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title: "42 U.S.C. § 628b"
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description: "National random sample study of child welfare"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "7"
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chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY"
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section: "628b"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 628b - National random sample study of child welfare
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## Text
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(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.
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(b) Requirements The study required by subsection (a) shall—
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(1) have a longitudinal component; and
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(2) yield data reliable at the State level for as many States as the Secretary determines is feasible.
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(c) Preferred contents In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary should—
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(1) carefully consider selecting the sample from cases of confirmed abuse or neglect; and
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(2) follow each case for several years while obtaining information on, among other things—
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(A) the type of abuse or neglect involved;
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(B) the frequency of contact with State or local agencies;
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(C) whether the child involved has been separated from the family, and, if so, under what circumstances;
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(D) the number, type, and characteristics of out-of-home placements of the child; and
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(E) the average duration of each placement.
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(d) Reports (1) In general From time to time, the Secretary shall prepare reports summarizing the results of the study required by subsection (a).
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(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.
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(3) Authority to charge fee The Secretary may charge and collect a fee for the furnishing of reports under paragraph (2).
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(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.
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(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 429, formerly § 429A, as added Pub. L. 104–193, title V, § 503, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2277; amended Pub. L. 105–33, title V, §§ 5591(a), 5592(a)(1)(C), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 643, 644; renumbered § 429, Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(f)(3), Sept. 28, 2006, 120 Stat. 1247.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 429 of act Aug. 14, 1935, was renumbered section 426(c) and is classified to section 626(c) of this title.
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Amendments1997—Pub. L. 105–33, § 5592(a)(1)(C), transferred section in original to end of this subpart. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5591(a), inserted “(directly, or by grant, contract, or interagency agreement)” after “conduct”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 1997 AmendmentAmendment 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.
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