,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd        
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,coats1 
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 
,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 and ,mr4 
,johanns7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to prohibit certain abortion-related    
discrimination in governmental          
activities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,abortion          
,non-,discrimination ,act of #bjac4  #b4
 ,abortion non-discrimination ,section  
#bde of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bchn7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking
 and licensing of physicians and        
inserting 1 licensing1 and practice of  
physicians and other health care        
entities2  7#b7 in subsection 7a71 by   

amending paragraph 7#a7 to read as      
follows3  7#a7 the entity refuses--     
7,a7 to undergo training in the         
performance of induced abortions2  7,b7 
to require or provide such training2    
7,c7 to perform1 participate in1 provide
 coverage of1 or pay for induced        
abortions2 or  7,d7 to provide referrals
 for such training or such abortions2  2
  7#c7 in subsection 7b71 by striking an
 accreditation standards that requires  
and inserting an accreditation standard 
that requires2  7#d7 in subsection 7c71 
by amending paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 to 
read as follows3  7#a7 ,the term        
financial assistance1 with respect to a 
government program1 means governmental  
payments to cover the cost of health    
care services or benefits1 or other     
,federal payments1 grants1 or loans to  
promote or otherwise facilitate         
health-related activities4  7#b7 ,the   
term health care entity includes an     
individual physician or other health    
professional1 a postgraduate physician  

training program1 a participant in a    
program of training in the health       
professions1 a hospital1 a provider     
sponsored organization1 a health        
maintenance organization1 an accountable
 care organization1 a health insurance  
plan1 or any other kind of health care  
facility1 organization1 or plan4  2     
7#e7 in subsection 7c71 by adding a new 
paragraph 7#d7 as follows3  7#d7 ,the   
term ,state or local government that    
receives ,federal financial assistance  
includes any agency or other            
governmental unit of a ,state or local  
government that receives ,federal       
financial assistance4  4  7#f7 by       
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#g7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,remedies  7#a7 ,in general ,the courts
 of the ,united ,states shall have      
jurisdiction to prevent and redress     
actual or threatened violations of this 
section by issuing any form of legal or 
equitable relief1 including--  7,a7     

injunctions prohibiting conduct that    
violates this section2 and  7,b7 orders 
preventing the disbursement of all or a 
portion of ,federal financial assistance
 to a ,state or local government1 or to 
a specific offending agency or program  
of a ,state or local government1 until  
such time as the conduct prohibited by  
this section has ceased4  7#b7          
,commencement of action ,an action under
 this section may be instituted by--    
7,a7 any health care entity that has    
standing to complain of an actual or    
threatened violation of this section2 or
  7,b7 the ,attorney ,general of the    
,united ,states4  7d7 ,administration   
,the ,secretary shall designate the     
,director of the ,office for ,civil     
,rights of the ,department of ,health   
and ,human ,services--  7#a7 to receive 
complaints alleging a violation of this 
section2 and  7#b7 to pursue the        
investigation of such complaints1 in    
coordination with the ,attorney         
,general4  4