To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that States enact a comprehensive adoption reform program by 1993 as a condition of receiving Federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance.

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Introduced

31 January 1989

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Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Summary

Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to condition Federal part E assistance upon States having specified laws concerning adoption in effect by 1993, including laws requiring pre-placement professional assessments of parental abilities to provide for the emotional needs of the child, submission of itemized adoption costs, and guarantees of legal representation to biological mothers.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/752
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