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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6099 
To replace references to ‘‘fetus’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘unborn 
child’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2021 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mr. ROSENDALE, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. KELLY 
of Mississippi, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. 
BUDD, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MOONEY, 
Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. BANKS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To replace references to ‘‘fetus’’ in Federal law with 
references to ‘‘unborn child’’, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Recognizing the Un-
born Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL LAW TO REFERENCE 
‘‘UNBORN CHILDREN’’. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 9. Definition of ‘unborn child’ 
‘‘In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, 
the term ‘unborn child’ means a child in utero, and the 
term ‘child in utero’ or ‘child, who is in utero’ means a 
member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of devel-
opment, who is carried in the womb.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 8 the following new item: 
‘‘9. Definition of ‘unborn child’.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘fetus’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘unborn child’’. 
(2) TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 1531, by striking ‘‘fetus’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘unborn 
child’’; and 
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(B) in section 4322(f)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 
(3) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Sec-
tion 9802(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A FETUS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN CHILD’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fetus’’ 
and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 
(4) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY 
ACT OF 1974.—Section 702(f) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1182(f)) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A FETUS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN CHILD’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fetus’’ 
and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 
(5) NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT.—Sec-
tion 301(c)(1) of the National Organ Transplant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 274e(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 
fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘an unborn child’’. 
(6) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.— 
(A) Title IV of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended— 
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(i) in section 464N(c)(2)(G), by strik-
ing ‘‘fetuses’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn chil-
dren’’; 
(ii) in section 498— 
(I) by striking ‘‘fetus’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘unborn 
child’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘fetuses’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘un-
born children’’; 
(iii) in section 498A(g), by striking 
‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’; and 
(iv) in section 498B(c)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘FETUSES’’ and inserting ‘‘UNBORN 
CHILDREN’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 
(B) Title XXVII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is 
amended— 
(i) in section 2705(f)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A 
FETUS’’ and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN 
CHILD’’; and 
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(II) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’; 
and 
(ii) in section 2753(f)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A 
FETUS’’ and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN 
CHILD’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 
(7) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 1882(x)(4) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(x)(4)) 
is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A FETUS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN CHILD’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘fetus’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 
(8) CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1986.—Section 
17(b)(11) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 
1786(b)(11)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘fetuses’’ and inserting ‘‘unborn children’’. 
(9) CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.—Section 701(k) 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘fetus’’ and in-
serting ‘‘unborn child’’. 
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(10) GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINA-
TION ACT OF 2008.—Section 209(b) of the Genetic 
Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 
U.S.C. 2000ff–8(b)) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A FETUS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘AN UNBORN CHILD’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fetus’’ 
and inserting ‘‘unborn child’’. 
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