**(a) Findings** Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government provides financial support for the provision of and payment for health care services, as well as for advocacy activities to protect the rights of individuals.
(2) Assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing have been criminal offenses throughout the United States and, under current law, it would be unlawful to provide services in support of such illegal activities.
(3) Because of recent legal developments, it may become lawful in areas of the United States to furnish services in support of such activities.
(4) Congress is not providing Federal financial assistance in support of assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing and intends that Federal funds not be used to promote such activities.
**(b) Purpose** It is the principal purpose of this chapter to continue current Federal policy by providing explicitly that Federal funds may not be used to pay for items and services (including assistance) the purpose of which is to cause (or assist in causing) the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of any individual.
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government provides financial support for the provision of and payment for health care services, as well as for advocacy activities to protect the rights of individuals.
(2) Assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing have been criminal offenses throughout the United States and, under current law, it would be unlawful to provide services in support of such illegal activities.
(3) Because of recent legal developments, it may become lawful in areas of the United States to furnish services in support of such activities.
(4) Congress is not providing Federal financial assistance in support of assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing and intends that Federal funds not be used to promote such activities.
**(b) Purpose** It is the principal purpose of this chapter to continue current Federal policy by providing explicitly that Federal funds may not be used to pay for items and services (including assistance) the purpose of which is to cause (or assist in causing) the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of any individual.
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§ 14401. Findings and purpose
(a) Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government provides finan-
cial support for the provision of and payment
for health care services, as well as for advo-
cacy activities to protect the rights of individ-
uals.
(2) Assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy
killing have been criminal offenses throughout
the United States and, under current law, it
would be unlawful to provide services in sup-
port of such illegal activities.
(3) Because of recent legal developments, it
may become lawful in areas of the United
States to furnish services in support of such
activities.
(4) Congress is not providing Federal finan-
cial assistance in support of assisted suicide,
euthanasia, and mercy killing and intends
that Federal funds not be used to promote
such activities.
(b) Purpose
It is the principal purpose of this chapter to
continue current Federal policy by providing ex-
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plicitly that Federal funds may not be used to
pay for items and services (including assistance)
the purpose of which is to cause (or assist in
causing) the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy kill-
ing of any individual.
(Pub. L. 105–12, § 2, Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 23.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the
original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 105–12, Apr. 30,
1997, 111 Stat. 23, known as the Assisted Suicide Fund-
ing Restriction Act of 1997. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
below and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 105–12, § 11, Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 29, provided
that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this Act [see
Short Title