Adoption Promotion Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that any pregnancy options counseling funded through training grants for personnel to carry out family planning service programs under such Act: (1) includes adoption counseling, and (2) is provided by individuals who are licensed social workers or counselors in the states in which they practice and who have knowledge and experience in adoption practice. Requires that any training provided to an individual with respect to family planning include training on the adoption process.
Requires research in the biomedical, contraceptive development, behavioral, and program implementation fields related to family planning and population funded under such Act to include: (1) the collection of data on the number of pregnancy tests administered to individuals served by family planning service programs and the results of those tests; and (2) the evaluation of the quality, consistency, and outcomes of pregnancy options counseling.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 3539 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3539
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act with respect to
adoption and other pregnancy options counseling.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2013
Mr. Long introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act with respect to
adoption and other pregnancy options counseling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Promotion Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ADOPTION AND OTHER PREGNANCY OPTIONS COUNSELING.
Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a-1) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1009. ADOPTION AND OTHER PREGNANCY OPTIONS COUNSELING.
``(a) Inclusion of Adoption Counseling.--The Secretary shall ensure
that any pregnancy options counseling funded under this title includes
adoption counseling.
``(b) Qualified Counselors.--The Secretary shall ensure that any
pregnancy options counseling funded under this title is provided by
individuals who--
``(1) are licensed social workers or counselors in the
States in which they practice; and
``(2) have knowledge and experience in adoption practice.
``(c) Training.--Any training provided to an individual under
section 1003 shall include training on the adoption process.
``(d) Research.--
``(1) In general.--Research funded under section 1004 shall
include--
``(A) the collection of data on the number of
pregnancy tests administered to individuals served by
programs under this title and the results of those
tests; and
``(B) the evaluation of the quality, consistency,
and outcomes of pregnancy options counseling funded
under this title.
``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to authorize the collection of personally
identifiable information.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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