[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1877 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1877

  To require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to 
        investigate Planned Parenthood, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2015

  Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to 
        investigate Planned Parenthood, 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. SPECIAL PROSECUTOR.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered entity'' means any entity that--
                    (A) receives Federal funds; and
                    (B) conducts abortions or provides funds to any 
                other entity that conducts abortions; and
            (2) the term ``abortion law'' means any Federal law 
        relating to abortion.
    (b) Appointment of Special Prosecutor.--The Attorney General shall 
request that the division of the court, as established under section 49 
of title 28, United States Code, appoint a special prosecutor, in 
accordance with section 593(b) of such title 28, to--
            (1) investigate Planned Parenthood and any other covered 
        entity, including employees of Planned Parenthood or another 
        covered entity, to determine whether any action taken by 
        Planned Parenthood or any other covered entity was in violation 
        of any abortion law, including the inappropriate change of 
        abortion procedure, the use of fetus tissue following an 
        abortion, or the use of Federal funds for abortion; and
            (2) prosecute, if warranted, any violation discovered 
        during the investigation conducted under paragraph (1).
    (c) Funding for Special Prosecutor.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts rescinded under paragraph (2) 
        shall be made available to the special prosecutor appointed 
        under subsection (b), without fiscal year limitation, to carry 
        out activities under subsection (b).
            (2) Rescission.--There is hereby rescinded the unobligated 
        balance of any Federal funds provided to the Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America and any affiliate State or local office.
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