Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 21 — Civil Rights
§ 1996b. Interethnic adoption
Statutory text
Prohibited conduct
A person or government that is involved in adoption or foster care placements may not—
deny to any individual the opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster parent, on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the individual, or of the child, involved; or
delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into foster care, on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the adoptive or foster parent, or the child, involved.
Enforcement
Noncompliance with paragraph (1) is deemed a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.].
No effect on the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
This subsection shall not be construed to affect the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.].
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–188 title I § 1808(c) · 110 Stat. 1755
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1996b
(Pub. L. 104–188, title I, § 1808(c), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1904.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–188, title I, § 1808(c), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1904.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Civil Rights.— (1) Prohibited conduct.— A person or government that is involved in adoption or foster care placements may not— (A) deny to any individual the opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster parent, on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the individual, or of the child, involved; or— (B) delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into foster care, on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the adoptive or foster parent, or the child, involved. (2) Enforcement.— Noncompliance with paragraph (1) is deemed a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (3) No effect on the indian child welfare act of 1978.— This subsection shall not be construed to affect the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 88–352, , 78 Stat. 241. Title VI of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2000d et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables.
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 95–608, , 92 Stat. 3069, which is classified principally to chapter 21 (§ 1901 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1901 of Title 25 and Tables.