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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4852 

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow funds 

provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary 

assistance for needy families to be used for alternative-to-abortion services. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2007 

Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. 

HERGER, Mr. SHULER, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BOREN, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 

BISHOP of Utah, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BARTLETT of 

Maryland, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. 

PITTS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. 

CULBERSON, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. 

JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. AKIN, Mr. MANZULLO, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. PENCE, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means 

A BILL 

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 

to allow funds provided under the program of block 

grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to be used for alternative-to-abortion services. 

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 ‘‘Positive Alternatives 

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO USE TANF FUNDS FOR ALTER5 NATIVE-TO-ABORTION SERVICES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a)(6) of the Social 

7 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(6)) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR ALTERNATIVE-TO10 ABORTION SERVICES.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As used in sub12 paragraph (A), the term ‘medical services’ 

13 does not include alternative-to-abortion 

14 services. 

15 ‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara16 graph: 

17 ‘‘(I) ALTERNATIVE-TO-ABORTION

18 SERVICES.—The term ‘alternative-to19 abortion services’ means— 

20 ‘‘(aa) information or coun21 seling that promotes childbirth 

22 instead of abortion, and assists 

23 pregnant women in making an 

24 informed decision regarding the 

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1 enting with respect to her born 

2 or unborn child; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) any other service de4 signed to assist a qualified indi5 vidual who is a woman to carry 

6 her unborn child to term, or to 

7 support a qualified individual in 

8 a parenting or adoption decision, 

9 including the provision of self-ad10 ministered pregnancy testing, 

11 baby food, maternity or baby 

12 clothing, baby furniture, or infor13 mation or education (including 

14 classes), regarding prenatal care, 

15 childbirth, adoption, parenting, 

16 chastity, or abstinence. 

17 ‘‘(II) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.— 

18 The term ‘qualified individual’ 

19 means— 

20 ‘‘(aa) an individual who is, 

21 or has reasonable grounds to be22 lieve she may be, pregnant; 

23 ‘‘(bb) an individual who is a 

24 parent or legal guardian of a 


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1 child who has not attained 12 

2 months of age; or 

3 ‘‘(cc) an individual who is 

4 the spouse or a former spouse of, 

5 is a parent of a child of, or co6 habitates or has cohabitated with 

7 an individual described in item 

8 (aa) or (bb).’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of 

11 the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to grants made 

12 under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for 

13 fiscal years ending after such 90-day period. 

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