Bill > S334

This bill, known as the "American Values Act," permanently enacts restrictions on the use of U.S. government funds related to abortion and involuntary sterilization in foreign assistance programs. Specifically, the bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Peace Corps Act to prohibit federal funds from being used to: (1) pay for or coerce abortions as a method of family planning, (2) fund involuntary sterilizations or provide financial incentives for sterilization, (3) support biomedical research related to abortions or involuntary sterilization as a family planning method, (4) lobby for or against abortion, or (5) support organizations that manage coercive abortion or sterilization programs. The amendments extend existing temporary appropriations restrictions into permanent law, effectively limiting U.S. government funding for activities related to abortion and involuntary sterilization in international aid and Peace Corps programs. The bill aims to codify long-standing policy restrictions on reproductive health funding in U.S. foreign assistance efforts.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/334/all-info