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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§5106f Reports

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 67— - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROGRAM › § 5106f

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must send several reports to the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions about how agencies and programs work together to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect. Within 1 year after December 20, 2010 the Secretary must send a report on coordination efforts, then send another report 3 years after that date covering the prior 3 years, and a third report 5 years after that date covering the prior 5 years. Also, starting 2 years after December 20, 2010 and every 2 years after, the Secretary must report on how well programs that get help under section 5106a are meeting that section’s goals. The Secretary must also do two studies and give Congress the results. One study, due 2 years after December 20, 2010, must check how well citizen review panels work at reviewing child protection agencies and whether those agencies meet their child protection duties. That study must include data on panel membership, structure, operation, number in each State, how panels share information with agencies and the results of that work, and whether panels meet reporting rules. The other study, done with experts in health care, law enforcement, education, and local child welfare, must look at how state and local immunity laws help or hurt people who make good-faith reports of abuse. The immunity study report, with any recommendations, is due 1 year after December 20, 2010 and may be sent electronically.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §5106f

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(a)Not later than 1 year after December 20, 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies and organizations that are responsible for programs and activities related to child abuse and neglect. Not later than 3 years after December 20, 2010, the Secretary shall submit to those committees a second report on such efforts during the 3-year period following December 20, 2010. Not later than 5 years after December 20, 2010, the Secretary shall submit to those committees a third report on such efforts during the 5-year period following December 20, 2010.
(b)Not later than 2 years after December 20, 2010, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance under section 5106a of this title in achieving the objectives of section 5106a of this title.
(c)(1)The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of citizen review panels, established under section 5106a(c) of this title, in achieving the stated function of such panels under section 5106a(c)(4)(A) of this title of—
(A)examining the policies, procedures, and practices of State and local child protection agencies; and
(B)evaluating the extent to which such State and local child protection agencies are fulfilling their child protection responsibilities, as described in clauses (i) through (iii) of section 5106a(c)(4)(A) of this title.
(2)The study described in paragraph (1) shall be completed in a manner suited to the unique design of citizen review panels, including consideration of the variability among the panels within and between States. The study shall include the following:
(A)Data describing the membership, organizational structure, operation, and administration of all citizen review panels and the total number of such panels in each State.
(B)A detailed summary of the extent to which collaboration and information-sharing occurs between citizen review panels and State child protective services agencies or any other entities or State agencies. The summary shall include a description of the outcomes that result from collaboration and information sharing.
(C)Evidence of the adherence and responsiveness to the reporting requirements under section 5106a(c)(6) of this title by citizen review panels and States.
(3)Not later than 2 years after December 20, 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
(d)(1)The Secretary shall complete a study, in consultation with experts in the provision of healthcare, law enforcement, education, and local child welfare administration, that examines how provisions for immunity from prosecution under State and local laws and regulations facilitate and inhibit individuals cooperating, consulting, or assisting in making good faith reports, including mandatory reports, of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect.
(2)Not later than 1 year after December 20, 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes the Secretary determines appropriate. Such report may be submitted electronically.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 110 of Pub. L. 93–247 was renumbered section 108 and is classified to section 5106d of this title.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–320, § 118(a), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which required the Secretary to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a biennial report on efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies and organizations which are responsible for programs and activities related to child abuse and neglect. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–320, § 118(a), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than two years after the first fiscal year for which funds are obligated under section 10603a of this title, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report evaluating the effectiveness of assisted programs in achieving the objectives of section 5106c of this title.” Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–320, § 118(b), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “(1) Study.—The Secretary shall conduct a study by random sample of the effectiveness of the citizen review panels established under section 5106a(c) of this title. “(2) Report.—Not later than 3 years after June 25, 2003, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).” Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–320, § 118(c), added subsec. (d). 2003—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–36 added subsec. (c). 1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–235 substituted “effectiveness of assisted programs in achieving the objectives of section 5106c of this title” for “effectiveness of— “(1) assisted programs in achieving the objectives of section 5106c of this title; and “(2) the technical assistance provided under section 5106b of this title”. 1989—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–126, § 3(b)(6), made technical

Amendments

to references to section 5106b and 5106c of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding sections of original act.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 5106f

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73