SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Fed-
eral funds may be used by a State, including through a 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to pursue legal 
cases against residents or other individuals or entities, or 
to take any other enforcement, disciplinary, or adverse li-
censing proceeding on the basis of such residents or other 
individuals or entities providing or assisting with repro-
ductive health care services that are lawful in the State 
in which the services are provided. 
SEC. 5. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE LEGAL SERVICES 
DEFENSE FUND GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an individual, partnership, firm, corpora-
tion, or nonprofit organization that has a specific ex-
pertise in providing legal assistance and is licensed 
to practice law. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘eligible 
provider’’ means a health care provider that— 
(A) provides or refers for abortion care 
services; and 
(B) faces legal issues relating to providing 
or assisting with reproductive health care serv-
ices. 
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(b) FUNDING.—There is appropriated to the Attor-
ney General, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for purposes of awarding grants to eligible entities 
or consortia of eligible entities to provide legal assistance 
to eligible providers. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Attorney General at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Attor-
ney General may require. 
(2) JOINT APPLICATIONS.—Multiple eligible en-
tities may submit a joint application that designates 
a single eligible entity as the lead entity for the pur-
poses of receiving and disbursing funds received 
through a grant under this section. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity may use 
amounts received under a grant under this section— 
(1) to provide advice, legal services, or rep-
resentation to eligible providers, related to providing 
or assisting with reproductive health care services 
under Federal, State, and local law; 
(2) to educate eligible providers about the 
rights and obligations of the eligible provider related 
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to providing or assisting with reproductive health 
care services under Federal, State, and local law; 
(3) to monitor compliance by a State with Fed-
eral, State, and local laws related to providing or as-
sisting with reproductive health care services; and 
(4) for any other activity the Attorney General 
may reasonably prescribe that is related to providing 
or assisting with reproductive health care services 
under Federal, State, and local law. 
SEC. 6. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES SECU-
RITY GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), out of amounts in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, for purposes 
of awarding grants to eligible providers (as defined in sec-
tion 5(a)(2)(A)) for enhanced security for staff and pa-
tients of such providers. 
(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible provider (as defined 
in section 5(a)) desiring a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
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(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section may use such grant funds for any of the fol-
lowing purposes: 
(1) Providing physical upgrades to health care 
facilities to improve security. 
(2) Providing training in security to health care 
staff. 
(3) Improving capabilities to defend against 
cyberattacks. 
(4) Ensuring patient and provider data secu-
rity. 
(5) Providing protective services to staff and 
patients. 
(6) Any other activity, as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
SEC. 7. FAIR LIABILITY INSURANCE. 
An issuer of professional liability coverage for health 
care providers shall not— 
(1) deny a health care provider professional li-
ability coverage because that provider offers, sup-
ports, provides, or prescribes lawful reproductive 
health care services; or 
(2) sue a health care provider because that pro-
vider provides lawful reproductive health care serv-
ices. 
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SEC. 8. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 
provision to any person, entity, government, or cir-
cumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder 
of this Act, or the application of such provision to all other 
persons, entities, governments, or circumstances, shall not 
be affected thereby. 
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