(1) IN GENERAL.—To meet the requirements of 
this section, a State shall require and verify the fol-
lowing information from the requestor before issuing 
an authenticated copy of a birth certificate: 
(A) The name on the birth certificate. 
(B) The date and location of the birth. 
(C) The mother’s maiden name. 
(D) Substantial proof of the requestor’s 
identity. 
(E) Where available, authentication of 
identity through comparison with a biometric 
identifier. 
(2) ISSUANCE
TO
PERSONS
NOT
NAMED
ON 
BIRTH CERTIFICATE.—To meet the requirements of 
this section, in the case of a request by a person who 
is not named on the birth certificate, a State must 
require the presentation of legal authorization to re-
quest the birth certificate before issuance. 
(3) ISSUANCE TO FAMILY MEMBERS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services and the 
States, shall establish minimum standards for 
issuance of a birth certificate to specific family 
members, their authorized representatives, and oth-
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ers who demonstrate that the certificate is needed 
for the protection of the requestor’s personal or 
property rights. 
(4) WAIVERS.—A State may waive the require-
ments set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
subsection (c)(1) in exceptional circumstances, such 
as the incapacitation of the registrant. 
(5) APPLICATIONS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.— 
To meet the requirements of this section, for appli-
cations by electronic means, through the mail or by 
phone or fax, a State shall employ third party 
verification, or equivalent verification, of the identity 
of the requestor. 
(6) VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS.—To meet 
the requirements of this section, a State shall verify 
the documents used to provide proof of identity of 
the requestor. 
(d) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—To meet the require-
ments of this section, a State shall adopt, at a minimum, 
the following practices in the issuance and administration 
of birth certificates: 
(1) Establish and implement minimum building 
security standards for State and local vital record 
offices. 
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(2) Restrict public access to birth certificates 
and information gathered in the issuance process to 
ensure that access is restricted to entities with which 
the State has a binding privacy protection agree-
ment. 
(3) Subject all persons with access to vital 
records to appropriate security clearance require-
ments. 
(4) Establish fraudulent document recognition 
training programs for appropriate employees en-
gaged in the issuance process. 
(5) Establish and implement internal operating 
system standards for paper and for electronic sys-
tems. 
(6) Establish a central electronic database 
that— 
(A) is maintained in a physically secure en-
vironment so that unauthorized access can be 
prevented; 
(B) is linked through the Electronic 
Verification of Vital Event System (EVVES) 
established under section 345 or an equivalent 
system to provide interoperative data exchange 
with other States and with Federal agencies, 
subject to privacy restrictions and confirmation 
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