42 USC § 5116g - National network for community-based family resource programs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s5116g"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 5116g - National network for community-based family resource programs"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5116g"
section_name: "National network for community-based family resource programs"
chapter_number: 67
chapter_name: "CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–247, title II, § 207, formerly § 208, as added Pub. L. 104–235, title I, § 121, Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3086; amended Pub. L. 108–36, title I, § 128, June 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 817; renumbered § 207 and amended Pub. L. 111–320, title I, §§ 138, 141, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3481, 3482.)"
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# § 5116g. National network for community-based family resource programs

The Secretary may allocate such sums as may be necessary from the amount provided under the State allotment to support the activities of the lead entity in the State—

**(1)** to create, operate, and maintain a peer review process;

**(2)** to create, operate, and maintain an information clearinghouse;

**(3)** to fund a yearly symposium on State system change efforts that result from the operation of the community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect;

**(4)** to create, operate, and maintain a computerized communication system between lead entities; and

**(5)** to fund State-to-State technical assistance through bi-annual conferences.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–247, title II, § 207, formerly § 208, as added Pub. L. 104–235, title I, § 121, Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3086; amended Pub. L. 108–36, title I, § 128, June 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 817; renumbered § 207 and amended Pub. L. 111–320, title I, §§ 138, 141, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3481, 3482.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 5116g, , formerly , , ; renumbered , and amended , §§ 2(a), 3(a)(3), (c)(3), 4(h), , , 766, 768, related to reports to Congress, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior  was renumbered section 206 and is classified to .

Another prior  was classified to  prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

### Amendments

2010—Pars. (1), (2), (4). , inserted a comma after “operate”.

2003—Par. (3).  substituted “community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect” for “Statewide networks of community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and support programs”.