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PUBLIC LAW 108–36—JUNE 25, 2003

5116h) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY-BASED AND PREVENTION-FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.—The term ‘community-based and prevention-focused

programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect’ includes organizations such as family resource programs, family support programs, voluntary home visiting programs, respite care programs, parenting education, mutual support programs, and other community programs or networks of such programs that provide activities that are designed to prevent or respond to child abuse and neglect.’’. SEC. 130. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 210 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116i) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2008.’’.

Subtitle C—Conforming Amendments SEC. 141. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

The table of contents of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, as contained in section 1(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note), is amended as follows: (1) By striking the item relating to section 105 and inserting the following: ‘‘Sec. 105. Grants to States and public or private agencies and organizations.’’.

(2) By striking the item relating to title II and inserting the following: ‘‘TITLE II—COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.’’

(3) By striking the item relating to section 204.

TITLE II—ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES SEC. 201. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) the number of children in substitute care has increased by nearly 24 percent since 1994, as our Nation’s foster care population included more than 565,000 as of September of 2001; ‘‘(2) children entering foster care have complex problems that require intensive services, with many such children having special needs because they are born to mothers who did not receive prenatal care, are born with life threatening conditions

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