,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1       
#bjai,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,blunt1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 and  
,mr4 ,boozman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish an           
,intercountry ,adoption ,advisory       
,committee1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,intercountry ,adoption ,advisory  
,committee ,act4  #b4 ,intercountry     
,adoption ,advisory ,committee  7a7     
,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,state
 may establish within the ,bureau of    
,consular ,affairs an intercountry      
adoption advisory committee 7the        
,advisory ,committee74  7b7 ,duties     
7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,advisory      
,committee is established under         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,state
 shall consult the ,advisory ,committee1
 as appropriate1 on intercountry        

adoption1 including on the development1 
refinement1 and implementation of       
policies and programs pertaining to     
intercountry adoption4  7#b7            
,recommendations ,the ,advisory         
,committee shall develop1 at the request
 of the ,secretary1 recommendations for 
improvements to intercountry adoption4  
7#c7 ,periodic reports ,the ,advisory   
,committee shall periodically submit to 
the ,secretary of ,state-- 7,a7 reports 
on matters identified by the ,secretary2
 and  7,b7 reports on other matters     
identified by a majority of the members 
of the ,advisory ,committee4  7#d7      
,annual report ,the ,advisory ,committee
 shall submit to the ,secretary of      
,state an annual report providing       
information on the activities1 findings1
 and recommendations of the ,advisory   
,committee for the preceding year4 ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date that
 the ,secretary receives the annual     
report1 the ,secretary shall publish a  
public version describing the ,advisory 

,committee's activities and such related
 matters as would be informative to the 
public consistent with the policy of    
section #eeb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#e7 ,feedback ,not     
later than #ij days after receiving     
recommendations transmitted by the      
,advisory ,committee under paragraph    
7#d71 the ,secretary of ,state shall    
respond in writing to the ,advisory     
,committee with feedback on each of the 
recommendations1 an action plan to      
implement any of the recommendations    
with which the ,secretary concurs1 and a
 justification for why any of the       
recommendations have been rejected4     
7#f7 ,congressional notification ,not   
later than #cj days after providing     
written feedback to the ,advisory       
,committee under paragraph 7#e71 the    
,secretary of ,state shall notify       
,congress of the feedback4  7c7         
,membership ,not later than #ahj days   
after establishing the ,advisory        
,committee under subsection 7a71 the    

,secretary of ,state shall appoint the  
members of the ,advisory ,committee4    
,the members so appointed shall include 
groups representing adoption service    
providers1 adoptive families1 adoptees1 
adoption attorneys1 social workers1 and 
representatives of ,u4,s4 ,citizen and  
,immigration ,services 7,,uscis7 and the
 ,department of ,state4