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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1838 

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to 

foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of 

assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 28, 2023 

Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BERA, Mr. SCHIFF, 

Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 

CARSON, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. 

MCCOLLUM, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SCHNEIDER, 

Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. 

PINGREE, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. SOTO, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. ROSS, Mr. KILMER, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 

TITUS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 

CASE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 

PALLONE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 

Ms. MENG, Mr. STANTON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. OMAR, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CROW, 

Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina, Mrs. MCCLELLAN, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. 

NADLER, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. HIMES, Mr. GOMEZ, 

Mr. PANETTA, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 

SARBANES, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 

VARGAS, Ms. CHU, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. PORTER, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL

of Florida, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 

STRICKLAND, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 

SHERRILL, Mr. MCGARVEY, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, 

Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. ADAMS, 

Mr. NEAL, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. 

JACOBS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mrs. 

CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 

COHEN, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 

KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. LIEU, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. KEATING, Ms. CARAVEO, Ms. 


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CLARKE of New York, Mr. MFUME, Ms. BROWN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 

BEYER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. IVEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, 

Mrs. SYKES, Mr. COSTA, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. 

LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. BALINT, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. RYAN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. NORCROSS, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. UNDERWOOD, 

and Ms. BUSH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility 

requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations 

with respect to the provision of assistance under part 

I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

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 ‘‘Global Health, Em5 powerment and Rights Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL 

7 ORGANIZATIONS UNDER PART I OF THE FOR8 EIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961. 

9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regula10 tion, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance au11 thorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

12 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental 

13 organizations— 

14 (1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance 

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1 cluding counseling and referral services, provided by 

2 such organizations with non-United States Govern3 ment funds if such services do not violate the laws 

4 of the country in which they are being provided; and 

5 (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating 

6 to the use of non-United States Government funds 

7 for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those 

8 that apply to United States nongovernmental organi9 zations receiving assistance under part I of such 

10 Act. 

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