What This Bill Does
This bill stops the U.S. government from denying aid to foreign nonprofit organizations (organizations that don't make profits and aren't run by governments) based solely on certain health services they provide. The bill also prevents foreign nonprofits from facing stricter rules about their advocacy and lobbying activities than U.S. nonprofits receive when both groups get U.S. assistance.
Who It Affects
Foreign nongovernmental organizations seeking U.S. assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Key Provisions
• Foreign nonprofits cannot be denied U.S. assistance just because they offer health or medical services, including counseling and referrals, using their own non-U.S. government money if those services are legal where they're provided and would be legal in the United States (Sec. 2).
• Foreign nonprofits cannot face stricter rules about using their own money for advocacy and lobbying activities than U.S. nonprofits receiving the same type of U.S. assistance (Sec. 2).
What Changes
Foreign nonprofits will no longer lose eligibility for U.S. assistance based solely on health services they provide with their own funds. They will also be held to the same standards as U.S. nonprofits when it comes to rules governing advocacy and lobbying activities.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1098
To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to
foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of
assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 30, 2023
Mrs. SHAHEEN
(for herself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. PADILLA, Mr.
HICKENLOOPER, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. KING, Mr.
BLUMENTHAL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Ms.
ROSEN, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. WARREN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. SANDERS,
Ms. HASSAN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. KAINE, Ms. HIRONO, Mr.
BROWN, Mr. SCHATZ, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. DURBIN,
Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BENNET, Mr. WELCH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. COONS,
Mr. PETERS, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. KELLY, Mr. WYDEN,
Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. SMITH, Mr. REED, Mr. OSSOFF,
Mr. FETTERMAN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. WARNER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr.
WARNOCK, Mr. CARPER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. TESTER, and
Mr. SCHUMER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility
requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations
with respect to the provision of assistance under part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
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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•S 1098 IS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Health, Em-
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powerment and Rights Act’’.
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SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL
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ORGANIZATIONS UNDER PART I OF THE FOR-
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EIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regula-
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tion, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance au-
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thorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
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1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental
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organizations—
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(1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance
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solely on the basis of health or medical services, in-
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cluding counseling and referral services, provided by
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such organizations with non-United States Govern-
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ment funds if such services do not violate the laws
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of the country in which they are being provided and
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would not violate United States Federal law if pro-
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vided in the United States; and
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(2) shall not be subject to requirements relating
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to the use of non-United States Government funds
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for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those
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that apply to United States nongovernmental organi-
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zations receiving assistance under part I of such
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Act.
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