25 U.S.C. § 1923 : US Code - Section 1923: Effective date

Search 25 U.S.C. § 1923 : US Code - Section 1923: Effective date

None of the provisions of this subchapter, except sections
1911(a), 1918, and 1919 of this title, shall affect a proceeding
under State law for foster care placement, termination of parental
rights, preadoptive placement, or adoptive placement which was
initiated or completed prior to one hundred and eighty days after
November 8, 1978, but shall apply to any subsequent proceeding in
the same matter or subsequent proceedings affecting the custody or
placement of the same child.