[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 42 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                         Calendar No. 3
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 42

  To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to permit family 
             planning projects to offer adoption services.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 19, 1999

 Mr. Helms introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                            January 20, 1999

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to permit family 
             planning projects to offer adoption services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Adoption Services Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. ADOPTION SERVICES.

    Section 1001(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300(a)) 
is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``Such 
projects may also offer adoption services. Any adoption services 
provided under such projects shall be nondiscriminatory as to race, 
color, religion, or national origin.''.
                                     





                                                         Calendar No. 3

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 42

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to permit family 
             planning projects to offer adoption services.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 20, 1999

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar