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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3259
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with
the abortion industry.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. DAINES, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. INHOFE,
Mr. MORAN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. SASSE, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. BRAUN, Mr.
SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mrs.
CAPITO, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. CRUZ, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms.
ERNST, Mr. ROBERTS, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. BURR, and Mr. ROUNDS)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations
associated with the abortion industry.
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 For-
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eign Assistance Act’’.
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL
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FUNDS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
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sion of law, Federal funds may not be made available for
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purposes outside of the United States (including its terri-
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tories and possessions) to—
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(1) any foreign nonprofit organization, foreign
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nongovernmental organization, foreign multilateral
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organization, or foreign quasi-autonomous non-
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governmental organization that—
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(A) performs or promotes abortions, in-
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cluding providing referrals, counseling, lob-
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bying, and training relating to abortions;
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(B) furnishes or develops any item in-
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tended to procure abortions; or
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(C) provides financial support to—
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(i) any entity that conducts any of the
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activities described in subparagraph (A) or
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(B); or
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(ii) any entity described in paragraph
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(2); or
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(2) any domestic nonprofit organization or do-
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mestic nongovernmental organization that—
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(A) performs abortions;
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(B) furnishes or develops any item in-
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tended to procure abortions;
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(C) within the scope of any program or ac-
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tivity that receives Federal funds—
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(i) performs or promotes abortions,
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including providing referrals, counseling,
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lobbying, and training relating to abor-
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tions; or
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(ii) fails to maintain a complete phys-
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ical and financial separation from activities
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described in clause (i) and such failure in-
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cludes co-locating such a program or activ-
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ity at any site where activities described in
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clause (i) are conducted; or
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(D) provides financial support to—
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(i) any entity that conducts activities
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described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C);
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or
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(ii) any entity described in paragraph
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(1).
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(b) INCLUSIONS; EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibitions de-
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scribed in subsection (a)—
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(1) include the transfer of Federal funds and
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goods financed with such funds; and
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(2) do not apply to abortions—
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(A) resulting from rape or incest; or
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(B) when the life of the mother would be
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endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
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