‘‘(4) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (B), a religious organization receiv-
ing funds under this section shall be subject to 
the same regulations as other nongovernmental 
organizations to account in accord with gen-
erally accepted accounting principles for the use 
of such funds. 
‘‘(B) SEPARATION
OF
FUNDS.—Such an 
organization shall keep all funds provided under 
this section in an account separate from all 
other funds of the organization.’’. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR ADOPTION PRO-
MOTION AND FOSTER PARENT PROGRAMS; 
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 670–679b) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 479C. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR ADOPTION 
PROMOTION AND FOSTER PARENT RECRUIT-
MENT PROGRAMS; ANNUAL REPORT TO CON-
GRESS. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE
FOR ADOPTION 
PROMOTION AND FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT PRO-
GRAMS.— 
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‘‘(1) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
enter into a contract with a nationally recog-
nized, nonprofit adoption promotion and foster 
parent recruitment organization described in 
subparagraph (B) to— 
‘‘(i) assist State and local govern-
ments, local public agencies, community- 
based organizations, nonprofit organiza-
tions, and private entities, including chari-
table and faith-based organizations in co-
ordinating their activities relating to re-
cruitment of foster parents and adoptive 
parents and the provision of post-place-
ment support to foster families and adop-
tive families; 
‘‘(ii) design and provide technical as-
sistance and training for grantees and 
identify and disseminate to grantees ‘best 
practices’ for recruiting and training pro-
spective foster and adoptive parents and 
providing post-placement support to foster 
families and adoptive families; 
‘‘(iii) collect information on the effec-
tiveness of the programs funded under sec-
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tion 479B, including the number of chil-
dren placed under the programs, the num-
ber of foster parents and adoptive parents 
recruited under such programs, and such 
other data as the Secretary requires for 
evaluating the effectiveness of such pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(iv) assist the Secretary in the prep-
aration of the reports required by sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(B) NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED, 
NON-
PROFIT
ADOPTION
PROMOTION
AND
FOSTER 
PARENT
RECRUITMENT
ORGANIZATION
DE-
SCRIBED.—The nationally recognized, nonprofit 
adoption promotion and foster parent recruit-
ment organization described in this subpara-
graph is an organization, selected by the Sec-
retary on a competitive basis, that— 
‘‘(i) has demonstrated experience in 
providing consultation and training to 
faith-based and community organizations 
interested in adoption promotion and fos-
ter parent recruitment; 
‘‘(ii) has an established national rep-
utation in working with faith-based and 
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community organizations to recruit and 
train prospective foster and adoptive par-
ents; and 
‘‘(iii) has extensive experience in es-
tablishing and working with programs 
based on the One Church, One Child 
model. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this subsection, there 
are authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2013. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date a grant is first made under section 479B and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and sub-
mit to the Congress a report that includes the following 
with respect to the year involved: 
‘‘(1) A specification of the number of entities to 
which grants have been made under section 479B. 
‘‘(2) A specification of the number of foster 
parents and adoptive families recruited by the pro-
grams which have been supported with the grants. 
‘‘(3) A specification of the number of children 
placed with such foster parents and adoptive fami-
lies, and the outcomes of such placements. 
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‘‘(4) Any other information that the Secretary 
determines is relevant to the evaluation of the pro-
gram under section 479B.’’. 
Æ 
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