FILE Act

Bill: 115-hr-6613
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-07-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Family planning and birth control

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Funds In Legal Evaluation Act of 2018 or the FILE Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits an entity from receiving a federal family planning grant unless the Department of Health and Human Services determines that the entity did not, during the previous two fiscal years, use any such funds for abortions. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6613 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2018 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Biggs , and Mrs. Wagner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to condition receipt of grants and contracts under such title on compliance with abortion prohibition.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funds In Legal Evaluation Act of 2018 or the FILE Act . 2. Conditioning receipt of title X grants and contracts on compliance with abortion prohibition Section 1006 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300a–4 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) With respect to grants awarded and contracts entered into under this title for a fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, such grant may be awarded or contract entered into only if the Secretary determines under paragraph (2) that the entity receiving such grant or contract did not use funds received under a grant or contract under this title during the previous two fiscal years in violation of section 1008. (2) For each entity seeking a grant or contract under this title for a fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall review the uses of funds, if any, awarded though grant or contract to such entity under this title for the previous two fiscal years and determine if such uses were in violation of section 1008. .