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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 138 — Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction

§ 14403. Restriction on use of Federal funds under certain grant programs

Statutory text

Subject to section 14402(b) of this title (relating to construction and treatment of certain services), no funds appropriated by Congress to carry out subtitle B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 15021 et seq., 15061 et seq., 15081 et seq.] 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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997

    Pub. L. 105–12 § 4 · 111 Stat. 23

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 14403

    Pub. L. 105–12, § 4, Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 25

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 105–12, § 4, Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 25

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    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.

  2. Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000

    Pub. L. 106–402 § 401(b)(15)(A)(i) · 114 Stat. 1677

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 14403

    Pub. L. 106–402, § 401(b)(15)(A)(i), substituted “Restriction on use of Federal funds under certain grant programs” for “Restriction on use of Federal funds under certain grant programs under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–402, § 401(b)(15)(A)(i), substituted “Restriction on use of Federal funds under certain grant programs” for “Restriction on use of Federal funds under certain grant programs under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: “SEC. 4. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER CERTAIN GRANT PROGRAMS.”;

  3. Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000

    Pub. L. 106–402 § 401(b)(15)(A)(ii) · 114 Stat. 1677

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 14403

    Pub. L. 106–402, § 401(b)(15)(A)(ii), substituted “subtitle B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000” for “part B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–402, § 401(b)(15)(A)(ii), substituted “subtitle B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000” for “part B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (ii) by striking “part B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act” and inserting “subtitle B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 106–402, , 114 Stat. 1677. Subtitles B, D, and E of the Act probably mean subtitles B, D, and E of title I of the Act, which are classified generally to parts B [§ 15021 et seq.], D [§ 15061 et seq.], and E [§ 15081 et seq.], respectively, of subchapter I of chapter 144 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 15001 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–402, § 401(b)(15)(A)(i), substituted “Restriction on use of Federal funds under certain grant programs” for “Restriction on use of Federal funds under certain grant programs under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act” in section catchline.

Pub. L. 106–402, § 401(b)(15)(A)(ii), substituted “subtitle B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000” for “part B, D, or E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act”.

Credits

1997–2000 · 2 acts
  1. 1997Pub. L. 105–12, § 4, , 111 Stat. 25
  2. 2000Pub. L. 106–402, title IV, § 401(b)(15)(A), , 114 Stat. 1740.
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(Pub. L. 105–12, § 4, , 111 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 106–402, title IV, § 401(b)(15)(A), , 114 Stat. 1740.)

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