1994 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 72 - JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
SUBCHAPTER IV - MISSING CHILDREN
Sec. 5778 - Special study and report

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 72 - JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
SUBCHAPTER IV - MISSING CHILDREN
Sec. 5778 - Special study and report
Containssection 5778
Date1994
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 4, 1995
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 93-415, title IV, §409, formerly §408, as added Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §7291, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4461; renumbered §409, Pub. L. 103-322, title XVII, §170303(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2043.
Statutes at Large References102 Stat. 4461
108 Stat. 2043
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 93-415, Public Law 100-690, Public Law 103-322
Congressional Bill ReferenceUnknown Value6 104th Congress


§5778. Special study and report

(a) Not later than 1 year after November 18, 1988, the Administrator shall begin to conduct a study to determine the obstacles that prevent or impede individuals who have legal custody of children from recovering such children from parents who have removed such children from such individuals in violation of law.

(b) Not later than 3 years after November 18, 1988, the Secretary shall submit a report to the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate containing a description, and a summary of the results, of the study conducted under subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 93–415, title IV, §409, formerly §408, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7291, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4461; renumbered §409, Pub. L. 103–322, title XVII, §170303(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2043.)

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 7296(a) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 5601 of this title.

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