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 106 STAT. 5030 PUBLIC LAW 102-586—NOV. 4, 1992 ''(5) the term 'child abuse' means physical or sexual abuse or neglect of a child; "(6) the term 'Director* means the Director of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect; "(7) the term 'multidisciplinary response to child abuse' means a response to child aouse that is based on mutually agreed upon procedures among the community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that best meets the needs of child victims and their nonoffending family members; "(8) the term 'nonoffending familv member' means a member of the family of a victim of child abuse other than a member who has been convicted or accused of committing an act of child abuse; and "(9) the term 'regional children's advocacy program' means the children's advocacy program established under section 213(a). 42 USC 13001b. " SEC. 213. REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS. "(a) ESTABLISHMEhJT OF REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY PRO- GRAM.—The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, shall establish a children's advocacy program to— "(1) focus attention on child victims by assisting communities in developing child-focused, community-oriented, facility- based programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; "(2) provide support for nonoffending family members; "(3) enhance coordination among community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that respond to child abuse cases; and "(4) train physicians and other health care and mental health care professionals in the multidisciplinary approach to child abuse so that trained medical personnel will be available to provide medical support to community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that respond to child abuse cases. "(b) ACTIVITIES OF THE REGIONAL (JHILDREN'S ADVOCACY PRO- GRAM.— "(1) ADMINISTRATOR. — The Administrator, in coordination with the Director, shall— "(A) establish regional children's advocacy program centers; "(B) fund existing regional centers with expertise in the prevention, judicial handling, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; and "(C) fundf the establishment of freestanding facilities in multidisciplinary programs within communities that have yet to establish such facilities, for the purpose of enabling grant recipients to provide information, services, and technical assistance to aid communities in establishing multidisciplinary programs that respond to child abuse. "(2) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—A grant recipient under this section shall— "(A) assist communities—

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