Summary

Allows states to use federal grants made under the Social Security Act to support pregnancy centers. The bill defines “pregnancy center” broadly to include organizations that say they protect the life of the mother and unborn child and that provide services such as relationship counseling, prenatal education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, and other material supports for mothers, fathers, and families. The change clarifies that these federally funded block grants may be spent on pregnancy centers’ services and material assistance, and it creates a statutory definition of which organizations qualify as pregnancy centers.

• Permits states to use federal grants under the Social Security Act to support pregnancy centers.
• Provides a statutory definition of "pregnancy center" that includes organizations offering counseling, prenatal education, testing, and material supports.
• Does not create a new federal program or appropriate new funds; it clarifies allowable uses of existing grants.
• States maintain discretion whether to fund pregnancy centers; they are not required to do so.
• The definition conditions eligibility on an organizational stance of protecting the life of the mother and the unborn child.
• No new oversight, reporting, or spending limits for such funding are specified in the text.
• Could prompt states to update plans or contracts to reflect the clarified allowable use of federal grants.