[19961011]96-823_第104届国会的虐待儿童和儿童福利立法.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web96-823 EPWOctober 11, 1996Child Abuse and Child Welfare Legislation in the104th Congress(name redacted)Education and Public Welfare DivisionSummaryThe 104th Congress considered - and ultimately rejected - proposals to replacemost existing child abuse and child welfare programs with block grants to states. Childwelfare block grants had been included in various versions of welfare reform, but werenot part of the final legislation signed into law (the Personal Responsibility and WorkOpportunity Reconciliation Act, P.L. 104-193). Instead, the welfare law made relativelyminor amendments to child welfare programs under the Social Security Act, andCongress subsequently passed separate legislation to reauthorize the Child AbusePrevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (P.L. 104-235). This report describes the free-standing CAPTA reauthorization and the child welfare-related provisions in welfarereform. The report also briefly discusses the child welfare block grants that wereconsidered but not enacted.CAPTA REAUTHORIZATIONDuring the final days of the 104th Congress, the House and Senate pass