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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2158 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2158

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for women an increase 
in the availability of preventive health services from certain grantees 
                            under such Act.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 1993

Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Ms. Snowe) 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 provide for women an increase 
in the availability of preventive health services from certain grantees 
                            under such Act.

    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 Preventive Health Amendments 
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM OF GRANTS FOR ADDITIONAL 
              PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR WOMEN.

    Title XV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300k et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 1509 as section 1510; and
            (2) by inserting after section 1508 the following section:

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

    ``(a) Demonstration Projects.--In the case of States receiving 
grants under section 1501, the Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to 
not more than 3 such States to carry out demonstration projects for the 
purpose of--
            ``(1) providing to women preventive health services, and 
        health promotion services, in addition to the services 
        authorized in such section;
            ``(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) Status as Participant in Program Regarding Breast and 
Cervical Cancer.--The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection 
(a) unless the State involved agrees that services under the grant will 
be provided only through entities that are screening women for breast 
or cervical cancer pursuant to a grant under section 1501.
    ``(c) Requirements Regarding Matching Funds, Fees for Services, and 
Certain Other Matters.--The Secretary may not make a grant under 
subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that section 1502, and 
sections 1504 through 1506, apply to a grant under subsection (a) to 
the same extent and in the same manner as such sections apply to a 
grant under section 1501.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance; Supplies and Services in Lieu of Grant 
Funds.--Section 1507 applies to a grant under subsection (a) to the 
same extent and in the same manner as such section applies to a grant 
under section 1501.
    ``(e) Evaluations and Reports.--Section 1508 applies to a grant 
under subsection (a) to the same extent and in the same manner as such 
section applies to a grant under section 1501.''.

SEC. 3. FUNDING.

    Section 1510 of the Public Health Service Act, as redesignated by 
section 2 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1510. FUNDING.

    ``(a) Program Regarding Breast and Cervical Cancer.--
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of 
        carrying out this title other than section 1509, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
        fiscal year 1994.
            ``(2) Set-aside for technical assistance and provision of 
        supplies and services.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
        paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 
        not more than 20 percent for carrying out section 1507.
    ``(b) Program Regarding Additional Preventive Health Services.--
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Subject to 
        paragraph (2), for the purpose of carrying out section 1509, 
        there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
            ``(2) Limitation regarding funding with respect to breast 
        and cervical cancer.--The authorization of appropriations 
        established in paragraph (1) is not effective for a fiscal year 
        unless the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) for the 
        fiscal year equals or exceeds the amount appropriated under 
        such subsection for the preceding fiscal year.''.

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