Federal

Adoption Information Act

Source: Congress.gov · 458 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill requires family planning service programs that receive federal grants or contracts to give patients pamphlets with information about adoption centers in their area. The bill changes Title V of the Social Security Act to add this requirement.

Who It Affects

Family planning service projects and programs that receive federal grants or contracts under the Social Security Act receive money to provide services, so they must follow this new rule.

Key Provisions

• Medical professionals providing family planning services must give each patient a pamphlet when the patient asks about medical or abortion services (Sec. 2, subsection (a)(1)). • The pamphlet must list all adoption centers in the region and include their addresses and phone numbers (Sec. 2, subsection (a)(1)). • Patients must have the opportunity to read the pamphlet (Sec. 2, subsection (a)(2)). • The federal government official responsible for administering this program (called the Secretary) must prepare the pamphlets and update them every year (Sec. 2, subsection (b)). • No new federal money can be used to pay for this requirement. Only money already given to the program can be used (Sec. 2, subsection (c)).

What Changes

Family planning service programs that get federal money must now provide adoption center pamphlets to patients. Previously, this requirement did not exist in federal law.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 223 To amend title V of the Social Security Act to require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pam- phlets containing the contact information of adoption centers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2023 Mr. WITTMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title V of the Social Security Act to require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the con- tact information of adoption centers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Adoption Information 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:06 Jan 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H223.IH H223 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 223 IH SEC. 2. PROVISION IN FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES OF 1 PAMPHLETS CONTAINING ADOPTION CENTER 2 CONTACT INFORMATION. 3 Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 4 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘SEC. 514. LIMITATION. 6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro- 7 vision of this title, a grant may be made or contract en- 8 tered into under section 501 for a family planning service 9 project or program only upon assurances satisfactory to 10 the Secretary that the project or program will— 11 ‘‘(1) provide to each person to whom the med- 12 ical professional provides family planning medical 13 services, at the time the person inquires about med- 14 ical or abortion services, a pamphlet that contains— 15 ‘‘(A) a comprehensive list of the adoption 16 centers located in the region (as determined by 17 the Secretary) where the adoption services are 18 provided; and 19 ‘‘(B) the address and telephone number of 20 each such center; and 21 ‘‘(2) provide each such person an opportunity to 22 read the pamphlet. 23 ‘‘(b) PAMPHLETS.—The Secretary shall prepare, an- 24 nually update, and distribute to each project or program 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:06 Jan 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H223.IH H223 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 223 IH referred to in subsection (a) pamphlets described in such 1 subsection. 2 ‘‘(c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No funds may be 3 used to carry out this section, except funds that are appro- 4 priated to carry out this title.’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:06 Jan 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H223.IH H223 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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