Other Federal Agency Resources

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children's Bureau

• A Guide to the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 as Amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of 1996
  
• Program Instructions (PI-95-23-F): MEPA Joint Policy Guidance with OCR, Use of Race, Color, or National Origin as Considerations in Adoption and Foster Care Placements
  
• Information Memorandum (IM-98-03): GAO Questions and Answers Related to MEPA Implementation Study
  
• Program Instruction (PI-95-23): MEPA:  Submission of Recruitment Requirement Plans
  
• Information Memorandum (IM-96-24): Creation of Adoption Tax Credit and Changes in Title IV - E State Plan Requirements