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42 U.S.C. § 14912

Responsibilities of the Secretary of State

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 14912, Responsibilities of the Secretary of State, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/483653
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The Secretary shall have responsibility for— The Secretary shall be responsible for— providing the central authorities of other Convention countries with information concerning— making responses to notices under paragraph (2) available to— The Secretary shall carry out the functions prescribed by the Convention with respect to the accreditation of agencies and the approval of persons to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention as provided in subchapter II. Such functions may not be delegated to any other Federal agency. The Secretary— The Secretary and the Attorney General shall jointly establish a case registry of all adoptions involving immigration of children into the United States and emigration of children from the United States, regardless of whether the adoption occurs under the Convention. Such registry shall permit tracking of pending cases and retrieval of information on both pending and closed cases. The Secretary may—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 106-279(H.R. 2909)2000-10-06
    Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally