I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 708 
To restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively 
promote abortions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. STUPAK, 
and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform 
or actively promote abortions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN OR-
GANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR ACTIVELY 
PROMOTE ABORTIONS. 
Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) RESTRICTION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN OR-
GANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR ACTIVELY PROMOTE 
ABORTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS.—(A) Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
appropriated for population planning activities or 
other population assistance may be made available 
for any foreign private, nongovernmental, or multi-
lateral organization until the organization certifies 
that it will not, during the period for which the 
funds are made available, perform abortions in any 
foreign country, except where the life of the mother 
would be endangered if the pregnancy were carried 
to term or in cases of forcible rape or incest. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed 
to apply to the treatment of injuries or illnesses 
caused by legal or illegal abortions or to assistance 
provided directly to the government of a country. 
‘‘(2) LOBBYING
ACTIVITIES.—(A) Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no funds appro-
priated for population planning activities or other 
population assistance may be made available for any 
foreign private, nongovernmental, or multilateral or-
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ganization until the organization certifies that it will 
not, during the period for which the funds are made 
available, violate the laws of any foreign country 
concerning the circumstances under which abortion 
is permitted, regulated, or prohibited, or engage in 
any activity or effort to alter the laws or govern-
mental policies of any foreign country concerning the 
circumstances under which abortion is permitted, 
regulated, or prohibited. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to ac-
tivities in opposition to coercive abortion or involun-
tary sterilization. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—The prohibitions of this 
subsection apply to funds made available to a for-
eign organization either directly or as a subcon-
tractor or subgrantee, and the required certifications 
apply to activities in which the organization engages 
either directly or through a subcontractor or sub-
grantee.’’. 
Æ 
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