[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1713 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1713

 To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform 
Act of 1978 to require a study and report on adoption outcomes and the 
       factors affecting those outcomes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2021

 Mr. Smucker (for himself and Ms. Underwood) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform 
Act of 1978 to require a study and report on adoption outcomes and the 
       factors affecting those outcomes, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT ON SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS.

    Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5114) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 204. STUDY AND REPORT ON SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS.

    ``(a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study (directly or by 
grant to, or contract with, public or private nonprofit research 
agencies or organizations) on adoption outcomes and the factors 
(including parental substance use disorder) affecting those outcomes.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than the date that is 36 months after the 
date of the enactment of the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
includes the results of the study required under subsection (a).''.
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