113 HR 1122 IH: Protecting Life in Funding Education Act U.S. House of Representatives 2013-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1122 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Neugebauer (for himself, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Bentivolio, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Long, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Massie, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Pompeo, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary schools and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life in Funding Education Act or the PRO-LIFE Act.

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Schoolchildren’s protection from abortion providers

The General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: E

Schoolchildren’s protection from abortion providers

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Schoolchildren’s protection from abortion providers

(a)

Limitation on funding

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any State educational agency or local educational agency that enters into a contract or other agreement with a school-based health center relating to the provision of health services to students served by the agency unless such center certifies that— (1)the center will not perform an abortion; and (2)the center will not provide abortion-related materials, referrals, or directions for abortion services to any such student. (b)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a school-based health center from providing non-abortion health services to pregnant students. (c)

Definitions

For purposes of this part: (1)

ESEA terms

The terms local educational agency and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2)

School-based health center

The term school-based health center has the meaning given such term in section 2110(c)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(9)).

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