[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3494 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3494

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide greater 
clarity for States with respect to excluding providers whose actions a 
State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2015

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide greater 
clarity for States with respect to excluding providers whose actions a 
State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive, 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 ``Protecting Infants Born Alive Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFYING STATES' ABILITY TO EXCLUDE PROVIDERS WHOSE ACTIONS 
              STATES SUSPECT CAUSES TERMINATION OF FETUSES BORN ALIVE.

    Section 1902(a)(23) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)(23)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
the following: ``, or as requiring a State to provide medical 
assistance for such services furnished by a person or entity whose 
services or actions are suspected by the State of causing the 
termination of a human fetus who would be classified as an infant that 
is born alive under section 8 of title 1, United States Code''.

SEC. 3. PROTECTING PATIENTS BY NOT PROVIDING FEDERAL FUNDING TO 
              PROVIDERS WHO TERMINATE FETUSES BORN ALIVE.

    Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) with respect to amounts expended for medical 
        assistance for items and services furnished by a person or 
        entity who has terminated a human fetus who would be classified 
        as an infant that is born alive under section 8 of title 1, 
        United States Code;''.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS 
              OF PROVIDERS WHO TERMINATE FETUSES BORN ALIVE.

    Section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Termination of born alive infant.--Any individual or 
        entity that has terminated a human fetus who would be 
        classified as an infant that is born alive under section 8 of 
        title 1, United States Code.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
terminations occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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