Expanding Access to Family Planning Act

Bill: 118-s-2207
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-06-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Adoption and foster care

Family planning and birth control

Health facilities and institutions

Sex and reproductive health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Expanding Access to Family Planning Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides, subject to specified conditions, funding through FY2033 for federally funded family planning services and clinics.</p> <p>In particular, the funds must be used for (1) grants and contracts that support the provision of family planning services, and (2) clinic infrastructure (e.g., construction and renovation of clinics).</p> <p>Clinics that receive funding to provide family planning services must offer each patient with a positive pregnancy test the opportunity for nondirective counseling on (1) prenatal care and delivery; (2) infant care, foster care, and adoption; and (3) pregnancy termination. This counseling must include referrals if requested by a patient.</p> <p>Additionally, if a funding recipient makes subawards for the provision of family planning services, the recipient may not prohibit an entity from participating in a subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide family planning services.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2207 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2023 Ms. Smith (for herself, Mrs. Murray , Ms. Warren , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Fetterman , Mr. Hickenlooper , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Reed , Mr. Schatz , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Warner , Mr. Warnock , Mr. Welch , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide enhanced funding for family planning services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act . 2. Title X Clinic Fund (a) In general There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Office of the Secretary ), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ) (referred to in this section as title X clinics ). (b) Funding There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033— (1) $512,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics. (c) Availability Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Conditions on funding (1) Prohibition No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. (2) Pregnancy counseling In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. (iii) Pregnancy termination. (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.