,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f1 #bjai,ms4 
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4   
,casey1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 & ,mr4 ,boozman7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an  
,int]c\ntry ,adoption ,advisory         
,committee1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,int]c\ntry ,adoption ,advisory         
,committee ,act4  #b4 ,int]c\ntry       
,adoption ,advisory ,committee  7a7     
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may    
e/abli% )9 ! ,bureau ( ,consul> ,affairs
 an int]c\ntry adoption advisory        
committee 7! ,advisory ,committee74  7b7
 ,duties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,advisory 
,committee is e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all consult ! 
,advisory ,committee1 z appropriate1 on 
int]c\ntry adoption1 includ+ on !       
developm5t1 ref9em5t1 & implem5tation ( 
policies & programs p]ta9+ to int]c\ntry

 adoption4  7#b7 ,recomm5dations ,!     
,advisory ,committee %all develop1 at ! 
reque/ ( ! ,secret>y1 recomm5dations =  
improvem5ts to int]c\ntry adoption4     
7#c7 ,p]iodic reports ,! ,advisory      
,committee %all p]iodically submit to ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate-- 7,a7 reports on     
matt]s id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 
reports on o!r matt]s id5tifi$ by a     
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,advisory       
,committee4  7#d7 ,annual report ,!     
,advisory ,committee %all submit to !   
,secret>y ( ,/ate an annual report      
provid+ in=mation on ! activities1      
f9d+s1 & recomm5dations ( ! ,advisory   
,committee = ! prec$+ ye>4 ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date t ! ,secret>y     
receives ! annual report1 ! ,secret>y   
%all publi% a public v]sion describ+ !  
,advisory ,committee's activities & su* 
relat$ matt]s z w\ld be in=mative to !  
public consi/5t ) ! policy ( section    
#eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7#e7 ,fe$back ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] receiv+ recomm5dations        

transmitt$ by ! ,advisory ,committee "u 
p>agraph 7#d71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all 
respond 9 writ+ to ! ,advisory          
,committee ) fe$back on ea* ( !         
recomm5dations1 an action plan to       
implem5t any ( ! recomm5dations ) :i* ! 
,secret>y concurs1 & a ju/ification = :y
 any ( ! recomm5dations h be5 reject$4  
7#f7 ,congressional notification ,n lat]
 ?an #cj days aft] provid+ writt5       
fe$back to ! ,advisory ,committee "u    
p>agraph 7#e71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all 
notify ,congress ( ! fe$back4  7c7      
,memb]%ip ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]    
e/abli%+ ! ,advisory ,committee "u      
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all
 appo9t ! memb]s ( ! ,advisory          
,committee4 ,! memb]s s appo9t$ %all    
include gr\ps repres5t+ adoption s]vice 
provid]s1 adoptive families1 adoptees1  
adoption attorneys1 social work]s1 &    
repres5tatives ( ,u4,s4 ,citiz5 &       
,immigration ,s]vices 7,,uscis7 & !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4