§ 14921 Accreditation or approval required in order to provide adoption services in cases subject to the Convention
§ 14922 Process for accreditation and approval; role of accrediting entities
§ 14923 Standards and procedures for providing accreditation or approval
§ 14924 Secretarial oversight of accreditation and approval
§ 14925 Universal accreditation requirements
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 143 > Subchapter II - Provisions Relating to Accreditation and Approval

  • accredited agency: means an agency accredited under subchapter II to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention. See 42 USC 14902
  • accrediting entity: means an entity designated under section 14922(a) of this title to accredit agencies and approve persons under subchapter II. See 42 USC 14902
  • adoption service: means &mdash. See 42 USC 14902
  • agency: means any person other than an individual. See 42 USC 14902
  • approved person: means a person approved under subchapter II to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention. See 42 USC 14902
  • Attorney General: means the Attorney General, acting through the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. See 42 USC 14902
  • central authority: means the entity designated as such by any Convention country under Article 6(1) of the Convention. See 42 USC 14902
  • Convention: means the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, done at The Hague on May 29, 1993. See 42 USC 14902
  • Convention adoption: means an adoption of a child resident in a foreign country party to the Convention by a United States citizen, or an adoption of a child resident in the United States by an individual residing in another Convention country. See 42 USC 14902
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of State. See 42 USC 14902
  • State: means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. See 42 USC 14902