Adoption Subsidy and Child Welfare Reform Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Adoption Subsidy and Child Welfare Reform Act of 1979 - Amends part B of title IV (Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to: (1) revise procedures for the payment to States for child-welfare service programs; and (2) prohibit payment to any State for such programs unless that State has in effect an action plan to assure foster care protection. Amends part A of title IV (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) to require States receiving payments under part A to make adoption subsidy payments to parents who adopt certain children.…