I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1838 
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 
MARCH 28, 2023 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BERA, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
CARSON, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SCHNEIDER, 
Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. 
PINGREE, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
DAVIS
of Illinois, Mr. SOTO, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. ROSS, Mr. KILMER, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
CASE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
PALLONE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Ms. MENG, Mr. STANTON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. OMAR, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CROW, 
Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina, Mrs. MCCLELLAN, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. HIMES, Mr. GOMEZ, 
Mr. PANETTA, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
SARBANES, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
VARGAS, Ms. CHU, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. POR-
TER, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL 
of Florida, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 
STRICKLAND, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SCAN-
LON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 
SHERRILL, Mr. MCGARVEY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, 
Mrs. TORRES
of California, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. ADAMS, 
Mr. NEAL, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. 
JACOBS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mrs. 
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. JACKSON
LEE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. LIEU, Mr. CARTER of Lou-
isiana, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. KEATING, Ms. CARAVEO, Ms. 
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CLARKE of New York, Mr. MFUME, Ms. BROWN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
BEYER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. IVEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, 
Mrs. SYKES, Mr. COSTA, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. 
LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. BALINT, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LARSEN of Wash-
ington, Mr. RYAN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. NORCROSS, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. UNDERWOOD, 
and Ms. BUSH) 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 
(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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