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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 534 Enrolled Bill (ENR)] S.534 One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen An Act To prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--PROTECTING YOUNG VICTIMS FROM SEXUAL ABUSE Sec. 101. Required reporting of child and sexual abuse. Sec. 102. Civil remedy for personal injuries. TITLE II--UNITED STATES CENTER FOR SAFE SPORT AUTHORIZATION Sec. 201. Expansion of the purposes of the corporation. Sec. 202. Designation of the United States Center for Safe Sport. Sec. 203. Additional requirements for granting sanctions for amateur athletic competitions. Sec. 204. General requirements for youth-serving amateur sports organizations. TITLE I--PROTECTING YOUNG VICTIMS FROM SEXUAL ABUSE SEC. 101. REQUIRED REPORTING OF CHILD AND SEXUAL ABUSE. (a) Reporting Requirement.--Section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``A person who'' and inserting the following: ``(1) Covered professionals.--A person who''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) Covered individuals.--A covered individual who learns of facts that give reason to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse, including sexual abuse, shall as soon as possible make a report of the suspected abuse to the agency designated by the Attorney General under subsection (d).''; (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)''; (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(9) the term `covered individual' means an adult who is authorized, by a national governing body, a member of a national governing body, or an amateur sports organization that participates in interstate or international amateur athletic competition, to interact with a minor or amateur athlete at an amateur sports organization facility or at any event sanctioned by a national governing body, a member of a national governing body, or such an amateur sports organization; ``(10) the term `event' includes travel, lodging, practice, competition, and health or medical treatment; ``(11) the terms `amateur athlete', `amateur athletic competition', `amateur sports organization', `international amateur athletic competition', and `national governing body' have the meanings given the terms in section 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code; and ``(12) the term `as soon as possible' means within a 24-hour period.''; (4) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by inserting ``and for all covered individuals'' after ``reside''; (5) in subsection (f), in the first sentence-- (A) by striking ``and on all'' and inserting ``on all''; and (B) by inserting ``and for all covered individuals,'' after ``lands,''; (6) in subsection (h), by inserting ``and all covered individuals,'' after ``facilities,''; and (7) by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a victim of child abuse to self-report the abuse.''.
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