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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9866 

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 

and submit to Congress a report on contraceptive access at community 

health centers in health care deserts. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 

Mrs. HINSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 

conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on 

contraceptive access at community health centers in 

health care deserts. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Access to LARCs Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESS TO RANGE OF CON2 TRACEPTIVE METHODS AT COMMUNITY 

3 HEALTH CENTERS. 

4 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 

5 Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

6 shall conduct a study on the access of women in need to 

7 a range of contraceptive methods at community health 

8 centers located in health care deserts. Such study shall— 

9 (1) include analysis related to reimbursement, 

10 inventory stocking, provider training, patient edu11 cation, and other barriers to community health cen12 ters providing a range of contraceptive methods; and 

13 (2) indicate which community health centers 

14 are recipients of funding under title X of the Public 

15 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.). 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

17 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

18 Congress a report describing the results of the study under 

19 subsection (a). 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.—The term 

22 ‘‘community health center’’ means a health center 

23 (as defined in section 330(a) of the Public Health 

24 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a))). 

25 (2) CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD.—The term ‘‘con26 traceptive method’’ means— 


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1 (A) a drug or device (as such terms are de2 fined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

3 and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)), or com4 bination product, approved for use under the 

5 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

6 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) as a method of contracep7 tion, except when such drug, device, or com8 bination product is used on- or off-label as an 

9 emergency contraceptive; 

10 (B) sexual risk avoidance education; and 

11 (C) natural family planning or other fer12 tility-based methods of family planning. 

13 (3) HEALTH CARE DESERT.—The term ‘‘health 

14 care desert’’ means a State or political subdivision 

15 thereof with less than 1 community health center for 

16 every 1,000 women in need. 

17 (4) RANGE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS.— 

18 The term ‘‘range of contraceptive methods’’ means 

19 2 or more contraceptive methods. 

20 (5) WOMEN IN NEED.—The term ‘‘women in 

21 need’’ means women eligible for benefits under a 

22 Federal health care program (as defined in section 

23 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 1320a–7b(f))). 

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