‘‘(1) The name of the putative father (including 
any other names by which he may be known). 
‘‘(2) The date of birth of the putative father. 
‘‘(3) The race or ethnicity of the father, if 
known. 
‘‘(4) The Social Security number of the putative 
father. 
‘‘(5) The State of issue and driver’s license 
number of the putative father, if any. 
‘‘(6) The home address of the putative father. 
‘‘(7) The telephone number of the putative fa-
ther, if any. 
‘‘(8) The name and address of the employer of 
the putative father, if any. 
‘‘(9) The name of the mother (including any 
other names by which she may be known). 
‘‘(10) The last known address of the mother. 
‘‘(11) The date of birth of the mother, if 
known. 
‘‘(12) The Social Security number of the moth-
er, if known. 
‘‘(13) The race or ethnicity of the mother, if 
known. 
‘‘(14) The State of issue and driver’s license 
number of the mother, if known. 
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‘‘(15) The city and State where possible birth 
took place. 
‘‘(16) The birth date of the child or the approx-
imate delivery date, if known. 
‘‘(17) The name and gender of the child, if 
known. 
‘‘(d) COLLECTION
OF STATE INFORMATION
AND 
TRANSMISSION TO THE NATIONAL PUTATIVE FATHER 
REGISTRY.— 
‘‘(1) COLLECTION.—The State shall collect the 
information described in subsection (c) submitted by 
the putative father and enter such information into 
the State Putative Father Registry established or 
modified and maintained under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) TRANSMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than the 
date that is 3 business days after the date on 
which any information described in subsection 
(c) is entered into the State Putative Father 
Registry, the State shall furnish such informa-
tion to the Secretary for purposes of including 
the information in the National Putative Father 
Registry. 
‘‘(B) METHOD OF TRANSMISSION.—States 
shall transmit the information described in sub-
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section (b) in an electronic format designated 
by the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph. 
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
REGISTRATION
CEN-
TERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall establish 
centers in various locations throughout the State so 
that registration forms for the State Putative Father 
Registry are easily accessible to putative fathers. 
‘‘(2) SITES.—The sites of the centers described 
in paragraph (1) may include the following: 
‘‘(A) State and local hospitals. 
‘‘(B) Courthouses in which family courts 
are located. 
‘‘(C) State departments of motor vehicles. 
‘‘(D) State welfare agencies. 
‘‘(E) State health department offices. 
‘‘(F) State vital records offices. 
‘‘(G) State probate courts. 
‘‘(f) METHOD OF SUBMITTING REGISTRATION.—The 
State shall permit a putative father to submit information 
under this section electronically, in person, or by mail. 
‘‘(g) FALSE FILING.—Any person who knowingly 
submits false information to a State Putative Father Reg-
istry shall be guilty of the highest class of misdemeanor 
under State law. 
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‘‘(h) ACCURACY OF DATA.—A putative father is sole-
ly responsible for the accuracy of the information con-
tained in his registration. The information contained in 
the registration is presumed accurate. In the event that 
a putative father fails to update his profile, the notice de-
scribed in section 441(a)(8) shall be deemed received by 
the putative father if sent or delivered to the putative fa-
ther at the address provided by him under subsection (c). 
‘‘(i) PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS.—The State shall estab-
lish procedures to ensure that the information maintained 
in the State Putative Father Registry is subject to the 
privacy safeguards established under section 454(26). 
‘‘SEC. 445. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) STATE LAWS ON PRE-BIRTH ABANDONMENT 
AND ABANDONMENT SUBSEQUENT
TO BIRTH.—Each 
State that desires to receive a grant under section 442 
shall provide assurances to the Secretary that the State 
has in effect or will enact a State law that— 
‘‘(1) defines what constitutes pre-birth aban-
donment and abandonment subsequent to birth; and 
‘‘(2) allows for implied consent to the child’s 
adoption in the case of pre-birth abandonment or 
abandonment subsequent to birth. 
‘‘(b) STATE MEDIA EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.— 
Each State that desires to receive a grant under section 
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442 shall provide assurances to the Secretary that the 
State shall regularly and frequently publicize, through ad-
vertising campaigns, educational literature, and public 
service announcements— 
‘‘(1) the availability of putative father establish-
ment services; and 
‘‘(2) that putative fathers should register with 
the State Putative Father Registry. 
‘‘(c) REVOCATION OF ADOPTIONS.—Each State that 
desires to receive a grant under section 442 shall provide 
assurances to the Secretary that the State has in effect 
or will enact State laws that— 
‘‘(1) set finite time limits in which an adoption 
can be attacked on grounds of procedural irregular-
ities, fraud, or duress; and 
‘‘(2) establish a period of time after which the 
revocation of an adoption would be presumed not to 
be in the best interest of the child.’’. 
Æ 
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