Sec. 103. Amendments to the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000

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The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 14901 et seq. ) is amended— in section 3 ( 42 U.S.C. 14902 )— by amending paragraph

(16)to read as follows: The term Ambassador means the Ambassador at Large for Children in Family Security established under section 102 of the Children in Families Act of 2021. ; by redesignating paragraph

(17)as paragraph (18); and by inserting after paragraph

(16)the following: The term Office means the Office of Children in Family Security established under section 101 of the Children in Families Act of 2021. ; by amending section 101 ( 42 U.S.C. 14911 ) to read as follows: For purposes of the Convention and this Act— the Office shall serve as the central authority of the United States; and the Ambassador shall serve as the head of the central authority of the United States. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Office shall be responsible for the performance of all central authority functions for the United States under the Convention and this Act. All personnel of the Office performing central authority functions shall have— a strong background in consular affairs; personal experience in international adoptions; or professional experience in international adoptions or child services. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Ambassador may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out central authority functions on behalf of the United States. ; in sections 102, 104, 202, 203, 204, 303, 401, 403, and 503, by striking Secretary in each place such term appears and inserting Ambassador ; in section 204 ( 42 U.S.C. 14924 )— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Secretarial oversight of accreditation and approval ; Oversight of accreditation and approval in subsection (b)(1), in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Secretary’s authority ; Authority in subsection (c)(1), in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Secretary’s authority ; and Authority in subsection (c)(2), by striking Secretary’s debarment and inserting debarment ; in section 301 ( 42 U.S.C. 14931 )— in subsection (a)(1)— by striking , if the Secretary of State— and inserting if the Office— ; and in subparagraph

(B)by striking Act and inserting chapter ; and in subsections

(b)and (c), by striking the Secretary of State in each place such term appears and inserting the Ambassador ; in section 303 ( 42 U.S.C. 14933 ), by striking the Secretary of State in each place such term appears and inserting the Ambassador ; and in section 403 ( 42 U.S.C. 14943 ), by amending subsection (b)(3) to read as follows: The Ambassador may charge a fee for new or enhanced services that will be undertaken by the Office to meet the requirements of this Act with respect to— intercountry adoptions under the Convention; and comparable services with respect to other intercountry adoptions. Any fee charged in accordance with paragraph (1)— shall be prescribed by regulation and shall not exceed the cost of such services; and shall be retained and deposited as an offsetting collection to any appropriation for the Office to recover the costs of providing such services. .

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