((a)) ** In general** The provisions of title II and section 404 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 ( et seq.[, ]), and related implementing regulations, shall apply to any person offering or providing adoption services in connection with a child described in , to the same extent as they apply to the offering or provision of adoption services in connection with a Convention adoption. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General (with respect to section 404(b) of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 ([(b)])), and the accrediting entities shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authorities under title II and title IV of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 [ et seq., 14941 et seq.] and related implementing regulations with respect to a person offering or providing such adoption services, irrespective of whether such services are offered or provided in connection with a Convention adoption.42 U.S.C. 1490142 U.S.C. 14944section 1101(b)(1)(F) of title 842 U.S.C. 1494442 U.S.C. 14921

((b)) ** Effective date** The provisions of this section shall take effect 18 months after .January 14, 20132013-01-14

((c)) ** Transition rule** This Act shall not apply to a person offering or providing adoption services as described in subsection (a) in the case of a prospective adoption in which—

((1)) an application for advance processing of an orphan petition or petition to classify an orphan as an immediate relative for a child is filed before the date that is 180 days after ; or

((2)) the prospective adoptive parents of a child have initiated the adoption process with the filing of an appropriate application in a foreign country sufficient such that the Secretary of State is satisfied before the date that is 180 days after .