S.Amdt. 1607

SA 1607. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs.
Murray (for herself and Mr. Schumer) to the bill H.R. 815, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to
the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
UNDER PART I OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF
1961.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or
policy, in determining eligibility for assistance authorized
under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental organizations--
(1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance solely on
the basis of health or medical services, including counseling
and referral services, provided by such organizations with
non-United States Government funds if such services do not
violate the laws of the country in which they are being
provided and would not violate United States Federal law if
provided in the United States; and
(2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the
use of non-United States Government funds for advocacy and
lobbying activities other than those that apply to United
States nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance
under part I of such Act.

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