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Proc 10718ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10718

National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2024

This proclamation designates April 2024 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, calling on Americans to promote child safety and honor survivors and child welfare professionals. It references past legislative achievements (VAWA reauthorization, elimination of federal statute of limitations for child sexual abuse civil claims) and ongoing executive branch efforts (DOJ investments in Children's Advocacy Centers, DHS online exploitation campaign) but issues no new binding directives, deadlines, or policy mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 22887

Impact dates

  1. National Child Abuse Prevention Month observance begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; April 2024 designated as observance month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • References to ongoing agency actions (DOJ, DHS) are descriptive of existing efforts, not new mandates; proclamation itself creates no enforceable obligations
  • Vague 'call upon all Americans' language is standard ceremonial proclamation formula without legal effect
Proclamation 10718: National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2024 · Executive Orders