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§12375 Report of Conference

Title 42 › CHAPTER 127 — COORDINATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES › SUBCHAPTER II — WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES › § 12375

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Publish a proposed report within 180 days after the Conference ends. The report must lay out a clear national policy on children, youth, and families and give recommendations for carrying it out. The proposed report must be made available to the public right away and sent to the chief executive officers of the States. State chief executives have 180 days after they get the report to review it, gather comments, and send their views to the Secretary. Then the Secretary has 180 days to write a final report that includes the Conference policy, the States’ views, and the Secretary’s own recommendations for action. The final report must be published and sent to the President and the chairmen of the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12375

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Proposed report
A proposed report of the Conference which shall include a statement of comprehensive coherent national policy on children, youth, and families together with recommendations for the implementation of such policy, shall be published and submitted to the chief executive officers of the States not later than 180 days following the date on which the Conference is adjourned. The findings and recommendations included in the published proposed report shall be available immediately to the public.
(b)Response to proposed report
The chief executive officers of the States, after reviewing and soliciting recommendations and comments on the proposed report of the Conference, shall submit to the Secretary, not later than 180 days after receiving such report, their views and findings on the recommendations of the Conference.
(c)Final report
Not later than 180 days after submission of the views and comments of the chief executive officers of the States, the Secretary shall—
(1)prepare a final report on the conference, which shall include—
(A)a statement of the policy and recommendations of the Conference;
(B)the views and comments of the chief executive officers of the States; and
(C)the recommendations of the Secretary, after taking into consideration the views and comments of such officers, for administrative and legislative action necessary to implement the recommendations of the Conference; and
(2)publish and transmit such report to the President and the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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. Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101–501, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1990 Amendment note under section 8621 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12375

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110