Sec. 503. NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE

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## SEC. 503 NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620–628a) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 429A NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Secretary shall conduct 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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