,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,tlaib 7= h]self1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4
 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,mrs4
 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 &    
,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a baby bonus program4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,baby ,bonus ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ! 
(fice ( baby assi/ance  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,!re is e/abli%$ )9 ! ,social ,security 
,adm9i/ration an (fice to be kn[n z !   
,(fice ( ,baby ,assi/ance4 ,! ,(fice    
%all be head$ by a ,deputy ,commission] 
appo9t$ by ! ,commission] ( ,social     
,security4  7b7 ,responsibilities (     
deputy commission] ,! ,commission]1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,deputy ,commission]1 %all--   
7#a7 hire su* p]sonnel z are necess>y = 
! ,(fice ( ,baby ,assi/ance & make      
employm5t decisions ) reg>d to su*      

p]sonnel2  7#b7 h ! au?ority to ent]    
into contracts or coop]ative agreem5ts )
 o!r ag5cies & dep>tm5ts z are necess>y 
to ensure ! effici5cy ( ! program2  7#c7
 make baby bonus paym5ts to eligible    
p>5ts pursuant to section #c2  7#d7     
review applications = baby bonus        
paym5ts2  7#e7 e/abli% & ma9ta9 a sy/em 
( records relat+ to ! adm9i/ration ( ?is
 ,act2  7#f7 prev5t fraud & abuse relat+
 to baby bonus paym5ts2  7#g7 provide   
in=mation to ! public 9 relation to baby
 bonus paym5ts1 includ+ eligibility     
requirem5ts1 ! application process1     
paym5t am\nts1 & limitations on paym5ts2
  7#h7 tailor culturally & l+ui/ically  
compet5t education & outrea* t[>d       
increas+ utilization rates ( baby bonus 
paym5ts2  7#i7 issue an annual report to
 ,congress detail+ ! effect ( baby bonus
 paym5ts1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! numb] (      
individuals receiv+ paym5ts2  7,b7 !    
total am\nt ( funds disburs$2  7,c7     
demographic data ( individuals receiv+  
paym5ts2 &  7,d7 su* o!r in=mation z !  

,deputy ,commission] det]m9es is        
necess>y2 &  7#aj7 issue su* regulations
 z are necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4   
7c7 ,availability ( data ,! ,commission]
 %all make available to ! ,deputy       
,commission] su* data z ! ,commission]  
det]m9es necess>y to enable ! ,deputy   
,commission] to effectively c>ry out !  
responsibilities describ$ 9 subsection  
7b74  #c4 ,baby bonus paym5ts  7a7 ,baby
 bonus  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ ,janu>y   
#a/1 #bjbf1 & subject to p>agraph 7#b71 
! ,commission] %all pay1 9 relation to  
ea* qualify+ *ild1 a baby bonus to "o or
 m eligible p>5ts ( su* *ild 9          
accordance ) ?is section4 ,9 ! case (   
multiple qualify+ *ildr5 f a s+le       
pregnancy1 a sep>ate paym5t %all be made
 = ea* qualify+ *ild4  7#b7 ,application
 requir$ ,9 ord] to receive a paym5t "u 
?is section1 an eligible p>5t 7or an    
au?oriz$ repres5tative describ$ 9       
subsection 7c77#e77 ( a qualify+ *ild   
%all submit an application 9 accordance 
) subsection 7c74 ,su* application %all 

be submitt$ n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]--    
7,a7 ! bir? ( ! qualify+ *ild 9 relation
 to :i* su* application is submitt$2 or 
7,b7 9 ! case ( ! dea? ( a fetus or     
qualify+ *ild z describ$ 9 subsection   
7e71 ! date ( su* dea?4  7#c7 ,am\nt    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am\nt ( a baby bonus   
%all be-- 7i7 = cal5d> ye> #bjbf1       
#b1jjj2 &  7ii7 = any cal5d> ye> aft]   
su* ye>-- 7,i7 ! am\nt 9 clause 7i71    
multipli$ by  7,,ii7 ! co/-(-liv+       
adju/m5t det]m9$ "u section #a7;f77#c7 (
 ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf = !   
cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ! taxable ye> beg9s1   
det]m9$ by sub/itut+ #bjbf = #bjaf 9    
subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 !re(4  7,b7 ,r\nd+ 
,if any am\nt det]m9$ "u subp>agraph    
7,a7 is n a multiple ( #a1 su* increase 
%all be r\nd$ to ! next l[] multiple (  
#a4  7b7 ,paym5t  7#a7 ,date ( paym5t   
,paym5t %all be made-- 7,a7 if no       
objection is made z describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#c77;,a71 dur+ ! #f-;bus9ess day p]iod 
imm$iately foll[+ ! #ba-;day p]iod      
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* notice is       

provid$ pursuant to su* p>agraph2  7,b7 
if su* an objection is rais$1 dur+ !    
#f-;bus9ess day p]iod foll[+ ! date on  
:i* ! ,commission] det]m9es :i* eligible
 p>5t is entitl$ to su* money2 or  7,c7 
if ! ,commission] det]m9es pursuant to  
p>agraph 7#c77;,a7 t notice is n        
necess>y1 dur+ ! #aj-;bus9ess day p]iod 
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! application is
 approv$ "u subsection 7c77#a74  7#b7   
,advanc$ paym5t ,an eligible p>5t :o has
 an approv$ application "u subsection   
7c77#b7 is eligible to receive a baby   
bonus up to #fj days be=e ! expect$ due 
date4  7#c7 ,consid]ation ( cu/ody  7,a7
 ,notice requirem5t ,! ,commission] %all
 provide notice to all kn[n eligible    
p>5ts :5 an application = *ild paym5ts  
is approv$ "u subsection 7c77#a7 provid+
 #ba days = any objections be=e paym5t  
is made4 ,not)/&+ ! prior s5t5ce1 !     
,commission] may elect n to provide su* 
notice if ! ,commission] det]m9es t !   
applicant has produc$ cle> evid5ce t    
provid+ su* notice w n result 9 an      

individual o!r ?an ! eligible p>5t      
receiv+ ! baby bonus paym5t4  7,b7 ,*ild
 paym5ts ,:]e multiple eligible p>5ts   
submit applications = ! same qualify+   
*ild1 paym5t %all be made to ! eligible 
p>5t :o-- 7i7 has prim>y or sole        
physical cu/ody1 z evid5c$ by a c\rt    
ord]2  7ii7 ! *ild prim>ily resides )1 9
 ! abs5ce ( su* a c\rt ord]2 or  7iii7  
if nei!r clause 7i7 or 7ii7 c be        
det]m9$1 ! fir/ approv$ applicant4  7,c7
 ,jo9t cu/ody exception ,not)/&+        
subp>agraph 7,b71 :]e p>5ts h a c\rt    
ord] e/abli%+ equal %>$ physical cu/ody1
 ei!r p>5t may reque/ t ! paym5t be     
divid$ equally4 ,! ,commission] %all s  
divide ! paym5t unless ! o!r p>5t       
decl9es1 9 writ+1 _! %>e ( ! paym5t )9  
#ba days ( notification4  7,d7 ,dispute 
resolution ,9 cases 9 :i* a dispute     
exi/s z to :i* eligible p>5t %\ld       
receive ! paym5t pursuant to subp>agraph
 7,b7 & !re is no applicable c\rt ord]1 
! ,commission] may require submission ( 
su* additional docum5tation z !         

,commission] det]m9es appropriate be=e  
mak+ paym5t4  7,e7 ,*ang$ circum/ances  
,not)/&+ subsection 7a77#a71 !          
,commission] may transf] paym5t to a    
diff]5t eligible p>5t 7or if paym5t has 
already be5 made1 may issue paym5t to a 
diff]5t eligible p>5t & attempt to      
recov] ! orig9al paym5t 9 accordance )  
subsection 7e77 ^u receiv+ docum5tation 
%[+ t-- 7i7 dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+  
on ! date on :i* ! *ild is born-- 7,i7  
cu/ody arrangem5ts 7 modifi$ by c\rt    
ord] subsequ5t to ! initial application2
 or  7,,ii7 ! orig9al recipi5t di$ or   
became legally incapacitat$2  7ii7 !    
orig9al application conta9$ fraudul5t   
in=mation2 &  7iii7 9 ! case ( paym5t   
made to a prospective adoptive p>5t     
describ$ 9 section #d7d77;,c77ii77,,ii71
 ! adoption is n complet$ )9 #fj days ( 
! bir? ( ! qualify+ *ild4  7c7          
,application  7#a7 ,approval process ,n 
lat] ?an #ad days aft] ! receipt ( an   
application1 ! ,commission] %all v]ify t
 ! applicant meets ! requirem5ts        

e/abli%$ "u ?is section4 ,! application 
( any applicant s v]ifi$ %all be        
consid]$ approv$4  7#b7 ,application    
,subject to p>agraph 7#c71 an eligible  
p>5t 7or an au?oriz$ repres5tative      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e77 apply+ = a    
baby bonus paym5t %all provide !        
,commission] ) an application 9 su* =m &
 mann] z ! ,commission] may require4 ,! 
application %all include-- 7,a7 ! "n &  
social security acc\nt numb] or taxpay] 
id5tification numb] ( ! eligible p>5t2  
7,b7 7i7 if ! eligible p>5t is apply+   
be=e bir? ( ! *ild1 v]ification (       
ge/ational age obta9$ "u p>agraph 7#d72 
or  7ii7 if ! eligible p>5t is apply+   
aft] ! bir? ( ! *ild1 docum5tation      
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,commission] to
 prove ! age & id5tity ( ! *ild2  7,c7 a
 writt5 /atem5t f ! ge/ational p>5t     
/at+1 "u p5alty ( p]jury pursuant to    
section #agdf ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code-- 7i7 :e!r su* p]son is !        
biological p>5t ( su* fetus2 &  7ii7    
:e!r su* p]son-- 7,i7 int5ds to reta9   

cu/ody ( & p>5tal rights to su* *ild    
once born2  7,,ii7 is act+ z a          
ge/ational surrogate pursuant to a      
writt5 surrogacy agreem5t & cons5ts to !
 int5d$ p>5t receiv+ ! baby bonus       
paym5t2 or  7,,iii7 has ent]$ into a    
pre-bir? adoption agreem5t & cons5ts to 
! prospective adoptive p>5t receiv+ !   
baby bonus paym5t2  7,d7 ! contact      
in=mation ( any o!r eligible p>5t kn[n  
to ! applicant2 &  7,e7 su* o!r         
in=mation z ! ,commission] det]m9es     
necess>y4  7#c7 ,simultane\s application
 ,if an eligible p>5t has n receiv$ a   
baby bonus & does n h an application "u 
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,commission] %all treat
 an application = a social security     
acc\nt numb] = a qualify+ *ild z an     
application = a baby bonus paym5t "u ?is
 section unless ! eligible p>5t         
affirmatively indicates on su* social   
security acc\nt numb] application an    
int5t to opt out ( receiv+ a baby bonus4
 ,! ,commission] may require1 z a       
condition ( receiv+ a paym5t "u         

subsection 7a71 t ! eligible p>5t submit
 in=mation requir$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 9   
addition to ! application = a social    
security acc\nt numb]4  7#d7            
,v]ification ( ge/ational age  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,^u ! reque/ ( a ge/ational p>5t1 
a physician may make a det]m9ation )    
respect to ! ge/ational age & expect$   
due date ( ! fetus4 ,any det]m9ation    
made "u ?is p>agraph %all be bas$ on !  
reasonable m$ical judgm5t ( ! physician 
foll[+ su* inquiries1 exam9ations1 &    
te/s z a reasonably prud5t physician    
w\ld deem necess>y = purposes ( mak+ su*
 det]m9ation4  7,b7 ,=m ,if ! physician 
has made a det]m9ation pursuant to      
subp>agraph 7,a7 t ! ge/ational age ( ! 
fetus is #bj weeks or great] & ! expect$
 due date is on or aft] ,janu>y #a/1    
#bjbf1 su* physician %all1 ^u ! reque/ (
 ! ge/ational p>5t1 provide ! ge/ational
 p>5t ) a =m :i* includes ! foll[+3 7i7 
,! ge/ational age & ! expect$ due date (
 ! fetus4  7ii7 ,! "n & social security 
acc\nt numb] or taxpay] id5tification   

numb] ( ! ge/ational p>5t4  7iii7 ,if ! 
application is be+ submitt$ by a sp\se  
or dome/ic p>tn] ( a ge/ational p>5t1 ! 
"n & social security acc\nt numb] or    
taxpay] id5tification numb] ( su* sp\se 
or dome/ic p>tn]4  7iv7 ,! "n & contact 
in=mation ( ! physician4  7v7 ,a writt5 
docum5tation f su* physician /at+1 "u   
p5alty ( p]jury pursuant to section     
#agdf ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
t-- 7,i7 ! ge/ational p>5t 0 det]m9$ to 
be pregnant ) ! fetus1 accord+ to /&>d  
m$ical practice1 by su* physician2 &    
7,,ii7 su* physician has det]m9$ t1 9 _!
 reasonable m$ical judgm5t1 ! ge/ational
 age ( ! fetus is #bj weeks or great] & 
! expect$ due date is on or aft] ,janu>y
 #a/1 #bjbf4  7#e7 ,au?oriz$            
repres5tatives  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an       
application may be submitt$ on behalf ( 
an eligible p>5t by-- 7i7 a sp\se or    
dome/ic p>tn]2  7ii7 a legal            
repres5tative2  7iii7 a heal?c>e provid]
 involv$ 9 provid+ pr5atal or po/natal  
c>e to ! eligible p>5t2 or  7iv7 an     

social s]vice ag5cy det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,commission] to submit su*         
applications4  7,b7 ,docum5tation ,!    
,commission] may require t a p]son      
submitt+ a reque/ 9 accordance )        
subp>agraph 7,a7 provide su*            
docum5tation z ! ,commission] det]m9es  
appropriate to prev5t fraud or abuse4   
7d7 ,effect ( dea? or loss ( qualify+   
*ild ,9 ! case ( ! involunt>y dea? ( a  
fetus or qualify+ *ild1 or ! dea? ( a   
fetus or qualify+ *ild z a result ( any 
treatm5t int5d$ to save ! life ( !      
ge/ational p>5t or any treatm5t ( an    
ectopic pregnancy1 occurr+ aft] #bj     
weeks ge/ation1 su* dea? %all h no      
effect ) respect to :e!r ! paym5t is    
all[$ "u ?is section to an eligible     
p>5t1 provid$ t su* p]son o!rwise       
satisfies ! applicable requirem5ts "u   
?is section4  7e7 ,paym5t recov]y2      
p5alties  7#a7 ,ov]paym5ts & und]paym5t 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,:5ev] ! ,commission]     
det]m9es t m or less ?an ! correct am\nt
 ( paym5t has be5 made to a p]son1 prop]

 adju/m5t or recov]y %all be made 9 !   
same mann] z adju/m5t or recov]y is made
 "u section #bjd ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djd7 ) respect to  
ov]paym5ts or und]paym5ts "u title ,,ii 
( su* ,act4 ,not)/&+ ! previ\s s5t5ce1  
paym5ts "u su* title may n be adju/$ = !
 purpose ( recov]+ a paym5t "u ?is      
section4  7,b7 ,o!r recov]y ,9 ! case ( 
an ov]paym5t to an individual :o lat]   
becomes entitl$ to a b5efit "u ?is      
section1 ! ,commission] may decrease su*
 b5efit 9 ord] to recov] su* ov]paym5t4 
7#b7 ,p5alties ,section #bjh ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djh7    
%all apply ) respect to baby bonus      
paym5ts "u ?is section 9 ! same mann] z 
su* section applies ) respect to mon?ly 
insurance b5efits "u title ,,ii ( su*   
,act4  7f7 ,income disreg>d ,a baby     
bonus paym5t made "u ?is section %all n 
be tak5 into acc\nt z income = purposes 
( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 &   
%all n be tak5 into acc\nt z income or  
res\rces = purposes ( det]m9+ !         

eligibility ( su* individual or any o!r 
individual = b5efits or assi/ance1 or ! 
am\nt or ext5t ( b5efits or assi/ance1  
"u any ,f$]al program or "u any ,/ate or
 local program f9anc$ 9 :ole or 9 "p )  
,f$]al funds4  7g7 ,prohibition ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law1 in=mation     
submitt$ pursuant to subsection 7c7 may 
n be us$ = any purpose o!r ?an to       
det]m9e eligibility = a baby bonus      
paym5t "u ?is section4  #d4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,bus9ess day ,! t]m
 bus9ess day means any day o!r ?an      
,saturday1 ,sunday1 or a legal public   
holiday describ$ 9 section #fajc ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7         
,commission] ,! t]m ,commission] means !
 ,commission] ( ,social ,security4  7#c7
 ,deputy commission] ,! t]m ,deputy     
,commission] means ! ,deputy            
,commission] ( ! ,(fice ( ,baby         
,assi/ance e/abli%$ "u section #b7;a74  
7#d7 ,eligible p>5t ,! t]m eligible p>5t
 means an individual 7o!r ?an an        
ineligible p]son7 :o-- 7,a7 resides 9 ! 

,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 is-- 7i7 a citiz5  
or national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7ii7 
a qualifi$ ali5 7z def9$ 9 section #dca 
( ! ,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w      
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afda772 &  7,c7    
is-- 7i7 ! p>5t 7o!r ?an an ineligible  
p]son7 or legal gu>dian ( a qualify+    
*ild2 or  7ii7 if ! p>5t is an          
ineligible p]son-- 7,i7 an int5d$ p>5t 9
 a surrogacy arrangem5t2 or  7,,ii7 a   
prospective adoptive p>5t ) a           
c\rt-approv$ pre-bir? adoption agreem5t 
7#e7 ,fetus ,! t]m fetus means a human  
fetus & includes an embryo4  7#f7       
,ge/ational age ,! t]m ge/ational age   
means ! age ( a fetus1 z calculat$ f !  
fir/ day ( ! pregnant p]son's la/       
m5/rual p]iod4  7#g7 ,ge/ational p>5t ,!
 t]m ge/ational p>5t means an individual
 :o is or 0 pregnant ) a qualify+ *ild1 
includ+ an individual :o is an          
ineligible p]son4  7#h7 ,ineligible     
p]son ,! t]m ineligible p]son means--   
7,a7 a ge/ational p>5t :o-- 7i7 ent]s   

into a c\rt-approv$ pre-bir? adoption   
agreem5t ) an adoptive p>5t2 &  7ii7    
completes ! adoption process = ! *ild )9
 #fj days ( bir?2 or  7,b7 a surrogate  
:o has a surrogacy arrangem5t 9 a ,/ate 
t recognizes ! int5d$ p>5t's legal      
rights to ! qualify+ *ild ^u bir?4  7#i7
 ,physician ,! t]m physician means an   
individual :o is-- 7,a7 lic5s$ by a     
,/ate or t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
practice-- 7i7 m$ic9e & surg]y2  7ii7   
o/eopa?ic m$ic9e & surg]y2 or  7iii7    
midwif]y2 or  7,b7 o!rwise legally      
au?oriz$ to-- 7i7 p]=m bir?s & to       
diagnose & att5d misc>riages or         
/illbir?s2 &  7ii7 p]=m exam9ations to  
det]m9e ! ge/ational age ( a fetus by ! 
,/ate 9 :i* su* practice is p]=m$4      
7#aj7 ,qualify+ *ild ,! t]m qualify+    
*ild means-- 7,a7 a *ild born on or aft]
 ,janu>y #a/1 #bjbf2 or  7,b7 a fetus ) 
a ge/ational age ( at lea/ #bj weeks &  
an expect$ due date on or aft] ,janu>y  
#a/1 #bjbf1 z c]tifi$ by a physician4   
7#aa7 ,surrogate ,! t]m surrogate means 

an individual :o c>ries a fetus conceiv$
 ?r\gh assi/$ reproductive te*nology &  
:o has ent]$ into a surrogacy           
arrangem5t4