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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. Publicada el 31 de enero de 1974 en United States Code.

Norma

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

Número

Pub. L. 93-247

Publicación

31 de enero de 1974

Diario oficial

United States Code

Estado

en vigor (el U.S. Code en línea recoge las leyes en vigor hasta la Public Law 119-136, de 22 de octubre de 2026)

Última consolidación

22 de octubre de 2026

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Artículo 42 U.S.C. 5101. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect

(a) Establishment

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may establish an office to be known as the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.

(b) Purpose

The purpose of the Office established under subsection (a) shall be to execute and coordinate the functions and activities of this subchapter and subchapter III. In the event that such functions and activities are performed by another entity or entities within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Secretary shall ensure that such functions and activities are executed with the necessary expertise and in a fully coordinated manner involving regular intradepartmental and interdepartmental consultation with all agencies involved in child abuse and neglect activities.

Artículo Sec. 3(2) (42 U.S.C. 5101 note). Definitions

“In this Act [see Short Title note above]—

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“(2) the term ‘child abuse and neglect’ means, at a minimum, any 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 (including sexual abuse as determined under section 111 [42 U.S.C. 5106g]), or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm;

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Artículo 42 U.S.C. 5106g. Definitions

(a) Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter—

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(4) the term “sexual abuse” includes—

(A) the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of any child to engage in, or assist any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct or simulation of such conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct; or

(B) the rape, and in cases of caretaker or inter-familial relationships, statutory rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children, or incest with children; and

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(b) Special rule

(1) In general

For purposes of section 3(2) and subsection (a)(4), a child shall be considered a victim of “child abuse and neglect” and of “sexual abuse” if the child is identified, by a State or local agency employee of the State or locality involved, as being a victim of human trafficking.

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