Protecting life in foreign assistance

(a) Foreign nongovernmental organizations and international organizations Except as provided in subsection (f), any foreign nongovernmental organization or international organization that receives or implements a grant or cooperative agreement for nonmilitary foreign assistance shall agree that, during the period of the award, it will not, outside of the United States, provide or promote abortion or provide financial support to any other foreign nongovernmental organization or international organization that engages in such activities. (b) United States nongovernmental organizations Except as provided in subsection (f), any United States nongovernmental organization that receives or implements a grant or cooperative agreement for nonmilitary foreign assistance is not subject to the requirements under subsection (a), but shall agree that, during the period of the award— (1) it will not, outside of the United States, provide abortion; (2) it will not, within the scope of any program, project, or activity funded by foreign assistance, provide or promote abortion; and (3) it will ensure the physical and financial separation of its nonmilitary foreign assistance funded programs projects and activities from the provision or promotion of abortion. (c) Foreign governments and parastatals The Secretary of State or the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom may require any foreign government or parastatal that receives or implements a grant or cooperative agreement for nonmilitary foreign assistance to agree that, during the period of the award, it will not use nonmilitary foreign assistance funds received under the award to provide or promote abortion. (d) Subrecipients The restrictions set forth in subsections (a) through (c) shall apply to subrecipients of foreign assistance in the same manner as the principal recipient. (e) Applicability The restrictions set forth in subsections (a) through (d) shall apply to all non-military foreign assistance programs, includes global health assistance, humanitarian assistance, and civil society and democracy programs. (f) Exceptions The restrictions set forth in subsections (a) through (c) shall not apply— (1) to an abortion involving a woman suffering from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself; or (2) to treatment for an ectopic pregnancy.