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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7820 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7820

   To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to conduct a public health education, 
  awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and 
                        related health services.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2024

 Ms. Crockett (for herself and Mr. Goldman of New York) 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 direct the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to conduct a public health education, 
  awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and 
                        related health services.

    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 ``Abortion Care Awareness Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ACCESS TO ABORTION 
              AND RELATED HEALTH SERVICES.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399V-8. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ACCESS TO 
              ABORTION AND RELATED HEALTH SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a coordinated, 
focused, national public health education, awareness, and outreach 
campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services.
    ``(b) Campaign Requirements.--The campaign under subsection (a) 
shall--
            ``(1) include education, awareness, and outreach 
        regarding--
                    ``(A) where and how to access abortion, including 
                medication abortion such as mifepristone and 
                misoprostol, and related health services, consistent 
                with applicable State and Federal laws, including 
                through--
                            ``(i) in-person services; and
                            ``(ii) telehealth;
                    ``(B) the legality of prescribing, dispensing, and 
                receiving abortion, medication abortion such as 
                mifepristone and misoprostol, and related health 
                services, consistent with applicable State and Federal 
                laws;
                    ``(C) medically accurate information about 
                medication abortion, such as mifepristone and 
                misoprostol;
                    ``(D) the rights of patients to legally travel 
                across State lines to obtain abortion and related 
                health services;
                    ``(E) how to differentiate facilities commonly 
                known as anti-abortion centers or crisis pregnancy 
                centers from facilities that actually provide abortion 
                and related health services, including how to 
                identify--
                            ``(i) misleading claims by such centers 
                        about reproductive health care; and
                            ``(ii) inaccurate, misleading, or 
                        stigmatizing information disseminated by such 
                        centers about abortion and contraception; and
                    ``(F) how to identify misinformation regarding 
                abortion and related health services, including 
                medication abortion, intended to deceive or discourage 
                individuals from accessing such services; and
            ``(2) be designed to ensure cultural competency, efficacy, 
        and accessibility for and within underserved communities, 
        including--
                    ``(A) communities of color;
                    ``(B) immigrants;
                    ``(C) people with disabilities;
                    ``(D) people with limited English proficiency;
                    ``(E) people with low incomes;
                    ``(F) young people;
                    ``(G) LGBTQI+ people; and
                    ``(H) people living in rural or other medically 
                underserved areas.
    ``(c) Campaign Limitations.--In carrying out the campaign under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall not--
            ``(1) promote misinformation regarding the safety of 
        abortion and related health services, including medication 
        abortion;
            ``(2) promote misinformation regarding `abortion reversal';
            ``(3) promote abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, also 
        referred to as sexual risk avoidance education programs, or 
        other programs that are not comprehensive or medically 
        accurate; or
            ``(4) collect, retain, use, or disclose personal 
        information about visitors to any website, app, or other 
        educational or campaign resource.
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out the campaign under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consult with--
            ``(1) licensed health care professionals who are experts 
        in--
                    ``(A) sexual and reproductive health; and
                    ``(B) abortion and related health services, 
                including medication abortion;
            ``(2) nonprofit organizations whose missions are focused on 
        expanding reproductive rights, reproductive health, and 
        reproductive justice, including funds to access abortion;
            ``(3) State and local public health departments; and
            ``(4) nonprofit institutions of higher education.''.
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