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[CITE: 42USC628b]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
 SUBCHAPTER IV--GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES 
              WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES
 
                    Part B--Child and Family Services
 
                    subpart 1--child welfare services
 
Sec. 628b. National random sample study of child welfare


(a) In general

    The Secretary shall conduct (directly, or by grant, contract, or 
interagency agreement) a national study based on random samples of 
children who are at risk of child abuse or neglect, or are determined by 
States to have been abused or neglected.

(b) Requirements

    The study required by subsection (a) of this section shall--
        (1) have a longitudinal component; and
        (2) yield data reliable at the State level for as many States as 
    the Secretary determines is feasible.

(c) Preferred contents

    In conducting the study required by subsection (a) of this section, 
the Secretary should--
        (1) carefully consider selecting the sample from cases of 
    confirmed abuse or neglect; and
        (2) follow each case for several years while obtaining 
    information on, among other things--
            (A) the type of abuse or neglect involved;
            (B) the frequency of contact with State or local agencies;
            (C) whether the child involved has been separated from the 
        family, and, if so, under what circumstances;
            (D) the number, type, and characteristics of out-of-home 
        placements of the child; and
            (E) the average duration of each placement.

(d) Reports

                           (1) In general

        From time to time, the Secretary shall prepare reports 
    summarizing the results of the study required by subsection (a) of 
    this section.

                          (2) Availability

        The Secretary shall make available to the public any report 
    prepared under paragraph (1), in writing or in the form of an 
    electronic data tape.

                     (3) Authority to charge fee

        The Secretary may charge and collect a fee for the furnishing of 
    reports under paragraph (2).

(e) Appropriation

    Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal 
years 1996 through 2002 $6,000,000 to carry out this section.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, Sec. 429A, as added Pub. L. 104-193, 
title V, Sec. 503, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2277; amended Pub. L. 105-
33, title V, Secs. 5591(a), 5592(a)(1)(C), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 643, 
644.)


                               Amendments

    1997--Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5592(a)(1)(C), transferred section in 
original to end of this subpart.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5591(a), inserted ``(directly, or 
by grant, contract, or interagency agreement)'' after ``conduct''.


                    Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-33 effective as if included in the 
enactment of title V of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193, see section 5593 of Pub. L. 
105-33, set out as a note under section 622 of this title.
