HR 5166 · 93th Congress · Families
Child Advocacy Act
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1973-03-05)
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Child Advocacy Act - Title I: Neighborhood offices of Child Advocacy - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to explore the feasibility of establishment of a national child advocacy system. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants for establishment and operation of up to 20 Neighborhood Offices of Child Advocacy, which are to provide means of gathering data to evaluate the cost effectiveness of all programs affecting children as a basis for reordering national and local priorities, and to test new types of remedial programs and service delivery systems. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the effectiveness of such offices in providing a simple and convenient local point for such programs, and to submit a report to the President and the Congress on this evaluation not later than 5 years from the date of enactment of this Act. Provides that the Neighborhood Offices of Child Advocacy established under this Act be distributed throughout various geographic areas of the United States serving persons of various racial, ethnic and economic groups in the United States. Directs that if more than 7 offices are established, at least 1 shall be on an Indian res…
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