42 U.S.C. § 14925 — Universal accreditation requirements
submitted 13 years ago by Pub. L. 112-276 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 299 words · no verdicts yet
The Intercountry Adoption Act’s accreditation, enforcement, and related rules apply to services for certain children covered by 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(1)(F), even when the adoption is not a Convention adoption. The rule starts 18 months after January 14, 2013, with exceptions for specified proceedings already begun.
(a) In general
Title II and section 404 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, and their regulations, apply to anyone offering or providing adoption services for a child described in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(1)(F), to the same extent as for a Convention adoption*. The Secretaries of State* and Homeland Security, the Attorney General* for section 404(b), and accrediting entities have the same duties, responsibilities, and powers, regardless of whether the services concern a Convention* adoption.
(b) Effective date
This section takes effect 18 months after January 14, 2013.
(c) Transition rule
This Act does not apply when, before the date 180 days after January 14, 2013, either (1) an application for advance processing of an orphan petition or a petition to classify an orphan as an immediate relative was filed, or (2) prospective parents had started the foreign adoption process by filing an appropriate application sufficient for the Secretary* of State to be satisfied that the process had begun.
The provisions of title II and section 404 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14901 et seq.[, 42 U.S.C. 14944]), and related implementing regulations, shall apply to any person offering or providing adoption services in connection with a child described in section 1101(b)(1)(F) of title 8, to the same extent as they apply to the offering or provision of adoption services in connection with a Convention adoption*. The Secretary* of State*, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General* (with respect to section 404(b) of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14944[(b)])), and the accrediting entities shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under title II and title IV of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 14921 et seq., 14941 et seq.] and related implementing regulations with respect to a person offering or providing such adoption services, irrespective of whether such services are offered or provided in connection with a Convention* adoption.
The provisions of this section shall take effect 18 months after January 14, 2013.
This Act shall not apply to a person offering or providing adoption services as described in subsection (a) in the case of a prospective adoption in which—
an application for advance processing of an orphan petition or petition to classify an orphan as an immediate relative for a child is filed before the date that is 180 days after January 14, 2013; or
the prospective adoptive parents of a child have initiated the adoption process with the filing of an appropriate application in a foreign country sufficient such that the Secretary of State is satisfied before the date that is 180 days after January 14, 2013.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 112–276, § 2, Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2466.)
- 2013Enacted · Pub. L. 112-276 · 126 Stat. 2466
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 112-276 on 2013-01-14.
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