42 USC § 14405 - Restriction on use of other Federal funds

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s14405"
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title: "42 USC § 14405 - Restriction on use of other Federal funds"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "14405"
section_name: "Restriction on use of other Federal funds"
chapter_number: 138
chapter_name: "ASSISTED SUICIDE FUNDING RESTRICTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–12, § 6, Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 25.)"
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# § 14405. Restriction on use of other Federal funds

**(a)** **In general** section 14402(b) of this title

Subject to  (relating to construction and treatment of certain services) and subsection (b) of this section, no funds appropriated by the Congress shall be used to provide, procure, furnish, or fund any item, good, benefit, activity, or service, furnished or performed for the purpose of causing, or assisting in causing, the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of any individual.

**(b)** **Nonduplication** section 14402 of this title

Subsection (a) shall not apply to funds to which section 14402, 14403, or 14404 of this title applies, except that subsection (a), rather than , shall apply to funds appropriated to carry out title 10 (other than chapter 55), title 18 (other than section 4005(a)), and chapter 37 of title 28.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–12, § 6, Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 25.)