,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjbc ,mrs4 
,mc,clain 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,p]ez1 & ,mrs4
 ,d+ell7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit heal?         
pr(essionals f provid+ false or mislead+
 in=mation ) respect to assi/$          
reproduction1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fight+ ,f]tility ,fraud ,act ( #bjbc4  
#b4 ,fight+ f]tility fraud  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,*apt] #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #ajda4 ,fraud 9 connection ) ! 
use ( human reproductive mat]ial  7a7   
,(f5se by a p]son1 heal? pr(essional1 or
 heal? facility ,a p]son1 heal?         
pr(essional1 or heal? facility1 9 any ( 
! circum/ances describ$ 9 subsection    
7d71 t kn[+ly provid$ mat]ially false or
 mislead+ in=mation relat+ to assi/$    
reproduction1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! human    

reproductive mat]ial provid$ or us$ =   
assi/$ reproduction2  7#b7 ! id5tify+   
in=mation ( ! gamete provid] includ+ _! 
"n1 bir? date1 or address at ! "t (     
gamete provision2 or  7#c7 a gamete     
provid]'s m$ical hi/ory includ+ any kn[n
 physical & m5tal heal? illness1 !      
social1 g5etic1 family m$ical hi/ory ( !
 gamete provid]1 or ! gamete provid]'s  
educational level1 e?nicity1 religi\s   
backgr\nd1  %all be imprison$ n m ?an   
#aj ye>s1 f9$ 9 accordance ?is title1 or
 bo?4  7b7 ,(f5se by heal? pr(essional  
or heal? facility  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a     
heal? c>e pr(essional or heal? facility1
 9 any ( ! circum/ances describ$ 9      
subsection 7d71 t kn[+ly uses or        
provides-- 7,a7 human reproductive      
mat]ial = assi/$ reproduction o!r ?an ! 
select$ human reproductive mat]ial = :i*
 pati5t gave cons5t 9 writ+ to use2 or  
7,b7 a pati5t ) human reproductive      
mat]ial 9 assi/$ reproduction )\t !     
gamete provid]'s cons5t or 9 a mann] or 
to an ext5t o!r ?an t to :i* ! gamete   

provid] cons5t$ to1  %all be imprison$ n
 m ?an #aj ye>s1 f9$ 9 accordance ) ?is 
title1 or bo?4  7#b7 ,n a def5se ,a     
heal? c>e pr(essional or heal? facility 
f\nd to h violat$ p>agraph 7#a7 may n   
use z a def5se t a pati5t cons5t$ 9     
writ+ to ! use ( human reproductive     
mat]ial f an anonym\s gamete provid]4   
7c7 ,circum/ances describ$ ,= ! purposes
 ( subsections 7a7 & 7b71 ! circum/ances
 describ$ 9 ?is subsection are t-- 7#a7 
! conduct describ$ 9 su* subsections    
occurs dur+ ! c\rse (1 or z ! result (1 
! travel ( ! def5dant or cov]$          
individual--  7,a7 across a ,/ate l9e or
 national bord]2 or  7,b7 us+ a *annel1 
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce2  7#b7 ! def5dant uses a 
*annel1 facility1 or in/rum5tality (    
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce 9 connection )
 ! conduct describ$ 9 su* subsections2  
7#c7 ! conduct describ$ 9 su*           
subsections--  7,a7 int]f]es ) comm]cial
 or o!r economic activity 9 :i* !       
def5dant or cov]$ individual is engag$  

at ! "t ( ! conduct2 or  7,b7 o!rwise   
affects int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2  7#d7
 ! conduct describ$ 9 su* subsections   
occurr$ )9 ! special m>itime &          
t]ritorial jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates or )9 any t]ritory or possession 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#e7 any paym5t (
 any k9d 0 made1 directly or indirectly1
 9 fur!rance ( or 9 connection ) !      
conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 us+   
any means1 *annel1 facility1 or         
in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or =eign       
comm]ce or 9 or affect+ int]/ate or     
=eign comm]ce4  7d7 ,cause ( action     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cause ( action may be  
br\ght = a violation ( subsection 7a7 or
 7b7 aga9/ a heal? pr(essional1 heal?   
facility1 or gamete provid] by a donor  
conceiv$ individual born z a result (   
su* violation4  7#b7 ,c]ta9 o!r         
individuals ,a cause ( action may be    
br\ght = a violation ( subsection 7a7 or
 7b7 aga9/ a heal? pr(essional1 heal?   
facility1 or gamete provid] by a pati5t 
or pati5t's sp\se = ea* donor conceiv$  

individual born z a result ( su*        
violation4  7#c7 ,gamete provid] ,a     
cause ( action may be br\ght = a        
violation ( subsection 7a7 or 7b7 aga9/ 
a heal? pr(essional or heal? facility by
 a gamete provid]4  7e7 ,relief  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,9 an action "u subsection 7e71 !
 c\rt may aw>d appropriate relief1      
includ+ tempor>y1 prelim9>y1 or p]man5t 
injunctive relief & comp5satory &       
punitive damages1 z well z ! co/s ( suit
 & reasonable fees = attorneys & exp]t  
witnesses4 ,) respect to comp5satory    
damages1 ! pla9tiff may elect1 at any "t
 prior to ! r5d]+ ( f9al judgm5t1 to    
recov]1 9 lieu ( actual damages1 an aw>d
 ( /atutory damages 9 ! am\nt ( #bj1jjj 
p] violation4  7#b7 ,comp5satory damages
 ,comp5satory damages aw>d$ pursuant to 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! am\nt ( all
 m$ical exp5ses incurr$ by ! pati5t &   
any donor conceiv$ *ild z a result ( a  
violation ( subsection 7a7 or 7b71      
includ+ ! co/ ( any proc$ure1 treatm5t1 
& any o!r m$ical exp5se = ! pati5t & any

 donor conceiv$ *ild4  7f7 ,/atute (    
limitations ,an action br\ght "u        
subsection 7e7 may n be br\ght m ?an    
five ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! violation
 ( subsection 7a7 or 7b7 0 discov]$ by a
 cov]$ individual4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,assi/$ reproduction  
,! t]m assi/$ reproduction means a me?od
 ( caus+ pregnancy involv+ m$ical or    
sci5tific int]v5tion1 o!r ?an sexual    
int]c\rse4  7#b7 ,assi/$ reproductive   
te*nology ,! t]m assi/$ reproductive    
te*nology means any f]tility treatm5t 9 
:i* ei!r eggs or embryos are h&l$4  7#c7
 ,cons5t ,! t]m cons5t means cons5t 9   
writ+ t is freely giv51 kn[l$geable1 &  
in=m$4  7#d7 ,cov]$ individual ,! t]m   
cov]$ individual means ! pati5t1        
pati5t's sp\se1 gamete provid]1 or a    
donor conceiv$ individual born z a      
result ( a violation ( subsection 7a7 or
 7b74  7#e7 ,donor conceiv$ individual  
,! t]m donor conceiv$ individual means  
an individual conceiv$ f "o or m gametes
 f a gamete provid]4  7#f7 ,family      

m$ical hi/ory ,! t]m family m$ical      
hi/ory means any kn[n m$ical hi/ory     
in=mation ab\t an individual's fir/ &   
second degree relatives4  7#g7 ,f]tility
 fraud ,! t]m f]tility fraud means any  
misrepres5tation or false in=mation     
provid$ 9 assi/$ reproduction4  7#h7    
,gamete ,! t]m gamete means an          
unf]tiliz$ egg or sp]m4  7#i7 ,gamete   
provid] ,! t]m gamete provid] means an  
individual :o provides gametes int5d$ = 
use 9 assi/$ reproduction1 :e!r or n =  
consid]ation4  7#aj7 ,heal? facility ,! 
t]m heal? facility means a hospital1    
cl9ic1 bank1 laboratory1 facility1 or   
o!r heal? c>e in/itution involv$ 9 any  
aspect ( assi/$ reproduction4  7#aa7    
,heal? pr(essional ,! t]m heal?         
pr(essional means an individual lic5s$1 
regi/]$1 c]tifi$1 or o!rwise au?oriz$ to
 engage 9 a heal? pr(ession4  7#ab7     
,human reproductive mat]ial ,! t]m human
 reproductive mat]ial means a human     
sp]m1 egg1 or a human organism at any   
/age ( developm5t f f]tiliz$ ovum to    

embryo4  7#ac7 ,m$ical hi/ory ,! t]m    
m$ical hi/ory means in=mation ab\t any  
kn[n physical1 social1 & m5tal heal? (  
an individual kn[n to be1 or t c\ld be1 
inh]itable accord+ to m$ical /&>ds4     
7#ad7 ,pati5t ,! t]m pati5t means an    
individual "u ! c>e ( a heal?           
pr(essional4  7#ae7 ,pati5t's sp\se ,!  
t]m pati5t's sp\se means ! sp\se or     
p>tn] ( ! pati5t at ! "t at :i* ! assi/$
 reproduction occurr$4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new item3  #ajda4 ,fraud 9       
connection ) ! use ( human reproductive 
mat]ial4  4