Summary

Prohibits recipients of Title X federal family-planning funds from performing abortions or using grant funds to support other entities that perform abortions, unless the abortion is the result of rape or incest or is needed to prevent the woman’s death or a life‑threatening physical condition. Hospitals may still receive Title X funds so long as they do not, while receiving those funds, pass Title X money to non‑hospital entities that perform abortions (except under the rape/incest/life‑threatening exceptions). Requires annual reporting to Congress listing every Title X grantee, the date of each grantee’s certification not to perform or fund abortions, the entities that receive Title X funds from each grantee, and (for grantees that provide abortions under the enumerated exceptions) counts of those abortions broken out by rape, incest, and physician‑certified life‑threatening cases; the first report is due no later than 60 days after enactment and then annually for each fiscal year covered.

Key Points

• Title X funds are barred from going to any entity that performs or funds abortions, except for rape, incest, or life‑threatening cases.
• Entities must certify they will not perform abortions and will not fund others that do so during the assistance period.
• Hospitals may receive Title X funds only if they do not pass Title X money to non‑hospital abortion providers (except in the enumerated exceptions).
• The definition of "entity" reaches entire legal entities and related controlled or common‑control organizations.
• HHS must report annually to Congress listing grantees, their certifications, funding recipients, and counts of exception abortions.
• First required report is due no later than 60 days after enactment, then annually for each fiscal year covered.
• The statute creates conditions on eligibility for Title X assistance rather than directly changing funding amounts.

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