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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 254 

Correcting the enrollment of H.R. 3590. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2010 

Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CAO, Mrs. 

DAHLKEMPER, Mr. DRIEHAUS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr. ELLSWORTH) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Correcting the enrollment of H.R. 3590. 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3590, 

3 the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the 

4 following corrections: 

5 (1) In the section 1303 amended by section 

6 10104(c) of the bill— 

7 (A) in the section heading, insert ‘‘RELAT8 ING TO COVERAGE OF ABORTION SERV9 ICES’’ after ‘‘SPECIAL RULES’’; and 


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1 (B) strike subsection (a) and all of sub2 section (b) that precedes paragraph (4) and in3 sert the following: 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act (or any 

5 amendment made by this Act) shall be construed to re6 quire any health plan to provide coverage of abortion serv7 ices or to allow the Secretary or any other person or entity 

8 implementing this Act (or amendment) to require coverage 

9 of such services. 

10 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON ABORTION FUNDING.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author12 ized or appropriated by this Act (or an amendment 

13 made by this Act), including credits under section 

14 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be 

15 expended for any abortion or to cover any part of 

16 the costs of any health plan that includes coverage 

17 of abortion, except in the case where a woman suf18 fers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or 

19 physical illness that would, as certified by a physi20 cian, place the woman in danger of death unless an 

21 abortion is performed, including a life-endangering 

22 physical condition caused by or arising from the 

23 pregnancy itself, or unless the pregnancy is the re24 sult of an act of rape or incest. 


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1 ‘‘(2) OPTION TO PURCHASE SEPARATE COV2 ERAGE OR PLAN.—Subject to paragraph (1), nothing 

3 in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting 

4 any non-Federal entity (including an individual or a 

5 State or local government) from purchasing separate 

6 coverage for abortions for which funding is prohib7 ited under this subsection, or a plan that includes 

8 such abortions, so long as such coverage or plan is 

9 not purchased using the non-Federal funds required 

10 to receive a Federal payment, including a premium 

11 payment required for a qualified health plan towards 

12 which the credit described in paragraph (1) is ap13 plied or a State’s or locality’s contribution of Med14 icaid matching funds. 

15 ‘‘(3) OPTION TO OFFER COVERAGE OR PLAN.— 

16 Subject to paragraph (1), nothing in this subsection 

17 shall restrict any non-Federal health insurance 

18 issuer offering a qualified health plan from offering 

19 separate coverage for abortions for which funding is 

20 prohibited under this subsection, or a plan that in21 cludes such abortions, so long as any such issuer 

22 that offers a qualified health plan through an Ex23 change that includes coverage for abortions for 

24 which funding is prohibited under this subsection 

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1 change that is identical in every respect except that 

2 it does not cover such abortions.’’. 

3 (2) In subsection (a) of the section 1334 added 

4 by section 10104(q) of the bill, strike paragraph (6) 

5 and redesignate paragraph (7) as paragraph (6). 

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