14 U.S.C. § 2903
Reimbursement for adoption expenses
United States · Title 14 — COAST GUARD · Status: effective
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- 14 U.S.C. § 2903, Reimbursement for adoption expenses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439644
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In this section:
The term “qualifying adoption expenses” means reasonable and necessary expenses that are directly related to the legal adoption of a child under 18 years of age, but only if such adoption is arranged by a qualified adoption agency. Such term does not include any expense incurred—
The term “reasonable and necessary expenses” includes—
The term “qualified adoption agency” means any of the following:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993House: 304–100Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
- Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018House: 239–173Senate: no recorded tally
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021