110 STAT. 3078 PUBLIC LAW 104-235—OCT. 3, 1996 and such information available to the Congress and the national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse.". SEC. 108. REPEAL. Section 108 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106b) is repealed. SEC. 109. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS. Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 42 USC 5l06g. Act (42 U.S.C. 5106d) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). SEC. 110. DEFINITIONS. Section 113 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (9); (2)(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) through (8) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively; and (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (6); (3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated), to read as follows: "(2) the term 'child abuse and neglect' means, at a minimum, Einy recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm;"; and (4) in paragraph (4)(B) (as redesignated), by inserting ", and in cases of caretaker or inter-familial relationships, statutory rape" after "rape". SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 114(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)) is amended to read as follows: "(a) IN GENERAL, — "(1) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2001. "(2) DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITIES. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available 30 percent of such amounts to fund discretionary activities under this title. "(B) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. —Of the amounts made available for a fiscal year under subparagraph (A), the Secretary make available not more than 40 percent of such amounts to carry out section 106.". SEC. 112. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 42 USC 51061. "SEC. 115. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. "(a) IN GENERAL.— Nothing in this Act shall be construed— "(1) as establishing a Federal requirement that a parent or legal guardian provide a child any medical service or treat-
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