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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7482 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7482

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the WISEWOMAN 
                                program.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 29, 2024

  Mrs. Beatty (for herself and Ms. DeLauro) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the WISEWOMAN 
                                program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Heart Health Expansion Act 
of 2024''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF WISEWOMAN PROGRAM.

    Section 1509 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n-4a) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1509. SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR ADDITIONAL PREVENTIVE HEALTH 
              SERVICES.

    ``(a) Screening and Referral Projects.--The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
may award supplemental grants to recipients of grants under section 
1501 to carry out projects for the purposes of--
            ``(1) providing preventive health services in addition to 
        the services authorized in such section, including--
                    ``(A) screenings regarding blood pressure and 
                cholesterol; and
                    ``(B) health education;
            ``(2) providing appropriate referrals for medical treatment 
        of women receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) and 
        ensuring, to the extent practicable, the provision of 
        appropriate follow-up services; and
            ``(3) evaluating activities conducted under paragraphs (1) 
        and (2) through appropriate surveillance or program-monitoring 
        activities.
    ``(b) Eligibility for Services.--Women eligible for services 
pursuant to a grant under subsection (a) shall include--
            ``(1) women receiving services pursuant to a grant made 
        under section 1501; and
            ``(2) other women who are low-income and meet such 
        eligibility criteria as the Secretary may specify.
    ``(c) Authorized Providers.--Services provided pursuant to a grant 
under subsection (a) shall be provided by--
            ``(1) an entity screening women for breast and cervical 
        cancer pursuant to a grant under section 1501; or
            ``(2) other entities that the grant recipient may 
        designate, subject to the approval of such designation by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(d) Applicability of Provisions of General Program.--This title 
applies to a grant under subsection (a) to the same extent and in the 
same manner as this title applies to a grant under section 1501.
    ``(e) Funding.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $250,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029.''.
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