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                                     42 USC 1996b                    TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE                           CHAPTER 21--CIVIL RIGHTS                            SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY   Sec. 1996b. Interethnic adoption  (1) Prohibited conduct      A person or government that is involved in adoption or foster care  placements may not--
        (A) deny to any individual the opportunity to become an adoptive      or a foster parent, on the basis of the race, color, or national      origin of the individual, or of the child, involved; or         (B) delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into      foster care, on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of      the adoptive or foster parent, or the child, involved.  (2) Enforcement      Noncompliance with paragraph (1) is deemed a violation of title VI  of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.].  (3) No effect on the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978      This subsection shall not be construed to affect the application of  the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.].  (Pub. L. 104-188, title I, Sec. 1808(c), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1904.)                         References in Text      The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L.  88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended. Title VI of the Act is  classified generally to subchapter V (Sec. 2000d et seq.) of this  chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short  Title note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables.     The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, referred to in par. (3), is  Pub. L. 95-608, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3069, as amended, which is  classified principally to chapter 21 (Sec. 1901 et seq.) of Title 25,  Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short  Title note set out under section 1901 of Title 25 and Tables.   
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