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On the recordDecember 3, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 670, S. 3817. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3817) to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 to reauthorize the Acts, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, with amendments, as follows: (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in italics.) S. 3817 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010''. TITLE I--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT SEC. 101. FINDINGS. Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.…
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