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 102 STAT. 106

42 USC 5105.

PUBLIC LAW 100-294—APR. 25, 1988

success with respect to the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, including the information provided by the National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect under section 6(b); and "(2) maintain and disseminate information relating to— "(A) the incidence of cases of child abuse and neglect in the general population; "(B) the incidence of such cases in populations determined by the Secretary under section 105(a)(1); "(C) the incidence of any such cases related to alcohol or drug abuse; and "(D) State and local recordkeeping with respect to such cases. "(c) COORDINATION WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES.—In establishing a national clearinghouse as required by subsection (a), the Director shall— "(1) consult with other Federal agencies that operate similar clearinghouses; "(2) consult with the head of each agency that is represented on the task force on the development of the components for information collection and management of such clearinghouse; "(3) develop a Federal data system involving the elements under subsection (b) which, to the extent practicable, coordinates existing State, regional, and local data systems; and "(4) solicit public comment on the components of such clearinghouse. "SEC. 6. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL CENTER ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. "(a) RESEARCH.—

Grants. Contracts.

"(1) TOPICS.—The Secretary shall, through the Center, conduct research on— "(A) the causes, prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; "(B) appropriate and effective investigative, administrative, and judicial procedures with respect to cases of child abuse; and "(C) the national incidence of child abuse and neglect, including— "(i) the extent to which incidents of child abuse are increasing or decreasing in number and severity; "(ii) the relationship of child abuse and neglect to nonpayment of child support, handicaps, and various other factors; and "(iii) the incidence of substantiated reported child abuse cases that result in civil child protection proceedings or criminal proceedings, including the number of such cases with respect to which the court makes a finding that abuse or neglect exists and the disposition of such cases. "(2) PRIORITIES.—(A) The Secretary shall establish research and demonstration priorities for making grants or contracts for purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)(A) and activities under section 7. "(B) In establishing research and demonstration priorities as required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—

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