114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3134 

AN ACT 

To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned 

Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. 

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 ‘‘Defund Planned Par3 enthood Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) State and county health departments, com7 munity health centers, hospitals, physicians offices, 

8 and other entities currently provide, and will con9 tinue to provide, health services to women. Such 

10 health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory 

11 and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and 

12 postpartum care, immunization, family planning 

13 services (including contraception), cervical and 

14 breast cancer screenings and referrals, and sexually 

15 transmitted disease testing. 

16 (2) Many such entities provide services to all 

17 persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, 

18 and provide services in medically underserved areas 

19 and to medically underserved populations. 

20 (3) All funds that are no longer available to 

21 Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. 

22 and its affiliates and clinics pursuant to this Act will 

23 continue to be made available to other eligible enti24 ties to provide women’s health care services. 
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1 (4) Funds authorized to be appropriated, and 

2 appropriated, by section 4 are offset by the funding 

3 limitation under section 3(a). 

4 SEC. 3. MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO PLANNED 

5 PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, 

6 INC. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the one-year period beginning 

8 on the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to sub9 section (b), no funds authorized or appropriated by Fed10 eral law may be made available for any purpose to Planned 

11 Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any affiliate 

12 or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 

13 Inc., unless such entities certify that Planned Parenthood 

14 Federation of America affiliates and clinics will not per15 form, and will not provide any funds to any other entity 

16 that performs, an abortion during such period. 

17 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

18 an abortion— 

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

20 rape or incest; or 

21 (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 

22 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness 

23 that would, as certified by a physician, place the 

24 woman in danger of death unless an abortion is per-
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1 formed, including a life-endangering physical condi2 tion caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. 

3 (c) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of Health and 

4 Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

5 seek repayment of any Federal assistance received by 

6 Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any 

7 affiliate or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of 

8 America, Inc., if it violates the terms of the certification 

9 required by subsection (a) during the period specified in 

10 subsection (a). 

11 SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PRO12 GRAM. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro14 priated, and appropriated, $235,000,000 for the commu15 nity health center program under section 330 of the Public 

16 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), in addition to any 

17 other funds made available to such program, for the period 

18 for which the funding limitation under section 3(a) ap19 plies. 

20 (b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized or 

21 appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) may be expended 

22 for an abortion other than as described in section 3(b). 
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1 SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

2 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce over3 all Federal funding available in support of women’s health. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 

2015. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3134 

AN ACT 

To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to 

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.