117 STAT. 804
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PUBLIC LAW 108–36—JUNE 25, 2003
‘‘(G) the nature, scope, and practice of voluntary relinquishment for foster care or State guardianship of low income children who need health services, including mental health services; ‘‘(H) the information on the national incidence of child abuse and neglect specified in clauses (i) through (xi) of subparagraph (H); and’’; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public comment concerning the priorities proposed under subparagraph (A) and maintain an official record of such public comment.’’; (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: ‘‘(2) RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall conduct research on the national incidence of child abuse and neglect, including the information on the national incidence on child abuse and neglect specified in subparagraphs (i) through (ix) of paragraph (1)(I). ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate a report that contains the results of the research conducted under paragraph (2).’’. (b) PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 104(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking ‘‘nonprofit private agencies and’’ and inserting ‘‘private agencies and community-based’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘, including replicating successful program models,’’ after ‘‘programs and activities’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(D) effective approaches being utilized to link child protective service agencies with health care, mental health care, and developmental services to improve forensic diagnosis and health evaluations, and barriers and shortages to such linkages.’’. (c) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.—Section 104 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.—The Secretary may award grants to, and enter into contracts with, States or public or private agencies or organizations (or combinations of such agencies or organizations) for time-limited, demonstration projects for the following: ‘‘(1) PROMOTION OF SAFE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR VISITATION AND EXCHANGE.—The Secretary
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