,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself &   
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,call+ on ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,russia to  
cont9ue coop]ation 9 secur+ safe & lov+ 
homes = unp>5t$ *ildr54  ,:]eas 9 bo? ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & ,russia1 ! numb] (      
*ildr5 9 ne$ ( lov+ p>5ts f> outnumb]s !
 families actively seek+ to adopt2      
,:]eas s9ce #aiia m ?an #fj1jjj ,russian
 *ildr5 h f\nd safe1 p]man5t1 & lov+    
homes ) ,unit$ ,/ates families2 ,:]eas 9
 #ai cases1 adopt$ ,russian *ildr5 h di$
 f abuse or neglect 9 ! c>e ( _!        
adoptive ,unit$ ,/ates p>5ts1 & o!rs h  
suff]$ abuse2 ,:]eas ,russian ,presid5t 
,vladimir ,put9 said on ,decemb] #bj1   
#bjab1 reg>d+ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s :o h
 adopt$ ,russian *ildr51 8,we "k t      
trag$ies happ5 b ! va/ majority ( p :o  
adopt ,russian *ildr5 take good c>e ( !m

 & are good1 dec5t p02 ,:]eas c\ntries  
mak+ *ildr5 available = int]national    
adoption h ! "r & responsibility to set 
proc$ural safegu>ds & crit]ia to ensure 
! *ildr5's well-be+2 ,:]eas 9 response  
to cases ( abuse & neglect1 ! ,gov]nm5t 
( ,russia negotiat$ ! ,july #ac1 #bjaa1 
bilat]al adoption agreem5t to /r5g!n    
proc$ural safegu>ds 9 ! adoption process
 betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,russia & to  
ensure ! well-be+ ( *ildr5 adopt$ by    
,unit$ ,/ates families2 ,:]eas !        
bilat]al adoption agreem5t sign$ on     
,july #ac1 #bjaa1 by ,unit$ ,/ates      
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,hill>y ,rodham       
,cl9ton & ,russian ,=eign ,m9i/] ,s]gey 
,lavrov ent]$ into =ce betwe5 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,russia on ,novemb] #a1 #bjab2 
,:]eas ! ,russian ,gov]nm5t has express$
 conc]n t ! ,russian ,gov]nm5t's ef=ts  
to *eck on ! welf>e ( adopt$ ,russian   
*ildr5 & to monitor legal proce$+s      
involv+ abuse aga9/ ,russian *ildr5 h n 
be5 accommodat$ consi/5tly2 ,:]eas1 on  
,decemb] #bh1 #bjab1 ,russian ,f$]ation 

,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9 sign$ into law
 legislation entitl$ 8,on ,measures     
,conc]n+ ! ,implem5tation ( ,gov]nm5t   
,policy on ,orphan$ ,*ildr5 & ^? )\t    
,p>5tal ,c>e01 :i* includes a ban on    
adoptions ( ,russian *ildr5 by ,unit$   
,/ates citiz5s1 & may negatively affect 
adoptions t are already 9 process or    
complet$2 ,:]eas #eb1 & possibly m1     
int]c\ntry adoptions ( ,russian *ildr5  
by ,unit$ ,/ates families are 9 ! f9al  
legal /ages ( adoption 9 ,russia1 &     
hundr$s ( additional ,unit$ ,/ates      
families _h adoptions p5d+ 9 ,russia z (
 ,janu>y #a1 #bjac2 ,:]eas adoption1 bo?
 dome/ic & int]national1 is an important
 *ild protection tool & an integral "p (
 *ild welf>e be/ practices ar\nd ! _w1  
along ) prev5tion ( ab&onm5t & family   
reunification2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$        
,nations1 ! ,hague ,conf]5ce on ,private
 ,int]national ,law1 & o!r int]national 
organizations h recogniz$ a *ild's "r to
 a family z a basic human "r wor?y (    
protection3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se

 ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 appeals to ! 
,russian ,gov]nm5t to all[ ! adoptions  
initiat$ be=e ,janu>y #a1 #bjac1 to     
proce$ to conclusion2  7#b7 invites !   
,gov]nm5t ( ,russia to cont9ue          
p>ticipation 9 ! bilat]al adoption      
agreem5t t w5t into =ce ,novemb] #a1    
#bjab2  7#c7 expresses deep sadness ov] 
! untimely & tragic dea?s 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ( #ai adopt$ ,russian *ildr5 &   
ov] ! o!r cases ( abuse2  7#d7          
celebrates ! t5s ( ?\s&s ( lov+1 safe   
,unit$ ,/ates families :o h op5$ _!     
homes & he>ts to ,russian *ildr52  7#e7 
affirms ! ext5sive "w ( ! ,russian      
,=eign ,m9i/ry & ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to create safegu>ds   
aga9/ future abuse ?r\gh ! bilat]al     
adoption agreem5t t w5t into =ce        
,novemb] #a1 #bjab2 &  7#f7 urges       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts &      
adoptive families to accommodate (ficial
 inquiries into ! well-be+ ( adopt$     
,russian *ildr5 & to comply ) all       
adoption requirem5ts del9eat$ by !      

bilat]al agreem5t1 includ+ ! monitor+ ( 
! *ild's liv+ conditions & upbr++1 !    
submission ( correspond+ reports1 &     
regi/ration ( ! *ild ) ! ,russian       
consulate4