,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide for regulations on  
protecting statutory conscience rights  
in health care4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,defense of    
,conscience in ,health ,care ,act4  #b4 
,regulations on protecting statutory    
conscience rights in health care  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #f months   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services shall-- 7#a7 issue1    
under the ,federal conscience and       
anti-discrimination laws1 a final rule  
that is identical or materially         
equivalent to the former rule stated in 
part #hh of title #de1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 as in effect on ,july    
#bb1 #bjai 7#hd ,fed4 ,reg4 #bcagj2     

relating to protecting statutory        
conscience rights in health care2       
delegations of authority72 and  7#b7    
specify in the final rule that the rule 
supersedes any contrary rule in         
existence on the date of issuance4  7b7 
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
,federal conscience and                 
anti-discrimination laws has the meaning
 given the term in the former rule      
specified in subsection 7a77#a74