EVALUATIONS. STUDIES, AND REPORTS BY SECRETARY.

SEC 102. EVALUATIONS. STUDIES, AND REPORTS BY SECRETARY. (a) Evaluations of Demonstration Projects.—The Secretary shall, directly or through contracts with public and nonprofit private entities, provide for evaluations of projects carried out under section 101 and for the dissemination of information developed as result of such projects. (b) Study and Report on Number of Abandoned Infants and Young Children.— (1) The Secretary shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining— (A) an estimate of the number of infants and young children abandoned in hospitals in the United States and the number of such infants who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome; and (B) an estimate of the annual costs incurred by the Federal Government and by State and local governments in providing housing and care for such infants and young children. 102 STAT. 2536 (2) The Secretary shall, not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, complete the study required in paragraph (1) and submit to the Congress a report describing the findings made as a result of the study. (c) Study and Report on Effective Care Methods.— (1) The Secretary shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining the most effective methods for responding to the needs of abandoned infants and young children. (2) The Secretary shall, not later than April 1, 1991, complete the study required in paragraph (1) and submit to the Congress a report describing the findings made as a result of the study.