stand- ards for care and best practices in pro- grammatic evaluation, and support State chapter organizational capacity and local chil- dren’s advocacy center organizational capac- ity and operations in order to meet such prac- tice standards and best practices. (b) Direct services for child victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and victims of human trafficking and child pornography The Administrator may make grants to de- velop and implement specialized programs to identify and provide direct services to victims of a severe form of trafficking (as defined in sec- tion 7102(9)(A) 1 of title 22) who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense and victims of human trafficking and child pornography. (c) Grant criteria (1) The Administrator shall establish the cri- teria to be used in evaluating applications for grants under subsections (a) and (b) consistent with sections 11183 and 11186 of this title. (2) In general, the grant criteria established pursuant to paragraph (1) may require that a program include any of the following elements: (A) A written agreement between local law enforcement, child protective service, health, and other related agencies to coordinate child abuse investigation, prosecution, treatment, and counseling services. (B) An appropriate site for referring, inter- viewing, treating, and counseling child vic- tims of sexual and serious physical abuse and neglect and nonoffending family members (re- ferred to as a ‘‘children’s advocacy center’’). (C) Referral of all child abuse cases that meet designated referral criteria to the chil- dren’s advocacy center not later than 24 hours to the greatest extent practicable, but in no case later than 72 hours, after notification of an incident of abuse. (D) Forensic interviews of child victims by trained personnel that are used by law en- forcement, health, and child protective service agencies to interview suspected abuse victims about allegations of abuse. (E) Provision of needed follow up services such as medical care, mental healthcare, and victims advocacy services. (F) A requirement that, to the extent prac- ticable, all interviews and meetings with a child victim occur at the children’s advocacy center or an agency with which there is a link- age agreement regarding the delivery of multi- disciplinary child abuse investigation, pros- ecution, and intervention services. (G) Coordination of each step of the inves- tigation process to eliminate duplicative fo- rensic interviews with a child victim. (H) Designation of a director for the chil- dren’s advocacy center. (I) Designation of a multidisciplinary team coordinator. (J) Assignment of a volunteer or staff advo- cate to each child in order to assist the child and, when appropriate, the child’s family, throughout each step of intervention and judi- cial proceedings. (K) Coordination with State chapters to as- sist and provide oversight, and organizational capacity that supports local children’s advo- cacy centers, multidisciplinary teams, and communities working to implement a multi- disciplinary response to child abuse in the pro- vision of evidence-informed initiatives, includ- ing mental health counseling, forensic inter- viewing, multidisciplinary team coordination, and victim advocacy. (L) Such other criteria as the Administrator shall establish by regulation. (d) Distribution of grants In awarding grants under this section, the Ad- ministrator shall ensure that grants are distrib- uted to all States that are eligible for such grants, including large and small States, and to rural, suburban, and urban jurisdictions. (e) Consultation with regional children’s advo- cacy centers A grant recipient under this section shall con- sult from time to time with regional children’s advocacy centers in its census region that are grant recipients under section 20303 of this title. (f) Grants to State chapters for assistance to local children’s advocacy centers In awarding grants under this section, the Ad- ministrator shall ensure that a portion of the grants is distributed to State chapters to enable State chapters to provide oversight, training, and technical assistance to local centers on evi- dence-informed initiatives including mental health, counseling, forensic interviewing, multi- disciplinary team coordination, and victim ad- vocacy. (Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 214, formerly § 212, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4793; renumbered § 214 and amended Pub. L. 102–586, § 6(b)(1), (c), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5029, 5034; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12221(b)(1)(A), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1894; Pub. L. 114–22, title I, § 104(2), May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 236; Pub. L. 115–392, § 6, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5253; Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d), (h)(2), Jan. 7, 2019, 132 Stat. 5467, 5470; Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(4), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6275.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 7102(9)(A) of title 22, referred to in subsec. (b), was redesignated section 7102(11)(A) of title 22 by Pub. L. 115–427, § 2(1), Jan. 9, 2019, 132 Stat. 5503. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 13002 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Page 472 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20304 Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 214 of Pub. L. 101–647 was renumbered section 214B and is classified to section 20306 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(4)(A), added sub- sec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Administrator, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Vic- tims of Crime, shall make grants to— ‘‘(1) develop and enhance multidisciplinary child abuse investigations, intervention, and prosecution; and ‘‘(2) promote the effective delivery of the evidence- informed Children’s Advocacy Model and the multi- disciplinary response to child abuse, including best practices in programmatic evaluation and financial oversight of Federal funding.’’ Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(4)(B), struck out ‘‘, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime,’’ after ‘‘Administrator’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(4)(C)(i), inserted ‘‘to the greatest extent practicable, but in no case later than 72 hours,’’ after ‘‘hours’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(D) to (L). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(4)(C)(ii), added subpars. (D) to (L) and struck out former sub- pars. (D) to (I) which read as follows: ‘‘(D) Joint initial forensic interviews of child victims by personnel from law enforcement, health, and child protective service agencies. ‘‘(E) A requirement that, to the extent practicable, all interviews and meetings with a child victim occur at the children’s advocacy center or an agency with which there is a linkage agreement regarding the deliv- ery of multidisciplinary child abuse investigation, prosecution, and intervention services. ‘‘(F) Coordination of each step of the investigation process to eliminate duplicative forensic interviews with a child victim. ‘‘(G) Designation of a director for the children’s advo- cacy center. ‘‘(H) Assignment of a volunteer or staff advocate to each child in order to assist the child and, when appro- priate, the child’s family, throughout each step of intervention and judicial proceedings. ‘‘(I) Such other criteria as the Administrator shall es- tablish by regulation.’’ Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(4)(D), added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall ensure that a portion of the grants is distributed to State chapters to enable State chapters to provide technical assistance, train- ing, coordination, and oversight to other recipients of grants under this section in providing evidence-in- formed initiatives, including mental health counseling, forensic interviewing, multidisciplinary team coordina- tion, and victim advocacy.’’ 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(1), added sub- sec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, shall make grants to develop and implement multidisciplinary child abuse investigation and prosecution programs.’’ Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(2), in heading, in- serted ‘‘human trafficking and’’ before ‘‘child pornog- raphy’’, and in text, struck out ‘‘with the Director and’’ after ‘‘coordination’’ and inserted ‘‘human trafficking and’’ before ‘‘child pornography’’. Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(h)(2), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to sections 11183 and 11186 of this title. Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(A), substituted ‘‘Adminis- trator’’ for ‘‘Director’’ and ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ for ‘‘this section’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(i), sub- stituted ‘‘child protective service’’ for ‘‘social service’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(ii), sub- stituted ‘‘a ‘children’s advocacy center’ ’’ for ‘‘the ‘counseling center’ ’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(iii), sub- stituted ‘‘child abuse cases that meet designated refer- ral criteria to the children’s advocacy center’’ for ‘‘sex- ual and serious physical abuse and neglect cases to the counseling center’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(D). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(iv), sub- stituted ‘‘forensic’’ for ‘‘investigative’’ and ‘‘child pro- tective service’’ for ‘‘social service’’. Subsec. (c)(2)(E). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(v)–(vii), redesignated subpar. (F) as (E), substituted ‘‘children’s advocacy center or an agency with which there is a linkage agreement regarding the delivery of multidisci- plinary child abuse investigation, prosecution, and intervention services’’ for ‘‘counseling center’’, and struck out former subpar. (E) which read as follows: ‘‘A requirement that, to the extent practicable, the same agency representative who conducts an initial inter- view conduct all subsequent interviews.’’ Subsec. (c)(2)(F). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(vi), (viii), redesignated subpar. (G) as (F) and substituted ‘‘elimi- nate duplicative forensic interviews with a child vic- tim’’ for ‘‘minimize the number of interviews that a child victim must attend’’. Former subpar. (F) redesig- nated (E). Subsec. (c)(2)(G). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(vi), (ix), redesignated subpar. (H) as (G) and substituted ‘‘chil- dren’s advocacy center’’ for ‘‘multidisciplinary pro- gram’’. Former subpar. (G) redesignated (F). Subsec. (c)(2)(H). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(vi), (x), redesignated subpar. (I) as (H) and inserted ‘‘interven- tion and’’ before ‘‘judicial proceedings’’. Former sub- par. (H) redesignated (G). Subsec. (c)(2)(I), (J). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(3)(B)(vi), (xi), redesignated subpar. (J) as (I) and substituted ‘‘Ad- ministrator’’ for ‘‘Director’’. Former subpar. (I) redes- ignated (H). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(4), substituted ‘‘the Administrator’’ for ‘‘the Director’’ and ‘‘all States that are eligible for such grants, including large and small States,’’ for ‘‘both large and small States’’. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(d)(5), added subsec. (f). 2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–392 inserted ‘‘child vic- tims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and’’ be- fore ‘‘victims of child pornography’’ in heading and ‘‘victims of a severe form of trafficking (as defined in section 7102(9)(A) of title 22) who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense and’’ before ‘‘victims of child pornography’’ in text. 2015—Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 114–22 added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) to (d) as (c) to (e), respectively. 2002—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–273 substituted ‘‘sec- tions 5673 and 5676 of this title’’ for ‘‘sections 5665a, 5673, and 5676 of this title’’. 1992—Pub. L. 102–586, § 6(c)(1), substituted ‘‘Local chil- dren’s advocacy centers’’ for ‘‘Authority of Director to make grants’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–586, § 6(c)(2), substituted ‘‘The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime,’’ for ‘‘The Director of the Office of Victims of Crime (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘Di- rector’), in consultation with officials of the Depart- ment of Health and Human Services,’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 102–586, § 6(c)(3), inserted ‘‘and nonoffending family members’’ after ‘‘neglect’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–586, § 6(c)(4), added subsec. (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–273 effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, Page 473 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20305 1 See References in Text note below. and applicable only with respect to fiscal years begin- ning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 12223 of Pub. L. 107–273, as amended, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title. § 20305. Grants for specialized technical assist- ance and training programs (a) In general The Administrator shall make grants to na- tional organizations to provide technical assist- ance and training to— (1) prosecutors and other attorneys and al- lied professionals instrumental to the criminal prosecution of child abuse cases in State or Federal courts, for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases; and (2) child abuse professionals instrumental to the protection of children, intervention in child abuse cases, and treatment of victims of child abuse, for the purpose of— (A) improving the quality of such protec- tion, intervention, and treatment; and (B) promoting the effective delivery of the evidence-informed Children’s Advocacy Cen- ter Model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse, including best practices in programmatic evaluation and financial over- sight of Federal funding. (b) Grantee organizations (1) Prosecutors An organization to which a grant is made for specific training and technical assistance for prosecutors under subsection (a)(1) shall be one that has— (A) a significant connection to prosecutors who handle child abuse cases in State courts, such as a membership organization or support service providers; and (B) demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for pros- ecutors. (2) Child abuse professionals An organization to which a grant is made for specific training and technical assistance for child abuse professionals under subsection (a)(2) shall be one that has— (A) a diverse portfolio of training and technical resources for the diverse profes- sionals responding to child abuse, including a digital library to promote evidence-in- formed practice; and (B) demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for child abuse professionals, especially law enforce- ment officers, child protective service work- ers, prosecutors, forensic interviewers, med- ical professionals, victim advocates, and mental health professionals. (c) Grant criteria (1) The Administrator shall establish the cri- teria to be used for evaluating applications for grants under this section, consistent with sec- tions 11183 and 11186 of this title. (2) The grant criteria established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require, in the case of a grant made under subsection (a)(1), that a program provide training and technical assistance that includes information regarding improved child interview techniques, thorough investigative methods, interagency coordination and effective presentation of evidence in court, including the use of alternative courtroom procedures de- scribed in this title.1 (Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 214A, formerly § 213, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4793; renumbered § 214A and amended Pub. L. 102–586, § 6(b)(1), (d), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5029, 5034; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12221(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1894; Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(e), (h)(3), Jan. 7, 2019, 132 Stat. 5469, 5470; Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(5), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6276.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This title, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), means title II of Pub. L. 101–647, known as the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 13003 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification. AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(5)(A)(i), sub- stituted ‘‘prosecutors and other attorneys and allied’’ for ‘‘attorneys and other allied’’. Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(5)(A)(ii), inserted ‘‘Center’’ after ‘‘Advocacy’’. Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 117–354, § 3(5)(B), added sub- par. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: ‘‘a broad representation of attorneys who prosecute criminal cases in State courts; and’’. 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(e)(1), substituted ‘‘to—’’ and pars. (1) and (2) for ‘‘to attorneys and others instrumental to the criminal prosecution of child abuse cases in State or Federal courts, for the purpose of im- proving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases.’’ Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(e)(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘An organization to which a grant is made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be one that has, or is affiliated with one that has, broad member- ship among attorneys who prosecute criminal cases in State courts and has demonstrated experience in pro- viding training and technical assistance for prosecu- tors.’’ Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(h)(3), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to sections 11183 and 11186 of this title. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–424, § 2(e)(3), inserted ‘‘, in the case of a grant made under subsection (a)(1),’’ after ‘‘shall require’’. 2002—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–273 substituted ‘‘sec- tions 5673 and 5676 of this title’’ for ‘‘sections 5665a, 5673, and 5676 of this title’’. 1992—Subsecs. (a), (c)(1). Pub. L. 102–586, § 6(d), sub- stituted ‘‘Administrator’’ for ‘‘Director’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–273 effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002,