S.Amdt. 2970

SA 2970. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) None of the funds made available in this
title may be used to implement, administer, or otherwise
carry out the Department of Veterans Affairs interim final
rule published on September 9, 2022, or any successor to such
rule, or to propose, promulgate, or implement any
substantially similar rule or policy.
(b) None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be
expended for any abortion, including through a medical
benefits package or health benefits program that includes
coverage of abortion.
(c) The limitations established in subsection (b) shall not
apply to an abortion--
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
incest; or
(2) in the case where 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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