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 PUBLIC LAW 104-235—OCT. 3, 1996 110 STAT. 3069 health, education, and child welfare personnel in appropriate methods of interacting during investigative, administrative, and judicial proceedings with children who have been subjected to abuse.". (d) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.— Section 105(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(d)) is amended— (1) by striking "(d)" and inserting "(c)"; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence. (e) PEER REVIEW.—Section 105(e) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(e)) is amended— (1) in the heading preceding paragraph (1), by striking "(e)" and inserting "(d)"; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking "establish a formal" and inserting ", in consultation with experts in the field and other federal agencies, establish a formal, rigorous, and meritorious"; (ii) by striking "and contracts"; and (iii) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 'The purpose of this process is to enhance the quality and usefulness of resesirch in the field of child abuse and neglect."; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking "Office of Human Development" and inserting "Administration on Children and Families"; and (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Secretary shall ensure that the peer review panel utilizes scientifically valid review criteria and scoring guidelines for review committees."; (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ", contract, or other financial assistance"; and (B) by adding at the end thereof the following flush sentence: "The Secretary shall award grants under this section on the Grants, basis of competitive review."; and (4) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking "subsection (e)(2)(B)" each place it appears and inserting "paragraph (2)(B)". (f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. —Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) is amended in the section heading by striking "OF THE NATIONAL CENTER ON CfflLD ABUSE AND NEGLECT". SEC. 106. GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking "OR SERVICE"; (2) in subsection (a), to read as follows: "(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. —The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agencies or private nonprofit agencies or organizations (or combinations of such agencies or organizations) for time limited, demonstration programs and projects for the following purposes:

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