PUBLIC LAW 108–36—JUNE 25, 2003
117 STAT. 807
(6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘nonprofit organizations (such as Parents Anonymous)’’ and inserting ‘‘organizations’’; (7) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking the paragraph heading; (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); and (C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking ‘‘(B) KINSHIPCARE.—’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(4) KINSHIP CARE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘nonprofit’’; and (8) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) LINKAGES BETWEEN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE AGENCIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AGENCIES.—The Secretary may award grants to entities that provide linkages between State or local child protective service agencies and public health, mental health, and developmental disabilities agencies, for the purpose of establishing linkages that are designed to help assure that a greater number of substantiated victims of child maltreatment have their physical health, mental health, and developmental needs appropriately diagnosed and treated, in accordance with all applicable Federal and State privacy laws.’’. (b) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—Section 105(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(b)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; (2) by striking paragraph (1); (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), the following: ‘‘(3) Programs based within children’s hospitals or other pediatric and adolescent care facilities, that provide model approaches for improving medical diagnosis of child abuse and neglect and for health evaluations of children for whom a report of maltreatment has been substantiated.’’; and (5) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ‘‘nonprofit’’. (c) EVALUATION.—Section 105(c) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106(c)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘demonstration’’; (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or contract’’ after ‘‘or as a separate grant’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of an evaluation performed by the recipient of a grant, the Secretary shall make available technical assistance for the evaluation, where needed, including the use of a rigorous application of scientific evaluation techniques.’’. (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO HEADING.—The section heading for section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106) is amended to read as follows:
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