{"identifier":"/us/usc/t34/s20322","title_num":"34","num":"§ 20322.","heading":"Purpose","status":null,"guid":"ide37b309a-4aa6-11eb-b55f-d70c2cfce33a","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 216, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4794; Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(a)(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 112(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2986; Pub. L. 113–4, title I, § 106(1), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 77.)","seq_in_title":472,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t34/stII/ch203/schII","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t34","level":"title","num":"Title 34—","heading":"CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t34/stII","level":"subtitle","num":"Subtitle II—","heading":"Protection of Children and Other Persons","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t34/stII/ch203","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 203—","heading":"VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t34/stII/ch203/schII","level":"subchapter","num":"SUBCHAPTER II—","heading":"COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id156e3bca-8160-11e9-8f35-c624b526f388\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t34/s20322\"><num value=\"20322\">§ 20322.</num><heading> Purpose</heading><content>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure that by <date date=\"2015-01-01\">January 1, 2015</date>, a court-appointed special advocate shall be available to every victim of child abuse or neglect in the United States that needs such an advocate.</p>\n</content><sourceCredit id=\"id156e3bcb-8160-11e9-8f35-c624b526f388\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/101/647/tII/s216\">Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 216</ref>, <date date=\"1990-11-29\">Nov. 29, 1990</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/104/4794\">104 Stat. 4794</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/103/322/tIV/s40156/a/2\">Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(a)(2)</ref>, <date date=\"1994-09-13\">Sept. 13, 1994</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/108/1923\">108 Stat. 1923</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/109/162/tI/s112/b\">Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 112(b)</ref>, <date date=\"2006-01-05\">Jan. 5, 2006</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/119/2986\">119 Stat. 2986</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/113/4/tI/s106/1\">Pub. L. 113–4, title I, § 106(1)</ref>, <date date=\"2013-03-07\">Mar. 7, 2013</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/127/77\">127 Stat. 77</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"id156e3bcc-8160-11e9-8f35-c624b526f388\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I76\" topic=\"codification\" id=\"id156e3bcd-8160-11e9-8f35-c624b526f388\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Codification</heading>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Section was formerly classified to <ref href=\"/us/usc/t42/s13012\">section 13012 of Title 42</ref>, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.</p>\n</note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"amendments\" id=\"id156e3bce-8160-11e9-8f35-c624b526f388\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Amendments</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">2013—<ref href=\"/us/pl/113/4\">Pub. L. 113–4</ref> substituted “<date date=\"2015-01-01\">January 1, 2015</date>” for “<date date=\"2010-01-01\">January 1, 2010</date>”.</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">2006—<ref href=\"/us/pl/109/162\">Pub. L. 109–162</ref> substituted “<date date=\"2010-01-01\">January 1, 2010</date>” for “<date date=\"1995-01-01\">January 1, 1995</date>”.</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">1994—<ref href=\"/us/pl/103/322\">Pub. L. 103–322</ref> made technical amendment to reference to this subchapter to correct reference to corresponding provision of original act.</p>\n</note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"effectiveDateOfAmendment\" id=\"id156e3bcf-8160-11e9-8f35-c624b526f388\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Effective Date of 2013 Amendment</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Amendment by <ref href=\"/us/pl/113/4\">Pub. L. 113–4</ref> not effective until the beginning of the fiscal year following <date date=\"2013-03-07\">Mar. 7, 2013</date>, see <ref href=\"/us/pl/113/4/s4\">section 4 of Pub. L. 113–4</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href=\"/us/usc/t18/s2261\">section 2261 of Title 18</ref>, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-18","currency_date":"2019-05-23","congress":116,"law_num":18,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":173,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["34"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}