To modify the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to provide a limited accreditation option for performing certain adoption services.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To modify the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to provide a limited accreditation option for performing certain adoption services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voluntary Limited Accreditation for Adoption Services Act.
- Section id0268a8997e0441ee84fb18dacc1b51c5: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— prospective adoptive parents should receive high-quality services from experienced providers for their...
- Section id687ab09a952144229f896c5cb6fec128: 3. Amendments to the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 Section 3 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14902) is amended— in paragraph (1), by...
- Section id490de424489c4499a27cde9615a47d73: 4. Rules of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to require that intercountry adoption service providers have a...
- Section id6741083a5e474e9aa809b28c3c74d91e: 5. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To modify the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to provide a limited accreditation option for performing certain adoption services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To modify the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to provide a limited accreditation option for performing certain adoption services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Wicker (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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