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[Document affected by Public Law 106-402 Section 401(b)(15)(B)]
[CITE: 42USC14404]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
            CHAPTER 138--ASSISTED SUICIDE FUNDING RESTRICTION
 
Sec. 14404. Restriction on use of Federal funds by advocacy 
        programs
        

(a) In general

    Subject to section 14402(b) of this title (relating to construction 
and treatment of certain services), no funds appropriated by Congress 
may be used to assist in, to support, or to fund any activity or service 
which has a purpose of assisting in, or to bring suit or provide any 
other form of legal assistance for the purpose of--
        (1) securing or funding any item, benefit, program, or service 
    furnished for the purpose of causing, or the purpose of assisting in 
    causing, the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of any 
    individual;
        (2) compelling any person, institution, governmental entity \1\ 
    to provide or fund any item, benefit, program, or service for such 
    purpose; or
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        (3) asserting or advocating a legal right to cause, or to assist 
    in causing, the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of any 
    individual.

(b) List of programs to which restrictions apply

                           (1) In general

        Subsection (a) of this section applies to funds appropriated 
    under or to carry out the following:

        (A) Protection and advocacy systems under the Developmental 
                Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

            Part C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill 
        of Rights Act [42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.].

        (B) Protection and advocacy systems under the Protection and 
                Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act

            The Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act 
        of 1986 [42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.].

        (C) Protection and advocacy systems under the Rehabilitation Act 
                of 1973

            Section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
        794e).

        (D) Ombudsman programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965

            Ombudsman programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965 [42 
        U.S.C. 3001 et seq.].

        (E) Legal assistance

            Legal assistance programs under the Legal Services 
        Corporation Act [42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.].

                        (2) Nonexclusive list

        Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting the 
    application of subsection (a) of this section to the programs 
    specified in paragraph (1).

(Pub. L. 105-12, Sec. 5, Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 25.)

                       References in Text

    The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 
referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), is title I of Pub. L. 88-164, as added 
by Pub. L. 98-527, Sec. 2, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2662, as amended. 
Part C of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (Sec. 6041 
et seq.) of chapter 75 of this title. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6000 of 
this title and Tables.
    The Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 
1986, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is Pub. L. 99-319, May 23, 1986, 
100 Stat. 478, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 114 
(Sec. 10801 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 10801 of 
this title and Tables.
    The Older Americans Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(D), 
is Pub. L. 89-73, July 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 218, as amended, which is 
classified generally to chapter 35 (Sec. 3001 et seq.) of this title. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title 
note set out under section 3001 of this title and Tables.
    The Legal Services Corporation Act, referred to in subsec. 
(b)(1)(E), is title X of Pub. L. 88-452, as added by Pub. L. 93-355, 
Sec. 2, July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 378, as amended, which is classified 
generally to subchapter X (Sec. 2996 et seq.) of chapter 34 of this 
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 2996 of this title and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6042, 10805, 14405 of this 
title.
