---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 14913"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "14913"
heading: "Responsibilities of the Attorney General"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/14913"
units:
  - "Chapter 143 — Intercountry Adoptions"
  - "Subchapter I — United States Central Authority"
---

# §14913. Responsibilities of the Attorney General


In addition to such other responsibilities as are specifically conferred upon the [Attorney General](/usc/42/14902.md?p=6) by this chapter, the [central authority functions](/usc/42/14902.md?p=8) specified in Article 14 of the [Convention](/usc/42/14902.md?p=9) (relating to the filing of applications by prospective adoptive parents to the [central authority](/usc/42/14902.md?p=7) of their country of residence) shall be performed by the [Attorney General](/usc/42/14902.md?p=6).


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–279, title I, § 103, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 829.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 106–279, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 825, known as the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 14901 of this title and Tables.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 6, 2000, with transition rule, see section 505(a)(1), (b) of Pub. L. 106–279, set out as an Effective Dates; Transition Rule note under section 14901 of this title.