3.0.0 6027 2019-02-20T22:35:30Z 2019-02-24T01:47:24Z House H HR 2012-06-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SIRES:H.R. 6027.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H4064]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-06-26T16:01:25Z Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 112 3331 S 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-276. Identical bill CRS 2012-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 N H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] Janice Hahn D CA 36 2012-06-26 True M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2012-06-26 True B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] Karen Bass D CA 33 2012-07-12 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2012-12-17 False International Affairs Adoption and foster care Immigration status and procedures International law and treaties User charges and fees International Affairs 00 2012-06-26 Introduced in House 2012-12-04T19:21:37Z Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 - Applies universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards under the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, and related regulations, to the same extent as they apply to the offering or provision of adoption services in connection with an adoption under the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, to any person offering or providing adoption services in connection with a foreign orphan under age 16 adopted or to be adopted by a U.S. citizen.

Gives the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), the Attorney General, and the accrediting entities the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 and related regulations with respect to a person offering or providing such adoption services, regardless of whether such services are offered or provided in connection with a Convention adoption.

Amends the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to repeal the prohibition against, and so make available, collected fees to accrediting entities.

]]> Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 Display Title Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6027ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6027ih.xml 2012-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.