This bill prohibits individuals required to register as sex offenders under federal law from obtaining children through surrogacy arrangements. Anyone who is a registered sex offender and knowingly enters into or completes a surrogacy contract faces up to 10 years in prison and fines. The law applies when the surrogacy involves interstate or international travel, communications, payments, or commerce in any form. Additionally, federal courts are prohibited from enforcing any surrogacy contract if the intended parent is a registered sex offender, and federal district courts are given jurisdiction to hear civil cases involving surrogacy contracts meeting these conditions. The bill establishes definitions for surrogacy, surrogate mothers, intended parents, and sex offenders, but does not include specific funding or implementation timelines.
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