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The Interethnic Provisions of 1996
P.L. 104-188
Overview
H.R. 3448
Enacted August 20, 1996
Enacted as title I, subtitle H, section 1808, Removal of Barriers to Interethnic Adoption, of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996.
Text of title I, subtitle H, section 1808 of P.L. 104-188 (PDF - 42 KB)
Major Provisions of the Act
- Established the title IV-E State Plan requirement that States and other entities that receive funds from the Federal Government and are involved in foster care or adoption placements may not deny any individual the opportunity to become a foster or adoptive parent based upon the race, color, or national origin of the parent or the child
- Established the title IV-E State Plan requirement that States and other entities that receive funds from the Federal Government and involved in foster care or adoption placements may not delay or deny a child's foster care or adoptive placement based upon the race, color, or national origin of the parent or the child
- Strengthened MEPA's diligent recruitment requirement by making it a title IV-B State Plan requirement
- Established a system of graduated financial penalties for States that do not comply with the title IV-E State Plan requirement established under this law
- Repealed language in MEPA that allowed States and other entities to consider the cultural, ethnic, or racial background of a child, as well as the capacity of the prospective parent to meet the needs of such a child
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