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Covered sex offender

An individual who is currently, or at any point was, required to register on the National Sex Offender Registry under federal law.

Surrogacy

An arrangement or agreement where a woman (the surrogate mother) agrees to conceive and carry a child for the purpose of transferring custody or parental rights to one or more other people (the intended parents) after the child's birth.

Intended parent

An individual who is part of a surrogacy contract and plans to take permanent custody of the child born from that contract.

Surrogate mother

A woman who is part of a surrogacy contract and agrees to bear the child under that contract.

Interstate or foreign commerce

Activities that involve travel, communication, money, or goods moving across state lines within the U.S. or between the U.S. and another country.

National Sex Offender Registry

A national database of individuals convicted of sex offenses, maintained to help law enforcement and the public track these individuals.

Surrogacy contract

A legal agreement outlining the terms for a surrogate mother to conceive and give birth to a child, with the understanding that the child will be permanently adopted by or go into the custody of one or more intended parents.