EXTENSION OF TEST PROGRAM OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES

SEC. 662. EXTENSION OF TEST PROGRAM OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES (a) Inclusion of Coast Guard.—(1) Subsection (a) of section 638 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (101 Stat. 1106; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— (A) by inserting “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary” after “member of the Armed Forces”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a similar test program under which a member of the Coast Guard may be reimbursed, as provided in this section, for qualifying adoption expenses incurred by the member.”. (2) Subsection (f) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(f) Regulations.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section with respect to members of the Armed Forces under the Secretary’s l prescribe regulations to carry out this section with respect to members of the Coast Guard.”. (b) Period Covered by Test Program.—Subsection (h) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(h) Duration of Test Program.—The test program under this section shall apply with respect to qualifying adoption expenses incurred for adoption proceedings initiated— “(1) in the case of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, after September 30, 1987, and before October 1, 1990; and “(2) in the case of a member of the Coast Guard, after September 30, 1989, and before October 1, 1990.”. (c) Technical Amendments.— (1) Subsection (a) of such section is amended— (A) by striking out “shall establish” and inserting in lieu thereof “shall carry out”; and (B) by striking out “in the adoption of a child”. (2) Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended by inserting “under 18 years of age” after “legal adoption of a child”.