The Secretary may allocate such sums as may be necessary from the amount provided under the State allotment to support the activities of the lead entity in the State—(1) to create, operate, and maintain a peer review process;
(2) to create, operate, and maintain an information clearinghouse;
(3) to fund a yearly symposium on State system change efforts that result from the operation of the community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect;
(4) to create, operate, and maintain a computerized communication system between lead entities; and
(5) to fund State-to-State technical assistance through bi-annual conferences.
(Pub. L. 93–247, title II, § 207, formerly § 208, as added Pub. L. 104–235, title I, § 121, Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3086; amended Pub. L. 108–36, title I, § 128, June 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 817; renumbered § 207 and amended Pub. L. 111–320, title I, §§ 138, 141, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3481, 3482.)
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 5116g, Pub. L. 93–247, title II, § 208, formerly Pub. L. 98–473, title IV, § 409, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2199; renumbered § 208 of Pub. L. 93–247, and amended Pub. L. 101–126, §§ 2(a), 3(a)(3), (c)(3), 4(h), Oct. 25, 1989, 103 Stat. 764, 766, 768, related to reports to Congress, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 103–252, § 401(a).
A prior section 207 of Pub. L. 93–247 was renumbered section 206 and is classified to section 5116f of this title.
Another prior section 207 of Pub. L. 93–247 was classified to section 5116f of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 103–252, § 401(a).
Amendments2010—Pars. (1), (2), (4). Pub. L. 111–320, § 138, inserted a comma after “operate”.
2003—Par. (3). Pub. L. 108–36 substituted “community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect” for “Statewide networks of community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and support programs”.