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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 6170 (Introduced in House) — To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize unlawful adoption practices. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Purpose

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The purpose of this Act is to— protect individuals and families impacted by private domestic interstate adoption from exploitation by unlicensed adoption intermediaries; ensure that individuals seeking assistance with private domestic interstate adoption have ready access to licensed and regulated adoption providers in their communities; and prevent the commodification of children who are the subjects of private domestic interstate adoptions.
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