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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1932
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimina-
tion in the training and licensing of health professionals on the basis
of the refusal to undergo or provide training in the performance of
induced abortions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 1995
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. COBURN, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr.
VOLKMER, Mr. LAFALCE, and Mr. CANADY of Florida) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit govern-
mental discrimination in the training and licensing of
health professionals on the basis of the refusal to under-
go or provide training in the performance of induced
abortions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Training Non-
discrimination Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROHIBITION AGAINST ABOR-
TION-RELATED DISCRIMINATION IN TRAIN-
ING AND LICENSING OF PHYSICIANS.
Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 238 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following section:
‘‘ABORTION-RELATED
DISCRIMINATION
IN
GOVERN-
MENTAL ACTIVITIES REGARDING TRAINING AND LI-
CENSING OF PHYSICIANS
‘‘SEC. 245. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Govern-
ment, and any State that receives Federal financial assist-
ance, may not subject any health care entity to discrimina-
tion on the basis that—
‘‘(1) the entity refuses to undergo training in
the performance of induced abortions, to provide
such training, to perform such abortions, or to pro-
vide referrals for such abortions;
‘‘(2) the entity refuses to make arrangements
for any of the activities specified in paragraph (1);
or
‘‘(3) the entity attends (or attended) a post-
graduate physician training program, or any other
program of training in the health professions, that
does not (or did not) require or provide training in
the performance of induced abortions, or make ar-
rangements for the provision of such training.
‘‘(b) ACCREDITATION OF POSTGRADUATE PHYSICIAN
TRAINING PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the govern-
ment involved, restrictions under subsection (a) in-
clude the restriction that, in granting a legal status
to a health care entity (including a license or certifi-
cate), or in providing to the entity financial assist-
ance, a service, or another benefit, the government
may not require that the entity be an accredited
postgraduate physician training program, or that the
entity have completed or be attending such a pro-
gram, if the applicable standards for accreditation of
the program include the standard that the program
must require or provide training in the performance
of induced abortions, or make arrangements for the
provision of such training.
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—With respect
to subclauses (I) and (II) of section 705(a)(2)(B)(i)
(relating to a program of insured loans for training
in the health professions), the requirements in such
subclauses regarding accredited internship or resi-
dency programs are subject to paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘financial assistance’, with re-
spect to a government program, includes govern-
mental payments provided as reimbursement for car-
rying out health-related activities.
‘‘(2) The term ‘health care entity’ includes an
individual physician, a postgraduate physician train-
ing program, and a participant in a program of
training in the health professions.
‘‘(3) The term ‘postgraduate physician training
program’ includes a residency training program.’’.
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