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Replaces subsection (f) (section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961) with a rewritten prohibition on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and adds specific prohibitions including funding for related biomedical research, lobbying for/against abortion, and funding organizations that the President determines support or manage coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
Adds a new paragraph (3) to section 301(b) of the Peace Corps Act prohibiting use of funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the Act for paying for abortions, subject to section 614 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014.
Makes permanent limits on how U.S. foreign assistance and Peace Corps funds may be used by adding restrictions to the Foreign Assistance Act and the Peace Corps Act. It bars use of those funds for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, related biomedical research, lobbying for or against abortion, and for organizations the President determines support coercive programs. The Peace Corps provision also says Peace Corps funds may not be used to pay for abortions, subject to any applicable appropriations language.
Amends Section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 so that it reads as a prohibition on certain uses of funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out that Act.
Prohibits using those Foreign Assistance Act funds to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions.
Prohibits using those Foreign Assistance Act funds to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations.
Prohibits using those Foreign Assistance Act funds to pay for biomedical research which relates in whole or in part to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning.
Prohibits using those Foreign Assistance Act funds to lobby for or against abortion.
Who is affected and how:
International and domestic nonprofit organizations that receive U.S. foreign assistance: They must not use U.S. funds for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, related biomedical research, or abortion advocacy; they may need to change how programs are structured, document compliance, or redirect activities to non-U.S. funding sources for restricted services.
Health care providers and public or nonprofit health centers operating with U.S. assistance: Clinics and providers delivering reproductive health services abroad could lose the ability to use U.S. funding for abortion-related services or related research, which can reduce the scope of services offered under U.S.-funded programs.
Foreign governments and partner agencies that receive U.S. assistance: Contracts and grants with these entities must comply with the prohibitions, potentially limiting program design or the set of local partners able to participate.
Peace Corps volunteers and Peace Corps operations: Peace Corps funds may not be used to pay for abortions; volunteers and the agency must follow the new statutory restriction in financial and programmatic decisions, subject to any applicable appropriations language.
U.S. agencies administering assistance (including the agency for foreign assistance and the Peace Corps): Agencies will need to implement compliance, monitoring, and reporting steps to ensure funds are not used for the barred purposes and update grant terms, guidance, and oversight practices.
Broader effects and risks:
Programs that include comprehensive reproductive health components may need to be restructured, create funding gaps for certain services, or seek alternative (non-U.S.) funding for services and research now barred under the statute.
Administrative burden and caution (a "chilling effect") may arise among recipients and implementers who avoid activities that could be construed as barred, including some forms of research or advocacy closely related to reproductive health.
The change is a policy restriction rather than a funding authorization; it constrains what existing or future appropriations may be used for but does not itself provide or remove appropriations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced January 30, 2025 by James Risch · Last progress January 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate