42 U.S.C. § 14404 — Restriction on use of Federal funds by advocacy programs

(a) In general — Subject to section 14402(b) of this title, no funds Congress appropriates may be used to assist, support, or fund any activity or service that helps, or to bring a lawsuit or give other legal assistance, for the purpose of (1) getting or funding any item, benefit, program, or service given for the purpose of causing, or helping cause, someone's suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing; (2) forcing any person, institution, or government entity to provide or fund such an item, benefit, program, or service; or (3) claiming or advocating a legal right to cause, or help cause, someone's suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing. (b) List of programs to which restrictions apply — (1) Subsection (a) applies to funds for: (A) protection-and-advocacy systems under subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000; (B) protection-and-advocacy systems under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986; (C) protection-and-advocacy systems under section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; (D) ombudsman programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965; and (E) legal assistance programs under the Legal Services Corporation Act. (2) This list doesn't limit (a) to only these programs — others can be covered too.