,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bifi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #c1  
#bjai,mr4 ,jones 7for himself and ,mr4  
,isakson7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
expand adoption opportunities4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,adoption ,opportunities            
,reauthorization ,act of #bjai4  #b4    
,congressional findings and declaration 
of purpose ,section #bja of the ,child  
,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment and   
,adoption ,reform ,act of #aigh 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaaa7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
the section1 heading1 by striking and   
declaration of purpose and inserting 1  
declaration of purpose1 and definition2 
7#b7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking #bjji1 some 
#dbd1jjj and inserting #bjah1 some      
#dcg1jjj2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7--  7i7
 by striking subparagraphs 7,a7 through 

7,d72 and  7ii7 by striking services    
because the children entering foster    
care-- and inserting services22  7,c7 in
 paragraph 7#f7-- 7i7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking #bjji1 there were     
#aae1jjj and inserting #bjah1 there were
 #abe1jjj2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 
7,i7 in clause 7i71 by striking #bjji   
and inserting #bjah2 and  7,,ii7 in     
clause 7ii71 by striking more than #h   
and inserting less than #h2 and  7iii7  
in subparagraph 7,d7--  7,i7 in clause  
7i7-- 7aa7 by striking #be percent and  
inserting #ag percent2 and  7bb7 by     
striking #bjji and inserting #bjah2 and 
7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7--  7aa7 by        
striking #cj percent and inserting #bb  
percent2 and  7bb7 by striking #bjji and
 inserting #bjah2 and  7,d7 in paragraph
 7#i77;,b71 by striking or institutions2
  7#c7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in the 
matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by
 inserting children with disabilities1  
underserved or overrepresented children 
and youth in the child welfare system1  

after minority children12 and  7ii7 by  
striking including disabled infants with
 life-threatening conditions12  7,b7 in 
paragraph 7#b77;,c71 by striking 2 and  
and inserting a semicolon2  7,c7 in     
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
and inserting 2 and2 and  7,d7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#d7 support
 the development and implementation of  
evidence-based and evidence-informed    
post-legal adoption services for        
families that adopt children in order to
 increase permanency4  2 and  7#d7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,definition ,in this ,act1 the term     
child with special needs means a child  
with special needs as defined in section
 #dgc7;c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;c774  4  #c4       
,information and services ,section #bjc 
of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and    
,treatment and ,adoption ,reform ,act of
 #aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaac7 is         
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 by striking such purposes1 including   

services and all that follows through   
the period at the end and inserting the 
following3 8such purposes1 including--  
7#a7 services to facilitate the adoption
 of older children1 minority children1  
children with disabilities1 underserved 
or overrepresented children and youth in
 the child welfare system1 and children 
with special needs2  7#b7 services to   
families considering adoption of        
children with special needs2 and  7#c7  
post-legal adoption services for        
families to provide permanent and caring
 home environments for children who     
would benefit from adoption4  2  7#b7 in
 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph     
7#a7--  7i7 by striking on adoption1 and
 and inserting on adoption1 including   
the evaluation of training and          
accessible education materials22 and    
7ii7 by inserting 2 and update such     
training and education materials1 as    
appropriate before the semicolon2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting children
 with disabilities1 underserved or      

overrepresented children and youth in   
the child welfare system1 after minority
 children12  7,c7 in paragraph 7#g71 by 
inserting children with disabilities1   
underserved or overrepresented children 
and youth in the child welfare system1  
after minority children12  7,d7 in      
paragraph 7#i77;,d7-- 7i7 by inserting  
and disseminate after identify2 and     
7ii7 by striking termination and        
inserting dissolution1 and increase     
permanency1 including related to pre-   
and post-legal adoption services2  7,e7 
in paragraph 7#aj77;,a7--  7i7 by       
redesignating clauses 7iii7 through 7ix7
 as clauses 7iv7 through 7x71           
respectively2  7ii7 in clause 7ii7--    
7,i7 by inserting 1 and finding such    
family and relatives willing to adopt   
such child to improve permanency before 
the semicolon2 and  7,,ii7 by striking  
such children1 including developing and 
inserting 8such children2  7iii7        
developing  2  7iii7 in clause 7vi71 as 
so redesignated1 by inserting 1         

including such groups for individuals   
who may enter into kinship caregiver    
arrangements before the semicolon2  7iv7
 in clause 7ix71 as so redesignated1 by 
inserting 1 including such groups for   
kinship caregiver arrangements before   
the semicolon2 and  7v7 in clause 7x71  
as so redesignated1 by striking this    
,act and inserting this title2 and  7,f7
 in paragraph 7#aa7-- 7i7 in the matter 
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by         
inserting ,tribes or ,tribal            
organizations1 after ,states12  7ii7 in 
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7iii7 in       
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7iv7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,d7 
procedures to identify and support      
potential kinship care arrangements4  2 
7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking post legal  
adoption and inserting post-legal       
adoption2 and  7,b7 in paragraph        
7#b77;,g71 by inserting 1 including such

 parents1 children1 and siblings in     
kinship care arrangements before the    
semicolon2  7#d7 in subsection 7d7--    
7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by      
inserting and improving post-,legal     
adoption support services after care2   
7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting    
including through the improvement of    
post-legal adoption services1 after free
 for adoption12  7,c7 in paragraph      
7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7--  7,i7 
in clause 7i71 by inserting 1 including 
plans to assess the need for and        
provide1 as appropriate1 post-legal     
adoption services in order to improve   
permanency before the semicolon2  7,,ii7
 in clause 7ii71 by inserting children  
with disabilities1 underserved or       
overrepresented children and youth in   
the child welfare system1 after minority
 children12  7,,iii7 in clause 7iii71 by
 striking programs and methods and      
inserting programs supported under this 
subsection1 including methods2 and      
7,,iv7 in clause 7iv71 by striking      

section #dgc of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7 and inserting 
subpart ,b of part ,b of title ,,iv of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fbi et seq47 and part ,e of  
such title ,,iv 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgj et  
seq472 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 
7,i7 in clause 7i71 by inserting        
children with disabilities1 underserved 
or overrepresented children and youth in
 the child welfare system1 after        
minority children12 and  7,,ii7 in      
clause 7ii71 by striking successful and 
inserting evidence-based and            
evidence-informed2 and  7,d7 in         
paragraph 7#c77;,a71 by striking        
,payments under this subsection shall   
begin during fiscal year #aihi42 and    
7#e7 in subsection 7e77#a71 by inserting
 1 such as through the use of an        
electronic interstate case processing   
system before the period4  #d4 ,reports 
,the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and      
,treatment and ,adoption ,reform ,act of
 #aigh is amended by striking section   

#bjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaad7 and inserting
 the following3  #bjd4 ,reports  7a7    
,report on the outcomes of individuals  
who were adopted from foster care ,not  
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of the ,adoption              
,opportunities ,reauthorization ,act of 
#bjai1 the ,secretary shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and
 the ,committee on ,education and ,labor
 of the ,house of ,representatives a    
report on research regarding the        
outcomes of individuals who were adopted
 from foster care as children4  7b7     
,report on adoption disruption and      
dissolution ,no later than #ah months   
after the date of enactment of the      
,adoption ,opportunities                
,reauthorization ,act of #bjai1 the     
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and
 the ,committee on ,education and ,labor
 of the ,house of ,representatives a    

report on children who enter into foster
 care under the supervision of a ,state 
after prior finalization of an adoption 
or legal guardianship1 including cases  
involving adoption of foster youth4 ,the
 ,secretary shall include in such report
 information1 to the extent that such   
information is available1 regarding the 
incidence of adoption disruption and    
dissolution and factors associated with 
such circumstances1 including whether   
affected individuals received pre- or   
post-legal adoption services4  4  #e4   
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #bje of the ,child ,abuse      
,prevention and ,treatment and ,adoption
 ,reform ,act of #aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#eaae7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7a71 by striking #dj1jjj1jjj and all    
that follows through #bjae and inserting
 such sums as may be necessary for      
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbf2 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking #cj 
percent and inserting #ce percent4