,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,ms4 
,klobuchar7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify the             
,intercountry ,adoption ,act of #bjjj to
 provide a limited accreditation option 
for performing certain adoption         
services4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,voluntary ,limited 
,accreditation for ,adoption ,services  
,act4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is   
the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7      
prospective adoptive parents should     
receive high-quality services from      
experienced providers for their child   
background studies1 home studies1 and   
post-placement reports2  7#b7 the number
 of accredited adoption service         
providers is declining in the ,united   
,states1 leading to fewer options of    
accredited service providers2  7#c7 some

 foreign countries1 primary providers   
and many adoptive families have a       
preference that only accredited adoption
 service providers conduct intercountry 
home studies and                        
post-placement_/post-adoption reporting1
 if required2  7#d7 accreditation and   
approval helps to ensure compliance with
 standards and requires accrediting     
entities to provide oversight1          
enforcement1 and data and report        
collection for accredited and approved  
adoption service providers2 and  7#e7   
,united ,states intercountry adoption   
practices can be enhanced by supporting 
an accreditation system that includes a 
new1 limited accreditation option for   
the provision of a background study on a
 child1 a home study on the prospective 
adoptive parents1 or a post-placement   
report1 in addition to current1         
comprehensive1 mandatory accreditation  
for primary providers4  #c4 ,amendments 
to the ,intercountry ,adoption ,act of  
#bjjj  7a7 ,definitions ,section #c of  

the ,intercountry ,adoption ,act of     
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijb7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
inserting or limited accreditation after
 adoption services2  7#b7 by            
redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7 through  
7#ag7 as paragraphs 7#ad7 through 7#ah71
 respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting   
after paragraph 7#ab7 the following3    
7#ac7 ,limited accreditation ,the term  
limited accreditation means voluntary   
accreditation that is limited to the    
provision of #a or more of the following
 services3 7,a7 ,performing a background
 study on a child in an outgoing case   
and reporting on such a study4  7,b7    
,performing a home study on a           
prospective adoptive parent in an       
incoming case and reporting on such a   
study4  7,c7 ,monitoring a case after a 
child has been placed with prospective  
adoptive parents until final adoption1  
including preparing post-placement      
reports4  4  7b7 ,accreditation and     
approval  7#a7 ,in general ,section     

#bjb7;b77#a7 of the ,intercountry       
,adoption ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#adibb7;b77#a77 is amended to read as   
follows3  7#a7 ,accreditation and       
approval ,accreditation or limited      
accreditation of agencies1 and approval 
of persons1 to provide adoption services
 in the ,united ,states in cases subject
 to the ,convention or ,intercountry    
,adoption ,universal ,accreditation ,act
 of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bgf74 ,at  
the time of initial or renewal of       
accreditation or limited accreditation  
of agencies1 and approval of persons1   
the applying entity shall indicate      
whether the entity seeks accreditation  
as-- 7,a7 an accredited agency or       
approved person2 or  7,b7 an agency with
 a limited accreditation4  4  7#b7      
,exemption from paperwork reduction act 
,section #ejc7;c7 of the ,intercountry  
,adoption ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#adiec7;c77 is amended by inserting     
#bjb7;b77#a71 after #ajd14  #d4 ,rules  
of construction  7a7 ,in general        

,nothing in this ,act or the amendments 
made by this ,act may be construed to   
require that intercountry adoption      
service providers have a limited        
accreditation 7as defined in section    
#c7ac7 of the ,intercountry ,adoption   
,act of #bjjj1 as amended by section    
#c7;a77#c771 to provide a home study on 
prospective adoptive parents pursuing an
 intercountry adoption4  7b7 ,definition
 of adoption service ,nothing in this   
,act or in the amendments made by this  
,act may be construed to modify the     
definition of adoption service under    
section #c of the ,intercountry         
,adoption ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#adijb74  #e4 ,effective date ,this ,act
 shall take effect on the date that is  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4