105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 581

AN ACT

To amend Public Law 104–208 to provide that the

perform or actively promote abortions.tions on assistance to foreign organizations thatavailable on March 1, 1997, subject to restriculation planning and other population assistancePresident may make funds appropriated for pop-
105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 581

AN ACT

To amend Public Law 104–208 to provide that the President

may make funds appropriated for population planning

and other population assistance available on March 1,

1997, subject to restrictions on assistance to foreign

organizations that perform or actively promote abortions.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

4 ‘‘Family Planning Facilitation and Abortion Funding Re5 striction Act of 1997’’.

6 (b) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 104–208.—Sec7 tion 518A of subsection 101(c) of Public Law 104–208

8 is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (a), by deleting, ‘‘July 1,

10 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 1997’’;

11 (2) in subsection (c), by deleting ‘‘Such funds

12 may be apportioned only on a monthly basis, and

13 such monthly apportionments may not exceed 8 per14 cent of the total available for such activities.’’ and

15 inserting ‘‘Subjects to the provision of subsection

16 (b), such funds may be made available in such

17 amounts as the President shall determine to be most

18 conducive to the proper functioning of the popu19 lation planning program.’’; and

20 (3) by adding the following new subsection:

21 ‘‘(f) RESTRICTION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN OR22 GANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR ACTIVELY PROMOTE

23 ABORTIONS.—

24 ‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS.—
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1 ‘‘(A) Notwithstanding any provision of law,

2 no funds appropriated for population planning

3 activities or other population assistance may be

4 made available for any foreign private, non5 governmental, or multilateral organization until

6 the organization certifies that it will not, during

7 the period for which the funds are made avail8 able, perform abortions in any foreign country,

9 except where the life of the mother would be en10 dangered if the pregnancy were carried to term

11 or in cases of forcible rape or incest.

12 ‘‘(B) Paragraph (a) may not be construed

13 to apply to the treatment of injuries or illnesses

14 caused by legal or illegal abortions or to assist15 ance provided directly to the government of a

16 country.

17 ‘‘(2) LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—

18 ‘‘(A) Notwithstanding any provisions of

19 law, no funds appropriated for population plan20 ning activities or other population assistance

21 may be made available for any foreign private,

22 nongovernmental, or multilateral organization

23 until the organization certifies that it will not,

24 during the period for which the funds are made
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1 available, violate the laws of any foreign coun2 try concerning the circumstances under which

3 abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited,

4 or engage in any activity or effort to alter the

5 laws or governmental policies of any foreign

6 country concerning the circumstances under

7 which is permitted, regulated, or prohibited.

8 ‘‘(B) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to ac9 tivities in opposition to coercive abortion or in10 voluntary sterilization.

11 ‘‘(3) The prohibitions of this subsection apply

12 to funds made available to a foreign organization ei13 ther directly or as a subcontractor or subgrantee,

14 and the required certifications apply to activities in

15 which the organization engages either directly or

16 through a subcontractor or subgrantee.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives February 13,

1997.

Attest:

Clerk.