,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #febi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,ku/] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,smuck]1
 & ,mr4 ,huiz5ga7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
e/abli% a national regi/ry to provide = 
! l9k+ ( ,/ate & tribal responsible fa!r
 regi/ries to facilitate ! timely       
notification ( adoption proce$+s to     
out-(-,/ate possible biological fa!rs1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,all     
,p>5ts & ,adoptees ,act or ! ,,papa     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z   
foll[s3 7#a7 ,a p]man5t1 /able home is  
critical = ! physical & cognitive       
developm5t ( *ildr54  7#b7 ,id5tify+ !  
biological fa!r ( a *ild is crucial to  
ensur+ a timely adoption proce$+ to     
provide p]man5cy & /ability = ! *ild4   
7#c7 ,responsible fa!r regi/ries1 also  
kn[n z putative fa!r regi/ries1 help to 
facilitate ! /able placem5t ( *ildr5 by 

provid+ a me*anism to id5tify possible  
fa!rs & det]m9e :e!r a biological fa!r  
has a protectable int]e/ 9 p>ticipat+ 9 
! placem5t decisions = a *ild4  7#d7    
,responsible fa!r regi/ries remove !    
burd5 f ! "m ( hav+ to id5tify possible 
fa!rs1 to protect h] privacy & safety1  
especially 9 cases ( rape or dome/ic    
viol5ce4  7#e7 ,responsible fa!r        
regi/ries emp[] possible fa!rs to take  
responsibility = ! protection ( _!      
rights by enabl+ !m to volunt>ily regi/]
 & increase ! likelihood ( receiv+      
timely notice ( a proce$+4  7#f7        
,responsible fa!r regi/ries r$uce ! risk
 to prospective adoptive p>5ts ( delay$ 
or disrupt$ placem5ts result+ f *all5ges
 to adoptions due to a possible fa!r's  
untimely receipt ( notice ( su*         
proce$+s4  7#g7 ,responsible fa!r       
regi/ries & relat$ pat]nal id5tification
 regi/ries h be5 e/abli%$ by a numb] (  
,/ates & ,indian tribes b no me*anism   
exi/s to cross-ref]5ce regi/ries4  7#h7 
,national cross-ref]5c+ ( ,/ate &       

,tribal responsible fa!r regi/ries w\ld 
provide regi/]$ individuals an ability  
to receive timely notice ( a proce$+    
relat$ to a *ild !y may h fa!r$ out (   
w$lock 9 a ,/ate o!r ?an ! ,/ate 9 :i* !
 individual is regi/]$4  #c4 ,l9k+ (    
,/ate responsible fa!r regi/ries  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !   
,secret>y7 %all-- 7#a7 e/abli% a        
national responsible fa!r regi/ry       
consi/+ ( in=mation ab\t possible       
biological fa!rs id5tifi$ 9 any         
responsible fa!r regi/ry e/abli%$ by any
 ,/ate or ,indian tribe1 & seek to h !  
in=mation 9 ea* su* responsible fa!r    
regi/ry provid$ to ! national regi/ry   
volunt>ily2 &  7#b7 enable ! ,/ate &    
tribal ag5cies adm9i/]+ ! responsible   
fa!r regi/ries to access1 &             
electronically ex*ange in=mation )1 !   
national regi/ry4  7b7 ,p>ties au?oriz$ 
,to access ! national regi/ry ,!        
,secret>y %all make ! in=mation 9 !     
national regi/ry available to-- 7#a7    

public or private lic5s$ adoption or    
*ild placem5t ag5cies2  7#b7 ,/ate or   
tribal *ild welf>e au?orities2  7#c7    
,/ate or tribal c\rts2 &  7#d7 lic5s$   
attorneys repres5t+ a p>ty 9 an         
adoption1 a *ild placem5t1 or a         
t]m9ation ( rights proce$+4  7c7        
,au?ority ,to *>ge fee ,! ,secret>y may 
*>ge a reasonable fee = a se>* ( !      
national regi/ry4  7d7 ,report ,)9 #ab  
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,congress a report on ! implem5tation ( 
?is ,act1 t %all include-- 7#a7 a       
framework to assi/ ,/ates & ,indian     
tribes )\t a responsible fa!r regi/ry 9 
sett+ up su* a regi/ry1 or to coord9ate 
) a ,/ate or tribal responsible fa!r    
regi/ry2  7#b7 a description ( be/      
practices t a ,/ate or ,indian tribe ) a
 responsible fa!r regi/ry may foll[ to  
improve ! effici5cy ( ! regi/ry2  7#c7  
an id5tification ( adm9i/rative &       
legislative options = ensur+ t e        
possible biological fa!r has access to !

 protections ( a responsible fa!r       
regi/ry reg>dless ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !     
possible biological fa!r resides2 &     
7#d7 a description ( ! national regi/ry 
s e/abli%$1 :i* %all id5tify p>ticipat+ 
/ates & expla9 h[ au?oriz$ us]s may     
access & use ! national regi/ry4  #d4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,indian   
tribe ,! t]m ,indian tribe has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian     
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act4  7#b7 ,responsible fa!r
 regi/ry ,! t]m responsible fa!r regi/ry
 means a regi/ry = ! receipt ( in=mation
 t directly relates to ! id5tity or     
location ( possible biological fa!rs :o 
h volunt>ily regi/]$ to be notifi$ ( a  
proce$+ relat+ to a *ild t a possible   
biological fa!r may h fa!r$ out (       
w$lock1 s t a possible biological fa!r  
may opt to ass]t 8 p>5tal rights4  7#c7 
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ! #ej ,/ates ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 !         

,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 & ,am]ican ,samoa4