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                                                 Union Calendar No. 437
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3916

                          [Report No. 118-525]

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the 
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal 
            years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2023

Mr. Morelle (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                              May 24, 2024

Additional sponsors: Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Phillips, Mr. LaHood, 
Ms. Wild, Mr. Case, Mr. Allred, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Bost, Mr. Bacon, 
Ms. Crockett, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. 
 Lawler, Ms. Meng, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, 
Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Bice, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, 
Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Brown, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Garcia of 
  Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Caraveo, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Manning, Ms. 
Barragan, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Titus, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon, Ms. 
 Budzinski, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. 
 Molinaro, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott 
   of Virginia, Mr. Soto, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. 
 Norton, Ms. Ross, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Craig, Ms. 
             Hoyle of Oregon, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania

                              May 24, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 7, 
                                 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the 
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal 
            years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.


 


    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 ``Screening for Communities to Receive 
Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act of 2024'' or the 
``SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Program of Grants to States.--Section 1501 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300k) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the provision 
                of appropriate follow-up services and support services 
                such as case management'' and inserting ``that 
                appropriate follow-up services are provided'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``programs for 
                the detection and control'' and inserting ``for the 
                prevention, detection, and control'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the detection 
                and control'' and inserting ``the prevention, 
                detection, and control'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking ``monitor'' and inserting 
                        ``ensure''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                        semicolon;
                    (E) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
                (9);
                    (F) by inserting after paragraph (5), the 
                following:
            ``(6) to enhance appropriate support activities to increase 
        breast and cervical cancer screening, such as--
                    ``(A) patient navigation;
                    ``(B) implementation of evidence-based or evidence-
                informed strategies proven to increase breast and 
                cervical cancer screening in health care settings; and
                    ``(C) facilitating access to health care settings 
                that provide breast and cervical cancer screenings;
            ``(7) to reduce disparities in incidents of and deaths due 
        to breast and cervical cancer in populations with higher than 
        average rates;
            ``(8) to improve access to breast and cervical cancer 
        screening and diagnostic services and reduce related barriers, 
        including factors that relate to negative health outcomes; 
        and''; and
                    (G) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``through (5)'' and inserting ``through (8)''; 
                and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).
    (b) Requirements With Respect to Type and Quality of Services.--
Section 1503 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300m) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``that, 
                initially'' and all that follows through the semicolon 
                and inserting ``that appropriate breast and cervical 
                cancer screening and diagnostic services are provided 
                based on national recommendations; and'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2); and
                    (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).
    (c) Reports to Congress.--Section 1508(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n-4(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Report'' and inserting 
        ``Reports'';
            (2) by striking ``1 year after the date of the enactment of 
        the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program 
        Reauthorization of 2007, and annually thereafter,'' and 
        inserting ``2 years after the date of enactment of the SCREENS 
        for Cancer Act of 2024, and every 5 years thereafter,'';
            (3) by striking ``Labor and Human Resources'' and inserting 
        ``Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions''; and
            (4) by striking ``preceding fiscal year'' and inserting 
        ``preceding 2 fiscal years in the case of the first report 
        after the date of enactment of the SCREENS for Cancer Act of 
        2024, and preceding 5 fiscal years for each report 
        thereafter,''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1510(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n-5(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after ``2011,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and $275,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2025 through 2029'' before the period at the end.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 437

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3916

                          [Report No. 118-525]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the 
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal 
            years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 24, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed