    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-184
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To amend the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to require the Secretary
    of State to report on intercountry adoptions from countries which have
    significantly reduced adoption rates involving immigration to the United
    States, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Intercountry Adoption Information Act
    of 2019''.
    SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL REPORT ON
    INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS.

    (a) Report Elements.--Section 104(b) of the Intercountry Adoption
    Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14914(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following new paragraphs:
    ``(9) <>  A list of countries that established
    or maintained a significant law or regulation that prevented or
    prohibited adoptions involving immigration to the United States,
    regardless of whether such adoptions occurred under the
    Convention.
    ``(10) For each country listed under paragraph (9), the date
    on which the law or regulation was initially implemented.
    ``(11) Information on efforts taken with respect to a
    country listed under paragraph (9) to encourage the resumption
    of halted or stalled adoption proceedings involving immigration
    to the United States, regardless of whether the adoptions would
    have occurred under the Convention.
    ``(12) Information on any action the Secretary carried out
    that prevented, prohibited, or halted any adoptions involving
    immigration to the United States, regardless of whether the
    adoptions occurred under the Convention.
    ``(13) For each country listed pursuant to paragraph (12), a
    description of--
    ``(A) what policies, procedures, resources, and
    safeguards the country lacks, or other shortcomings or
    circumstances, that caused the action to be carried out;
    ``(B) what progress the country has made to
    alleviate those shortcomings; and
    ``(C) what steps the Department of State has taken
    in order to assist the country to reopen intercountry
    adoptions.
    ``(14) <>  An assessment of the impact of
    the fee schedule of the Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and
    Maintenance Entity on families seeking to adopt internationally,
    especially

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    low-income families, families seeking to adopt sibling groups,
    or families seeking to adopt children with disabilities.''.

    (b) Public Availability of Report.--Section 104 of the Intercountry
    Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14914) is amended by adding at the end
    the following new subsection:
    ``(c) <>  Public Availability of Report.--The
    Secretary shall make the information contained in the report required
    under subsection (a) available to the public on the website of the
    Department of State.''.

    (c) <>  Privacy Concerns.--In
    complying with the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), the
    Secretary shall avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, disclosing any
    personally identifiable information relating to United States citizens
    or the adoptees of such citizens.

    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 104(a) of the Intercountry
    Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14914(a)) is amended by striking
    ``International Relations'' and inserting ``Foreign Affairs''.
    (e) <>  Application Date.--The amendments
    made by this section shall apply with respect to reports required to be
    submitted under section 104 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42
    U.S.C. 14914) beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act.

    Approved October 30, 2020.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1952:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 165 (2019):
    May 20, considered and passed House.
    Vol. 166 (2020):
    Sept. 30, considered and passed
    Senate.