,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,l[ey 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,lee1  
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4
 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1  
,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,coh51  
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,smi? 
( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,heck1    
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4    
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4        
,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,khanna1  
,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4         
,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1   
,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4       
,keat+1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4        
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (    
,massa*usetts1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4        
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1  
,mr4 ,aguil>1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4       

,pocan1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (    
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1  
,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1  
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 
,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4    
,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1   
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1   
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,ms4        
,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1    
,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mrs4 ,davis (     
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am 
( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,frankel 
( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,polis1 
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1
 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,mr4      
,tonko1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,eddie      
,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1
 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick       
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4  
,y>mu?1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1    
,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,higg9s
 ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mrs4 ,torres1
 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4        

,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4      
,walz1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mrs4    
,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (        
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1  
,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4     
,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new
 ,hamp%ire1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,soto1    
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,mi*ael  
,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,kihu51 
,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,ms4 ,bass1  
,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,ms4 ,fudge1
 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1  
,mr4 ,himes1 & ,mrs4 ,beatty7 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 ,heal?1 ,emp[]m5t1 & ,rights  
,act or ! ,,h] ,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