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42 U.S.C. 679b: Annual report

Created in 1997 by the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89). Changed by 4 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • S. 162 Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025 · passed senate · would change (a)
  • H.R. 579 Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025 · passed house · would change (a)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–123 added cls. (i) and (ii) and struck out former cls. (i) to (vi) which read as follows: (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (a)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–183 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added par. (7) and subsec. (b). (Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act) Law text

2011

  • Pub. L. 112–34 added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C). (Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act) Law text · (6), (C)

2006

  • Pub. L. 109–288 added par. (6). (Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006) Law text · (6)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.