,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgbb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #ag1 #bjai,ms4 ,houlahan 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,keating1 and ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to authorize contributions to the ,united ,nations ,population ,fund1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,support ,,unfpa ,funding ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,nations ,population ,fund 7,,unfpa71 is the ,united ,nations ,reproductive ,health ,agency4 7#b7 ,,unfpa was founded with the leadership of the ,united ,states #ej years ago and works in more than #aej countries to end preventable maternal deaths1 the unmet need for contraception1 and gender-based violence and other harmful practices1 including female genital mutilation and child marriage4 7#c7 ,,unfpa also ensures access to health care and essential supplies for women and families impacted by emergencies4 7#d7 ,all ,,unfpa programming is guided by principles adopted by #agi governments1 including the ,united ,states1 at the #aiid ,international ,conference for ,population and ,development4 ,the principles include that reproductive health care programs should provide the widest range of services without any form of coercion4 ,all couples and individuals have the basic right to decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children and to have the information1 education and means to do so4 7#e7 ,,unfpa is currently working to address the needs of3 7,a7 ,the #haj women and adolescent girls who die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth1 #ii percent of which deaths occur in developing countries and more than half of which occur in fragile and humanitarian settings4 7,b7 ,more than #bad1jjj1jjj women of reproductive age in developing regions who want to avoid pregnancy and are not using a modern contraceptive method4 7,c7 ,the estimated #a in #c women who experience gender-based violence4 7,d7 ,the estimated #bjj1jjj1jjj women who have survived some form of female genital mutilation4 7,e7 ,the estimated #ae1jjj1jjj girls who are forcibly married before the age of #ah each year4 7#f7 ,prior to withholding contributions in #bjag1 the ,united ,states was the third-largest overall donor to ,,unfpa1 and its second-largest donor for humanitarian response4 7#g7 ,,unfpa1 which works in three times as many countries as the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 extends the impact of ,united ,states foreign assistance by reaching people in politically unstable regions4 ,,unfpa also plays a pivotal role in meeting protection and health care needs in countries experiencing humanitarian emergencies like ,syria1 ,yemen1 and ,iraq4 7#h7 ,voluntary family planning is central to gender equality and women's empowerment1 and it is a key factor in reducing poverty4 7#i7 ,the ,united ,states has conflated ,,unfpa's presence in ,china with supporting ,china's coercive birth limitation policies4 ,however1 in ,june #bjae1 the ,u4,s4 ,state ,department visited ,,unfpa's ,china ,country ,program to design and approve it as a member of ,,unfpa's ,executive ,board1 noting that during its recent visit1 the ,u4,s4 delegation observed the positive impact of ,,unfpa's rights-based programming in ,china4 ,we commend the ,fund's adherence to demonstrating the advantages of a voluntary approach to family planning4 ,the ,program in ,china has not changed since it was approved by the ,united ,states in #bjae4 7#aj7 ,on ,july #h1 #bjai1 the ,department of ,state made a determination to eliminate all contributions to ,,unfpa for the third consecutive year based on its interpretation of the ,kemp-,kasten ,amendment 7first enacted in ,public ,law #ii-hh2 #ii ,stat4 #cbc74 #c4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states as follows3 7#a7 ,improving the status of women around the world is a critical component of the ,united ,states foreign policy and development strategies4 7#b7 ,the right of every person to determine freely whether1 when1 and with whom to have children1 and to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health1 is a basic human right4 7#c7 ,access to voluntary contraception and reproductive health care is necessary to improving the status of women and ensuring this basic human right4 7#d7 ,,unfpa is a key partner in improving the status of women and expanding access to voluntary family planning and reproductive health care services throughout the world4 7#e7 ,,unfpa helps ensure that family planning and reproductive health programs are voluntary and centered on protecting human rights4 7#f7 ,financial support for ,,unfpa is a crucial part of the ,united ,states commitment to global health1 development1 and human rights1 and the ,government of the ,united ,states is committed to providing core and humanitarian funding to ,,unfpa4 #d4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated an annual contribution for each of the five fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act to support the core functions and programs of the ,united ,nations ,population ,fund 7,,unfpa71 which may include the following3 7#a7 ,ending preventable maternal deaths4 7#b7 ,ending the unmet need for contraceptives and promoting a human-rights-based approach to family planning4 7#c7 ,ending gender-based violence4 7#d7 ,ending other harmful practices1 such as child marriage and female genital mutilation4 7#e7 ,supporting ,united ,states national security and humanitarian efforts by operating in areas where medical infrastructure or services have been destroyed or limited by natural disasters1 armed conflict1 or other humanitarian emergencies4