[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 5532 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5532


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 21, 2010

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to adopted 
                            alien children.

    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 ``International Adoption Harmonization 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ADOPTION AGE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E)--
                    (A) by striking ``(E)(i)'' and inserting ``(E)'';
                    (B) by striking ``sixteen'' and inserting 
                ``eighteen'';
                    (C) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; 
                and
                    (D) by striking clause (ii);
            (2) in subparagraph (F)--
                    (A) by striking ``(F)(i)'' and inserting ``(F)'';
                    (B) by striking ``sixteen'' and inserting 
                ``eighteen'';
                    (C) by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting 
                ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
                    (D) by striking clause (ii); and
            (3) in subparagraph (G)--
                    (A) by striking ``sixteen'' and inserting 
                ``eighteen''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place 
                such term appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
                Security''.

SEC. 3. HARMONIZING ADOPTIONS BETWEEN HAGUE CONVENTION AND NON-HAGUE-
              CONVENTION COUNTRIES.

    Section 212(a)(1)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``section 
101(b)(1)(F),'' and inserting ``subparagraph (F) or (G) of section 
101(b)(1),''.

SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH PAYGO.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.