---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch143/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "United States Central Authority"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch143-schI"
sections_count: 4
---

# Subchapter I — United States Central Authority

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 143 — Intercountry Adoptions

## Sections

- [§14911. Designation of central authority](/usc/42/14911.md)
- [§14912. Responsibilities of the Secretary of State](/usc/42/14912.md)
- [§14913. Responsibilities of the Attorney General](/usc/42/14913.md)
- [§14914. Annual report on intercountry adoptions](/usc/42/14914.md)