42 U.S.C. § 5103 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–235, title I, § 103,

Page 6304 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5103 riod beginning on the date of its establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is re- newed by appropriate action prior to the end of such period, or in the case of a board established by the Con- gress, its duration is otherwise provided by law, see sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title II, § 206], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–359, provided that: ‘‘None of the funds appropriated in this Act or subsequent De- partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, may be obligated or expended for the Federal Council on Aging under the Older Americans Act [of 1965, 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.] or the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act [42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.].’’ Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 105–78, title II, § 206, Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1489. Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, § 101(e) [title II, § 208], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–254. Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101(d) [title II, § 209], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–211, 1321–228; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327. § 5103. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–235, title I, § 103, Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3066 Section, Pub. L. 93–247, title I, § 103, formerly § 4, Jan. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 5; Pub. L. 93–644, § 8(d)(2), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2310; Pub. L. 95–266, title I, § 103, Apr. 24, 1978, 92 Stat. 206; Pub. L. 98–457, title I, §§ 103, 122, 123, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1750, 1752, 1753; Pub. L. 99–401, title I, § 102(a), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 903; Pub. L. 100–117, § 1, Sept. 28, 1987, 101 Stat. 751; Pub. L. 100–294, title I, § 101, Apr. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 105; renumbered title I, § 103, Pub. L. 101–126, § 3(a)(1), (2), Oct. 25, 1989, 103 Stat. 764, re- lated to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. § 5104. National clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse (a) Establishment The Secretary shall through the Department, or by one or more contracts of not less than 3 years duration let through a competition, estab- lish a national clearinghouse for information re- lating to child abuse and neglect. (b) Functions The Secretary shall, through the clearing- house established by subsection (a)— (1) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate in- formation on effective programs, including private and community-based programs, that have demonstrated success with respect to the prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse or neglect and hold the potential for broad-scale implementation and replication; (2) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate in- formation on the medical diagnosis and treat- ment of child abuse and neglect; (3) maintain and disseminate information on best practices relating to differential response; (4) maintain and disseminate information about the best practices used for achieving im- provements in child protective systems; (5) maintain and disseminate information about the requirements of section 5106a(b)(2)(B)(iii) of this title and best prac- tices relating to the development of plans of safe care as described in such section for in- fants born and identified as being affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms, or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; (6) maintain and disseminate information re- lating to— (A) the incidence of cases of child abuse and neglect in the United States; (B) the incidence of such cases in popu- lations determined by the Secretary under section 105(a)(1) of the Child Abuse Preven- tion, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5105 note); and (C) the incidence of any such cases related to substance abuse; (7) provide technical assistance upon request that may include an evaluation or identifica- tion of— (A) various methods and procedures for the investigation, assessment, and prosecution of child physical and sexual abuse cases; (B) ways to mitigate psychological trauma to the child victim; and (C) effective programs carried out by the States under this subchapter and subchapter III; (8) collect and disseminate information re- lating to various training resources available at the State and local level to— (A) individuals who are engaged, or who intend to engage, in the prevention, identi- fication, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; and (B) appropriate State and local officials to assist in training law enforcement, legal, ju- dicial, medical, mental health, education, child welfare, substance abuse treatment services, and domestic violence services per- sonnel; and (9) collect and disseminate information, in conjunction with the National Resource Cen- ters authorized in section 10410(b) of this title, on effective programs and best practices for developing and carrying out collaboration be- tween entities providing child protective serv- ices and entities providing domestic violence services. (c) Coordination with available resources (1) In general In establishing a national clearinghouse as required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (A) consult with other Federal agencies that operate similar clearinghouses; (B) consult with the head of each agency involved with child abuse and neglect on the development of the components for informa- tion collection and management of such clearinghouse and on the mechanisms for the sharing of such information with other Federal agencies and clearinghouses; (C) develop a Federal data system involv- ing the elements under subsection (b) which, to the extent practicable, coordinates exist- ing Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local child welfare data systems which shall in- clude—