I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9247 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2022 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Sec-
retary 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Abortion Care Aware-
ness Act of 2022’’. 
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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–7. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN ON ACCESS TO ABORTION AND RE-
LATED 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 and 
related health services, including where and how 
to access medication abortion that is consistent 
with the labeling most recently approved by the 
Food and Drug Administration; 
‘‘(B) medically accurate information about 
medication abortion; 
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‘‘(C) the right of patients to legally travel 
across State lines to obtain abortion and related 
health services; 
‘‘(D) how to differentiate facilities com-
monly known as crisis pregnancy centers from 
facilities that actually provide abortion and re-
lated health services, including how to iden-
tify— 
‘‘(i) misleading claims by such centers 
about reproductive health care; and 
‘‘(ii) inaccurate, misleading, or stig-
matizing information disseminated by such 
centers about the risks of abortion and 
contraception; and 
‘‘(E) how to identify misinformation re-
garding abortion and related health services in-
tended to deceive, or to discourage individuals 
from accessing such services; and 
‘‘(2) be designed to ensure cultural competency, 
efficacy, and accessibility for and within underserved 
communities, including communities of color, immi-
grants, people with disabilities, people with limited 
English proficiency, people with low income, young 
people, LGBTQI+ people, and people living in rural 
or other medically underserved areas. 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(2) 
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 
‘‘(3) collect, retain, use, or disclose personal in-
formation 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 reproductive health as well as abortion 
and related health services, including medication 
abortion; 
‘‘(2) nonprofit organizations whose missions are 
focused on expanding reproductive rights and repro-
ductive justice, including abortion funds; 
‘‘(3) State and local public health departments; 
and 
‘‘(4) nonprofit institutions of higher education. 
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
Æ 
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