(6) It is estimated that the use of emergency 
contraception could cut the number of unintended 
pregnancies in half, thereby reducing the need for 
abortion. 
(7) New data from the Alan Guttmacher Insti-
tute estimates that 51,000 abortions were prevented 
by use of emergency contraception in 2000 and that 
increased use of emergency contraception accounted 
for up to 43 percent of the total decline in abortion 
rates between 1994 and 2000. 
(8) Emergency contraceptive use is the United 
States remains low, and 9 in 10 women of reproduc-
tive age remain unaware of the method. 
(9) Although the American College of Obstetri-
cians and Gynecologists recommends that doctors 
routinely offer women of reproductive age a prescrip-
tion for emergency contraceptive pills during their 
annual visit, only 1 in 5 ob/gyns routinely discuss 
emergency contraception with their patients, sug-
gesting the need for greater provider and patient 
education. 
(10) In light of their safety and efficacy, both 
the American Medical Association and the American 
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have en-
dorsed more widespread availability of emergency
contraceptive pills, and have recommended that dedi-
cated emergency contraceptive products be available 
without a prescription. 
(11) Healthy People 2010, published by the Of-
fice of the Surgeon General, establishes a 10-year 
national public health goal of increasing the propor-
tion of health care providers who provide emergency 
contraception to their patients. 
(12) Public awareness campaigns targeting 
women and health care providers will help remove 
many of the barriers to emergency contraception and 
will help bring this important means of pregnancy 
prevention to American women. 
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION EDUCATION AND IN-
FORMATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTION.—The term 
‘‘emergency contraception’’ means a drug or device 
(as the terms are defined in section 201 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)) 
or a drug regimen that is—
(A) used after sexual relations; and 
(B) prevents pregnancy, by preventing ovu-
lation, fertilization of an egg, or implantation of 
an egg in a uterus.
(2) HEALTH
CARE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘health care provider’’ means an individual who is li-
censed or certified under State law to provide health 
care services and who is operating within the scope 
of such license. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the same 
meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(b) EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTION
PUBLIC
EDU-
CATION PROGRAM.—
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall develop and dissemi-
nate to the public information on emergency contra-
ception. 
(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary may dis-
seminate information under paragraph (1) directly 
or through arrangements with nonprofit organiza-
tions, consumer groups, institutions of higher edu-
cation, Federal, State, or local agencies, clinics and 
the media.
(3) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi-
nated under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum, a description of emergency contraception, and 
an explanation of the use, safety, efficacy, and avail-
ability of such contraception. 
(c) EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTION
INFORMATION 
PROGRAM FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.—
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Administrator of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration and in consultation 
with major medical and public health organizations, 
shall develop and disseminate to health care pro-
viders information on emergency contraception. 
(2) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi-
nated under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum—
(A) information describing the use, safety, 
efficacy and availability of emergency contra-
ception; 
(B) a recommendation regarding the use of 
such contraception in appropriate cases; and 
(C) information explaining how to obtain 
copies of the information developed under sub-
section (b), for distribution to the patients of 
the providers.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
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