[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9389 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9389

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the Secretary of 
   Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion 
                               services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2022

Mr. Jackson (for himself, Mr. Roy, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Fallon, 
   Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Cammack, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. 
 Duncan, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mrs. Boebert, 
Mr. Babin, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Moolenaar, 
  Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Wenstrup) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the Secretary of 
   Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion 
                               services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE OF EXPENSES RELATING TO ABORTION SERVICES.

    Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(c) Restriction on Reimbursement of Certain Fees.--(1) The 
Secretary of Defense may not pay for or reimburse any fees or expenses, 
including travel expenses, relating to a health-care professional 
gaining a license in a State if the purpose of gaining such license is 
to provide abortion services.
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `health-care professional' means a member of 
        the armed forces, civilian employee of the Department of 
        Defense, personal services contractor under section 1091 of 
        this title, or other individual who provides health care at a 
        military medical treatment facility.
            ``(B) The term `license' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 1094 of this title.
    ``(d) Restriction on Reimbursement of Travel Expenses.--The 
Secretary of Defense may not pay for or reimburse any individual for 
travel expenses relating to abortion services.''.
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