TIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT.—Section 201 of the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) 
PROHIBITION
ON
DECLARING
NATIONAL 
EMERGENCES RELATING TO ABORTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may not de-
clare a national emergency under subsection (a) for 
purposes of— 
‘‘(A) promoting, supporting, or expanding 
access to abortion; or 
‘‘(B) taking adverse action against or liti-
gating against States that prohibit or otherwise 
restrict abortion. 
‘‘(2) ABORTION DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘abortion’ means the use or prescription of 
any instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance 
or device to intentionally— 
‘‘(A) kill the unborn child of a woman 
known to be pregnant; or 
‘‘(B) prematurely terminate the pregnancy 
of a woman known to be pregnant, with an in-
tention other than to— 
‘‘(i) increase the probability of a live 
birth or of preserving the life or health of 
the child after live birth; or 
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‘‘(ii) remove a dead unborn child.’’. 
(b) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.—Section 319 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding this sec-
tion, the Secretary may not declare a public health 
emergency under this section for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) promoting, supporting, or expanding 
access to abortion; or 
‘‘(B) taking adverse action against or liti-
gating against States that prohibit or otherwise 
restrict abortion. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘abortion’ means the use or prescription of any in-
strument, medicine, drug, or other substance or de-
vice to intentionally— 
‘‘(A) kill the unborn child of a woman 
known to be pregnant; or 
‘‘(B) prematurely terminate the pregnancy 
of a woman known to be pregnant, with an in-
tention other than to— 
‘‘(i) increase the probability of a live 
birth or of preserving the life or health of 
the child after live birth; or 
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‘‘(ii) remove a dead unborn child.’’. 
(c) EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS UNDER THE ROB-
ERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE ACT.—Section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5191) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON DECLARATIONS RELATING TO 
ABORTION.— 
‘‘(1) ABORTION DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘abortion’ means the use or prescription of 
any instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance 
or device to intentionally— 
‘‘(A) kill the unborn child of a woman 
known to be pregnant; or 
‘‘(B) prematurely terminate the pregnancy 
of a woman known to be pregnant, with an in-
tention other than to— 
‘‘(i) increase the probability of a live 
birth or of preserving the life or health of 
the child after live birth; or 
‘‘(ii) remove a dead unborn child. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—The President may not 
declare that an emergency exists under subsection 
(a) for the purpose of— 
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‘‘(A) promoting, supporting, or expanding 
access to abortion; or 
‘‘(B) taking adverse action against or liti-
gating against States that prohibit or otherwise 
restrict abortion.’’. 
Æ 
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