HR 4736
109th Congress
House
International Affairs
AIDS (Disease)
Abortion
Contraceptives
Developing countries
Economic assistance
Health
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Nongovernmental organizations
Preventive medicine
Sexually transmitted diseases
Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006
Introduced: February 8, 2006
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Became law
Feb 8, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 8, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to furnish assistance to provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS.
States that a nongovernmental organization shall not be subject to eligibility requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds that are more restrictive than those that apply to a foreign government.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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