42 U.S.C. § 5107 : US Code - Section 5107: Discretionary programs; authorization of appropriations

Search 42 U.S.C. § 5107 : US Code - Section 5107: Discretionary programs; authorization of appropriations

(a)(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, either
directly, through grants to States and public and private,
nonprofit organizations and agencies, or through jointly financed
cooperative arrangements with States, public agencies, and other
agencies and organizations, is authorized to provide for activities
of national significance related to child abuse prevention and
treatment and adoption reform, including operation of a national
center to collect and disseminate information regarding child abuse
and neglect, and operation of a national adoption information
exchange system to facilitate the adoptive placement of children.
(2) The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this
subsection, shall provide for the continued operation of the
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in accordance with
section 5101(a) of this title for each of the fiscal years 1982 and
1983.
(3) If the Secretary determines, in fiscal year 1982 or 1983, to
carry out any of the activities described in section 5101(b) of
this title, the Secretary shall carry out such activities through
the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.
(b) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Of
the amounts appropriated under this subsection for any fiscal year,
not less than $2,000,000 shall be available to carry out title II
of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act
of 1978 [42 U.S.C. 5111 et seq.].