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 PUBLIC LAW 100-294—APR. 25, 1988

102 STAT. 103

"SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

42 USC 5101.

"(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish an office to be known as the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. "(b) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.—

"(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall appoint a Director of the Center. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Director shall be responsible only for administration and operation of the Center and for carrying out the functions of the Center under this Act. The Director shall have experience in the field of child abuse and neglect. "(2) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be compensated at the annual rate provided for a level GS-15 employee under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. "(c) OTHER STAFF AND RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall make available to the Center such staff and resources as are necessary for the Center to carry out effectively its functions under this Act. The Secretary shall require that professional staff have experience relating to child abuse and neglect. The Secretary is required to justify, based on the priorities and needs of the Center, the hiring of any professional staff member who does not have experience relating to child abuse and neglect. "SEC. 3. ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

42 USC 5102.

"(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall appoint an advisory board to be known as the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect. "(b) SOLICITATION OF NOMINATIONS.—The Secretary shall publish a Federal notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for the appoint- ^gi?**^.' ments required by subsection (a). ^" ication. "(c) COMPOSITION OF BOARD.— "(1) NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—The

board shall consist of 15 members, each of which shall be a person who is recognized for expertise in an aspect of the area of child abuse, of which— "(A) 2 shall be members of the task force established under section 4; and "(B) 13 shall be members of the general public and may not be Federal employees. "(2) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary shall appoint members from the general public under paragraph (1)(B) who are individuals knowledgeable in child abuse and neglect prevention, intervention, treatment, or research, and with due consideration to representation of ethnic or racial minorities and diverse geographic areas, and who represent— "(A) law (including the judiciary); "(B) psychology (including child development); "(C) social services (including child protective services); "(D) medicine (including pediatrics); "(E) State and local government; "(F) organizations providing services to disabled persons; "(G) organizations providing services to adolescents; "(H) teachers; "(I) parent self-help organizations; "(J) parents' groups; and "(K) voluntary groups.

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