This bill would place a one-year moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, its affiliates, and its clinics. During that year, those entities could not receive Federal funds for any purpose unless they certify they will not perform abortions and will not provide funds to any entity that performs abortions. The bill allows exceptions for abortions in cases of rape or incest, and when a physician certifies that the woman faces a life-threatening physical condition. The Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture would seek repayment of Federal assistance if an entity violates the certification. The bill also authorizes an additional $235,000,000 for the community health center program for the same period and says those funds may not be used for abortions except as the exceptions allow. The bill includes findings stating that state and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, and other entities provide many women's health services and that funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood will continue to be made available to other eligible entities. It also states that nothing in the Act shall be construed to reduce overall Federal funding in support of women's health.
If enacted, Federal funding could not be given to Planned Parenthood affiliates and clinics for one year unless they provide the required certification. The text says other eligible providers — such as community health centers, hospitals, and health departments — provide many of the same women's health services and that funds removed from Planned Parenthood will be made available to other eligible entities. The bill also provides an extra $235 million to the community health center program during the moratorium. Abortion services funded during the period would be limited to the exceptions for rape, incest, and life-threatening conditions as certified by a physician.
The bill authorizes $235,000,000 in additional appropriations for the community health center program under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act for the period of the funding limitation. The bill states that the funds authorized are offset by the funding limitation under the moratorium. No publicly available information on broader budgetary effects or net cost beyond the stated appropriation is provided in the text.
The bill's findings say that many other providers already provide and will continue to provide women's health services such as diagnostics, prenatal and postpartum care, immunizations, family planning, cancer screenings and referrals, and sexually transmitted disease testing. It says many of these providers serve medically underserved areas and populations and that funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood will continue to be made available to other eligible entities. The bill frames the appropriation for community health centers as a means to support care during the moratorium.
No publicly available information.