,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjac ,mr4 
,b]a ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,mrs4      
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,moore1    
,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4       
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,titus1 
,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4       
,capps1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1   
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ellison1    
,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,p+ree 
( ,ma9e1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,ms4  
,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,f>r1
 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mrs4 ,negrete
 ,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 
,mr4 ,crd5as1 & ,mr4 ,mc,dermott7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide = a national public 
outrea* & education campaign to raise   
public aw>5ess ( wom5's prev5tive heal?4

  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,wom5's ,prev5tive ,heal? ,aw>5ess  
,campaign4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !
 foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,well-woman visits 
are ! f\ndation on :i* wom5's prev5tive 
c>e is built4 ,su* visits include n only
 specific scre5+ te/s1 b also a m$ical  
hi/ory1 physical exam9ation1 evaluation 
& c\nsel+1 &1 z indicat$1 vacc9ations4  
7#b7 ,ov] ! pa/ #bj ye>s1 x has become  
cle> t 8"o size does n fit all0 :5 x    
comes to prev5tion4 ,al?\gh a           
#cj-ye>-old woman )\t risk factors =    
c]vical canc] may only ne$ a ,pap te/ ) 
,,hpv co-te/+ e #e ye>s1 ! same woman   
w\ld ne$ m frequ5t scre5+ if %e 7       
infect$ ) ,,hiv or _h a hi/ory ( c]vical
 canc] precursors4  7#c7 ,x is only aft]
 tak+ a m$ical hi/ory & evaluat+ &      
c\nsel+ a pati5t t a physician c make   
pati5t-specific recomm5dations = scre5+ 
te/s1 vacc9ations1 prev5tive m$ications1
 & o!r prev5tive s]vices4  7#d7         
,well-woman visits facilitate increas$  
access to heal? c>e t is %[n to id5tify 

*ronic disease risk factors1 promote    
well-be+1 & decrease ! likelihood or    
delay ! onset ( a t>get$ disease or     
condition4  7#e7 ,he>t disease1 /roke1 &
 o!r c>diovascul> diseases are ! numb]  
"o cause ( dea? 9 ,am]ican wom51 claim+ 
ov] #djj1jjj lives ea* ye>1 or ne>ly "o 
dea? ea* m9ute4  7#f7 ,wom5 are less    
likely ?an m5 to receive aggressive     
diagnosis & treatm5t = c>diovascul>     
diseases4  7#g7 ,wom5 are m likely ?an  
m5 to h =gone ne$$ heal? c>e due to co/4
  7#h7 ,betwe5 #bjjb & #bjaj1 scre5+    
mammography rates among wom5 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates :o 7 #ej ye>s ( age to #fd ye>s (
 age decl9$ f ab\t #gi p]c5t to #gc     
p]c5t4  7#i7 ,9 #bjji1 only #ec p]c5t ( 
#ah- to #fd-ye>-olds 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
report$ hav+ ev] receiv$ an ,,hiv te/4  
7#aj7 ,! proportion ( wom5 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates #bb ye>s ( age to #cj ye>s ( age 
:o report$ nev] hav+ _h a ,pap te/      
increas$ f #f4f p]c5t 9 #bjjj to #i4j   
p]c5t 9 #bjaj despite curr5t            
recomm5dations t !y receive a ,pap te/ e

 ?ree ye>s4  7#aa7 ,9 #bjjg1 #bi4c p]c5t
 ( wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates deliv]+ a live
 bir? did n receive any pr5atal c>e 9 ! 
fir/ trime/]1 ev5 ?\gh fir/ trime/]     
pr5atal c>e is recomm5d$4  7#ab7 ,among 
sexually active females 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates :o are #af ye>s ( age to #bj ye>s
 ( age1 only #eb4g p]c5t ( su* females  
receiv+ b5efits "u ! ,m$icaid program & 
#dj4a p]c5t ( su* females ) heal?       
insurance cov]age "u comm]cial heal?    
insurance plans 7 scre5$ = g5ital       
,*lamydia infections dur+ ! measurem5t  
ye>1 z report$ 9 #bjjh4 ,a #bjac        
analysis publi%$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion f\nd t = ,*lamydia
 cases diagnos$ 9 #bjjh alone1 !        
associat$ lifetime direct m$ical co/s   
am\nt to #eaf4g million4  7#ac7 ,almo/  
half 7#di p]c5t7 ( ! #f4g million       
pregnancies 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye>   
7#c4b million7 are un9t5d$4 ,multiple   
/udies h %[n t improv$ access to bir?   
control significantly improves ! heal? (
 wom5 & _! families1 z x is directly    

l9k$ to improv$ mat]nal & infant heal?  
outcomes4 ,wom5 t plan _! pregnancies   
are m likely to access pr5atal c>e1     
improv+ _! own heal? & ! heal? ( _!     
*ildr54  7#ad7 ,betwe5 #bjjf & #bjaj1   
"o-?ird ( all pregnancies 7 conceiv$ )9 
#ah mon?s ( a previ\s bir?1 an int]val t
 is pot5tially h>mful to ! heal? ( ! "m4
  7#ae7 ,improv$ access to family plann+
 also saves money4 ,= e #a4jj inve/$ 9  
family plann+1 taxpay]s save ne>ly #d4jj
 9 ,m$icaid-relat$ exp5ses4  7#af7 ,dur+
 ! #bjaa-bjab flu season1 #ec p]c5t (   
pregnant wom5 did n receive recomm5d$   
vacc9ation aga9/ influ5za4  #c4 ,wom5's 
,prev5tive ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,campaign ,"p
 ,p ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et   
al47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new section3  #cii,v-#f4 ,wom5's        
,prev5tive ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,campaign    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all provide =
 ! plann+ & implem5tation ( a national  
public outrea* & education campaign to  
raise public aw>5ess1 includ+ provid]   

aw>5ess1 ( wom5's prev5tive heal?4 ,su* 
campaign %all include ! m$ia campaign "u
 subsection 7b7 & ! website "u          
subsection 7c7 & %all provide = !       
dissem9ation ( in=mation t--  7#a7      
describes ! guidel9es = wom5's prev5tive
 s]vices1 includ+ ! c]vical canc]       
recomm5dations updat$ 9 #bjab1 by !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,prev5tive ,s]vices ,task 
,=ce1 by ! ,am]ican ,college (          
,ob/etricians & ,gynecologi/s 7,,acog71 
& by ! ,am]ican ,canc] ,society1 !      
,am]ican ,society = ,colposcopy &       
,c]vical ,pa?ology1 & ! ,am]ican        
,society = ,cl9ical ,pa?ology2  7#b7    
promotes well-woman visits = heal?      
assessm5ts :i* include scre5+s1         
evaluations1 c\nsel+1 immunizations1 &  
pr5atal visits1 z appropriate2  7#c7    
expla9s ! wom5's prev5tive s]vices t are
 requir$ "u section #bgac to be cov]$   
)\t co/-%>+ by a gr\p heal? plan or a   
heal? insurance issu] (f]+ gr\p or      
individual heal? insurance cov]age t is 
n a gr&fa!r$ plan 7z def9$ 9 section    

#abea7;e7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act72 &  7#d7 addresses 
heal? disp>ities 9 ! area ( wom5's      
prev5tion4  7b7 ,m$ia campaign  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is section1 z "p ( !       
campaign "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% & implem5t a national m$ia 
campaign4  7#b7 ,requirem5t ( campaign  
,! campaign implem5t$ "u p>agraph 7#a7--
  7,a7 %all dissem9ate in=mation ab\t ! 
updat$ guidel9es = wom5's prev5tive     
s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a71  
promote well-woman visits describ$ 9    
subsection 7a77#b71 & provide in=mation 
on ! wom5's prev5tive s]vices describ$ 9
 subsection 7a77#c72 &  7,b7 may include
 ! use ( television1 radio1 ,int]net1 & 
o!r comm]cial m>ket+ v5ues4  7c7        
,website ,z "p ( ! campaign "u          
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all1 9     
consultation ) private sector exp]ts or 
?r\gh contract ) a private entity       
includ+ a m$ical association or         
non-pr(it organization1 ma9ta9 & update 

an ,int]net website to provide in=mation
 & res\rces ab\t ! updat$ guidel9es =   
wom5's prev5tive s]vices describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#a71 promote well-woman  
visits1 & provide in=mation on ! wom5's 
prev5tive s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 
7a77#c74  7d7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y may   
use1 out ( any funds o!rwise made       
available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices1 su* sums z may be      
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  4