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On the recordMarch 7, 2018
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 contained a provision known as 'Talia's Law' requiring any person within the chain of command to immediately report suspected child abuse or neglect.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting a legal requirement for reporting child abuse.

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