,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #effb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ba1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,biggs introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to prohibit certain      
abortion procedures1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,pregnant ,women    
,health and ,safety ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,requirement for physicians relating to 
the performance of abortions  7a7 ,in   
general ,chapter #gd of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in the chapter heading by striking 
,partial-,birth2 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after section #aeca the following3      

#aecb4 ,prohibition on certain          
procedures  7a7 ,definition ,in this    
section1 the term physician means a     
doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally
 authorized to practice medicine and    
surgery by the ,state in which the      
doctor performs such activity1 or any   
other individual legally authorized by  
the ,state to perform abortions4  7b7   
,requirements ,a physician who performs 
an abortion shall-- 7#a7 have admitting 
privileges at a hospital located within 
#ae miles from the principal medical    
office of the physician and the location
 in which the abortion is being         
performed2 and  7#b7 at the time of the 
abortion1 notify the patient involved of
 the hospital location where the patient
 can receive follow-up care by the      
physician if complications resulting    
from the abortion arise4  7c7 ,offense  
,it shall be unlawful for a physician1  
in or affecting interstate or foreign   
commerce1 to knowingly perform an       
abortion and1 in doing so1 fail to      

comply with subsection 7b74  7d7        
,penalty ,any physician who violates    
subsection 7c7 shall be fined under this
 title1 imprisoned not more than #b     
years1 or both4  7e7 ,limitation ,a     
woman upon whom a procedure described in
 subsection 7c7 is performed may not be 
prosecuted under this section1 for a    
conspiracy to violate this section1 or  
for an offense under section #b1 #c1 or 
#d of this title based on a violation of
 this section4  4  7b7 ,technical and   
conforming amendments  7#a7 ,chapter #gd
 ,the table of sections for such chapter
 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section #aeca the following3
  #aecb4 ,prohibition on certain        
procedures4  4  7#b7 ,part ,i ,the table
 of chapters for part ,i of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking item relating to chapter #gd   
and inserting the following3            
#gd4;,abortions#aeca  4  #c4            
,requirement of abortion clinics  7a7   
,in general ,subject to subsection 7b71 

as a condition for receiving any        
,federal funds or assistance1 an        
abortion clinic shall--  7#a7 be        
licensed by the ,state in which it is   
located2 and  7#b7 be in compliance with
 the requirements for ambulatory surgery
 centers under title ,,xviii of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et seq471 except for any          
requirement relating to a certificate of
 public need for ,state licensing       
purposes4  7b7 ,waiver ,for purposes of 
complying with subsection 7a77#b7 with  
respect to an abortion clinic1 a ,state 
board of health may waive the           
application of certain structural       
requirements 7as the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services determines 
appropriate74  7c7 ,definition ,in this 
section1 the term abortion clinic means 
a facility1 other than a hospital or    
ambulatory surgery center1 in which     
first1 second1 or third trimester       
abortions are performed during any      
#ab-month period4