Coordination efforts
Not later than 1 year after , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies and organizations that are responsible for programs and activities related to child abuse and neglect. Not later than 3 years after , the Secretary shall submit to those committees a second report on such efforts during the 3-year period following . Not later than 5 years after , the Secretary shall submit to those committees a third report on such efforts during the 5-year period following .
Effectiveness of State programs and technical assistance
section 5106a of this titlesection 5106a of this titleNot later than 2 years after , and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance under in achieving the objectives of .
Study and report relating to citizen review panels
In general
Content of study
Report
Not later than 2 years after , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
Study and report relating to immunity from prosecution for professional consultation in suspected and known instances of child abuse and neglect
Study
The Secretary shall complete a study, in consultation with experts in the provision of healthcare, law enforcement, education, and local child welfare administration, that examines how provisions for immunity from prosecution under State and local laws and regulations facilitate and inhibit individuals cooperating, consulting, or assisting in making good faith reports, including mandatory reports, of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect.
Report
Not later than 1 year after , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes the Secretary determines appropriate. Such report may be submitted electronically.
Pub. L. 93–247, title I, § 110Pub. L. 100–294, title I, § 101102 Stat. 116Pub. L. 101–126, § 3(a)(1)103 Stat. 764Pub. L. 104–235, title I, § 113(a)(1)(B)110 Stat. 3079Pub. L. 108–36, title I, § 118117 Stat. 813Pub. L. 111–320, title I, § 118124 Stat. 3475(, formerly § 13, as added , , ; renumbered title I, § 112, and amended , (2), (b)(6), , , 765; renumbered § 110 and amended , (3), , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 110 of Pub. L. 93–247section 5106d of this titleA prior was renumbered section 108 and is classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 111–320, § 118(a)2010—Subsec. (a). , added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which required the Secretary to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a biennial report on efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies and organizations which are responsible for programs and activities related to child abuse and neglect.
Pub. L. 111–320, § 118(a)section 10603a of this titlesection 5106c of this titleSubsec. (b). , added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than two years after the first fiscal year for which funds are obligated under , the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report evaluating the effectiveness of assisted programs in achieving the objectives of .”
Pub. L. 111–320, § 118(b)Subsec. (c). , amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
Studysection 5106a(c) of this title“(1) .—The Secretary shall conduct a study by random sample of the effectiveness of the citizen review panels established under .
Report“(2) .—Not later than 3 years after , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).”
Pub. L. 111–320, § 118(c)Subsec. (d). , added subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 108–362003—Subsec. (c). added subsec. (c).
Pub. L. 104–235section 5106c of this title1996—Subsec. (b). substituted “effectiveness of assisted programs in achieving the objectives of ” for “effectiveness of—
section 5106c of this title“(1) assisted programs in achieving the objectives of ; and
section 5106b of this title“(2) the technical assistance provided under ”.
Pub. L. 101–126, § 3(b)(6)1989—Subsec. (b). , made technical amendments to references to sections 5106b and 5106c of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding sections of original act.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, .