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PUBLIC LAW 102-295—MAY 28, 1992 106 STAT. 191 "(B) which shall collect, compile, analyze, and make available State child abuse and neglect reporting information which, to the extent practical, is universal and case specific, and integrated with other case-based foster care and adoption data collected by the Secretary;". (c) PEER REVIEW FOR GRANTS. —Section 105(e) (42 U.S.C. 5105(e)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting "and reviewing" after "evaluating^; and (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: "(B) In establishing the process required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall appoint to the peer review panels only members wno are experts in the field of child abuse and neglect or related disciplines, with appropriate expertise in the application to be reviewed, and who are not individuals who are officers or employees of the Office of Human Development. The panels shall meet as ofi:en as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review of applications for grants and contracts under this section, but may not meet less than once a year."; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting "and evaluate" after "determine"; and (B)(i) by striking "and" after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A); (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting "; and"; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) make recommendations to the Secretary concerning whether the application for the project shall be approved."; and (3) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "(A) The Secretary shall provide grants and contracts Contracts, under this section from among the projects which the peer review panels established under paragraph (I)(A) have determined to have merit.". SEC. 113. GRANTS TO PUBLIC AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION OR SERVICE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— Section 106(a) (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "(a)" and all that follows through "Secretar/' and inserting the following: "(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— "(1) DEMONSTRATION OR SERVICE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.— The Secretary"; and (2) by adding at the end the following paragraph: "(2) EVALUATIONS.—In making grants or entering into con- Contracts, tracts for demonstration projects, the Secretary shall require all such projects to be evaluated for their effectiveness. Funding for such evaluations shall be provided either as a stated percentage of a demonstration grant or contract, or as a separate grant or contract entered into by the Secretary for the purpose of evaluating a particular demonstration project or group of projects.".