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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 679a. National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish,
either directly or by grant or contract, a National Adoption
Information Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse shall -
(1) collect, compile, and maintain information obtained from
available research, studies, and reports by public and private
agencies, institutions, or individuals concerning all aspects of
infant adoption and adoption of children with special needs;
(2) compile, maintain, and periodically revise directories of
information concerning -
(A) crisis pregnancy centers,
(B) shelters and residences for pregnant women,
(C) training programs on adoption,
(D) educational programs on adoption,
(E) licensed adoption agencies,
(F) State laws relating to adoption,
(G) intercountry adoption, and
(H) any other information relating to adoption for pregnant
women, infertile couples, adoptive parents, unmarried
individuals who want to adopt children, individuals who have
been adopted, birth parents who have placed a child for
adoption, adoption agencies, social workers, counselors, or
other individuals who work in the adoption field;
(3) disseminate the information compiled and maintained
pursuant to paragraph (1) and the directories compiled and
maintained pursuant to paragraph (2); and
(4) upon the establishment of an adoption and foster care data
collection system pursuant to section 679 of this title,
disseminate the data and information made available through that
system.
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