S.Amdt. 1174

SA 1174. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in division A, insert the
following:

SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ABORTION.

(a) Prohibition on Implementation of Rule.--None of the
funds made available by this division may be used to
implement, administer, or otherwise carry out the rule
submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to
``Reproductive Health

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Services'' (87 Fed. Reg. 55287; published September 9, 2022),
or any successor to such rule, or to propose, promulgate, or
implement any substantially similar rule or policy.
(b) Limitation on Abortion.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), none
of the funds made available by this division may be expended
for any abortion, including through a medical benefits
package or health benefits program that includes coverage of
abortion.
(2) Exceptions.--The limitations under paragraph (1) shall
not apply to an abortion--
(A) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
incest; or
(B) in a case in which a woman suffers from a physical
disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a
life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from
the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a
physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an
abortion is performed.
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