View all text of Subchapter I [§ 1981 - § 1996b]
§ 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
(3) No effect on the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
(Pub. L. 104–188, title I, § 1808(c), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1904.)