Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/3502

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124 STAT. 3476 PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 related to child abuse and neglect. Not later than 3 years after that date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to those commit- tees a second report on such efforts during the 3-year period fol- lowing that date of enactment. Not later than 5 years after that date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to those committees a third report on such efforts during the 5-year period following that date of enactment. ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVENESS OF STATE PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Edu- cation and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of programs receiving assist- ance under section 106 in achieving the objectives of section 106.’’. (b) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.— Section 110(c) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f(c)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of citizen review panels, estab- lished under section 106(c), in achieving the stated function of such panels under section 106(c)(4)(A) 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 106(c)(4)(A). ‘‘(2) CONTENT OF STUDY.—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 varia- bility 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 cit- izen review panels and State child protective services agen- cies 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 106(c)(6) by cit- izen review panels and States. ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu- cation and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of the study conducted under para- graph (1).’’. (c) STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO IMMUNITY FROM PROSECU- TION FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION IN SUSPECTED AND KNOWN