,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #efe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1  
,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,hawley7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services to award grants to     
pregnancy-help organizations4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pregnancy ,center ,security ,act4  
#b4 ,grants for pregnancy-help          
organizations ,part ,p of title ,,iii of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3        
#cii,v-#h4 ,grants for pregnancy-help   
organizations  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary shall award grants1 on a     
competitive basis1 to pregnancy-help    
organizations4  7b7 ,use of funds  7#a7 

,in general ,a grant awarded under this 
section shall be used for upgrading the 
facilities of the pregnancy-help        
organization receiving such grant1      
including through-- 7,a7 implementing   
security upgrades1 such as by installing
 security cameras or security systems2  
or  7,b7 improvements to comply with    
requirements under the ,americans with  
,disabilities ,act of #aiij1 including  
regulations promulgated under such ,act4
  7#b7 ,prohibited uses ,notwithstanding
 paragraph 7#a71 no funds from a grant  
under this section may be-- 7,a7 used to
 perform1 assist1 counsel1 prescribe1   
refer for1 or encourage abortion2 or    
7,b7 provided by the pregnancy-help     
organization to any other entity that   
performs1 assists1 counsels1 prescribes1
 refers for1 or encourages abortion4    
7c7 ,definition of pregnancy-help       
organization ,in this section1 the term 
pregnancy-help organization-- 7#a7 means
 an organization that seeks to provide a
 range of services to individuals facing

 unintended pregnancies1 with the       
intention of encouraging pregnant women 
to give birth to their unborn children2 
and  7#b7 notwithstanding paragraph     
7#a71 does not include any organization 
that-- 7,a7 performs1 assists1 counsels1
 prescribes1 refers for1 or encourages  
abortion2 or  7,b7 affiliates with any  
organization that performs1 assists1    
counsels1 prescribes1 refers for1 or    
encourages abortion4  7d7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section4  4