S.Amdt. 2545Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)

S.Amdt. 2545

What it does: Replaces the bill's text with a full substitute
Submitted August 3, 2015

What it changes

1 change to S. 1881 · shown in the bill's text

Full substitute
  1. Replaces the bill's text with a full substitute

    Replaces the full textEverything after the enacting clause

    In S. 1881 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    SECTION 1. [struck: FINDINGS][inserted: LIMITATION ON FUNDING].

    Struck: Congress finds as follows:

    Struck: (1) State and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, physicians offices, and other entities currently provide, and will continue to provide, health services to women. Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals.

    Struck: (2) Many such entities provide services to all persons, regardless of the person's ability to pay, and provide services in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved populations.

    Struck: (3) All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women's health care services.

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    Struck: SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds [struck: may][inserted: shall] be made available to [inserted: any affiliate, subsidiary, successor, or clinic of the ]Planned Parenthood Federation of America, [struck: or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors][inserted: Inc. if that affiliate, subsidiary, successor], or [struck: clinics][inserted: clinic receives compensation for facilitating the donation of fetal tissue products derived from an abortion].

    (b) [struck: Rules][inserted: Rule] of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to--

    (1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or

    (2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women's health.

    Inserted: (c) Investigation and Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct an investigation, and submit to Congress a report on the findings of such investigation, concerning whether or not the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics has engaged in any illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue products.

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As printed

SA 2545. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Kirk, and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1881, to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON FUNDING.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be made available to any affiliate, subsidiary, successor, or clinic of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. if that affiliate, subsidiary, successor, or clinic receives compensation for facilitating the donation of fetal tissue products derived from an abortion.

(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to--

(1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or

(2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women's health.

(c) Investigation and Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct an investigation, and submit to Congress a report on the findings of such investigation, concerning whether or not the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics has engaged in any illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue products.

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