PUBLIC LAW 106-279—OCT. 6, 2000 114 STAT. 829 with responsibility for approving the child's emigration) in adequate time to be considered prior to the granting of such adoption or approval; (5) providing Federal agencies, State courts, and accredited agencies and approved persons with an identification of Convention countries and persons authorized to perform functions under the Convention in each such country; and (6) facilitating the transmittal of other appropriate information to, and among, central authorities. Federal and State agencies (including State courts), and accredited agencies and approved persons. (c) ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL RESPONSIBILITIES. — The Secretary shall carry out the functions prescribed by the Convention with respect to the accreditation of agencies and the approval of persons to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention as provided in title IL Such functions may not be delegated to any other Federal agency. (d) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary— (1) shall monitor individual Convention adoption cases involving United States citizens; and (2) may facilitate interactions between such citizens and officials of other Convention countries on matters relating to the Convention in any case in which an accredited agency or approved person is unwilling or unable to provide such facilitation. (e) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY. —The Secretary and the Attorney General shall jointly establish a case registry of all adoptions involving immigration of children into the United States and emigration of children from the United States, regardless of whether the adoption occurs under the Convention. Such registry shall permit tracking of pending cases and retrieval of information on both pending and closed cases. (f) METHODS OF PERFORMING RESPONSIBILITIES. —The Secretary may— (1) authorize public or private entities to perform appropriate central authority functions for which the Secretary is responsible, pursuant to regulations or under agreements published in the Federal Register; and (2) carry out central authority functions through grants to, or contracts with, any individual or public or private entity, except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Act. SEC. 103. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. In addition to such other responsibilities as are specifically conferred upon the Attorney General by this Act, the central authority functions specified in Article 14 of the Convention (relating to the filing of applications by prospective adoptive parents to the central authority of their country of residence) shall be performed by the Attorney General. SEC. 104. ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS. (a) REPORTS REQUIRED. — Beginning 1 year after the date of Effective date, the entry into force of the Convention for the United States and each year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and other appropriate agencies, shall submit a report describing the activities of the central authority of the United States under this Act during the preceding year to the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on Ways and Means, Federal Register, publication. 42 USC 14913. 42 USC 14914. 79-194O-00 -28:QL3Part1
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