national center on child abuse and neglect

national center on child abuse and neglect Sec. 101. Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101)(hereinafter in this title referred to as “the Act”) is amended by— (1) (A) striking out “and publish” and inserting in lieu thereof “publish, and disseminate” in clause (1) of subsection (b); (B) striking out “and publish” and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and “publish, and disseminate” in clause (3) of subsection (b); (C) striking out “and” after clause (5) of subsection (b); (D) striking out the period at the end of clause (6) of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and “and”: and (E) adding after clause (6) of subsection (b) the following: “(7) in consultation with Federal agencies serving on the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect (established by section 6 of this Act), prepare a comprehensive plan for seeking to bring about maximum coordination of the goals, objectives, and activities of all agencies and organizations which have responsibilities for programs and activities related to child abuse and neglect, and submit such plan to such Advisory Board not later than twelve months after the date of enactment of this clause. The Secretary shall establish research priorities for making grants or contracts under clause (5) of this subsection and, not less than sixty days before establishing such priorities, shall publish in the Federal Register for public comment a statement of such proposed priorities.”; (2) inserting at the end of subsection (c) the following new sentences: “Grants may be made under subsection (b)(5) for periods of not more than three years. Any such grant shall be reviewed at least annually by the Secretary, utilizing peer review mechanisms to assure the quality and progress of research conducted under such grant.”; and (3) adding after subsection (c) the following new subsection: “(d) The Secretary shall make available to the Center such staff and resources as are necessary for the Center to carry out effectively its functions under this Act.”.