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Global Health Worker Protection Act of 2014

H.R. 4747 · 113th Congress · May 28, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the use of global health activities to collect foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Global Health Worker Protection Act of 2014”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on use of global health activities for intelligence gathering

(a)
Prohibition— The Central Intelligence Agency and any other department or agency may not use health or humanitarian workers or activities, including immunization and vaccination campaigns, health education and surveillance, or direct health services, in countries outside of the United States for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence.
(b)
Rule of construction— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict the provision of medical services to individuals involved in authorized intelligence activities on behalf of the United States.