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The 'Adoption and Safe Families Act' (ASFA) (see [[1]] for the full text), which was chaired by First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton, was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 19 1997, the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997 (Public Law 105-89) was enacted by the United States Congress in an attempt to correct problems that were inherent in the foster care system that deterred the adoption of children with special needs. Many of these problems had stemmed from an earlier bill, the 'Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act' of 1980, although they had not been anticipated when the law was passed. The biggest change to the law was how ASFA Amended Title IV-E of the Social Security Act regarding funding.

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Adoption
Child Welfare
Social Work
Foster care

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★ The Adoption and Safe Families Act