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 124 STAT. 3477 PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.—Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO IMMUNITY FROM PROSECU- TION FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION IN SUSPECTED AND KNOWN INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.— ‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall complete a study, in con- sultation with experts in the provision of healthcare, law enforcement, education, and local child welfare administration, that examines how provisions for immunity from prosecution under State and local laws and regulations facilitate and inhibit individuals cooperating, consulting, or assisting in making good faith reports, including mandatory reports, of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect. ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu- cation and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of the study conducted under para- graph (1) and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes the Secretary determines appropriate. Such report may be submitted electronically.’’. SEC. 119. DEFINITIONS. Section 111 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5)— (A) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in section 106(f),’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Samoa,’’; and (C) by striking ‘‘and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands’’; (2) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(7) the term ‘Alaska Native’ has the meaning given the term ‘Native’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle- ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1602); ‘‘(8) the term ‘infant or toddler with a disability’ has the meaning given the term in section 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1432); ‘‘(9) the terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organiza- tion’ have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b); ‘‘(10) the term ‘Native Hawaiian’ has the meaning given the term in section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517); and ‘‘(11) the term ‘unaccompanied homeless youth’ means an individual who is described in paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).’’. SEC. 120. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 112(a)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(1)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and