,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,miller of ,illinois 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,mc,cormick7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit entities receiving 
,federal assistance that are involved in
 adoption or foster care placements from
 delaying or denying placements under   
certain conditions4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,sensible
 ,adoption ,for ,every ,home ,act or the
 ,,safe ,home ,act4  #b4 ,state plan    
requirement under the ,federal foster   
care and adoption assistance program    
7a7 ,in general ,section #dga7;a7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fga7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 by striking
 and at the end of paragraph 7#cf72     
7#b7 by striking the period at the end  
of paragraph 7#cg7 and inserting 2 and2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#ch7 7,a7 prohibits any    

entity that receives ,federal assistance
 and is involved in adoption or foster  
care placements from delaying or denying
 the placement of a minor child for     
adoption or into foster care1 or        
otherwise discriminating in making a    
placement decision with a prospective or
 actual adoptive or foster parent1 for  
any of the following reasons3  7i7 ,the 
parent raises1 cares for1 and addresses 
a child in a manner consistent with the 
child's sex4  7ii7 ,the parent declines 
to consent to a child receiving any     
medical1 surgical1 pharmacological1 or  
psychological treatment or other medical
 or mental health service for the       
purpose of attempting to alter the      
appearance of1 or to validate a child's 
perception of1 the child's sex1 if the  
appearance or perception is inconsistent
 with the child's sex4  7iii7 ,the      
parent declines to consent to an        
amendment or alteration to a child's    
birth certificate1 passport1 driver's   
license1 school records1 or other       

government-issued identification        
document1 if the amendment or alteration
 is inconsistent with the child's sex2  
and  7,b7 for purposes of this          
paragraph1 defines--  7i7 the term sex  
as biological sex1 either male or       
female2  7ii7 the term female as an     
individual who has1 had1 will have1 or  
but for a developmental or genetic      
anomaly or historical accident would    
have1 a reproductive system that at some
 point produces1 transports1 and        
utilizes eggs for fertilization2 and    
7iii7 the term male as an individual who
 has1 had1 will have1 or but for a      
developmental or genetic anomaly or     
historical accident would have1 a       
reproductive system that at some point  
produces1 transports1 and utilizes sperm
 for fertilization4  4  7b7 ,effective  
date  7#a7 ,in general ,the amendment   
made by this ,act shall take effect on  
the #ast day of the #ast fiscal quarter 
beginning on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 and shall apply 

to payments under part ,e of title ,,iv 
of the ,social ,security ,act for       
calendar quarters beginning on or after 
such date4  7#b7 ,delay permitted if    
state legislation required ,if the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services determines that ,state        
legislation 7other than legislation     
appropriating funds7 is required in     
order for a ,state plan developed       
pursuant to part ,e of title ,,iv of the
 ,social ,security ,act to meet the     
additional requirements imposed by the  
amendments made by this ,act1 the plan  
shall not be regarded as failing to meet
 any of the additional requirements     
before the #ast day of the #ast calendar
 quarter beginning after the first      
regular session of the ,state           
legislature that begins after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4 ,for     
purposes of the preceding sentence1 if  
the ,state has a #b-year legislative    
session1 each year of the session is    
deemed to be a separate regular session 

of the ,state legislature4