,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bagb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be      
7legislative day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,mr4 
,banks introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit fetal remains in publicly owned
 water systems1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,respectful ,treatment of       
,unborn ,remains ,act of #bjbe4  #b4    
,prohibition of fetal remains in        
publicly owned water systems ,part ,h of
 title ,,iv of the ,public ,health      
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhi et    
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #dih;,f4 ,prohibition of
 fetal remains in publicly owned water  
systems  7a7 ,in general ,an abortion   
provider may not cause fetal remains to 
be placed into a publicly owned water   
system4  7b7 ,penalties for violation   
,an abortion provider who violates      

subsection 7a7 shall be fined in        
accordance with title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than 
#e years1 or both4  7c7 ,no liability   
for individual upon whom abortion is    
performed ,notwithstanding any other    
provision of law1 an individual upon    
whom an abortion is performed shall not 
be liable for any offense related to a  
violation of subsection 7a7 with respect
 to such abortion4  7d7 ,relation to    
other law ,nothing in this section may  
be construed to preempt a ,state or     
local requirement that prohibits an     
abortion provider from causing fetal    
remains to be placed into a publicly    
owned water system4  7e7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,abortion ,the   
term abortion means a procedure         
involving the use or prescription of a  
device or substance-- 7,a7 to           
intentionally kill the unborn child of  
an individual known to be pregnant2 or  
7,b7 to intentionally terminate the     
pregnancy of such an individual1 unless 

such termination is conducted with the  
intent to-- 7i7 produce a live birth and
 preserve the life and health of such   
child2 or  7ii7 remove a dead unborn    
child from the body of such an          
individual4  7#b7 ,abortion provider    
7,a7 ,in general ,the term abortion     
provider means an individual who        
performs an abortion4  7,b7 ,exclusion  
,the term abortion provider does not    
include1 with respect to an abortion1   
the individual upon whom the abortion is
 performed4  7#c7 ,fetal remains ,the   
term fetal remains means-- 7,a7 the     
remains of an aborted fetus 7or a       
portion thereof72 and  7,b7 any other   
medical waste associated with an        
abortion4  7#d7 ,publicly owned water   
system ,the term publicly owned water   
system means a system of facilities     
owned or controlled by a ,federal1      
,state1 or local government entity1 the 
purpose of which is to provide1         
transport1 or treat water1 including the
 drains1 pipes1 and other devices that  

connect to such system4  4