,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mrs4
 ,l[ey 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,b]a 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4       
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,braley ( ,i[a1 ,ms4    
,br[n ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (       
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 
,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1  
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4        
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4  
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,davis (       
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4         
,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4         
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,doggett1  
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4      
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 
,e/y1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,ms4       
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4
 ,g>cia1 ,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4    
,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,heck (         
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4
 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,israel1   

,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1     
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4    
,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1
 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4          
,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1   
,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new     
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,maffei1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4
 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sean      
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4    
,matsui1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4          
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,m5g1
 ,mr4 ,george ,mill] ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,moore1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,murphy (     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4     
,payne1 ,mr4 ,pet]s ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4    
,pet]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1
 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,price (
 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4     
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4      
,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4
 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,scott (   
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4
 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,smi? (   

,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ti]ney1 ,ms4 ,titus1  
,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4   
,veasey1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4   
,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4  
,wilson ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,y>mu?7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! application (    
c]ta9 re/rictive eligibility requirem5ts
 to =eign nongov]nm5tal organizations ) 
respect to ! provision ( assi/ance "u "p
 ,i ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,global ,democracy ,promotion ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,x is a fundam5tal pr9ciple (      
,am]ican m$ical e?ics & practice t heal?
 c>e provid]s %\ld1 at all times1 deal  
hone/ly & op5ly ) pati5ts4 ,any attempt 
to subv]t ! private & s5sitive          
physician-pati5t relation%ip w\ld be    
intol]able 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & is an    
unju/ifiable intrusion into ! practices 

( heal? c>e provid]s :5 attempt$ 9 o!r  
c\ntries4  7#b7 ,fre$om ( spee* is a    
fundam5tal ,am]ican value4 ,! ability to
 ex]cise ! "r to free spee*1 :i*        
includes ! "r ( ! p peaceably to        
assemble1 & to petition ! gov]nm5t = a  
r$ress ( grievances is ess5tial to a    
?riv+ democracy & is protect$ "u !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7#c7 ,!    
promotion ( democracy is a pr9cipal goal
 ( ,unit$ ,/ates =eign policy & critical
 to a*iev+ su/a9able developm5t4 ,x is  
enhanc$ ?r\gh ! enc\ragem5t ( democratic
 in/itutions & ! promotion ( an         
indep5d5t & politically active civil    
society 9 develop+ c\ntries4  7#d7      
,limit+ eligibility = ,unit$ ,/ates     
developm5t & humanit>ian assi/ance ^u ! 
will+ness ( a =eign nongov]nm5tal       
organization to =go its "r to use its   
own funds to address1 )9 ! democratic   
process1 a p>ticul> issue affect+ !     
citiz5s ( its own c\ntry directly       
und]m9es a key goal ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
=eign policy & w\ld violate ! ,unit$    

,/ates ,con/itution if appli$ to ,unit$ 
,/ates-bas$ organizations4  7#e7        
,simil>ly1 limit+ ! eligibility = ,unit$
 ,/ates assi/ance on a =eign            
nongov]nm5tal organization's will+ness  
to =go its "r to provide1 ) its own     
funds1 m$ical s]vices t are legal 9 its 
own c\ntry & w\ld be legal if provid$ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates con/itutes unju/ifiable 
int]f]5ce ) ! ability ( indep5d5t       
organizations to s]ve ! critical heal?  
ne$s ( _! fell[ citiz5s & demon/rates a 
disreg>d & disrespect = ! laws (        
sov]eign nations z well z = ! laws ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,assi/ance = =eign  
nongov]nm5tal organizations "u "p ,i ( !
 ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law1 regulation1 or
 policy1 9 det]m9+ eligibility =        
assi/ance au?oriz$ "u "p ,i ( ! ,=eign  
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#baea et seq471 =eign nongov]nm5tal     
organizations--  7#a7 %all n be         
ineligible = su* assi/ance solely on !  
basis ( heal? or m$ical s]vices1 includ+

 c\nsel+ & ref]ral s]vices1 provid$ by  
su* organizations ) non-,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t funds if su* s]vices d n      
violate ! laws ( ! c\ntry 9 :i* !y are  
be+ provid$ & w\ld n violate ,unit$     
,/ates ,f$]al law if provid$ 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 &  7#b7 %all n be subject to    
requirem5ts relat+ to ! use ( non-,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t funds = advocacy &    
lobby+ activities o!r ?an ^? t apply to 
,unit$ ,/ates nongov]nm5tal             
organizations receiv+ assi/ance "u "p ,i
 ( su* ,act4