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42 U.S.C. § 14913 — Designation of central authority

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42 U.S.C. § 14913 — Designation of central authority

**(a) In general** For purposes of the Convention and this chapter— (1) the Department of State shall serve as the central authority of the United States; and (2) the Secretary shall serve as the head of the central authority of the United States. **(b) Performance of central authority functions** (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Secretary shall be responsible for the performance of all central authority functions for the United States under the Convention and this chapter. (2) All personnel of the Department of State performing core central authority functions in a professional capacity in the Office of Children’s Issues shall have a strong background in consular affairs, personal experience in international adoptions, or professional experience in international adoptions or child services. **(c) Authority to issue regulations** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Secretary may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out central authority functions on behalf of the United States.

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42 U.S.C. § 14901 — Relationship to other laws

**(a) Preemption of inconsistent State law** The Convention and this chapter shall not be construed to preempt any provision of the law of any State or political subdivision thereof, or prevent a State or political subdivision thereof from enacting any provision of law with respect to the subject matter of the Convention or this chapter, except to the extent that such provision of State law is inconsistent with the Convention or this chapter, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. **(b) Applicability of the Indian Child Welfare Act** The Convention and this chapter shall not be construed to affect the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 ([25 U.S.C. 1901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). **(c) Relationship to other laws** Sections 3506(c), 3507, and 3512 of title 44 shall not apply to information collection for purposes of sections 14914, 14922(b)(4), and 14932(d) of this title or for use as a Convention record as defined in this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 14913 — Responsibilities of the Attorney General

Page 8648 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 14913 with an identification of Convention countries and persons authorized to perform functions under the Convention in each such country; and (6) facilitating the transmittal of other ap- propriate information to, and among, central authorities, Federal and State agencies (in- cluding State courts), and accredited agencies and approved persons. (c) Accreditation and approval responsibilities The Secretary shall carry out the functions prescribed by the Convention with respect to the accreditation of agencies and the approval of persons to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention as provided in subchapter II. Such functions may not be delegated to any other Federal agen- cy. (d) Additional responsibilities The Secretary— (1) shall monitor individual Convention adoption cases involving United States citi- zens; and (2) may facilitate interactions between such citizens and officials of other Convention countries on matters relating to the Conven- tion in any case in which an accredited agency or approved person is unwilling or unable to provide such facilitation. (e) Establishment of registry The Secretary and the Attorney General shall jointly establish a case registry of all adoptions involving immigration of children into the United States and emigration of children from the United States, regardless of whether the adoption occurs under the Convention. Such reg- istry shall permit tracking of pending cases and retrieval of information on both pending and closed cases. (f) Methods of performing responsibilities The Secretary may— (1) authorize public or private entities to perform appropriate central authority func- tions for which the Secretary

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