S. 5593

Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Act

Sponsor: Eric Schmitt

1 cosponsor
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I Amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

Sec. 105. Rule of construction

Section 113(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106i(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

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(3) as establishing a Federal requirement that a parent, legal guardian or caregiver provide a child any medical service or treatment against the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian; or

(4) as establishing that affirmation of a child’s sex by a parent, legal guardian, caregiver, foster parent, or prospective foster or adoptive parent is child abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, maltreatment, abandonment, contrary to the child’s best interests, contrary to a child’s health, safety or welfare, or indication of parental unfitness or incapacity.

II Amendments to the Social Security Act

III Amendments to the full faith and credit for child custody determinations