[19961014]96-376_采用：第104届国会的种族间安置立法.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web96-376 EPWUpdated October 14, 1996Adoption: Interethnic Placement LegislationIn the 104th Congress(name redacted)Education and Public Welfare DivisionSummaryLegislation was enacted during the 104th Congress that is intended to promoteadoption by prohibiting racial and other discrimination in adoptive placements and byestablishing tax credits for adoptive parents (P.L. 104-188, H.R. 3448). Theseprovisions are components of the Small Business Job Protection Act, which also containsprovisions to increase the minimum wage. Congress earlier had included similaradoption provisions in various versions of welfare reform legislation and in a free-standing bill (H.R. 3286) that also contained amendments to the Indian Child WelfareAct (ICWA). The 104th Congress took no final action on the ICWA amendments.INTRODUCTIONOn August 20, 1996, President Clinton signed legislation that is intended, amongother things, to decrease the length of time that children wait to be adopted as a result ofpolicies that require or encourage adoption by families of the same race or ethnic origin.The multipurpose