SEC. 1402. CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN 
SCHOOL PROGRAM. 
(a) MINIMUM GRANT.—Section 419N(b)(2)(B) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1070e(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—Sec-
tion 419N(b)(7) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME STUDENT.— 
For the purpose of this section, the term ‘low-income 
student’ means a student who— 
‘‘(A) is eligible to receive a Federal Pell 
Grant for the fiscal year for which the deter-
mination is made; or 
‘‘(B) would otherwise be eligible to receive 
a Federal Pell Grant for the fiscal year for 
which the determination is made, except that 
the student fails to meet the requirements of— 
‘‘(i) section 401(c)(1) because the stu-
dent is enrolled in a graduate or first pro-
fessional course of study; or 
‘‘(ii) section 484(a)(5) because the 
student is in the United States for a tem-
porary purpose.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
419N(g) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$45,000,000 
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for fiscal year 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2008’’. 
TITLE XV—FEDERALLY-FUNDED 
HOMES FOR PREGNANT AND 
PARENTING WOMEN 
SEC. 1501. COUNSELING REQUIREMENTS. 
With respect to any program of grants that is admin-
istered by the Secretary and whose purposes include pro-
viding funds for group homes for pregnant and parenting 
women, the Secretary shall require as a condition of mak-
ing such grants that the entities operating the group 
homes provide to such women, upon request— 
(1) adoption counseling; and 
(2) counseling on parenting skills. 
SEC. 1502. TREATMENT OF PREGNANT AND PARENTING 
WOMEN. 
Organizations that provide group homes for pregnant 
and parenting women and receive Federal financial assist-
ance shall ensure that all residents are treated in a 
nonjudgmental manner and are not subject to indignity 
and humiliation. 
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TITLE 
XVI—EXPANSION 
OF 
ADOPTION 
CREDIT 
AND 
ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS 
SEC. 1601. EXPANSION OF ADOPTION CREDIT AND ADOP-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 
(1) ADOPTION CREDIT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 23(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(B) CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—Para-
graph (3) of section 23(a) of such Code (relat-
ing to $10,000 credit for adoption of child with 
special needs regardless of expenses) is amend-
ed 
(i) in the text by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’, and 
(ii) 
in 
the 
heading 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (h) of section 
23 of such Code (relating to adjustments for in-
flation) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(h) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) DOLLAR LIMITATIONS.—In the case of a 
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2008, 
each of the dollar amounts in subsections (a)(3) and 
(b)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2007’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
If any amount as increased under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. 
‘‘(2) INCOME LIMITATION.—In the case of a 
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2002, the 
dollar amount in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2001’ for 
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‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
If any amount as increased under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.’’. 
(2) ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 137(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(B) CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 137(a) of such Code (relat-
ing to $10,000 exclusion for adoption of child 
with special needs regardless of expenses) is 
amended— 
(i) in the text by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’, and 
(ii) 
in 
the 
heading 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (f) of section 
137 of such Code (relating to adjustments for 
inflation) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.— 
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