Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/14922
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42 U.S. Code § 14922 - Process for accreditation and approval; role of accrediting entities
§ 14922.
Process for accreditation and approval; role of accrediting entities
The Secretary shall enter into agreements with one or more qualified entities under which such entities will perform the duties described in subsection (b) in accordance with the Convention, this subchapter, and the regulations prescribed under section 14923 of this title, and upon entering into each such agreement shall designate the qualified entity as an accrediting entity.
(2) Qualified entitiesIn paragraph (1), the term “qualified entity” means—
a nonprofit private entity that has expertise in developing and administering standards for entities providing child welfare services and that meets such other criteria as the Secretary may by regulation establish; or
has expertise in developing and administering standards for entities providing child welfare services;
accredits only agencies located in the State in which the public entity is located; and
meets such other criteria as the Secretary may by regulation establish.
(b) Duties of accrediting entitiesThe duties described in this subsection are the following:
(5) Report on use of Federal fundingNot later than 90 days after an accrediting entity receives Federal funding authorized by section 14943 of this title, the entity shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes—
the amount of such funding the entity received; and
how such funding was, or will be, used by the entity.
(Pub. L. 106–279, title II, § 202, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 831; Pub. L. 112–276, § 3(b), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2467.)
2013—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 112–276 added par. (5).
22 CFR Part 96 - INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACCREDITATION OF AGENCIES AND APPROVAL OF PERSONS
22 CFR Part 98 - INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION - CONVENTION RECORD PRESERVATION
22 CFR Part 99 - REPORTING ON CONVENTION AND NON-CONVENTION ADOPTIONS OF EMIGRATING CHILDREN