[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 217 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 217
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family
planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs
abortions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2011
Mr. Pence (for himself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Olson, Mr.
Rogers of Kentucky, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Akin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California,
Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe of Texas,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Aderholt, Mr.
Terry, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
King of Iowa, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Miller
of Michigan, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Crawford, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Canseco, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ross of
Florida, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Cole, Mr. Latta, Mr.
McHenry, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina,
Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Walsh of
Illinois, Mr. Reed, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Gibbs, Mr.
Long, Mr. Kline, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Coffman of
Colorado, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Huelskamp,
Mr. West, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Brooks, Mr.
Southerland, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Black, Mr. McCotter, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mrs. Lummis,
Mr. Shuster, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Harper, Mr.
Schock, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Mica,
Mr. Renacci, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Carter, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Rokita, Mr.
Platts, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family
planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs
abortions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Title X Abortion Provider
Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ABORTION.
Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1009. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION REGARDING ABORTION.
``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary shall not provide any assistance
under this title to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during
the period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will
not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion.
``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an
abortion where--
``(1) the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape, or an
act of incest against a minor; or
``(2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers from a
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that
would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is
performed, including a life-threatening physical condition
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
``(c) Hospitals.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to a
hospital, so long as such hospital does not, during the period of
assistance described in subsection (a), provide funds to any non-
hospital entity that performs an abortion (other than an abortion
described in subsection (b)).
``(d) Annual Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, and
annually thereafter, for the fiscal year involved, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Congress containing--
``(1) a list of each entity receiving a grant under this
title;
``(2) for each such entity performing abortions under the
exceptions described in subsection (b)--
``(A) the total number of such abortions;
``(B) the number of such abortions where the
pregnancy is the result of an act of rape;
``(C) the number of such abortions where the
pregnancy is the result of an act of incest against a
minor; and
``(D) the number of such abortions where a
physician provides a certification described in
subsection (b)(2);
``(3) a statement of the date of the latest certification
under subsection (a) for each entity receiving a grant under
this title; and
``(4) a list of each entity to which an entity described in
paragraph (1) makes available funds received through a grant
under this title.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `entity' means the entire legal entity,
including any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with such entity.
``(2) The term `hospital' has the meaning given to such
term in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act.''.
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