42 U.S.C. § 673a : US Code - Section 673A: Interstate compacts

Search 42 U.S.C. § 673a : US Code - Section 673A: Interstate compacts

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take all
possible steps to encourage and assist the various States to enter
into interstate compacts (which are hereby approved by the
Congress) under which the interests of any adopted child with
respect to whom an adoption assistance agreement has been entered
into by a State under section 673 of this title will be adequately
protected, on a reasonable and equitable basis which is approved by
the Secretary, if and when the child and his or her adoptive parent
(or parents) move to another State.