I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 556 
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 
JANUARY 28, 2021 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. BERA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mrs. BEATTY, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. BROWNLEY, 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. COOPER, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. 
HOULAHAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Ms. WILD, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. NADLER, 
Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL 
of Florida, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 
Mr. STANTON, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. 
WELCH, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. MCBATH, 
Mr. PETERS, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. CHU, Ms. MENG, Mr. TORRES of New 
York, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. BRENDAN F. 
BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. 
JONES, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Miss RICE 
of New York, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. MANNING, Mr. HUFFMAN, 
Mr. SARBANES, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY 
of New York, Mr. BEYER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. PANETTA, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. POCAN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
KAHELE, Mr. CROW, Mr. CASE, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. PRICE of North Caro-
lina, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BASS, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. 
KIND, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. ROSS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. 
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JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. HIMES, 
Ms. DEAN, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BUSH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
SHERRILL, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SIRES, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COSTA, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. KEATING, Ms. OMAR, 
Mr. MEEKS, Mr. LIEU, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. 
UNDERWOOD, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, 
Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
VEASEY, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. NEAL, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. RYAN, Ms. WIL-
SON of Florida, Mr. ALLRED, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) 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. 
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 ‘‘Global Health, Em-
powerment and Rights Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS UNDER PART I OF THE FOR-
EIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regula-
tion, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance au-
thorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
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1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental 
organizations— 
(1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance 
solely on the basis of health or medical services, in-
cluding counseling and referral services, provided by 
such organizations with non-United States Govern-
ment funds if such services do not violate the laws 
of the country in which they are being provided and 
would not violate United States Federal law if pro-
vided in the United States; and 
(2) shall not be subject to requirements relating 
to the use of non-United States Government funds 
for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those 
that apply to United States nongovernmental organi-
zations receiving assistance under part I of such 
Act. 
Æ 
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