Sec. 429. NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE
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## SEC. 429 NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE **[**[42 U.S.C. 628b](/us/usc/t42/s628b)**]** ###
(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)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), 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). ####
(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 para-graph (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.
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NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE
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