Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 6.djvu/471

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PUBLIC LAW 102-586—NOV. 4, 1992 106 STAT. 5029 " (c) PRIORITY. —In considering grant applications under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to applicants that demonstrate ability in— "(1) plsins for service and agency coordination and collaboration including the colocation of services; "(2) innovative ways to involve the private nonprofit and business sector in delinquency prevention activities; and "(3) developing or enhancing a statewide subsidy program to local governments that is dedicated to early intervention and delinquency prevention. <«EC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 'To carry out this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996.". (b) STUDY. —After the program established by subsection (a) has been funded for two years, the General Accounting Office shall prepare and submit to Congress a study of the efiects of the program m encouraging States and units of general local government to comply with the requirements of part B of title II. SEC. 6. CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY PROGRAM. (a) FINDINGS. —Section 211 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting afi^r paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: "(3) traditionally, community agencies and professionals have different roles in the prevention, investigation, and intervention process;" and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new paragraph: "(5) there is a national need to enhance coordination among community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention system;". (b) REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY PROGRAM. —Subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 212, 213, and 214 as sections 214, 214A, and 214B, respectively; and (2) by inserting afi^r section 211 the following new sections: <«EC. 212. DEFINITIONS. " For purposes of this subtitle— "(1) the term 'Administrator* means the agency head designated under section 201(b) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611(b)); "(2) the term 'applicant' means a child protective service, law enforcement, legal, medical and mental health agency or other agency that responds to child abuse cases; "(3) the term Ijoard' means the Children's Advocacy Advisory Board established under section 213(e); "(4) the term 'census region' means 1 of the 4 census regions (northeast, south, midwest, and west) that are designated as census regions by the Bureau of the Census as of the date of enactment of this section; 42 USC 5785. 42 USC 5781 note. 42 USC 13002-13004. 42 USC 13001a.