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U.S. House passes bill on adoption of N. Korean orphans
By Lee Chi-dong
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The United States House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday aimed at encouraging U.S. families to adopt North Korean children.

The bill calls for the U.S. secretary of state to develop a strategy to facilitate the adoption of orphaned North Korean refugee children by families here. Under the legislation, the secretary would have to issue a report on the strategy within 180 days of enactment.





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