Madam Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker. when the 104th Congress amended the Immigration and Nationality Act in 1996. they unintentionally denied American parents who were adopting orphans from other countries the right to decide where their child would be vaccinated. That amendment required applicants for immigrant status. including children who will be adopted by American parents. to present evidence of numerous vaccinations for diseases ranging from mumps to hepatitis B before they can be admitted to the United States. This. despite the fact that there has never been a single documented case of an adopted child from another country posing any public health risk. This unintended consequence of the 1996 act has provoked major concerns among adoptive parents and for good reason.
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