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KIDS Act
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S. 1164 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1164


To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit black market adoption of children, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 11, 2019

Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit black market adoption of children, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Keeping Infants Domestically Safe Act of 2019” or the “KIDS Act”.

SEC. 2. Amendment.

Section 2251A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2)(B), by striking “subsection (c)” and inserting “subsection (d)”;

(2) in subsection (b), in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2)(B), by striking “subsection (c)” and inserting “subsection (d)”;

(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);

(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

“(c) (1) It shall be unlawful for a parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor to sell, trade, or offer to sell or trade, the minor in exchange for money or other consideration, if any of the circumstances described in subsection (d) exist.

“(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to purchase or otherwise obtain custody or control, or offer to purchase or otherwise obtain custody or control, of a minor in exchange for money or other consideration, if any of the circumstances described in subsection (d) exist.

“(3) Any person who violates paragraph (1) or (2) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life, or both.

“(4) (A) This subsection shall not be construed to apply to any person adopting a minor through a legal adoption process.

“(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘legal adoption process’—

“(i) means an adoption process conducted in accordance with State law; and

“(ii) includes a surrogacy or gestational carrier agreement conducted in accordance with State law.”; and

(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “subsections (a) and (b)” and inserting “subsections (a), (b), and (c)”.