S.Amdt. 3730

SA 3730. Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Lee) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert
the following:
Sec. __. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, none of the funds made available by this
Act may be made available either directly, through a State
(including through managed care contracts with a State), or
through any other means, to a prohibited entity.
(b) Prohibited Entity.--The term ``prohibited entity''
means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries,
successors, and clinics--
(1) that, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
(A) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of such Code;
(B) is an essential community provider described in section
156.235 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that is
primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive
health, and related medical care; and
(C) performs, or provides any funds to any other entity
that performs abortions, other than an abortion performed--
(i) in the case of a pregnancy that is the result of an act
of rape or incest; or
(ii) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as
certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death
unless an abortion is performed, including a life endangering
physical condition caused by, or arising from, the pregnancy
itself; and
(2) for which the total amount of Federal grants to such
entity, including grants to any affiliates, subsidiaries, or
clinics of such entity, under title X of the Public Health
Service Act in fiscal year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000.
(c)(1) End of Prohibition.--The definition in subsection
(b) shall cease to apply to an entity if such entity
certifies that it, including its affiliates, subsidiaries,
successors, and clinics, will not perform, and will not
provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an
abortion as described in subsection (b)(1)(C).
(2) Repayment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall seek repayment of any Federal assistance received by
any entity that had made a certification described in
paragraph (1) and subsequently violated the terms of such
certification.
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