Amendments to the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000

(a) Definitions Section 3 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14902) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting or limited accreditation after adoption services; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (17) as paragraphs (14) through (18), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following: (13) Limited accreditation The term limited accreditation means voluntary accreditation that is limited to the provision of 1 or more of the following services: (A) Performing a background study on a child in an outgoing case and reporting on such a study. (B) Performing a home study on a prospective adoptive parent in an incoming case and reporting on such a study. (C) Monitoring a case after a child has been placed with prospective adoptive parents until final adoption, including preparing post-placement reports.. (b) Accreditation and approval (1) In general Section 202(b)(1) of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14922(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: (1) Accreditation and approval Accreditation or limited accreditation of agencies, and approval of persons, to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention or Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–276). At the time of initial or renewal of accreditation or limited accreditation of agencies, and approval of persons, the applying entity shall indicate whether the entity seeks accreditation as— (A) an accredited agency or approved person; or (B) an agency with a limited accreditation.. (2) Exemption from paperwork reduction act Section 503(c) of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14953(c)) is amended by inserting 202(b)(1), after 104,.