105 STAT. 1812 PUBLIC LAW 102-236—DEC. 12, 1991 Public Law 102-236 102d Congress An Act Dec. 12, 1991 To revise and extend the programs under the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of [S. 1532] 1988. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Abandoned United States of America in Congress assembled, Infants Assistance Act SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1991. This Act may be cited as the "Abandoned Infants Assistance Act 42 USC 670 note. Amendments of 1991". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Section 2 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking "the vast majority" and inserting "an unacceptable number; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking "the number of cases" and all that follows and inserting the following: "the number of infants and young children who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (which is believed to cause acquired immune deficiency syndrome and which is commonly known as HIV) or who have been perinatally exposed to the virus or to a dangerous drug;"; (3) in paragraph (7)— (A) by striking "more than 80 percent of and inserting "many such" before "infants"; and (B) by striking "with acquired immune deficiency syndrome"; (4) in paragraph (8)— (A) by inserting "such" before "infants"; and (B) by striking "with acquired immune deficiency S5m- drome"; and (5)(A) in paragraph (9), by striking "and" at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph: "(10) there is a need to support the families of such infants and young children through the provision of services that will prevent the abandonment of the infants and children; and". SEC. 3. PROGRAM OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN ABANDONED IN HOSPITALS. (a) PRIORITY REGARDING CERTAIN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHIL- DREN. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 101 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
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