Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: Status and Recent Developments (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised April 30, 2008 |
| Report Number |
RS21671 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Douglas Reid Weimer, American Law Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
For some time, the United States has been in the process of completing the procedures necessary for the formal ratification, and entry into force, of the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption ('Convention'). The United States has signed the Convention, the Senate has given its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention, and Congress has approved legislation for the implementation of the Convention, the Inter-country Adoption Act ('IAA'). However, the U.S. Department of State ('DOS') has a number of duties and responsibilities, discussed below, which must be completed prior to the formal ratification and the entry into force of the Convention. On February 15, 2006, the DOS issued two final rules on 1) the accreditation and approval of agencies and persons concerned with the international adoption process in accordance with the Convention and the IAA and 2) the preservation of Convention records. At the present time, the DOS has not given a definite date for the completion of its duties but has stated on its website that the 'Convention is expected to enter into force for the United States in 2007.'
