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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3280 

To establish the Office of Children in Family Security and an Ambassador 

at Large for Children in Family Security, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To establish the Office of Children in Family Security and 

an Ambassador at Large for Children in Family Security, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Children in Family Security Act of 2021’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 


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TITLE I—OFFICE OF CHILDREN IN FAMILY SECURITY AND 

AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR CHILDREN IN FAMILY SECURITY 

Sec. 101. Office of Children in Family Security. 

Sec. 102. Ambassador at Large for Children in Family Security. 

Sec. 103. Amendments to the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000. 

Sec. 104. Amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

TITLE II—SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY 

Sec. 201. Special Advisor for Children in Adversity. 

Sec. 202. Coordination with the Office of Children in Family Security. 

TITLE III—FUNDING; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

Sec. 301. Funding. 

Sec. 302. Rules of construction. 

Sec. 303. Effective date of title I. 

1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) the United States Government should be a 

4 source of support and encouragement for foreign 

5 child welfare systems interested in transitioning 

6 from institutional care to family care, according to 

7 the best interests of the child living without, or at 

8 risk of living without, family care; 

9 (2) a foreign child welfare system that reflects 

10 the best interests of a child living without, or at risk 

11 of living without, family care should— 

12 (A) while keeping siblings together when13 ever possible— 

14 (i) prioritize family preservation or re15 unification; 


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1 (ii) when family preservation or reuni2 fication is not possible, ensure the timely 

3 provision of adoption or guardianship; and 

4 (iii) use interim placement of foster 

5 care or kinship care if— 

6 (I) such placement is imme7 diately available; and 

8 (II) there are ongoing efforts to 

9 transition the child to the other forms 

10 of family care described in clauses (i) 

11 and (ii); 

12 (B) provide assistance for children with 

13 disabilities, who are disproportionately institu14 tionalized, including— 

15 (i) payment and support to adults 

16 providing family care; and 

17 (ii) any other available assistance that 

18 promotes the welfare of such children; and 

19 (C)(i) not rely on institutional care; or 

20 (ii) if institutional care is currently relied 

21 upon, work to transition children to family care; 

22 (3) children should grow up with permanent, 

23 safe, and nurturing families; 

24 (4) many children do not have such families; 

25 (5) institutional care— 


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1 (A) is used throughout the world to assist 

2 the millions of children who are without family 

3 care, but such care does not reflect the best in4 terests of such children; and 

5 (B) presents the risk of neurological and 

6 psychological harm to children, especially in7 fants and children with disabilities; 

8 (6) there are children living in institutional care 

9 who have at least 1 living parent who would other10 wise take care of them if the parent could meet the 

11 needs of such children; 

12 (7) some foreign governments lack the re13 sources or infrastructure to adequately develop a 

14 child welfare system that reflects the best interests 

15 of children living without family care and children at 

16 risk of living without family care; 

17 (8) the United States can assist children 

18 around the world who are living without family care 

19 or who are at risk of living without family care by 

20 advocating for and providing technical assistance re21 lated to the implementation of laws, regulations, 

22 policies, and procedures that— 

23 (A) reflect the best interests of such chil24 dren in a child welfare system of a foreign gov25 ernment; and 


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1 (B) ensure that intercountry adoption is a 

2 viable and fully developed option; and 

3 (9) the implementation of United States foreign 

4 policy can be enhanced by providing the assistance 

5 described in paragraph (8) when— 

6 (A) such assistance serves the foreign pol7 icy interests of the United States; and 

8 (B) a foreign government lacking the re9 sources or infrastructure described in para10 graph (7) seeks such assistance from the 

11 United States. 

12 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this Act: 

14 (1) ADOPTION.—The term ‘‘adoption’’ means— 

15 (A) adoptions within the United States; 

16 and 

17 (B) intercountry adoptions. 

18 (2) AMBASSADOR.—The term ‘‘Ambassador’’ 

19 means the Ambassador at Large for Children in 

20 Family Security established under section 102(a) of 

21 this Act. 

22 (3) CENTRAL AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘central 

23 authority’’ has the meaning given such term in sec24 tion 3 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 

25 U.S.C. 14902). 


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1 (4) CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.—The term 

2 ‘‘child welfare system’’ means a group of services de3 signed to promote the well-being of children by en4 suring safety, achieving permanency, and strength5 ening families. 

6 (5) CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY.—The term ‘‘chil7 dren in adversity’’ means individuals who— 

8 (A) have not attained 18 years of age; and 

9 (B) are experiencing conditions of serious 

10 deprivation and danger, including individuals 

11 who are— 

12 (i) living without, or at risk of living 

13 without, family care; 

14 (ii) experiencing violence; 

15 (iii) affected by, or emerging from, 

16 armed conflict or humanitarian crises; 

17 (iv) living with disabilities; 

18 (v) orphans; or 

19 (vi) otherwise vulnerable, including 

20 because of human immunodeficiency virus 

21 and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 

22 (commonly known as ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’), acute 

23 illness, or premature birth. 


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1 (6) CONVENTION COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Con2 vention country’’ means a country that is a party to 

3 the Hague Adoption Convention. 

4 (7) FAMILY CARE.—The term ‘‘family care’’ re5 fers to adoption, family preservation, reunification, 

6 foster care, guardianship, or kinship care. 

7 (8) FAMILY-LIKE GROUP HOME.—The term 

8 ‘‘family-like group home’’ means an arrangement in 

9 which a child is placed in a home— 

10 (A) that houses a limited number of chil11 dren; and 

12 (B) in which personalized caretaking is 

13 provided only by one or more caregivers. 

14 (9) FAMILY PRESERVATION.—The term ‘‘family 

15 preservation’’ means measures taken to keep a child 

16 within the care of his or her parent or parents. 

17 (10) FOSTER CARE.—The term ‘‘foster care’’ 

18 means an arrangement in which a child is placed 

19 with at least 1 adult— 

20 (A) who is not a relative; 

21 (B) with whom the child does not have an 

22 emotionally significant relationship; and 

23 (C) who has been authorized by a child 

24 welfare system to provide full-time care for the 

25 child on a temporary basis. 


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1 (11) GUARDIANSHIP.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘guardian3 ship’’ means a permanent legal relationship be4 tween an adult and a child, in which the adult 

5 is lawfully vested with the power and charged 

6 with the duty of taking care of the child. 

7 (B) KINSHIP CARE; KEFALA ORDER.—The 

8 terms ‘‘Kefala order’’, which is issued by a 

9 country that follows traditional Islamic law, and 

10 ‘‘kinship care’’ include relationships that may 

11 not qualify as permanent legal relationships 

12 under United States law, but may be considered 

13 forms of guardianship if such relationships are 

14 considered appropriate under the circumstances 

15 of a foreign child welfare system. 

16 (12) HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION.—The 

17 term ‘‘Hague Adoption Convention’’ means the Con18 vention on Protection of Children and Co-operation 

19 in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, done at The 

20 Hague May 29, 1993. 

21 (13) INSTITUTIONAL CARE.—The term ‘‘institu22 tional care’’ means care for children provided in a 

23 public or private residential setting that is— 

24 (A) not family care; 


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1 (B) staffed by salaried or volunteer care2 givers working pre-determined hours or shifts; 

3 and 

4 (C) a collective living arrangement, includ5 ing— 

6 (i) orphanages; 

7 (ii) places of safety or transit centers 

8 for emergency care used primarily as an 

9 alternative to family care; 

10 (iii) children’s homes; 

11 (iv) children’s villages or cottage com12 plexes; and 

13 (v) boarding schools or hospitals used 

14 primarily as an alternative to family care. 

15 (14) INTERIM PLACEMENT.—The term ‘‘interim 

16 placement’’ means foster care or kinship care. 

17 (15) KINSHIP CARE.—The term ‘‘kinship care’’ 

18 means an arrangement in which a child is placed 

19 with at least 1 adult who— 

20 (A) is a relative, a member of a Tribe or 

21 clan, or related by marriage, or has an emotion22 ally significant relationship with the child; and 

23 (B) has been authorized by a child welfare 

24 system to provide full-time care for the child on 

25 a temporary basis. 


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1 (16) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the 

2 Office of Children in Family Security established 

3 under section 101(a) of this Act. 

4 (17) REUNIFICATION.—The term ‘‘reunifica5 tion’’ means the transition of a child, after being 

6 separated from parental care, into the care or cus7 tody of the parent or parents of such child, including 

8 the provision of access to appropriate services and 

9 support that follows reunification and addresses the 

10 reason for the initial separation. 

11 (18) SPECIAL ADVISOR.—The term ‘‘Special 

12 Advisor’’ means the Special Advisor for Children in 

13 Adversity appointed pursuant to section 135(e) of 

14 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

15 2152f(e)), as amended by section 201(4). 

16 TITLE I—OFFICE OF CHILDREN 

17 IN FAMILY SECURITY AND 

18 AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR 

19 CHILDREN IN FAMILY SECU20 RITY 

21 SEC. 101. OFFICE OF CHILDREN IN FAMILY SECURITY. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, within 

23 the Office of the Secretary of State, the Office of Children 

24 in Family Security. 

25 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 


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1 (1) ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTER2 COUNTRY ADOPTIONS.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in con4 sultation with other offices of the Department 

5 of State and the Department of Homeland Se6 curity, shall determine, based on standardized 

7 criteria, whether— 

8 (i) a Convention country has met its 

9 obligations under the Hague Adoption 

10 Convention; and 

11 (ii) such country is eligible to partici12 pate in intercountry adoptions in accord13 ance with United States law. 

14 (B) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days be15 fore the effective date of a determination under 

16 subparagraph (A), except as otherwise provided 

17 by the Office for good cause found and pub18 lished with the determination, the Director shall 

19 publish a general notice in the Federal Register 

20 of such determination, which shall include— 

21 (i) a statement of the time, place, and 

22 nature of the determination; 

23 (ii) a reference to the specific legal 

24 authority under which the determination is 

25 made; and 


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1 (iii) the terms or substance of the de2 termination or a description of the subjects 

3 and issues involved in making the deter4 mination. 

5 (C) PUBLIC COMMENT.—After each notice 

6 is published in accordance with subparagraph 

7 (B), the public shall have an opportunity to 

8 submit written data, views, or arguments, with 

9 or without opportunity for oral presentation, re10 garding the determination that was the subject 

11 of such notice. 

12 (D) GENERAL STATEMENT.—After consid13 ering the data, views, and arguments submitted 

14 in accordance with subparagraph (C), the Di15 rector shall incorporate in the determination a 

16 concise general statement of the basis and pur17 pose of such determination. 

18 (2) DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES AND CRI19 TERIA.—The Director, in coordination with U.S. 

20 Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall develop 

21 a set of procedures and criteria that— 

22 (A) governs suitability and eligibility deter23 minations for prospective adoptive parents seek24 ing to adopt internationally, regardless of 


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1 whether the child to be adopted is from a Con2 vention country; 

3 (B) governs the determination of eligibility 

4 of a child for adoption, regardless of whether 

5 such child is from a Convention country; and 

6 (C) is consistent with the best interests of 

7 the child determination described in section 

8 303(a)(1)(C) of the Intercountry Adoption Act 

9 of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14932(a)(1)(C)). 

10 (3) DIVISIONS.—There is established within the 

11 Office— 

12 (A) a division for executing oversight re13 sponsibilities of the Hague Adoption Conven14 tion, including the obligations of— 

15 (i) the Ambassador at Large for Chil16 dren in Family Security (referred to in this 

17 paragraph as the ‘‘Ambassador’’); and 

18 (ii) the Office of Children’s Issues of 

19 the Department of State; 

20 (B) a division for executing bilateral re21 sponsibilities of the Hague Adoption Conven22 tion, including— 

23 (i) executing the obligations of the 

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1 Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14901 et 

2 seq.), as amended by this Act, except for 

3 the obligations expressly assigned to the 

4 Ambassador under section 102(c)(3)(C) of 

5 this Act; 

6 (ii) transmitting any intercountry 

7 adoption-related case information received 

8 from the central authority of another Con9 vention country to the Secretary of Home10 land Security, upon the request of the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security; and 

12 (iii) transmitting any intercountry 

13 adoption-related case information re14 quested by the Secretary of Homeland Se15 curity to the central authority of another 

16 Convention country; and 

17 (C) a division for promoting best practices 

18 for foreign child welfare systems, which shall 

19 advise foreign child welfare systems, on such 

20 terms and conditions as the Ambassador deems 

21 appropriate, regarding— 

22 (i) drafting, disseminating, and imple23 menting legislation, regulations, policies, 

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1 (ii) establishing public, private, and 

2 faith- and community-based partnerships; 

3 (iii) developing workforce training for 

4 governmental and nongovernmental staff; 

5 and 

6 (iv) identifying and documenting the 

7 number and needs of children who are liv8 ing without, or are at risk of living with9 out, family care. 

10 (c) DIRECTOR.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall be headed 

12 by a Director who shall be appointed by the Sec13 retary of State. 

14 (2) QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT.—The 

15 Director shall have— 

16 (A) a strong professional background in 

17 consular affairs; 

18 (B) personal experience in international 

19 adoptions; or 

20 (C) professional experience in international 

21 adoptions or child services. 

22 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 

23 (A) oversee the Office and its divisions; 

24 and 


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1 (B) ensure long-term continuity in the 

2 management and policy matters of the Office. 

3 (d) RECORDS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

4 of establishment of the Office, and annually thereafter, the 

5 Director shall submit to Congress, with any other relevant 

6 annual report mandated by law— 

7 (1) a description of the implementation of sub8 section (b)(3)(C); 

9 (2) a record of the date of consultation and the 

10 agency consulted pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A); 

11 (3) a record of the date of consultation or co12 ordination and the agency with which the Office con13 sulted or coordinated pursuant to section 102(c)(3); 

14 and 

15 (4) a record of the date of coordination and the 

16 agency with which the Office coordinated pursuant 

17 to section 102(c)(4). 

18 SEC. 102. AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR CHILDREN IN FAM19 ILY SECURITY. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, within 

21 the Office of the Secretary of State, an Ambassador at 

22 Large for Children in Family Security, who shall be ap23 pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con24 sent of the Senate. 

25 (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Ambassador shall— 


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1 (1) have experience in advocating in foreign 

2 countries for the development and implementation of 

3 laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that re4 flect the policy described in section 2; and 

5 (2) be knowledgeable of, and committed to, pro6 moting the policy described in section 2. 

7 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Ambassador shall— 

8 (1) advocate for laws, regulations, policies, and 

9 procedures that reflect the policy described in sec10 tion 2; 

11 (2) report directly to the Secretary of State and 

12 serve as a primary advisor to the President in all 

13 matters relevant to children in foreign countries who 

14 are living without family care or are at risk of living 

15 without family care; 

16 (3) subject to the direction of the President and 

17 the Secretary of State, and in consultation and co18 ordination with the Administrator of the United 

19 States Agency for International Development, the 

20 Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Special 

21 Advisor, represent the United States in matters rel22 evant to children in foreign countries who are living 

23 without, or are at risk of living without, family 

24 care— 


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1 (A) in contacts with foreign governments, 

2 nongovernmental organizations, intergovern3 mental agencies, specialized agencies of the 

4 United Nations, and other international organi5 zations of which the United States is a member; 

6 and 

7 (B) in multilateral conferences and meet8 ings; and 

9 (4) coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland 

10 Security, the Administrator of the United States 

11 Agency for International Development, and the Spe12 cial Advisor to maintain consistency in United 

13 States foreign policy and operations with respect to 

14 children in foreign countries who are living without, 

15 or are at risk of living without, family care. 

16 SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERCOUNTRY ADOP17 TION ACT OF 2000. 

18 The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 

19 14901 et seq.) is amended— 

20 (1) in section 3 (42 U.S.C. 14902)— 

21 (A) by amending paragraph (16) to read 

22 as follows: 

23 ‘‘(16) AMBASSADOR.—The term ‘Ambassador’ 

24 means the Ambassador at Large for Children in 


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1 Family Security established under section 102 of the 

2 Children in Families Act of 2021.’’; 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraph (17) as 

4 paragraph (18); and 

5 (C) by inserting after paragraph (16) the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(17) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the 

8 Office of Children in Family Security established 

9 under section 101 of the Children in Families Act of 

10 2021.’’; 

11 (2) by amending section 101 (42 U.S.C. 14911) 

12 to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CENTRAL AUTHORITY. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Convention 

15 and this Act— 

16 ‘‘(1) the Office shall serve as the central au17 thority of the United States; and 

18 ‘‘(2) the Ambassador shall serve as the head of 

19 the central authority of the United States. 

20 ‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE OF CENTRAL AUTHORITY FUNC21 TIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Of22 fice shall be responsible for the performance of all central 

23 authority functions for the United States under the Con24 vention and this Act. 


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1 ‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE PERSONNEL.— 

2 All personnel of the Office performing central authority 

3 functions shall have— 

4 ‘‘(1) a strong background in consular affairs; 

5 ‘‘(2) personal experience in international adop6 tions; or 

7 ‘‘(3) professional experience in international 

8 adoptions or child services. 

9 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF AMBASSADOR.—Except as oth10 erwise provided in this Act, the Ambassador may prescribe 

11 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out central 

12 authority functions on behalf of the United States.’’; 

13 (3) in sections 102, 104, 202, 203, 204, 303, 

14 401, 403, and 503, by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ in each 

15 place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Ambas16 sador’’; 

17 (4) in section 204 (42 U.S.C. 14924)— 

18 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

19 ‘‘SECRETARIAL OVERSIGHT OF ACCREDI20 TATION AND APPROVAL’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘OVERSIGHT OF ACCREDITATION AND AP22 PROVAL’’; 

23 (B) in subsection (b)(1), in the paragraph 

24 heading, by striking ‘‘SECRETARY’S AUTHOR25 ITY’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; 


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1 (C) in subsection (c)(1), in the paragraph 

2 heading, by striking ‘‘SECRETARY’S AUTHOR3 ITY’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; and 

4 (D) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Sec5 retary’s debarment’’ and inserting ‘‘debar6 ment’’; 

7 (5) in section 301 (42 U.S.C. 14931)— 

8 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘, if the Secretary of 

10 State—’’ and inserting ‘‘if the Office—’’; 

11 and 

12 (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

13 ‘‘Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; and 

14 (B) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking 

15 ‘‘the Secretary of State’’ in each place such 

16 term appears and inserting ‘‘the Ambassador’’; 

17 (6) in section 303 (42 U.S.C. 14933), by strik18 ing ‘‘the Secretary of State’’ in each place such term 

19 appears and inserting ‘‘the Ambassador’’; and 

20 (7) in section 403 (42 U.S.C. 14943), by 

21 amending subsection (b)(3) to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(b) ASSESSMENT OF FEES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Ambassador may 

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1 be undertaken by the Office to meet the require2 ments of this Act with respect to— 

3 ‘‘(A) intercountry adoptions under the 

4 Convention; and 

5 ‘‘(B) comparable services with respect to 

6 other intercountry adoptions. 

7 ‘‘(2) FEES.—Any fee charged in accordance 

8 with paragraph (1)— 

9 ‘‘(A) shall be prescribed by regulation and 

10 shall not exceed the cost of such services; and 

11 ‘‘(B) shall be retained and deposited as an 

12 offsetting collection to any appropriation for the 

13 Office to recover the costs of providing such 

14 services.’’. 

15 SEC. 104. AMENDMENT TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NATION16 ALITY ACT. 

17 Section 204(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 

18 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec19 retary of State’’ and inserting ‘‘Ambassador at Large for 

20 Children in Family Security’’. 

21 TITLE II—SUPPORTING 

22 CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY 

23 SEC. 201. SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY. 

24 Section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

25 (22 U.S.C. 2152f) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 

3 and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec4 tively; and 

5 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(3) CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY.—The term 

8 ‘children in adversity’ means children who are expe9 riencing conditions of serious deprivation and dan10 ger, including children who are— 

11 ‘‘(A) living without, or at risk of living 

12 without, family care; 

13 ‘‘(B) experiencing violence; 

14 ‘‘(C) affected by, or emerging from, armed 

15 conflict or humanitarian crises; 

16 ‘‘(D) living with disabilities; 

17 ‘‘(E) orphans; or 

18 ‘‘(F) otherwise vulnerable, including be19 cause of HIV/AIDS, acute illness, or premature 

20 birth.’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘orphans and other vulner23 able children’’ each place such phrase appears 

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1 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or2 phans, other vulnerable children,’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘children in adversity’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘orphans 

5 and other vulnerable children.’’ and inserting ‘‘chil6 dren in adversity.’’; and 

7 (4) in subsection (e)— 

8 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

9 ‘‘SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR ASSISTANCE TO

10 ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR CHIL12 DREN IN ADVERSITY’’; 

13 (B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 

14 ‘‘Special Advisor for Assistance to Orphans and 

15 Vulnerable Children’’ each place such phrase 

16 appears and inserting ‘‘Special Advisor for Chil17 dren in Adversity’’; and 

18 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘orphans 

19 and other vulnerable children’’ each place such 

20 phrase appears and inserting ‘‘children in ad21 versity’’. 

22 SEC. 202. COORDINATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN 

23 IN FAMILY SECURITY. 

24 Section 137(a)(4)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act 

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1 ing ‘‘, including the Office of Children in Family Security’’ 

2 before the semicolon. 

3 TITLE III—FUNDING; RULES OF 

4 CONSTRUCTION; EFFECTIVE 

5 DATE 

6 SEC. 301. FUNDING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—This Act, and the amendments 

8 made by this Act, shall be carried out using appropriations 

9 authorized under section 403 of the Intercountry Adoption 

10 Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14943) and using amounts other11 wise available for the purposes of this Act, including unob12 ligated balances of funds appropriated to carry out activi13 ties under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

14 2151 et seq.). Nothing in this Act may be construed as 

15 prohibiting the appropriation of funds to carry out this 

16 Act or any amendments made by this Act. 

17 (b) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—No funds ob18 ligated or appropriated in accordance with this Act may 

19 be provided for advocating for building, renovating, or re20 furbishing residential facilities that provide institutional 

21 care or family-like group homes. 

22 SEC. 302. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

23 Nothing in this Act may be construed— 

24 (1) to preclude advocacy for the provision of 

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1 ance, stipends, or subsidies for the care of children 

2 in adversity, children with disabilities, or other chil3 dren requiring increased levels of care, including 

4 children with chronic antisocial behavior, emotional 

5 disturbance, and delinquency; 

6 (2) to be related to locations such as correc7 tional facilities to the extent that the situation of the 

8 children concerned, the deprivation of liberty con9 sequent to alleged or proven violation of the law, is 

10 covered by juvenile justice standards; 

11 (3) to abrogate or amend the meaning of ‘‘resi12 dential care’’ as defined in section 137(a) of the 

13 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152k); 

14 or 

15 (4) to be related to any provision of Federal law 

16 or regulation regarding international abduction in 

17 effect at the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 303. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TITLE I. 

19 Title I and the amendments made by title I take ef20 fect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act. 

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