,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,braun 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,young1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4
 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mrs4           
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4        
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,ms4  
,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4      
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
protect the dignity of fetal remains1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,dignity for ,aborted ,children ,act4   
#b4 ,protection of fetal remains  7a7   
,in general ,part ,h of title ,,iv of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bhi et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3        
#dih;,f4 ,protection of fetal remains   
7a7 ,consent requirement  7#a7 ,in      
general ,any abortion provider1 after   

performing an abortion in or affecting  
interstate or foreign commerce1 shall   
provide the patient with an informed    
consent form1 offering the patient the  
following options for disposal of the   
human fetal tissue from the abortion3   
7,a7 ,the patient may take possession of
 the human fetal tissue and may choose  
to transfer the tissue to an entity     
providing interment or cremation        
services4  7,b7 ,the patient may elect  
to release the human fetal tissue to the
 abortion provider1 who shall be subject
 to the requirements of subsection 7b74 
7#b7 ,consent requirements ,an abortion 
provider described in paragraph 7#a7    
shall-- 7,a7 obtain a patient signature 
on each consent form required under     
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 retain each   
such form in the patient's file4  7b7   
,provider disposal requirement ,it shall
 be unlawful for any abortion provider  
who1 after performing an abortion1 in or
 affecting interstate or foreign        
commerce1 in which the woman on whom the

 abortion was performed elects1 pursuant
 to subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 to release 
the human fetal tissue to the abortion  
provider1 to fail to provide for the    
final disposition of the human fetal    
tissue through interment or cremation1  
consistent with ,state law regarding the
 disposal of human remains1 not later   
than #g days after the date on which the
 abortion procedure was performed4 ,such
 final disposition of human fetal tissue
 may be carried out through interment or
 cremation of tissue from more than one 
abortion procedure collectively4  7c7   
,penalties  7#a7 ,informed consent      
violations ,an abortion provider who    
fails to maintain the documentation     
required under subsection 7,a77#b77;,b7 
shall be subject to civil monetary      
penalties in an amount not to exceed    
#ej1jjj4  7#b7 ,disposal violations ,any
 abortion provider who violates         
subsection 7b7 shall be fined in        
accordance with title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than 

#e years1 or both4  7#c7 ,bar to        
prosecution ,a patient upon whom an     
abortion in violation of subsection 7b7 
is performed or attempted may not be    
prosecuted under1 or for a conspiracy to
 violate1 paragraph 7#a71 or for an     
offense under section #b1 #c1 or #d of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 based 
on such a violation4  7d7 ,reporting    
,each abortion provider described in    
subsection 7a77#a7 shall submit annual  
reports to the ,secretary indicating1   
with respect to the reporting period--  
7#a7 the aggregate number of abortion   
procedures performed by such abortion   
provider2  7#b7 the gestational age at  
the time of each such procedure2 and    
7#c7 for abortions carried out using an 
abortion method other than chemical     
abortion1 the aggregate number of fetal 
remains transferred for interment or    
cremation and the number released to    
patients4  7e7 ,annual reports by the   
,secretary ,the ,secretary shall submit 
to ,congress an annual report on the    

number of abortions by ,state1 procedure
 type1 and method of disposal of human  
fetal tissue4  7f7 ,non-,preemption     
,nothing in this section shall preempt  
any ,state requirement that1 at a       
minimum1 requires interment or cremation
 in the same manner that other human    
remains are required to be treated in   
such ,state4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this 
section-- 7#a7 the term abortion means  
the use or prescription of any          
instrument1 medicine1 drug1 or any other
 substance or device--  7,a7 to         
intentionally kill the unborn child of a
 woman known to be pregnant2 or  7,b7 to
 intentionally terminate the pregnancy  
of a woman known to be pregnant1 with an
 intention other than--  7i7 after      
viability to produce a live birth and   
preserve the life and health of the     
child born alive2 or  7ii7 to remove a  
dead unborn child2  7#b7 the term       
abortion provider means an individual or
 entity that performs abortions2 and    
7#c7 the term human fetal tissue has the

 meaning given the term in section      
#dih;,a7g74  4