,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjah,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts 7for 
herself1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4
 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,ms4  
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,clarke of    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4         
,connolly1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1  
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4      
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4   
,cohen1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4  
,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4           
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1  
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4       
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,castro
 of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,sean    
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4   
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of    
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mrs4         
,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4        
,pallone1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,miss ,rice
 of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4  
,lofgren1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4      

,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,doggett1
 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of      
,california1 ,ms4 ,speier1 and ,mr4     
,pocan7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
to include in the ,annual ,country      
,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices a 
section on reproductive rights1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,reproductive  
,rights are ,human ,rights ,act of      
#bjah4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,the ,united       
,states has repeatedly agreed to        
international agreements that identify  
reproductive rights as human rights1    
including in connection with the #aiid  
,international ,conference on           
,population and ,development and the    
#aiie ,beijing ,world ,conference on    
,women4  7#b7 ,the ,department of       
,state's deletion of the reproductive   
rights subsection from its #bjag        

,country ,reports on ,human ,rights     
,practices demonstrates an alarming     
level of politicization of human rights 
by the ,trump ,administration and       
undermines the human rights of women    
around the world4  7#c7 ,restrictions on
 reproductive rights compromise entire  
health systems and communities1 as when 
women's rights are limited1 so are their
 pathways to economic1 social1 and      
political empowerment4  7#d7 ,sexual    
health and reproductive rights are      
essential for sustainable economic      
development1 are intrinsically linked to
 gender equality and women's well-being1
 and are critical to maternal1 newborn1 
child1 adolescent1 family1 and community
 health4  #c4 ,annual ,country ,reports 
on ,human ,rights ,practices  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,foreign ,assistance ,act  
of #aifa is amended-- 7#a7 in section   
#aaf7;d7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d77--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#aa77;,c71 by        
striking and at the end2  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#ab77;,c77ii71 by striking   

the period at the end and inserting 2   
and2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph3  7#ac7 the     
status of reproductive rights in each   
country 7as defined in the #aiid        
,international ,conference on           
,population and ,development ,programme 
of ,action1 reiterated in the #aiie     
,beijing ,declaration and ,platform for 
,action1 and expanded upon in ,general  
comment ,no4 #cf 7#bjah7 on article #f  
of the ,international ,covenant on      
,civil and ,political ,rights1 on the   
right to life and other authoritative   
interpretations of binding international
 human rights obligations71 including-- 
7,a7 whether such country has adopted   
policies to-- 7i7 promote access to and 
prevalence of safe1 effective1 and      
affordable methods of contraception2    
7ii7 promote access to appropriate      
health care services to ensure safe and 
healthy pregnancy and childbirth1       
including safe and effective prenatal1  
childbirth1 and postnatal care for both 

mother and child2  7iii7 expand or      
restrict access to safe abortion        
services1 in accordance with such       
country's laws1 including post-abortion 
care2  7iv7 prevent maternal deaths2 and
  7v7 promote the prevention1 detection1
 and treatment of sexually transmitted  
infections1 including ,,hiv1 and of     
reproductive tract infections and of    
reproductive cancers2  7,b7 information 
relating to the adequacy of resources1  
enforcement1 and oversight in such      
country dedicated to the policies       
specified in subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7   
wherever applicable1 a description of   
the rates and causes of maternal deaths 
in such country1 including deaths due to
 unsafe abortions2  7,d7 wherever       
applicable1 a description of the nature 
and extent of instances of              
discrimination1 coercion1 and violence  
against women and girls in health care  
settings in such country1 and the       
actions1 if any1 taken by the government
 of such country to respond to such     

discrimination1 coercion1 and violence2 
and  7,e7 wherever applicable1 a        
description of the nature and extent of 
instances of denial of comprehensive and
 accurate family planning information   
and services in such country1 and the   
actions1 if any1 taken by the government
 of such country to respond to such     
denials4  2 and  7#b7 in section #ejb;,b
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7-- 7,a7 by        
redesignating the second subsection 7i7 
7relating to child marriage status7 as  
subsection 7j72 and  7,b7 by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7k7 ,the report required under          
subsection 7b7 shall include the status 
of reproductive rights in each country  
7as defined in the #aiid ,international 
,conference on ,population and          
,development ,programme of ,action1     
reiterated in the #aiie ,beijing        
,declaration and ,platform for ,action1 
and expanded upon in ,general comment   
,no4 #cf 7#bjah7 on article #f of the   
,international ,covenant on ,civil and  

,political ,rights1 on the right to life
 and other authoritative interpretations
 of binding international human rights  
obligations71 including--  7#a7 whether 
such country has adopted policies to--  
7,a7 promote access to and prevalence of
 safe1 effective1 and affordable methods
 of contraception2  7,b7 promote access 
to appropriate health care services to  
ensure safe and healthy pregnancy and   
childbirth1 including safe and effective
 prenatal1 childbirth1 and postnatal    
care for both mother and child2  7,c7   
expand or restrict access to safe       
abortion services1 in accordance with   
such country's laws1 including          
post-abortion care2  7,d7 prevent       
maternal deaths2 and  7,e7 promote the  
prevention1 detection1 and treatment of 
sexually transmitted infections1        
including ,,hiv1 and of reproductive    
tract infections and of reproductive    
cancers2  7#b7 information relating to  
the adequacy of resources1 enforcement1 
and oversight of such country dedicated 

to the policies specified in paragraph  
7#a72  7#c7 wherever applicable1 a      
description of the rates and causes of  
maternal deaths in such country1        
including deaths due to unsafe          
abortions2  7#d7 wherever applicable1 a 
description of the nature and extent of 
instances of discrimination1 coercion1  
and violence against women and girls in 
health care settings in such country1   
and the actions1 if any1 taken by the   
government of such country to respond to
 such discrimination1 coercion1 and     
violence2 and  7#e7 wherever applicable1
 a description of the nature and extent 
of instances of denial of comprehensive 
and accurate family planning information
 and services in such country1 and the  
actions1 if any1 taken by the government
 of such country to respond to such     
denials4  4  7b7 ,consultation required 
,in preparing the ,annual ,country      
,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices   
required under sections #aaf7;d7 and    
#ejb;,b of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act

 of #aifa 7as amended by subsection     
7a771 the ,secretary of ,state1 the     
,assistant ,secretary of ,state for     
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor1 
and other relevant officials1 including 
human rights officers at ,united ,states
 diplomatic and consular posts shall    
consult with--  7#a7 representatives of 
,united ,states civil society and       
multilateral organizations with         
demonstrated experience and expertise in
 sexual and reproductive health and     
rights or promoting women and girls'    
human rights1 including local civil     
society organizations whenever possible2
 and  7#b7 local organizations in all   
countries included in such ,reports1    
including women and girls' organizations
 focused on sexual and reproductive     
health and rights4