10 U.S.C. § 1787 — Reporting of child abuse
submitted 30 years ago by Pub. L. 104-106 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 94 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Defense must ask each State to report known or suspected child abuse and neglect involving a child cared for by a service member or the member’s spouse. This section uses the meaning of “child abuse and neglect” supplied by the cited Act.
(a) In general. The Secretary of Defense must ask each State to arrange for the Secretary to receive every report the State receives of known or suspected child abuse and neglect when the person caring for the child is a member of the armed forces* or the member’s spouse.
(b) Definition. “Child abuse and neglect” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 93–247; 42 U.S.C. 5101 note). This section does not define the term itself.
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).
In this section, the term “child abuse and neglect” has the meaning provided in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 93–247; 42 U.S.C. 5101 note).
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 331; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(d)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1951.)
- 1996Enacted · Pub. L. 104-106 · 110 Stat. 331
- 2013Amended · Pub. L. 112-239 · 126 Stat. 1951
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 104-106 on 1996-02-10.
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