,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #cfh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #g1 #bjai,mrs4 ,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,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[]m5t & ,rights ,act4 #b4 ,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