reasonable and necessary expenses
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles — 2 distinct definitions of the United States Code.
The term "reasonable and necessary expenses" includes—
(A) public and private agency fees, including adoption fees charged by an agency in a foreign country;
(B) placement fees, including fees charged adoptive parents for counseling;
(C) legal fees (including court costs) in connection with services that are unavailable to a member of the Coast Guard under section 1044 or 1044a of title 10; and
(D) medical expenses, including hospital expenses of the biological mother of the child to be adopted and of a newborn infant to be adopted.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2018–present14 U.S.C. § 2903Coast Guard · Reimbursement for adoption expenses · in this section
- 1994–present14 U.S.C. § 514Coast Guard · Reimbursement for adoption expenses · in this section
The term “reasonable and necessary expenses” includes—
(A) public and private agency fees, including adoption fees charged by an agency in a foreign country;
(B) placement fees, including fees charged adoptive parents for counseling;
(C) legal fees (including court costs) in connection with services that are unavailable to a member of the armed forces under section 1044 or 1044a of this title; and
(D) medical expenses, including hospital expenses of the biological mother of the child to be adopted and of a newborn infant to be adopted.
Source
- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 1052Armed Forces · Adoption expenses: reimbursement · in this section