3.0.0 1458 2023-01-11T13:18:15Z 2023-01-11T13:18:15Z Senate S S 2009-07-16 111 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-07-16T15:01:46Z Families for Orphans Act of 2009 111 3031 HR 2009-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS Families for Orphans Act of 2009 111 3070 HR 2009-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2009-07-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2009-07-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7587, S7642-7643) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA N I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2009-07-16 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2009-11-30 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-02-04 False International Affairs Adoption and foster care Advisory bodies Child care and development Department of State Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Foreign aid and international relief Government studies and investigations International Affairs 00 2009-07-16 Introduced in Senate 2009-09-22T21:43:09Z Families for Orphans Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of State the Office for Orphan Policy Diplomacy and Development which shall support: (1) the preservation and reunification of families; and (2) the provision of permanent parental care for orphans.

Directs the President to establish the Policy Coordinating Committee which shall monitor and support international efforts in family preservation, family reunification, and permanent parental care for orphans.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance to foreign countries: (1) for family preservation, family reunification, and orphan care efforts; and (2) to meet minimum standards required for such assistance.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to make grants to nongovernmental agencies to promote permanent parental care for orphans.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) initiate a study to identify global best practices for preserving and reunifying families and providing permanent parental care for orphans; and (2) carry out a global best practices pilot program.

]]> Families for Orphans Act of 2009 Display Title Families for Orphans Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage the development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for the preservation and reunification of families and the provision of permanent parental care for orphans. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Families for Orphans Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1458is/xml/BILLS-111s1458is.xml 2009-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.