Union Calendar No. 3

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 670

[Report No. 103–14]

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Health and Human

other purposes.counseling regarding their pregnancies, and forService Act are provided with information andassistance under title X of the Public HealthServices to ensure that pregnant women receiving

FEBRUARY 16, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and

ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 3

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 670

[Report No. 103–14]

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that

pregnant women receiving assistance under title X of the Public Health

Service Act are provided with information and counseling regarding their

pregnancies, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 27, 1993

Mr. WAXMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Energy and Commerce

FEBRUARY 16, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services

to ensure that pregnant women receiving assistance

under title X of the Public Health Service Act are provided with information and counseling regarding their

pregnancies, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Planning

3 Amendments Act of 1993’’.

4 SEC. 2. PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR FAMILY

5 PLANNING SERVICES.

6 (a) REQUIRING CERTAIN NONDIRECTIVE COUNSEL7 ING AND REFERRAL SERVICES.—Section 1001 of the

8 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300) is amended—

9 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d)

10 as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow12 ing subsection:

13 ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary may not make an award of a

14 grant or contract under this section unless the applicant

15 for the award agrees that the family planning project in16 volved will provide to individuals information regarding

17 pregnancy management options upon request of the indi18 viduals.

19 ‘‘(2) With respect to compliance with the agreement

20 made under paragraph (1), the family planning project in21 volved, and any provider of services in the project, may

22 not be required to provide information regarding a preg23 nancy management option if—

24 ‘‘(A) the project or provider (as the case may

25 be) objects to doing so on grounds of religious be26 liefs or moral convictions; and
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1 ‘‘(B) the project or provider refers the individ2 ual seeking services to another provider in the

3 project, or to another project in the geographic area

4 involved, as the case may be, that will provide such

5 information.

6 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘infor7 mation regarding pregnancy management options’ means

8 nondirective counseling and referrals regarding—

9 ‘‘(A) prenatal care and delivery;

10 ‘‘(B) infant care, foster care, and adoption; and

11 ‘‘(C) termination of pregnancy.’’.

12 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAWS ON PARENTAL

13 NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT.—Section 1008 of the Pub14 lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a–6) is amended by

15 inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘None’’ and by adding at the end

16 the following:

17 ‘‘(b)(1) No public or nonprofit entity that performs

18 abortions may receive an award of a grant or contract

19 under section 1001 unless the entity has certified to the

20 Secretary that the entity is in compliance with State law

21 regarding parental notification of or consent for the per22 formance of an abortion on a minor which is enforced in

23 the State in which the entity is located.

24 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to require

25 or prohibit a State’s adoption of parental notification or
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1 parental consent laws regarding the performance of an

2 abortion on a minor, or to require or prohibit the enforce3 ment by a State of such laws.’’.

4 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

5 1001(e) of the Public Health Service Act, as redesignated

6 by subsection (a) of this section, is amended to read as

7 follows:

8 ‘‘(e) For the purpose of grants and contracts under

9 this section, there are authorized to be appropriated

10 $220,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $250,000,000 for

11 fiscal year 1995.’’.

12 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRAIN13 ING GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

14 Section 1003(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42

15 U.S.C. 300a–1(b)) is amended to read as follows:

16 ‘‘(b) For the purpose of grants and contracts under

17 subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated

18 $6,250,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $7,000,000 for fiscal

19 year 1995.’’.

20 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INFOR21 MATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

22 Section 1005(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42

23 U.S.C. 300a–3(b)) is amended to read as follows:

24 ‘‘(b) For the purpose of grants and contracts under

25 subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
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1 $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $13,500,000 for fis2 cal year 1995.’’.

3 SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING

4 NOTICE.

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PURCHASE OF

6 AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the

7 case of any equipment or products that may be authorized

8 in title X of the Public Health Service Act to be purchased

9 with an award of a grant or contract under such title, it

10 is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving such

11 an award should in expending the award purchase only

12 American-made equipment and products.

13 (b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS.—In making

14 awards of grants and contracts under title X of the Public

15 Health Service Act, the Secretary of Health and Human

16 Services shall provide to each recipient of such an award

17 a notice describing the statement made in subsection (a)

18 by the Congress.

19 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

20 This Act and the amendments made by this Act take

21 effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act.