A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction from gross income for social agency, legal, and related expenses incurred in connection with the adoption of a child by the taxpayer.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an income tax deduction for agency fees, court costs, attorneys' fees, and other necessary expenses incurred in the adoption of a child. Limits such deduction to $1,250 for the taxable year.