,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjai,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,cramer1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4      
,ernst1 and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
,federal funding to entities that do not
 certify the entities will not perform1 
or provide any funding to any other     
entity that performs1 an abortion4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,life and ,taxpayers    
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,prohibition on     
abortion  7a7 ,prohibition ,no ,federal 
funds may be provided 7directly or      
indirectly1 including through contract  
or subcontract7 to an entity unless the 
entity certifies that1 during the period
 for which such funds are provided1 the 
entity will not perform1 and will not   
provide any funds to any other entity   

that performs1 an abortion4  7b7        
,exception ,subsection 7a7 does not     
apply with respect to an abortion       
where-- 7#a7 the pregnancy is the result
 of rape or incest2 or  7#b7 a physician
 certifies that the woman suffers from a
 physical disorder1 physical injury1 or 
physical illness that would place the   
woman in danger of death unless an      
abortion is performed1 including a      
life-threatening physical condition     
caused by1 or arising from1 the         
pregnancy itself4  7c7 ,hospitals       
,subsection 7a7 does not apply with     
respect to a hospital1 so long as such  
hospital does not1 during the period for
 which funds described in subsection 7a7
 are provided to such hospital1 provide 
funds to any non-hospital entity that   
performs an abortion 7other than an     
abortion described in subsection 7b774  
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,the term entity means the entire legal 
entity1 including any entity that       
controls1 is controlled by1 or is under 

common control with1 such entity4  7#b7 
,the term hospital has the meaning given
 such term in section #ahfa7;e7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7e774