Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Adoption support services Section 421 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating, adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 3. Funding for adoption promotion and support services Paragraph (8) of section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended to read, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Federal grant program for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is. It relies on appropriations, reporting requirements, definition changes, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Adoption support services Section 421 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating...
- Adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 3. Funding for adoption promotion and support services Paragraph (8) of section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended to read...
- Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Federal grant program for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is...
- Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5.
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 6.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Adoption support services Section 421 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating, adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 3. Funding for adoption promotion and support services Paragraph (8) of section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended to read, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Federal grant program for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Transportation
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Adoption support services Section 421 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating, adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 3. Funding for adoption promotion and support services Paragraph (8) of section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended to read, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Federal grant program for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an understanding of—(i)the nature of adoption and legal guardianship as a form of family formation and the different types of adoption and legal guardianship
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