,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bc            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,box] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations  ,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 ,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