,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,cramer 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,daines1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4       
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 and ,mrs4        
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend part ,d of title ,,iv of the
 ,social ,security ,act to ensure that  
child support for unborn children is    
collected and distributed under the     
child support enforcement program1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,unborn  
,child ,support ,act4  #b4 ,child       
support enforcement on behalf of unborn 
children  7a7 ,state plan amendment     
,section #ded of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fed7 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a7--  7,a7 in  
clause 7i7-- 7i7 by inserting 1         
including an unborn child1 after child2 
and  7ii7 by inserting and after the    

semicolon2 and  7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by 
inserting 1 including an unborn child   
after other child2  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#cc71 by striking and after the        
semicolon2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#cd71 by 
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
  7#d7 by inserting after paragraph     
7#cd71 the following3  7#ce7 provide    
that the ,state will establish and      
enforce child support obligations of the
 biological father of an unborn child   
7and subsequent to the birth of the     
child7 to the mother of such child      
provided that--  7,a7 the mother has    
requested payment of such child support 
obligations2  7,b7 the start date for   
such obligations may begin with the     
first month in which the child was      
conceived1 as determined by a physician 
7and shall begin with that month if the 
mother so requests72  7,c7 payments for 
such obligations may be retroactively   
collected or awarded1 including in the  
case where paternity is established     
subsequent to the birth of the child2   

7,d7 the payment amount for such        
obligations shall be determined by a    
court1 in consultation with the mother1 
taking into account the best interests  
of the mother and child2  7,e7 any      
measure to establish the paternity of a 
child 7born or unborn7 shall not be     
required without the consent of the     
mother2 and  7,f7 any measure to        
establish the paternity of an unborn    
child shall not be taken if the measure 
poses any risk of harm to the child if  
unborn4  2 and  7#e7 by adding at the   
end the following3 ,for purposes of     
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#ce71 the term     
unborn child means a member of the      
species homo sapiens1 at any stage of   
development1 who is carried in the      
womb44  7b7 ,limitation of waiver       
authority ,section #aaae of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acae7 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 in the
 matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking ,in the case of and inserting  
,except as provided in subsection 7c71  

in the case of2  7#b7 in subsection     
7b77#a71 in the matter preceding        
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,in the  
case of and inserting ,except as        
provided in subsection 7c71 in the case 
of2 and  7#c7 by striking subsection 7c7
 and inserting the following3  7c7 ,no  
experimental1 pilot1 or demonstration   
project undertaken under subsection 7a7 
to assist in promoting the objectives of
 part ,d of title ,,iv1 may permit      
modifications of paragraphs             
7#d77;,a77ii7 and 7#ce7 of section #ded 
to establish and enforce child support  
obligations of the biological father of 
an unborn child4 ,for purposes of the   
preceding sentence1 the term unborn     
child means a member of the species homo
 sapiens1 at any stage of development1  
who is carried in the womb4  4  7c7     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date that is #b years after the date of 
enactment of this ,act and shall apply  
to payments under part ,d of title ,,iv 

of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq17 for calendar    
quarters beginning on or after such     
date4