,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,mullin1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 and ,mrs4       
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to clarify that1 in awarding   
funding under title ,x of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act1 the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services may not   
discriminate against eligible ,states1  
individuals1 or other entities for      
refusing to counsel or refer for        
abortions4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,prevent            
,discrimination in ,title ,x ,act4  #b4 
,prohibition on discrimination ,section 
#ajjf of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;a-#d7 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7e7 ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  

may not require any ,state1 individual1 
or other entity to counsel or refer for 
abortions as a condition for receiving  
funding under this title4  4