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14 U.S.C. § 2902 — Surveys of Coast Guard families

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14 U.S.C. § 2902 — Surveys of Coast Guard families

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Page 189 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 2903 L. 115–282, title I, § 117(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4230.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 2901 was renumbered section 5101 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 531 of this title as this section. § 2902. Surveys of Coast Guard families (a) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant, in order to determine the effectiveness of Federal policies, programs, and activities related to the families of Coast Guard members, may survey— (1) any Coast Guard member; (2) any retired Coast Guard member; (3) the immediate family of any Coast Guard member or retired Coast Guard member; and (4) any survivor of a deceased Coast Guard member. (b) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Participation in any survey conducted under subsection (a) shall be voluntary. (c) FEDERAL RECORDKEEPING.—Each individual surveyed under subsection (a) shall be consid- ered an employee of the United States for pur- poses of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44. (Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3029, § 532; renumbered § 2902, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 117(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4230; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(47), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4750.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 2902 was renumbered section 5102 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘indi- vidual’’ for ‘‘person’’. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 532 of this title as this section. § 2903. Reimbursement for adoption expenses (a) AUTHORIZATION TO REIMBURSE.—The Sec- retary shall carry out a program under which a member of the Coast Guard may be reimbursed, as provided in this section, for qualifying adop- tion expenses incurred by the member in the adoption of a child under 18 years of age. (b) ADOPTIONS COVERED.—An adoption for which expenses may be reimbursed under this section includes an adoption by a single indi- vidual, an infant adoption, an intercountry adoption, and an adoption of a child with special needs (as defined in section 473(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(c))). (c) BENEFITS PAID AFTER ADOPTION IS FINAL.— Benefits paid under this section in the case of an adoption may be paid only after the adoption is final. (d) TREATMENT OF OTHER BENEFITS.—A benefit may not be paid under this section for any ex- pense paid to or for a member of the Coast Guard under any other adoption benefits pro- gram administered by the Federal Government or under any such program administered by a State or local government. (e) LIMITATIONS.—(1) Not more than $2,000 may be paid under this section to a member of the Coast Guard, or to two such members who are spouses of each other, for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child. (2) Not more than $5,000 may be paid under this section to a member of the Coast Guard, or to two such members who are spouses of each other, for adoptions by such member (or mem- bers) in any calendar year. (f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre- scribe regulations to carry out this section. (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘qualifying adoption expenses’’ means reasonable and necessary expenses that are directly related to the legal adoption of a child under 18 years of age, but only if such adoption is arranged by a qualified adoption agency. Such term does not include any ex- pense incurred— (A) by an adopting parent for travel; or (B) in connection with an adoption ar- ranged in violation of Federal, State, or local law. (2) The term ‘‘reasonable and necessary ex- penses’’ includes— (A) public and private agency fees, includ- ing adoption fees charged by an agency in a foreign country; (B) placement fees, including fees charged adoptive parents for counseling; (C) legal fees (including court costs) in connection with services that are unavail- able to a member of the Coast Guard under section 1044 or 1044a of title 10; and (D) medical expenses, including hospital expenses of the biological mother of the child to be adopted and of a newborn infant to be adopted. (3) The term ‘‘qualified adoption agency’’ means any of the following: (A) A State or local government agency which has responsibility under State or local law for child placement through adoption. (B) A nonprofit, voluntary adoption agen- cy which is authorized by State or local law to place children for adoption. (C) Any other source authorized by a State to provide adoption placement if the adop- tion is supervised by a court under State or local law. (Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, § 651(b)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1386, § 514; amended Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1054(g), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2503; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, § 652(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2582; renumbered § 541, Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3033; renumbered § 2903, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 117(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4230; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(48), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4750.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 2903 was renumbered section 5103 of this title.

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14 U.S.C. § 2902 — Surveys of Coast Guard families

**(a) Authority.—** The Commandant, in order to determine the effectiveness of Federal policies, programs, and activities related to the families of Coast Guard members, may survey— (1) any Coast Guard member; (2) any retired Coast Guard member; (3) the immediate family of any Coast Guard member or retired Coast Guard member; and (4) any survivor of a deceased Coast Guard member. **(b) Voluntary Participation.—** Participation in any survey conducted under subsection (a) shall be voluntary. **(c) Federal Recordkeeping.—** Each individual surveyed under subsection (a) shall be considered an employee of the United States for purposes of [section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3502/3/A/i&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 673 — Adoption and guardianship assistance program

**(a) Agreements with adoptive parents of children with special needs; State payments; qualifying children; amount of payments; changes in circumstances; placement period prior to adoption; nonrecurring adoption expenses** (1) (A) Each State having a plan approved under this part shall enter into adoption assistance agreements (as defined in [section 675(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section675/3&num=0&edition=prelim)) with the adoptive parents of children with special needs. (B) Under any adoption assistance agreement entered into by a State with parents who adopt a child with special needs, the State— (i) shall make payments of nonrecurring adoption expenses incurred by or on behalf of such parents in connection with the adoption of such child, directly through the State agency or through another public or nonprofit private agency, in amounts determined under paragraph (3), and (ii) in any case where the child meets the requirements of paragraph (2), may make adoption assistance payments to such parents, directly through the State agency or through another public or nonprofit private agency, in amounts so determined. (2) (A) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), a child meets the requirements of this paragraph if— (i) in the case of a child who is not an applicable child for the fiscal year (as defined in subsection (e)), the child— (I) (aa) (AA) was removed from the home of a relative specified in [section 606(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section606/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (as in effect on July 16, 1996) and placed in foster care in accordance with a voluntary placement agreement with respect to which

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42 U.S.C. § 673 — Adoption and guardianship assistance pro-

Page 2382 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 673 100 Stat. 294; Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9131(a)(2), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–313, provided that: ‘‘The amend- ments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and sections 608, 673, and 675 of this title] shall be effective only with respect to expenditures made after September 30, 1979.’’ [Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9131(b), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–313, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending section 102(a)(1), (c), and (e) of Pub. L. 96–272, set out as notes under this section] shall become effective October 1, 1987.’’] CONSTRUCTION OF 2008 AMENDMENT For construction of amendment by section 301(a)(2) of Pub. L. 110–351, see section 301(d) of Pub. L. 110–351, set out as a note under section 671 of this title. CHILDREN VOLUNTARILY REMOVED FROM HOME OF RELATIVE Pub. L. 96–272, title I, § 102(d)(1), June 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 515, provided that: ‘‘For purposes of section 472 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 672], a child who was vol- untarily removed from the home of a relative and who had a judicial determination prior to October 1, 1978, to the effect that continuation therein would be contrary to the welfare of such child, shall be deemed to have been so removed as a result of such judicial determina- tion if, and from the date that, a case plan and a review meeting the requirements of section 471(a)(16) of such Act [42 U.S.C. 671(a)(16)] have been made with respect to such child and such child is determined to be in need of foster care as a result of such review. In the case of any child described in the preceding sentence, for pur- poses of section 472(a)(4) of such Act [42 U.S.C. 672(a)(4)], the date of the voluntary removal shall

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