STUDY OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN WITH AIDS IN FOSTER CARE.

SEC. 9138. STUDY OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN WITH AIDS IN FOSTER CARE. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall conduct (or arrange for) a survey to determine— (1) the total number of infants and children in the United States who have been diagnosed as having acquired immune deficiency syndrome and who have been placed in foster care; (2) the problems encountered by social service agencies in placing infants and children with such syndrome in foster care; and (3) the potential increase (over the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act) in the number of infants and children with such syndrome who will require foster care. For purposes of this section, an infant or child with acquired immune deficiency syndrome includes an infant or child who is infected with the virus associated with such syndrome. (b) Restriction on Scope of Survey.— In conducting (or arranging for) the survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall assure101 STAT. 1330–321 that survey activities do not duplicate research activities conducted by the Centers for Disease Control. (c) Report.— Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on the results of the survey conducted under subsection (a) and shall make recommendations to the Congress with respect to improving the care of infants and children with acquired immune deficiency syndrome who lack ongoing parental involvement and support.