118 HR 3916 RH: Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act of 2024
U.S. House of Representatives
2024-05-24
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Union Calendar No. 437
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3916
[Report No. 118–525]
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. García of Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Caraveo, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Manning, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Titus, Mr. Cole, Mrs. González-Colón, 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
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.
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”.
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.
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