,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #e1 #bjac ,mr4 ,huizenga of ,michigan 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,bachus1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,fincher1 ,mr4 ,fleming1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 and ,mr4 ,boustany7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit funds appropriated for the ,department of ,homeland ,security from being used to pay for an abortion1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,homeland ,security ,respect for ,life ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on expenditure of ,federal funds by ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7a7 ,in general ,none of the funds appropriated for the ,department of ,homeland ,security under any ,federal law shall be available to pay for any abortion1 except-- 7#a7 in a case where a pregnant detainee suffers from a physical disorder1 physical injury1 or physical illness that would1 as certified by a physician1 place the pregnant detainee in danger of death unless an abortion is performed1 including a life-endangering physical condition caused by1 or arising from1 pregnancy itself1 or in a case of rape or incest2 and 7#b7 that if this subsection is declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction1 this subsection shall be null and void4 7b7 ,no person required ,to perform services ,none of the funds appropriated for the ,department of ,homeland ,security under any ,federal law shall be used to require any person to perform1 or facilitate in any way the performance of1 any abortion4 7c7 ,construction ,nothing in subsection 7b7 shall remove any legal obligation the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may have to provide escort services necessary for a pregnant detainee to receive such service outside a ,federal detention facility1 except that nothing in this subsection in any way diminishes the effect of subsection 7b7 in upholding the right of any individual to refrain from involvement in abortion4