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