,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,smuck] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
provide s]vices = bir?mo!rs :o are plac+
 or h plac$ a *ild = adoption1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,adoption         
,outcomes & ,af=dability ,act ( #bjai4  
#b4 ,au?orization ( pre-adoption s]vices
 = bir?mo!rs  7a7 ,s]vices au?oriz$ ,!  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    
%all1 ei!r directly or by grant to or   
contract ) ! eligible entities describ$ 
9 subsection 7b71 provide s]vices       
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 = bir?mo!rs :o
 are plac+ a *ild = adoption4  7b7      
,eligible entities ,! eligible entities 
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 are ,/ates1  
local gov]nm5tal entities1 & public or  
private ag5cies or organizations1       

includ+ public or private lic5s$ *ild   
welf>e or adoption ag5cies or adoptive  
family gr\ps & fai?-bas$ organizations4 
7c7 ,types ( s]vices ,! types ( s]vices 
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 are-- 7#a7   
c\nsel+ s]vices = bir?mo!rs :o are plac+
 or h plac$ a *ild = adoption1 includ+--
  7,a7 individual c\nsel+2  7,b7 m5tal  
heal? c\nsel+2 &  7,c7 sub/ance abuse   
c\nsel+2  7#b7 provide in=mation relat+ 
to ! availability ( po/-adoption s]vices
 & b5efits = bir?mo!rs1 includ+ contact 
in=mation = po/-adoption s]vices &      
b5efits provid$ by ,/ates & local units 
( gov]nm5t1 z appropriate2 &  7#c7 tra9+
 ( /aff at hospitals & o!r appropriate  
bir? c>e facilities relat+ to int]action
 ( su* /aff ) bir?mo!rs & adoptive      
families4  7d7 ,application ,ea*        
eligible entity ref]r$ to 9 subsection  
7a7 t desires to receive a grant or ent]
 into a contract ) ! ,secret>y "u       
subsection 7a7 %all submit an           
application to ! ,secret>y t describes !
 mann] 9 :i* ! entity w use funds "u !  

grant or contract dur+ ! #c fiscal ye>s 
subsequ5t to ! date ( ! application to  
accompli% ! purposes ( ?is section4 ,su*
 application %all be submitt$ 9 a =m &  
mann] det]m9$ to be appropriate by !    
,secret>y4  7e7 ,reports ,! ,secret>y   
%all require ea* eligible entity ref]r$ 
to 9 subsection 7a7 t receives a grant  
or ent]s into a contract ) ! ,secret>y  
"u subsection 7a7 to submit to !        
,secret>y a report on ! s]vices provid$ 
or activities c>ri$ out by ! entity =   
ea* fiscal ye> = :i* ! entity receives  
am\nts "u ! grant or contract4 ,! report
 %all conta9 su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es is necess>y to provide an     
accurate description ( ! s]vices provid$
 or activities c>ri$ out ) su* am\nts4  
7f7 ,s]vices ,to supplem5t & n supplant 
,s]vices provid$ "u a grant or contract 
"u subsection 7a7 %all supplem5t1 & n   
supplant1 s]vices provid$ us+ any o!r   
funds made available = ! same g5]al     
purposes4  7g7 ,te*nical assi/ance &    
adm9i/rative provisions ,! ,secret>y    

%all-- 7#a7 provide te*nical assi/ance  
to eligible entities ref]r$ to 9        
subsection 7a7 t receive a grant or ent]
 into a contract ) ! ,secret>y "u       
subsection 7a7 = purposes ( provid+ !   
s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7c72  7#b7
 z appropriate1 coord9ate ! provision ( 
s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 ) o!r 
adoption-relat$ rese>*1 tra9+1 s]vices1 
& assi/ance activities c>ri$ out by !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 & 
7#c7 ei!r directly1 or by grant to or   
contract ) a public or private ag5cy or 
organization-- 7,a7 evaluate !          
implem5tation & effectiv5ess ( !        
provision ( s]vices describ$ 9          
subsection 7c7 & o!r activities c>ri$   
out "u ?is section2  7,b7 id5tify       
diff]5t pre-placem5t s]vices provid$ =  
bir?mo!rs1 ! availability & utilization 
( su* s]vices1 & h[ pre-placem5t s]vices
 might be improv$2 &  7,c7 n lat] ?an #c
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 submit to ,congress a report t    
conta9s ! results ( ! evaluation "u     

subp>agraph 7,a7 & ! in=mation describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,b74  #c4 ,au?orization (
 appropriations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to c>ry  
out ?is ,act1 !re are au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices--  7#a7 #cj1jjj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbj2 &  7#b7 su* sums z may
 be necess>y = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjba
 ?r\gh #bjbd4  7b7 ,availability ,am\nts
 appropriat$ pursuant to ! au?orization 
( appropriations "u subsection 7a7 are  
au?oriz$ to rema9 available until       
exp5d$4