111 STAT. 25PUBLIC LAW 105–12—APR. 30, 1997
(B) V
ETERANS MEDICAL CARE
.—The Veterans Health
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(C) P
UBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
.—The Public Health
Service.
(3) N
ONEXCLUSIVE LIST
.—Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed as limiting the application of subsection (a) to
the programs specified in paragraph (1) or the application of
subsection (c) to the facilities and personnel specified in para-
graph (2).
SEC. 4. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER CERTAIN
GRANT PROGRAMS UNDER THE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT.
Subject to section 3(b) (relating to construction and treatment
of certain services), no funds appropriated by Congress to carry
out part B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act may be used to support or fund any program
or service which has a purpose of assisting in procuring any item,
benefit, or service furnished for the purpose of causing, or the
purpose of assisting in causing, the death of any individual, such
as by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing.
SEC. 5. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS BY ADVOCACY
PROGRAMS.
(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—Subject to section 3(b) (relating to construc-
tion 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
to provide or fund any item, benefit, program, or service for
such purpose; or
(3) asserting or advocating a legal right to cause, or to
assist in causing, the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing
of any individual.
(b) L
IST OF
P
ROGRAMS TO
W
HICH
R
ESTRICTIONS
A
PPLY
.—
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Subsection (a) applies to funds appro-
priated under or to carry out the following:
(A) P
ROTECTION 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.
(B) P
ROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS UNDER THE
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS
ACT
.—The Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individ-
uals Act of 1986.
(C) P
ROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS UNDER THE
REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973
.—Section 509 of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e).
(D) O
MBUDSMAN PROGRAMS UNDER THE OLDER
AMERICANS ACT OF 1965
.—Ombudsman programs under the
Older Americans Act of 1965.
(E) L
EGAL ASSISTANCE
.—Legal assistance programs
under the Legal Services Corporation Act.
(2) N
ONEXCLUSIVE LIST
.—Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed as limiting the application of subsection (a) to
the programs specified in paragraph (1).
SEC. 6. RESTRICTION ON USE OF OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—Subject to section 3(b) (relating to construc-
tion and treatment of certain services) and subsection (b) of this
section, no funds appropriated by the Congress shall be used to
provide, procure, furnish, or fund any item, good, benefit, activity,
42 USC 14405.
42 USC 14404.
42 USC 14403.