[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05661]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1, 7, 25, 44, and 52

FAR Case 2018-002, Docket No. FAR-2018-0051, Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AN62


Federal Acquisition Regulation: Protecting Life in Global Health 
Assistance

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are withdrawing the proposed rule to amend 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) titled: Protecting Life in 
Global Health Assistance. The decision not to proceed with a final rule 
has been made because the Presidential Memorandum regarding ``The 
Mexico City Policy,'' dated January 23, 2017, has been revoked by the 
Memorandum on Protecting Women's Health at Home and Abroad issued by 
President Biden on January 28, 2021. Accordingly, this proposed rule is 
withdrawn, and the FAR case is closed.

DATES: The proposed rule published on September 14, 2020, at 85 FR 
56549 is withdrawn as of March 19, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FAR Policy, at 202-969-4075 or 
[email protected]. Please cite ``FAR Case 2018-002''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 14, 2020, DoD, GSA, and NASA 
proposed to amend the FAR to implement the Presidential Memorandum 
regarding ``The Mexico City Policy,'' issued on January 23, 2017. The 
Secretary of State approved on May 9, 2017, a plan, called ``Protecting 
Life in Global Health Assistance'' (PLGHA), to specify the manner in 
which U.S. Government Departments and Agencies will apply the provision 
of the ``Mexico City Policy'' to foreign non-governmental organizations 
that receive U.S. funding for global health assistance. The rule 
proposed amendments to limit the foreign contractors eligible to 
receive global health assistance funding to only those that agree to 
abide by the terms of the PLGHA policy in their contract or 
subcontract.
    On January 28, 2021, the Memorandum on Protecting Women's Health at 
Home and Abroad was issued by President Biden which revoked the 
Presidential Memorandum regarding ``The Mexico City Policy.'' 
Accordingly, the proposed rule published at 85 FR 56549 on September 
14, 2020, is withdrawn and FAR Case 2018-002 is closed.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 7, 25, 44, and 52

    Government procurement.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-05661 Filed 3-18-21; 8:45 am]
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