Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 1.djvu/866

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114 STAT. 830 PUBLIC LAW 106-279—OCT. 6, 2000 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. (b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall set forth with respect to the year concerned, the following: (1) The number of intercountry adoptions involving immigration to the United States, regardless of whether the adoption occurred under the Convention, including the country from which each child emigrated, the State to which each child immigrated, and the country in which the adoption was finalized. (2) The number of intercountry adoptions involving emigration from the United States, regardless of whether the adoption occurred under the Convention, including the country to which each child immigrated and the State from which each child emigrated. (3) The number of Convention placements for adoption in the United States that were disrupted, including the country from which the child emigrated, the age of the child, the date of the placement for adoption, the reasons for the disruption, the resolution of the disruption, the agencies that handled the placement for adoption, and the plans for the child, and in addition, any information regarding disruption or dissolution of adoptions of children from other countries received pursuant to section 422(b)(14) of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 205 of this Act. (4) The average time required for completion of a Convention adoption, set forth by country from which the child emigrated. (5) The current list of agencies accredited and persons approved under this Act to provide adoption services. (6) The names of the agencies and persons temporarily or permanently debarred under this Act, and the reasons for the debarment. (7) The range of adoption fees charged in connection with Convention adoptions involving immigration to the United States and the median of such fees set forth by the country of origin. (8) The range of fees charged for accreditation of agencies and the approval of persons in the United States engaged in providing adoption services under the Convention. TITLE II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL 42 USC 14921. SEC. 201. ACCREDITATION OR APPROVAL REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADOPTION SERVICES IN CASES SUBJECT TO THE CONVENTION. (a) IN GENERAL.— Except as otherwise provided in this title, no person may offer or provide adoption services in connection with a Convention adoption in the United States unless that person— (1) is accredited or approved in accordance with this title; or