Hague Convention on Intercounty Adoption; Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; Approval of Persons; Preservation of Convention Records; Proposed Rules

September 15, 2003 22 CFR Parts 96 and 98 Hague Convention on Intercounty Adoption; Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; Approval of Persons; Preservation of Convention Records; Proposed Rules The Department of State (the Department) is proposing regulations to implement the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption (the Convention) and the Inter-country Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA). The Convention and the IAA require that adoption service providers be accredited or approved to provide adoption services for inter-country adoptions involving two countries party to the Convention. These . . .