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 124 STAT. 3465 PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 the Secretary shall, in consultation with experts in the field and other Federal agencies, establish a formal, rig- orous, and meritorious peer review process for purposes of evaluating and reviewing applications for assistance through a grant or contract under this section and deter- mining the relative merits of the project for which such assistance is requested.’’; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ‘‘(B) MEMBERS.—In establishing the process required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall only appoint to the peer review panels members who— ‘‘(i) are experts in the field of child abuse and neglect or related disciplines, with appropriate exper- tise related to the applications to be reviewed; and ‘‘(ii) are not individuals who are officers or employees of the Administration for Children and Families. ‘‘(C) MEETINGS.—The peer review panels shall meet as often as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review of applications for grants and contracts under this section, but shall meet not less often than once a year. ‘‘(D) CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the peer review panel utilizes scientifically valid review criteria and scoring guidelines in the review of the applications for grants and contracts.’’; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking ‘‘(A) The’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(A) MERITORIOUS PROJECTS.—The’’; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking all that precedes ‘‘the instance’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(B) EXPLANATION.—In’’. (d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.—Section 104(e) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(e)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking ‘‘States or’’ and inserting ‘‘entities that are States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘such agencies or organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘such entities’’; (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘safely facilitate the’’ and inserting ‘‘facilitate the safe’’; and (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting ‘‘child care and early childhood edu- cation and care providers,’’ after ‘‘in cooperation with’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘preschool’’ and inserting ‘‘preschools,’’. SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZA- TIONS, AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘STATES’’ and inserting ‘‘STATES, INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS,’’; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—