PUBLIC LAW 106-279—OCT. 6, 2000 114 STAT. 825 Public Law 106-279 106th Congress An Act To provide for implementation by the United States of the Hague Convention ntR9nnn on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, ^ and for other purposes. [H.R. 2909] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Intercountry SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 2000*^°'^ ^^^ °^ (a) SHORT TITLE.— This Act may be cited as the "Intercountry 42 USC 14901 Adoption Act of 2000". note. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. —The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—UNITED STATES CENTRAL AUTHORITY Sec. 101. Designation of central authority. Sec. 102. Responsibilities of the Secretary of State. Sec. 103. Responsibilities of the Attorney General. Sec. 104. Annual report on intercountry adoptions. TITLE II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL Sec. 201. Accreditation or approval required in order to provide adoption services in cases subject to the Convention. Sec. 202. Process for accreditation and approval; role of accrediting entities. Sec. 203. Standards and procedures for providing accreditation or approval. Sec. 204. Secretarial oversight of accreditation and approval. Sec. 205. State plan requirement. TITLE III—RECOGNITION OF CONVENTION ADOPTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES Sec. 301. Adoptions of children immigrating to the United States. Sec. 302. Immigration and Nationality Act amendments relating to children adopted from Convention countries. Sec. 303. Adoptions of children emigrating from the United States. TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT Sec. 401. Access to Convention records. Sec. 402. Documents of other Convention countries. Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations; collection of fees. Sec. 404. Enforcement. TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 501. Recognition of Convention adoptions. Sec. 502. Special rules for certain cases. Sec. 503. Relationship to other laws. Sec. 504. No private right of action. Sec. 505. Effective dates; transition rule. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 42 USC 14901. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress recognizes—
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