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 102 STAT. 4462

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

the obstacles that prevent or impede individuals who have legal custody of children from recovering such children from parents who have removed such children from such individuals in violation of law. "(b) Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1988, the Secretary shall submit a report to the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate containing a description, and a summary of the results, of the study conducted under subsection (a).". CHAPTER 4—MISCELLANEOUS 42 USC 5617 note.

SEC. 7295. INVESTIGATION GENERAL.

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REPORT

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COMPTROLLER

(a) INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1988, the Comptroller General of the United States shall begin to conduct an investigation of the extent to which— (1) valid court orders, and (2) court orders other than valid court orders, are used in the 5-year period ending on December 31, 1988, to place juveniles in secure detention facilities, in secure correctional facilities, and in jails and lockups for adults. (h) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1988, the Comptroller Genered shall submit a report to the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the chsdrman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate containing a description, and a summary of the results of the investigation conducted under subsection (a). (2) In such report, the Comptroller shall specify separately with respect to secure detention facilities, secure correctional facilities, and jails and lockups for adults— (A) the frequency with which juveniles were confined, (B) the length of confinement of juveniles, and (C) the types of conduct of juveniles for which confinement was imposed, as a result of the enforcement of court orders of the 2 types described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— (1) the term "juvenile" means an individual who is less than 18 years of age, (2) the term "secure correctional facility" has the meaning given it in section 103(13) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603(13)), (3) the term "secure detention facility" has the meaning given it in section 103(12) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603(12)), and (4) the term "valid court order" has the meaning given it in section 103(16) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven^ tion Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603(16)).

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