117 S4550 IS: Expanding Access to Family Planning Act U.S. Senate 2022-07-19 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.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4550IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 19, 2022Ms. Smith (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. King, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Luján, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown, Mr. Booker, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo provide enhanced funding for family planning services.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act.

2.

Title X Clinic Fund

(a)

In general

There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Office of the Secretary), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) (referred to in this section as title X clinics).(b)

Funding

There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032—(1)$500,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.); and(2)$50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics.(c)

Availability

Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d)

Conditions on funding

(1)

Prohibition

No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services.(2)

Pregnancy counseling

In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply:(A)All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options:(i)Prenatal care and delivery.(ii)Infant care, foster care, and adoption.(iii)Pregnancy termination.(B)If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.