CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.

SEC. 5591. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. (a) Methods Permitted for Conduct of Study of Child Welfare.—Section 429A(a) (42 U.S.C. 628b(a)) is amended by inserting “(directly, or by grant, contract, or interagency agreement)” after “conduct”. (b) Redesignation of Paragraph.—Section 471(a) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (17);111 STAT. 644 (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (18) (as added by section 1808(a) of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–188; 110 Stat. 1903)) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by redesignating paragraph (18) (as added by section 505(3) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2278)) as paragraph (19).