[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 27 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. GREGG:
  S. 2008. A bill to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination 
in governmental activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. GREGG. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2008

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

     SECTION 1. ABORTION NON-DISCRIMINATION.

       Section 245 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     238n) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``regarding 
     training and licensing of physicians'' and inserting 
     ``regarding training, licensing, and practice of physicians 
     and other health care entities'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``to perform such 
     abortions'' and inserting ``to perform, provide coverage of, 
     or pay for induced abortions'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``or other health professional,'' after 
     ``an individual physician'';
       (B) by striking ``and a participant'' and inserting ``a 
     participant''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period the following: ``, a 
     hospital, a provider sponsored organization, a health 
     maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any 
     other kind of health care facility, organization or plan''; 
     and
       (4) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``standards'' and 
     inserting ``standard''.
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