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2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 764 |
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5 | 5 | | To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to |
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6 | 6 | | foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of |
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7 | 7 | | assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. |
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8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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9 | 9 | | JANUARY28, 2025 |
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10 | 10 | | Ms. L |
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11 | 11 | | OISFRANKELof Florida (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BERA, Ms. |
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13 | 13 | | ENG, Mrs. TORRESof California, Mr. AMO, Ms. ANSARI, Ms. BALINT, |
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14 | 14 | | Ms. B |
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15 | 15 | | ARRAGA´N, Mr. BEYER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. |
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17 | 17 | | UDZINSKI, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CARTERof Louisiana, Mr. CASE, Mr. |
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19 | 19 | | ASTEN, Ms. CASTORof Florida, Mr. CASTROof Texas, Mrs. |
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21 | 21 | | HERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. CHU, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. |
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23 | 23 | | ONNOLLY, Mr. COSTA, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CROW, Ms. DA- |
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24 | 24 | | VIDSof Kansas, Mr. DAVISof Illinois, Ms. DEANof Pennsylvania, Ms. |
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26 | 26 | | EGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. DEXTER, Mrs. DIN- |
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27 | 27 | | GELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANSof |
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28 | 28 | | Pennsylvania, Mrs. F |
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29 | 29 | | LETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FRIEDMAN, Mr. |
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31 | 31 | | ROST, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´Aof Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. |
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33 | 33 | | OTTHEIMER, Mr. GRAY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HIMES, Ms. |
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35 | 35 | | OULAHAN, Mr. IVEY, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSONof |
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36 | 36 | | Georgia, Ms. K |
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37 | 37 | | AMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. KELLYof Illinois, Mr. |
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39 | 39 | | RISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LARSONof Connecticut, Ms. LEEof Pennsyl- |
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40 | 40 | | vania, Ms. L |
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41 | 41 | | EGERFERNANDEZ, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. |
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43 | 43 | | CBRIDE, Mrs. MCCLAINDELANEY, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, |
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44 | 44 | | Mr. M |
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45 | 45 | | CGARVEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. |
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46 | 46 | | M |
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47 | 47 | | OOREof Wisconsin, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. MORRISON, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. |
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49 | 49 | | ULLIN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, |
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50 | 50 | | Mr. P |
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51 | 51 | | ALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, |
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52 | 52 | | Mr. Q |
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53 | 53 | | UIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. RANDALL, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ROSS, |
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54 | 54 | | Mr. R |
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55 | 55 | | UIZ, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. |
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57 | 57 | | HERRILL, Ms. SIMON, Mr. SMITHof Washington, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. |
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59 | 59 | | TANTON, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. SUBRAMANYAM, Ms. |
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61 | 61 | | ITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TOKUDA, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. |
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63 | 63 | | EASEY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMANSCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, |
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64 | 64 | | Mrs. W |
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65 | 65 | | ATSONCOLEMAN, Ms. WILLIAMSof Georgia, and Ms. WILSONof |
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66 | 66 | | Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- |
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67 | 67 | | mittee on Foreign Affairs |
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70 | 70 | | •HR 764 IH |
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71 | 71 | | A BILL |
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72 | 72 | | To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility |
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73 | 73 | | requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations |
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74 | 74 | | with respect to the provision of assistance under part |
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75 | 75 | | I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. |
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76 | 76 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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77 | 77 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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78 | 78 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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79 | 79 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Health, Em-4 |
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80 | 80 | | powerment and Rights Act’’. 5 |
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81 | 81 | | SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL 6 |
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82 | 82 | | ORGANIZATIONS UNDER PART I OF THE FOR-7 |
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83 | 83 | | EIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961. 8 |
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84 | 84 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regula-9 |
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85 | 85 | | tion, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance au-10 |
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86 | 86 | | thorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 11 |
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87 | 87 | | 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental 12 |
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88 | 88 | | organizations— 13 |
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89 | 89 | | (1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance 14 |
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90 | 90 | | solely on the basis of health or medical services, in-15 |
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91 | 91 | | cluding counseling and referral services, provided by 16 |
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92 | 92 | | such organizations with non-United States Govern-17 |
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93 | 93 | | ment funds if such services do not violate the laws 18 |
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94 | 94 | | of the country in which they are being provided; and 19 |
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95 | 95 | | (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating 20 |
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96 | 96 | | to the use of non-United States Government funds 21 |
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99 | 99 | | •HR 764 IH |
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100 | 100 | | for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those 1 |
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101 | 101 | | that apply to United States nongovernmental organi-2 |
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102 | 102 | | zations receiving assistance under part I of such 3 |
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103 | 103 | | Act. 4 |
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