Freedom of Choice for Women in the Uniformed Services Act

Freedom of Choice for Women in the Uniformed Services Act - Repeals a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 which prohibits any medical treatment facility of the Department of Defense from being used to perform an abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to full term or in the case of rape or incest.

[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1350 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1350

To restore freedom of choice to women in the uniformed services serving 
                       outside the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 1999

 Ms. Sanchez (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Morella, 
  Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
  Norton, Mr. Olver, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Johnson of 
   Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Waters, Mr. Farr of 
  California, Mr. Evans, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
 Filner, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Ms. McKinney, 
   Mr. Sherman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
  Thompson of California, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
  Rodriguez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Rothman, 
   Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
Waxman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
 Davis of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Abercrombie) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To restore freedom of choice to women in the uniformed services serving 
                       outside the United States.

    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 ``Freedom of Choice for Women in the 
Uniformed Services Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF PRIOR POLICY REGARDING RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL FACILITIES.

    Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``(a) Restriction on Use of Funds.--''; 
        and
            (2) by striking out subsection (b).
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