,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #e1 #bjba,mr4  
,smuck] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 & ,mr4 
,moore ( ,utah7 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 = mo!rs :o  
are consid]+ 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
 ( #bjba4  #b4 ,au?orization (          
pre-adoption s]vices = mo!rs consid]+   
adoption  7a7 ,s]vices au?oriz$ ,!      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 &  
,families 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !  
,secret>y71 ei!r directly or by grant to
 or contract ) eligible entities        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 %all provide 
s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 =     
mo!rs :o are consid]+ plac+ or h 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 & fai?-bas$            
organizations1 focus$ on adoption       
s]vices or education 9 heal? c>e to     
promote hospital-bas$ programm+4  7c7   
,types ( s]vices ,! types ( s]vices     
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 are-- 7#a7   
c\nsel+ s]vices = mo!rs :o are consid]+ 
plac+ or h plac$ a *ild = adoption1     
includ+-- 7,a7 individual & support gr\p
 c\nsel+2  7,b7 m5tal heal? c\nsel+2    
7,c7 sub/ance abuse c\nsel+2 &  7,d7    
grief c\nsel+2  7#b7 provid+            
po/-adoption or po/-placem5t support    
s]vices & b5efits = mo!rs1 includ+      
support gr\ps or retreats1 lic5s$       
pr(essional c\nsel+1 complem5t>y or     
alt]native !rapy1 & work=ce or          
educational developm5t tra9+1 z         
appropriate2 &  7#c7 tra9+ ( /aff at    
hospitals & o!r appropriate bir? c>e    

facilities relat+ to int]action ( su*   
/aff ) families pursu+ adoption1 includ+
 bo? expectant mo!rs & pot5tial 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$ =  
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 #de1jjj1jjj =    
fiscal ye> #bjbb2 &  7#b7 su* sums z may
 be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc  
?r\gh #bjbf4  7b7 ,allocation ,( !      
am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ by    
subsection 7a7 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb
 ?r\gh #bjbf-- 7#a7 #b_/c ( su* am\nts  
%all be us$ = s]vices describ$ 9        
subsection 7c7 9 connection ) pr5atal   
c>e2 &  7#b7 #a_/c ( su* am\nts %all be 

us$ = s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 
9 connection ) po/-adoption or          
po/-placem5t s]vices4  7c7              
,applicability ( c]ta9 provisions       
,sections #ejf & #ejg ( division ,h ( ! 
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba
 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 %all apply )   
respect to funds made available = any   
fiscal ye> to c>ry out ?is ,act to !    
same ext5t & 9 ! same mann] z su*       
sections #ejf & #ejg apply ) respect to 
funds appropriat$ = fiscal ye> #bjba to 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices  
by su* division ,h4  7d7 ,availability  
,am\nts appropriat$ pursuant to !       
au?orization ( appropriations "u        
subsection 7a7 are au?oriz$ to rema9    
available until exp5d$4