ASSEMBLY COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 107

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MARCH 3, 1997

      The Assembly Community Services Committee favorably reports Assembly Resolution No. 107.

      This resolution memorializes the United States Department of State to adopt a guarantee of unimpeded access to orphaned and abandoned children by Americans as a tenet of foreign policy when negotiating treaties. The purpose of the resolution is to urge the federal government to help remove the legal barriers that make it so difficult for Americans to adopt children from other countries.