§1787. Reporting of child abuse
(a) In General.-The Secretary of Defense shall request each State to provide for the reporting to the Secretary of any report the State receives of known or suspected instances of child abuse and neglect in which the person having care of the child is a member of the armed forces (or the spouse of the member).
(b) Definition.-In this section, the term "child abuse and neglect" has the meaning provided in section 3(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5102).1
(Added
Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 331
.)
References in Text
Section 3(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 3(1) of Pub. L. 93–247, which was amended generally by Pub. L. 100–294 and renumbered section 102 by Pub. L. 101–126. As so amended and renumbered, section 102 of Pub. L. 93–247 no longer defines "child abuse and neglect". However, such term is defined in section 111 of Pub. L. 93–247, which is classified to section 5106g of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Plan for Implementation of Accreditation Requirement
Section 568(c) of Pub. L. 104–106 directed Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress, not later than Apr. 1, 1997, a plan for carrying out the requirements of this section.