RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL CENTER ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

SEC. 112. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL CENTER ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. (a) Research Topics.—Section 105(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and treatment of” and inserting “, treatment and cultural distinctions of”; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “appropriate and effective” and inserting “appropriate, effective and culturally sensitive”; and (3) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting “cultural diversity,” after “child support,”. (b) Publication and Dissemination of Information.—Section 105(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5105(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: “(1) as a part of research activities, establish a national data collection and analysis program— “(A) which, to the extent practicable, coordinates existing State child abuse and neglect reports and which shall include— “(i) standardized data on false, unfounded, or unsubstantiated reports; and “(ii) information on the number of deaths due to child abuse and neglect; and 106 STAT. 191 “(B) which shall collect, compile, analyze, and make available State child abuse and neglect reporting information which, to the extent practical, is universal and case specific, and integrated with other case-based foster care and adoption data collected by the Secretary:”. (c) Peer Review for Grants.—Section 105(e) (42 U.S.C. 5105(e)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and reviewing” after “evaluating”; and (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: “(B) In establishing the process required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall appoint to the peer review panels only members who are experts in the field of child abuse and neglect or related disciplines, with appropriate expertise in the application to be reviewed, and who are not individuals who are officers or employees of the Office of Human Development. The panels shall meet as often as is necessary to facilitate the expeditious review of applications for grants and contracts under this section, but may not meet less than once a year.”; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and evaluate” after “determine”; and (B)(i) by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A); (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting “; and”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) make recommendations to the Secretary concerning whether the application for the project shall be approved.”; and (3) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: “(A) The Secretary shall provide grants and contracts under this section from among the projects which the peer review panels established under paragraph (1)(A) have determined to have merit.”.