,i #aad? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cejd ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #ae1 #bjae ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,f9*]1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,neugebau]1 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,l\d]milk1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,we/morel&1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,b\/any1 ,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4 ,mill] ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,/utzman1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,flem+1 ,mr4 ,ro?fus1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,knight1 ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,yod]1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,*affetz1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,b>letta1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,mess]1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 & ,mr4 ,abraham7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prohibit a heal? c>e practition] f fail+ to ex]cise ! prop] degree ( c>e 9 ! case ( a *ild :o survives an abortion or attempt$ abortion4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,born-,alive ,abortion ,survivors ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,if an abortion results 9 ! live bir? ( an infant1 ! infant is a legal p]son = all purposes "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & entitl$ to all ! protections ( su* laws4 7#b7 ,any infant born alive aft] an abortion or )9 a hospital1 cl9ic1 or o!r facility has ! same claim to ! protection ( ! law t w\ld arise = any newborn1 or = any p]son :o comes to a hospital1 cl9ic1 or o!r facility = scre5+ & treatm5t or o!rwise becomes a pati5t )9 its c>e4 #c4 ,born-alive infants protection 7a7 ,requirem5ts p]ta9+ to born-,alive abortion survivors ,*apt] #gd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #aeca ! foll[+3 #aecb4 ,requirem5ts p]ta9+ to born-alive abortion survivors 7a7 ,requirem5ts = heal? c>e practition]s ,9 ! case ( an abortion or attempt$ abortion t results 9 a *ild born alive 7z def9$ 9 section #h ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,born-,alive ,infants ,protection ,act773 7#a7 ,degree ( c>e requir$2 imm$iate admission to a hospital ,any heal? c>e practition] pres5t at ! "t ! *ild is born alive %all-- 7,a7 ex]cise ! same degree ( pr(essional skill1 c>e1 & dilig5ce to pres]ve ! life & heal? ( ! *ild z a reasonably dilig5t & consci5ti\s heal? c>e practition] w\ld r5d] to any o!r *ild born alive at ! same ge/ational age2 & 7,b7 foll[+ ! ex]cise ( skill1 c>e1 & dilig5ce requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ensure t ! *ild born alive is imm$iately transport$ & admitt$ to a hospital4 7#b7 ,m&atory report+ ( violations ,a heal? c>e practition] or any employee ( a hospital1 a physician's (fice1 or an abortion cl9ic :o has k ( a failure to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all imm$iately report ! failure to an appropriate ,/ate or ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cy1 or to bo?4 7b7 ,p5alties 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev] violates subsection 7a7 %all be f9$ "u ?is title or imprison$ = n m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4 7#b7 ,int5tional kill+ ( *ild born alive ,:oev] int5tionally p]=ms or attempts to p]=m an ov]t act t kills a *ild born alive describ$ "u subsection 7a71 %all be puni%$ z "u section #aaaa ( ?is title = int5tionally kill+ or attempt+ to kill a human be+4 7c7 ,b> to prosecution ,! "m ( a *ild born alive describ$ "u subsection 7a7 may n be prosecut$ "u ?is section1 = conspiracy to violate ?is section1 or = an (f5se "u section #c or #d ( ?is title bas$ on su* a violation4 7d7 ,civil rem$ies 7#a7 ,civil action by a woman on :om an abortion is p]=m$ ,if a *ild is born alive & !re is a violation ( subsection 7a71 ! woman ^u :om ! abortion 0 p]=m$ or attempt$ may1 9 a civil action aga9/ any p]son :o committ$ ! violation1 obta9 appropriate relief4 7#b7 ,appropriate relief ,appropriate relief 9 a civil action "u ?is subsection includes-- 7,a7 objectively v]ifiable money damage = all injuries1 psy*ological & physical1 occasion$ by ! violation ( subsection 7a72 7,b7 /atutory damages equal to #c times ! co/ ( ! abortion or attempt$ abortion2 & 7,c7 punitive damages4 7#c7 ,attorney's fee = pla9tiff ,! c\rt %all aw>d a reasonable attorney's fee to a prevail+ pla9tiff 9 a civil action "u ?is subsection4 7#d7 ,attorney's fee = def5dant ,if a def5dant 9 a civil action "u ?is subsection prevails & ! c\rt f9ds t ! pla9tiff's suit 0 frivol\s1 ! c\rt %all aw>d a reasonable attorney's fee 9 favor ( ! def5dant aga9/ ! pla9tiff4 7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,abortion ,! t]m abortion means ! use or prescription ( any in/rum5t1 m$ic9e1 drug1 or any o!r sub/ance or device-- 7,a7 to int5tionally kill ! unborn *ild ( a woman kn[n to be pregnant2 or 7,b7 to int5tionally t]m9ate ! pregnancy ( a woman kn[n to be pregnant1 ) an int5tion o!r ?an-- 7i7 aft] viability1 to produce a live bir? & pres]ve ! life & heal? ( ! *ild born alive2 or 7ii7 to remove a dead unborn *ild4 7#b7 ,attempt ,! t]m attempt1 ) respect to an abortion1 means conduct t1 "u ! circum/ances z ! actor believes !m to be1 con/itutes a sub/antial /ep 9 a c\rse ( conduct plann$ to culm9ate 9 p]=m+ an abortion4 4 7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #gd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item p]ta9+ to section #aeca ! foll[+3 #aecb4 ,requirem5ts p]ta9+ to born-alive abortion survivors4 4