An amendment to the SMITH (NJ) amendment to remove the provision in the SMITH (NJ) amendment that permits use of funds in China's population planning programs if the President certifies that the programs do not include forced or coerced abortion. It substitutes language that prohibits the use of the funds in population planning programs in China and prohibits contributing the funds to international organizations or private or voluntary organizations that carry out such programs in China if the programs include forced or coerced abortion.

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Amendment Number
718
Description
An amendment to the SMITH (NJ) amendment to remove the provision in the SMITH (NJ) amendment that permits use of funds in China's population planning programs if the President certifies that the programs do not include forced or coerced abortion. It substitutes language that prohibits the use of the funds in population planning programs in China and prohibits contributing the funds to international organizations or private or voluntary organizations that carry out such programs in China if the programs include forced or coerced abortion.
Congress
98
Type
HAMDT
Submitted Date
May 9, 1984
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 30, 2021
Amendment 718 — Informed