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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 5101. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may establish an
office to be known as the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.
(b) Purpose
The purpose of the Office established under subsection (a) of
this section shall be to execute and coordinate the functions and
activities of this subchapter and subchapter III of this chapter.
In the event that such functions and activities are performed by
another entity or entities within the Department of Health and
Human Services, the Secretary shall ensure that such functions and
activities are executed with the necessary expertise and in a fully
coordinated manner involving regular intradepartmental and
interdepartmental consultation with all agencies involved in child
abuse and neglect activities.
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