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 100 STAT. 906 Health and medical care. 42 USC 5101.

Ante, p. 903.

Research and development.

Ante, p. 905. Reports.

42 USC 5101 note.

PUBLIC LAW 99-401—AUG. 27, 1986

SEC. 103. THE NATIONAL CENTER ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. (a) STUDIES AND REPORTS.—Section 2(b) of the Act is amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(2) compile, evaluate, publish, and disseminate to each State such materials and information as may assist the States in achieving the objectives of section 4(d), including an evaluation of various methods and procedures for the investigation and prosecution of child physical and sexual abuse cases and resultant psychological trauma of the child victim;"; (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph: "(5) develop and disseminate, to appropriate State and local officials, model training materials to assist in training law enforcement, legal, judicial, medical, mental health, and child welfare personnel in appropriate methods of interacting during investigative, administrative, and judicial proceedings with children subjected to child abuse;"; (4) by amending paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) to read as follows: "(7) conduct research on the causes, prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and on appropriate and effective investigative, administrative, and judicial procedures in cases of child abuse;"; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph: "(10) not later than two years after the first fiscal year for which funds are obligated under section 1404A of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, the Secretary shall— "(A) evaluate the effectiveness of assisted programs in achieving the objectives of section 4(d); and "(B) submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Congress of such evaluation and of technical assistance in achieving the objectives of such section provided to the States through the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.". (b) DISSEMINATION REQUIREMENT.—Information and

materials

under sections 2(b)(2) and 2(b)(5) of the Act shall be made available to appropriate State officials not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 104. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS CONCERNING CHILD ABUSE.

42 USC 5105.

Section 6(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is amended— (1) by inserting after the first sentence "The Advisory Board shall meet at least every six months."; and (2) in the second sentence by inserting "in order to prevent unnecessary duplication of such programs, to ensure efficient allocation of resources, and to assure that programs effectively address all aspects of the child abuse problem" after "Board.

42 USC 5101 note.

SEC. 105. ACQUISITION OF STATISTICAL DATA. (a) DATA ACQUISITION FOR 1987 AND 1988.—The Attorney General

shall acquire from criminal justice agencies statistical data, for the

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