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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 217 

To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning 

grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 7, 2011 

Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 

ROGERS of Kentucky, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. ROE

of Tennessee, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 

NEUGEBAUER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. 

JORDAN, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. TURNER, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. RYAN of 

Wisconsin, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. 

PAUL, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. PITTS, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. 

BRADY of Texas, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. TERRY, 

Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 

KING of Iowa, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. FLAKE, Mrs. 

MILLER of Michigan, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HERGER, Mr. FRANKS of 

Arizona, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Ohio, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 

FLEMING, Mr. COLE, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 

DUFFY, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. 

BUCHANAN, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. REED, Mr. 

PEARCE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. LONG, Mr. KLINE, 

Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, 

Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. HALL, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. 

WEST, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. 

SOUTHERLAND, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. 

MCCOTTER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. 

GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. 

GINGREY of Georgia, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. POSEY, Mrs. 

HARTZLER, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. HARPER, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. GOODLATTE, 

Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MICA, Mr. RENACCI, 

Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. PLATTS, 

and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce 


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A BILL 

To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit 

family planning grants from being awarded to any entity 

that performs abortions, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Title X Abortion Pro5 vider Prohibition Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ABORTION. 

7 Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1009. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION REGARDING ABOR11 TION. 

12 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not provide 

13 any assistance under this title to an entity unless the enti14 ty certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the 

15 entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds 

16 to any other entity that performs, an abortion. 

17 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply 

18 with respect to an abortion where— 

19 ‘‘(1) the pregnancy is the result of an act of 

20 rape, or an act of incest against a minor; or 


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1 ‘‘(2) a physician certifies that the woman suf2 fers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or 

3 physical illness that would place the woman in dan4 ger of death unless an abortion is performed, includ5 ing a life-threatening physical condition caused by or 

6 arising from the pregnancy itself. 

7 ‘‘(c) HOSPITALS.—Subsection (a) does not apply with 

8 respect to a hospital, so long as such hospital does not, 

9 during the period of assistance described in subsection (a), 

10 provide funds to any non-hospital entity that performs an 

11 abortion (other than an abortion described in subsection 

12 (b)). 

13 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of the Title X Abortion Provider 

15 Prohibition Act, and annually thereafter, for the fiscal 

16 year involved, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 

17 Congress containing— 

18 ‘‘(1) a list of each entity receiving a grant 

19 under this title; 

20 ‘‘(2) for each such entity performing abortions 

21 under the exceptions described in subsection (b)— 

22 ‘‘(A) the total number of such abortions; 

23 ‘‘(B) the number of such abortions where 

24 the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape; 


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1 ‘‘(C) the number of such abortions where 

2 the pregnancy is the result of an act of incest 

3 against a minor; and 

4 ‘‘(D) the number of such abortions where 

5 a physician provides a certification described in 

6 subsection (b)(2); 

7 ‘‘(3) a statement of the date of the latest cer8 tification under subsection (a) for each entity receiv9 ing a grant under this title; and 

10 ‘‘(4) a list of each entity to which an entity de11 scribed in paragraph (1) makes available funds re12 ceived through a grant under this title. 

13 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘entity’ means the entire legal 

15 entity, including any entity that controls, is con16 trolled by, or is under common control with such en17 tity. 

18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘hospital’ has the meaning given 

19 to such term in section 1861(e) of the Social Secu20 rity Act.’’. 

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