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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4153 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pilot program to 
test the impact of early intervention on the prevention, management, 
and course of eating disorders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2015 
Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina (for herself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
CASTOR of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pilot 
program to test the impact of early intervention on the 
prevention, management, and course of eating disorders. 
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 ‘‘Educating to Prevent 
Eating Disorders Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST IMPACT OF EARLY 
INTERVENTION ON EATING DISORDERS. 
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 new section: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–6. PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST IMPACT OF EARLY 
INTERVENTION ON EATING DISORDERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Di-
rector of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 
may establish a pilot program, for a period of three con-
secutive school years, to test the impact of providing stu-
dents in eligible schools with interventions to prevent, 
identify, intervene, and manage eating disorders. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under such pilot program, 
the Secretary shall award grants to eligible schools. 
Each such grant shall be for the period of the pilot 
program. 
‘‘(2) USES.—Each eligible school receiving a 
grant under the pilot program shall use such grant 
to— 
‘‘(A) develop best practices, in accordance, 
as appropriate, with input from research ex-
perts in the eating disorders field, for eligible 
health care providers to assess and recognize 
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students with eating disorders and to respond 
appropriately; 
‘‘(B) hire an eligible health care provider 
to— 
‘‘(i) in accordance with the best prac-
tices developed pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), assess and recognize whether students 
in grades 6 through 8 attending such 
school have eating disorders and respond 
appropriately to individuals with eating 
disorders among students attending such 
school, including by providing counsel and 
by referral; 
‘‘(ii) provide educational information 
and seminars, developed in partnership 
with research experts in the field of eating 
disorders, to teachers at such school and 
parents of students attending such school 
to assist such teachers and parents in rec-
ognizing the symptoms of eating disorders 
and understanding how to seek help and 
intervention; and 
‘‘(iii) otherwise serve as a full-time 
health care provider for such school. 
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible school’ means a public or private 
school that— 
‘‘(1) serves students in grades 6 through 8; 
‘‘(2) submits to the Secretary, through the Di-
rector of the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, an application to participate in the pilot 
program, containing such information as specified by 
the Secretary, through the Director; 
‘‘(3) is assessed as having a need for a school 
nurse trained in assessing students to recognize and 
respond to eating disorders; and 
‘‘(4) is selected by the Secretary, through the 
Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, in a manner such that schools are selected 
in each of the regions served by a regional office of 
the Department of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘eligible health care pro-
vider’ means a health care provider, including a guidance 
counselor, who received a degree or training within a field 
of health, including mental health or counseling. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the last day of the pilot program, each eligible 
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assistance in responding to a potential problem 
relating to eating disorders. 
‘‘(E) An evaluation of best practices which 
worked best for the student population of the 
eligible school. 
‘‘(2) POSTING ON AHRQ WEBSITE.—Not later 
than 12 months after the last day of the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary shall post on the public Internet 
website of the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality aggregate information on the pilot program 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of para-
graph (1) based on the information submitted under 
such paragraph. 
‘‘(f) NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—Amounts otherwise made available to the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for purposes 
of surveillance activities shall be made available to carry 
out this section. No amounts other than those made avail-
able pursuant to the previous sentence are authorized for 
appropriation to carry out this section.’’. 
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