[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Mexico City Policy,'' dated January 23, 2017, has been revoked by the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withdrawn, and the FAR case is closed.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56549 is withdrawn as of March 19, 2021.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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