,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #b1 #bjae    
,mrs4 ,ellm]s ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= h]self1
 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (
 ,florida1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 & ,mrs4   
,l[ey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to e/abli% a pilot  
program to te/ ! impact ( e>ly          
int]v5tion on ! prev5tion1 managem5t1 & 
c\rse ( eat+ disord]s4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,educat+ to   
,prev5t ,eat+ ,disord]s ,act ( #bjae4   
#b4 ,pilot program to te/ impact ( e>ly 
int]v5tion on eat+ disord]s ,"p ,p (    
title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #cii,v-#f4 ,pilot program to  
te/ impact ( e>ly int]v5tion on eat+    
disord]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1    
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e
 ,rese>* & ,quality1 may e/abli% a pilot

 program1 = a p]iod ( ?ree consecutive  
s*ool ye>s1 to te/ ! impact ( provid+   
/ud5ts 9 eligible s*ools ) int]v5tions  
to prev5t1 id5tify1 int]v5e1 & manage   
eat+ disord]s4  7b7 ,grants  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,"u su* pilot program1 ! ,secret>y
 %all aw>d grants to eligible s*ools4   
,ea* su* grant %all be = ! p]iod ( !    
pilot program4  7#b7 ,uses ,ea* eligible
 s*ool receiv+ a grant "u ! pilot       
program %all use su* grant to-- 7,a7    
develop be/ practices1 9 accordance1 z  
appropriate1 ) input f rese>* exp]ts 9 !
 eat+ disord]s field1 = eligible heal?  
c>e provid]s to assess & recognize      
/ud5ts ) eat+ disord]s & to respond     
appropriately2  7,b7 hire an eligible   
heal? c>e provid] to-- 7i7 9 accordance 
) ! be/ practices develop$ pursuant to  
subp>agraph 7,a71 assess & recognize    
:e!r /ud5ts 9 grades #f ?r\gh #h att5d+ 
su* s*ool h eat+ disord]s & respond     
appropriately to individuals ) eat+     
disord]s among /ud5ts att5d+ su* s*ool1 
includ+ by provid+ c\nsel & by ref]ral2 

7ii7 provide educational in=mation &    
sem9>s1 develop$ 9 p>tn]%ip ) rese>*    
exp]ts 9 ! field ( eat+ disord]s1 to    
tea*]s at su* s*ool & p>5ts ( /ud5ts    
att5d+ su* s*ool to assi/ su* tea*]s &  
p>5ts 9 recogniz+ ! symptoms ( eat+     
disord]s & und]/&+ h[ to seek help &    
int]v5tion2 &  7iii7 o!rwise s]ve z a   
full-"t heal? c>e provid] = su* s*ool4  
7c7 ,eligible s*ool ,= purposes ( ?is   
section1 ! t]m eligible s*ool means a   
public or private s*ool t--  7#a7 s]ves 
/ud5ts 9 grades #f ?r\gh #h2  7#b7      
submits to ! ,secret>y1 ?r\gh !         
,director ( ! ,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e ,rese>*
 & ,quality1 an application to          
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program1 conta9+   
su* in=mation z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y1
 ?r\gh ! ,director2  7#c7 is assess$ z  
hav+ a ne$ = a s*ool nurse tra9$ 9      
assess+ /ud5ts to recognize & respond to
 eat+ disord]s2 &  7#d7 is select$ by ! 
,secret>y1 ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,ag5cy 
= ,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality1 9 a     
mann] su* t s*ools are select$ 9 ea* ( !

 regions s]v$ by a regional (fice ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7d7 ,eligible heal? c>e provid] ,=      
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m eligible  
heal? c>e provid] means a heal? c>e     
provid]1 includ+ a guidance c\nselor1 :o
 receiv$ a degree or tra9+ )9 a field ( 
heal?1 includ+ m5tal heal? or c\nsel+4  
7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#f mon?s aft] ! la/ day ( ! pilot       
program1 ea* eligible s*ool p>ticipat+ 9
 ! pilot program %all submit to !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices a  
report evaluat+ ! process & ! outcomes (
 ! pilot program1 ) respect to su*      
s*ool1 dur+ ! p]iod ( ! program4 ,ea*   
su* report1 ) respect to an eligible    
s*ool1 %all include at lea/ ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,! numb] ( /ud5ts assess$ "u !     
pilot program at su* s*ool1 pres5t$ by  
age1 sex1 & e?nicity4  7,b7 ,! numb] (  
/ud5ts id5tifi$ "u ! pilot program at   
su* s*ool dur+ su* program z pot5tially 
9 ne$ ( ref]ral & c\nsel+1 ! numb] ( su*
 /ud5ts t p>ticipat$ 9 c\nsel+ &        

foll[-up ref]rals1 & ! numb] ( su*      
/ud5ts :o %[$ improvem5t bas$ on foll[  
up assessm5ts4  7,c7 ,! numb] (         
educational sem9>s describ$ 9 subsection
 7b77#b77;,b7 provid$ "u ! pilot program
 at su* s*ool1 pres5t$ by categories (  
p>5ts & tea*]s4  7,d7 ,! numb] ( p>5ts &
 tea*]s t indicat$ !y ne$$ m in=mation  
or assi/ance 9 respond+ to a pot5tial   
problem relat+ to eat+ disord]s4  7,e7  
,an evaluation ( be/ practices :i* work$
 be/ = ! /ud5t population ( ! eligible  
s*ool4  7#b7 ,po/+ on ,,ahrq website ,n 
lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! la/ day ( !   
pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all po/ on !
 public ,int]net website ( ! ,ag5cy =   
,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality aggregate  
in=mation on ! pilot program describ$ 9 
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( p>agraph 
7#a7 bas$ on ! in=mation submitt$ "u su*
 p>agraph4  7f7 ,no additional          
au?orization ( appropriations ,am\nts   
o!rwise made available to ! ,c5t]s =    
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion =        
purposes ( surveillance activities %all 

be made available to c>ry out ?is       
section4 ,no am\nts o!r ?an ^? made     
available pursuant to ! previ\s s5t5ce  
are au?oriz$ = appropriation to c>ry out
 ?is section4  4