Multiethnic Placement Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MEPA
gptkbp:amendedBy Interethnic Adoption Provisions of 1996
gptkbp:appliesTo adoption agencies
foster care agencies
gptkbp:category 1994 in American law
Adoption law in the United States
gptkbp:codifiedIn 42 U.S.C. § 1996b
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1994
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Multiethnic Placement Act
gptkbp:prohibits delaying or denying placement of a child based on race, color, or national origin
gptkbp:purpose prohibit discrimination in adoption and foster care placements based on race, color, or national origin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Adoption_and_Safe_Families_Act
gptkbp:requires agencies to recruit diverse foster and adoptive parents
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:President_Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Senator_Howard_Metzenbaum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adoption_and_Safe_Families_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7