International Family Planning Protection Act

International Family Planning Protection Act - Prohibits international population assistance funds from being denied to nongovernmental or multilateral organizations on the basis of any criterion that is not applicable to foreign governments that receive such funds.

 
HR 1179 IH
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 1179
To prohibit the denial of international population assistance funds to
nongovernmental organizations or multilateral organizations on the basis
of any criterion that is not applicable to foreign governments that receive
such funds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 1991
Mr. ATKINS (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. AUCOIN,
Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CAMPBELL
of Colorado, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. DURBIN,
Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. FEIGHAN, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. FORD of
Tennessee, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GREEN of
New York, Mr. HOAGLAND, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. JOHNSTON
of Florida, Mr. JONES of Georgia, Mr. KLUG, Mr. KOPETSKI, Mr. KOSTMAYER,
Mr. LEACH of Iowa, Mr. LEHMAN of Florida, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mrs. LOWEY
of New York, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MATSUI,
Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MILLER of Washington, Mr. MINETA, Mrs. MINK,
Mr. MOODY, Ms. MOLINARI, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MORRISON, Mr. MRAZEK, Ms. PELOSI,
Mr. PORTER, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. ROYBAL, Mr. SABO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHEUER,
Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SKAGGS, Mr. SMITH of Florida,
Mr. STARK, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. SWIFT, Mr. TORRES, Mr. TORRECELLI, Mr. TOWNS,
Mr. UDALL, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEISS, Mr. WOLPE, and Mr. YATES)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the denial of international population assistance funds to
nongovernmental organizations or multilateral organizations on the basis
of any criterion that is not applicable to foreign governments that receive
such funds.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `International Family Planning Protection Act'.
SECTION 2. RESTRICTION REGARDING CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY OF
ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL POPULATION ASSISTANCE.
  (a) CRITERIA FOR SELECTING RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS- International population
  assistance funds may not be denied to nongovernmental organizations or
  multilateral organizations on the basis of any criterion that is not
  applicable to foreign governments that receive such funds.
  (b) DEFINITION- As used in subsection (a), the term `international
  population assistance funds' means any funds appropriated to carry out
  chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to
  development assistance functional accounts), chapter 10 of part I of that
  Act (relating to the Development Fund for Africa), or chapter 4 of part II
  of that Act (relating to the Economic Support Fund) that are made available
  for population activities.