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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1055 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2019 

Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CONNOLLY, Miss RICE

of New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KEATING, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 

Mr. POCAN, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

DEFAZIO, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. RUSH, Ms. MENG, Mr. 

RUIZ, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. KUSTER of 

New Hampshire, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. KILMER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 

COOPER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. CASTOR of 

Florida, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. BERA, Mr. SCHRADER, 

Ms. DELAURO, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 

SIRES, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MOORE, 

Mr. PAYNE, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 

YARMUTH, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. BEYER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. HASTINGS, 

Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CRIST, Mr. 

PETERS, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. OMAR, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

COHEN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. DESAULNIER, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. TED LIEU of 

California, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HIGGINS of 

New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. JACKSON

LEE, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 

TONKO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. BASS, Mr. HECK, Mr. 

LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. 

HAALAND, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. DEAN, Mr. KIND, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. 

BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. WATERS, Mr. HIMES, Ms. 


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WILD, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

RYAN, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. TRONE, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. 

SLOTKIN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. LARSEN of 

Washington, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. WEXTON, 

Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MORELLE, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS

of Illinois, Ms. SCHRIER, and Mr. PERLMUTTER) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

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. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Health, Em5 powerment and Rights Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL 

7 ORGANIZATIONS UNDER PART I OF THE FOR8 EIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961. 

9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regula10 tion, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance au11 thorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

12 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental 

13 organizations— 

14 (1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance 

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1 cluding counseling and referral services, provided by 

2 such organizations with non-United States Govern3 ment funds if such services do not violate the laws 

4 of the country in which they are being provided and 

5 would not violate United States Federal law if pro6 vided in the United States; and 

7 (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating 

8 to the use of non-United States Government funds 

9 for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those 

10 that apply to United States nongovernmental organi11 zations receiving assistance under part I of such 

12 Act. 

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