To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Heart Disease Education, Analysis 
Research, and Treatment for Women Act'' or the ``HEART for Women Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study investigating the extent to which sponsors of clinical 
studies of investigational drugs, biologics, and devices and sponsors 
of applications for approval or licensure of new drugs, biologics, and 
devices comply with Food and Drug Administration requirements and 
follow guidance for presentation of clinical study safety and 
effectiveness data by sex, age, and racial subgroups.
    (b) Report by GAO.--
            (1) Submission.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
        complete the study under subsection (a) and submit to the 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
        and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of such 
        study.
            (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include each of the following:
                    (A) A description of the extent to which the Food 
                and Drug Administration assists sponsors in complying 
                with the requirements and following the guidance 
                referred to in subsection (a).
                    (B) A description of the effectiveness of the Food 
                and Drug Administration's enforcement of compliance 
                with such requirements.
                    (C) An analysis of the extent to which females, 
                racial and ethnic minorities, and adults of all ages 
                are adequately represented in Food and Drug 
                Administration-approved clinical studies (at all 
                phases) so that product safety and effectiveness data 
                can be evaluated by gender, age, and racial subgroup.
                    (D) An analysis of the extent to which a summary of 
                product safety and effectiveness data disaggregated by 
                sex, age, and racial subgroup is readily available to 
                the public in a timely manner by means of the product 
                label or the Food and Drug Administration's Website.
                    (E) Appropriate recommendations for--
                            (i) modifications to the requirements and 
                        guidance referred to in subsection (a); or
                            (ii) oversight by the Food and Drug 
                        Administration of such requirements.
    (c) Report by HHS.--Not later than 6 months after the submission by 
the Comptroller General of the report required under subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 
response to that report, including a corrective action plan as needed 
to respond to the recommendations in that report.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``biologic'' has the meaning given to the term 
        ``biological product'' in section 351(i) of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(i)).
            (2) The term ``device'' has the meaning given to such term 
        in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
        (21 U.S.C. 321(h)).
            (3) The term ``drug'' has the meaning given to such term in 
        section 201(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
        U.S.C. 321(g)).

SEC. 3. REPORTING ON QUALITY OF AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR WOMEN WITH 
              CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

    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-5. REPORTING ON QUALITY OF AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR WOMEN 
              WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

    ``Not later than September 30, 2013, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prepare and submit to the 
Congress a report on the quality of and access to care for women with 
heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases. The report 
shall contain recommendations for eliminating disparities in, and 
improving the treatment of, heart disease, stroke, and other 
cardiovascular diseases in women.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF WISEWOMAN PROGRAM.

    Section 1509 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n-4a) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking the heading and inserting ``In 
                General.--''; and
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``may make grants'' and all that follows 
                through ``purpose'' and inserting the following: ``may 
                make grants to such States for the purpose''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``there are 
        authorized'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting ``there are authorized to be appropriated $23,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2012, $25,300,000 for fiscal year 2013, 
        $27,800,000 for fiscal year 2014, $30,800,000 for fiscal year 
        2015, and $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 30 
      (legislative day September 29), 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - (Sec. 2) Directs to the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the extent to which sponsors of clinical studies of investigational drugs, biologics, and devices and sponsors of applications for approval or licensure of new drugs, biologics, and devices comply with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements and follow guidance for presentation of clinical study safety and effectiveness data by sex, age, and racial subgroups. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit to such committees a response to the the Comptroller General's report, including a corrective action plan as needed to respond to the recommendations in such report.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to report to Congress on the quality of, and access to, care for women with heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases, including recommendations for eliminating disparities in, and improving the treatment of, heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.

(Sec. 4) Expands and reauthorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 for a program to award grants for preventive heath services and referrals for medical treatment for women through entities that are screening women for breast or cervical cancer.