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Redesignates existing paragraphs (13)–(17) as paragraphs (14)–(18) and inserts a new paragraph (13) defining the term "limited accreditation," including three specific limited services (background study on a child in an outgoing case; home study on a prospective adoptive parent in an incoming case; post‑placement monitoring until final adoption, including post‑placement reports).
Revises subsection 14922(b)(1) to authorize accreditation or limited accreditation of agencies (in addition to approval of persons) and to require that, at initial accreditation or renewal, the applying entity indicate whether it seeks accreditation as an accredited agency/approved person or as an agency with a limited accreditation.
Amends subsection 14953(c) by inserting additional text at an indicated location (the excerpted bill text states only that 14953(c) "is amended by inserting after" but does not include the insertion or specify the insertion point in the provided excerpt).
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced January 15, 2026 by Roger F. Wicker · Last progress January 15, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate