,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4 
,scott ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prev5t citiz5s ( =eign adv]s>ial    
nations f ent]+ into or en=c+ surrogacy 
contracts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/opp+  
,adv]s>ial ,=eign ,exploitation ( ,kids 
,9 ,dome/ic ,surrogacy ,act or ! ,,safe 
,,kids ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purposes  7a7
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7   
,citiz5s ( =eign entities ( conc]n are  
exploit+ comm]cial surrogacy laws 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,_m develop$       
c\ntries ban int]national comm]cial     
surrogacy altoge!r4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
h[ev]1 pres5tly all[s ev5 citiz5s (     
=eign entities ( conc]n to solicit & pay
 f9ancially-di/ress$ ,am]icans to give  
bir? to _! *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !n
 s5d ^! infants abroad4  7#c7 ,?is      
pres5ts an acute national security      

?reat1 & rec5t ev5ts 9 ,arcadia1        
,cali=nia reveal t surrogacy is ev5 be+ 
us$ to facilitate human traffick+4  7b7 
,purposes ,?is ,act-- 7#a7 ackn[l$ges t 
=eign p]sons 7includ+ nationals ( =eign 
entities ( conc]n7 are abus+ surrogacy  
agreem5ts to exploit wom5 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & to obta9 ,unit$ ,/ates         
citiz5%ip = _! *ildr52  7#b7 invalidates
 surrogate p>5tage contracts betwe5     
prospective p>5ts f =eign entities (    
conc]n & a surrogate "m 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 &  7#c7 imposes crim9al p5alties
 on surrogacy brok]s :o comm]cially     
facilitate su* invalid agreem5ts4  #c4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,=eign    
entity ( conc]n ,! t]m =eign entity (   
conc]n means any =eign nation li/$ "u   
section #dhgb7;f77#b7 ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,prospective 
p>5t ,! t]m prospective p>5t means an   
individual :o1 directly or indirectly1  
ent]s into a surrogacy agreem5t to      
become ! legal or cu/odial p>5t ( a *ild
 bir!d by a surrogate p>5t4  7#c7       

,surrogacy agreem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
t]m surrogacy agreem5t means a contract1
 agreem5t1 or arrangem5t1 )\t reg>d to  
:e!r x is oral or writt5 or is direct or
 brok]$1 betwe5 #a or m prospective     
p>5ts & a surrogate p>5t1 "u :i* !      
surrogate p>5t agrees to become pregnant
 & give bir? to a *ild1 &1 subject to   
subp>agraph 7,b71 to rel9qui% all p>5tal
 rights & responsibilities to !         
prospective p>5t or p>5ts4  7,b7        
,presumption ,) respect to a contract1  
agreem5t1 or arrangem5t1 )\t reg>d to   
:e!r x is oral or writt5 or is direct or
 brok]$1 "u :i* a surrogate p>5t agrees 
to become pregnant & give bir? to a *ild
 t does n expressly address p>5tal or   
cu/odial rights1 !re %all be a          
presumption t ! surrogate p>5t has agre$
 to rel9qui% h] p>5tal or cu/odial      
rights1 & t ! contract1 agreem5t1 or    
arrangem5t is a surrogacy agreem5t1 if !
 contract1 agreem5t1 or arrangem5t is ) 
a prospective p>5t :o is a citiz5 or    
p]man5t resid5t ( a =eign entity (      

conc]n4  7#d7 ,surrogacy brok] ,! t]m   
surrogacy brok] means any individual or 
entity t induces1 arranges1 procures1   
facilitates1 or o!rwise assi/s 9 !      
=mation or execution ( a surrogacy      
agreem5t4  7#e7 ,surrogate p>5t ,! t]m  
surrogate p>5t means a p]son :o agrees  
to become pregnant & give bir? to a     
*ild1 & to rel9qui% all p>5tal rights & 
responsibilities to ano!r p]son "u !    
t]ms ( a surrogacy agreem5t4  #d4 ,c]ta9
 int]national surrogate p>5tage         
contracts void & un5=ceable  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,subject to subsection 7b71 a     
surrogacy agreem5t %all be void &       
un5=ceable if ! agreem5t is betwe5 a    
surrogate p>5t :o is 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
at ! "t ( bir? or :o is a citiz5 or     
lawful p]man5t resid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 &-- 7#a7 a prospective p>5t :o is a    
citiz5 or p]man5t resid5t ( a =eign     
entity ( conc]n2 or  7#b7 a surrogacy   
brok] :o arranges a surrogacy agreem5t )
 a prospective p>5t :o is a citiz5 or   
p]man5t resid5t ( a =eign entity (      

conc]n4  7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 
%all n invalidate a surrogacy agreem5t  
betwe5 a surrogate p>5t & #b prospective
 p>5ts1 if-- 7#a7 ! #b prospective p>5ts
 are legally m>ri$2 &  7#b7 at lea/ #a  
prospective p>5t is a citiz5 or lawful  
p]man5t resid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #e4 
,comm]cial facilitation ( =eign         
surrogacy prohibit$2 p5alty ,a surrogacy
 brok] :o kn[+ly or recklessly induces1 
arranges1 procures1 facilitates1 or     
o!rwise assi/s 9 ! =mation or execution 
( a surrogacy agreem5t t is void &      
un5=ceable "u section #d %all be f9$ "u 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1         
imprison$ = n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?4  #f4
 ,cu/ody ( *ild :5 int]national         
surrogate p>5tage contracts are void &  
un5=ceable ,legal cu/ody ( a *ild born  
pursuant to a surrogacy agreem5t t is   
void & un5=ceable "u section #d %all be 
decid$ bas$ on a det]m9ation ( ! be/    
int]e/s ( ! *ild "u ! law ( ! ,/ate :]e 
! surrogate p>5t resides1 ) no effect   
giv5 to ! surrogacy agreem5t or any o!r 

purport$ agreem5t1 contract1 or und]/&+ 
conc]n+ ! cu/ody ( ! *ild4