,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aafd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1    
#bjai ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 7for herself1  
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4   
,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit 
black market adoption of children1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,keeping 
,infants ,domestically ,safe ,act of    
#bjai or the ,,kids ,act4  #b4          
,amendment ,section #bbea;,a of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 in the         
undesignated matter following paragraph 
7#b77;,b71 by striking subsection 7c7   
and inserting subsection 7d72  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b71 in the undesignated     
matter following paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by
 striking subsection 7c7 and inserting  
subsection 7d72  7#c7 by redesignating  

subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d72  7#d7 
by inserting after subsection 7b7 the   
following3  7c7 7#a7 ,it shall be       
unlawful for a parent1 legal guardian1  
or other person having custody or       
control of a minor to sell1 trade1 or   
offer to sell or trade1 the minor in    
exchange for money or other             
consideration1 if any of the            
circumstances described in subsection   
7d7 exist4  7#b7 ,it shall be unlawful  
for a person to purchase or otherwise   
obtain custody or control1 or offer to  
purchase or otherwise obtain custody or 
control1 of a minor in exchange for     
money or other consideration1 if any of 
the circumstances described in          
subsection 7d7 exist4  7#c7 ,any person 
who violates paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7     
shall be fined under this title1        
imprisoned for not less than #cj years  
or for life1 or both4  7#d7 7,a7 ,this  
subsection shall not be construed to    
apply to any person adopting a minor    
through a legal adoption process4  7,b7 

,in this paragraph1 the term legal      
adoption process-- 7i7 means an adoption
 process conducted in accordance with   
,state law2 and  7ii7 includes a        
surrogacy or gestational carrier        
agreement conducted in accordance with  
,state law4  2 and  7#e7 in subsection  
7d71 as so redesignated1 in the matter  
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and inserting   
subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c74