I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1055 
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 
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CONNOLLY, Miss RICE 
of New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KEATING, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. POCAN, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. RUSH, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
RUIZ, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. KUSTER of 
New Hampshire, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. KILMER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 
COOPER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. BERA, Mr. SCHRADER, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
SIRES, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MOORE, 
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
YARMUTH, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. BEYER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CRIST, Mr. 
PETERS, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. OMAR, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mrs. LAW-
RENCE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. TED LIEU of 
California, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HIGGINS of 
New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 
TONKO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. BASS, Mr. HECK, Mr. 
LEVIN
of Michigan, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. DAVIS
of California, Ms. 
HAALAND, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. DEAN, Mr. KIND, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. WATERS, Mr. HIMES, Ms. 
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WILD, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
RYAN, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. TRONE, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. 
SLOTKIN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. WEXTON, 
Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MORELLE, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Ms. SCHRIER, and Mr. PERLMUTTER) 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 
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-
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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. 
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