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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 661
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance to
nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous
nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 2019
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina (for herself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr.
GAETZ, Mr. BANKS, Mr. MEADOWS, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr.
JONES, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. LONG, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. WEBER of
Texas, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. SPANO, Mr. LATTA, and Mr.
GIBBS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit
assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organi-
zations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organi-
zations that promote or perform abortions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Life in
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Global Health Assistance Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN NON-
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PROFITS, FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL OR-
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GANIZATIONS,
AND
QUASI-AUTONOMOUS
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NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT
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PROMOTE OR PERFORM ABORTIONS.
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Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act
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of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by adding
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at the end the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 620N. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN
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NONPROFITS, FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL
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ORGANIZATIONS, AND QUASI-AUTONOMOUS
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NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT
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PROMOTE OR PERFORM ABORTIONS.
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‘‘No assistance may be furnished under this Act to
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any foreign nonprofit, foreign nongovernmental organiza-
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tion, or quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization
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that promotes or performs abortion, except in cases of
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rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be
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endangered if the fetus were carried to term.’’.
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