,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,watson ,coleman 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick    
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,clarke of 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott  
of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,brown
 of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1
 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,rush1
 and ,mr4 ,cohen7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a grant program
 that provides grants to ,states1       
,territories of the ,united ,states1 and
 ,indian tribes for pre-exposure        
prophylaxis 7,pr,e,p7 programs1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,pr,e,p        
,assistance ,program ,act4  #b4         
,pre-exposure prophylaxis program grant 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     

,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services 7in this ,act referred 
to as the ,secretary7 shall establish a 
program that provides grants to ,states1
 ,territories of the ,united ,states1   
and ,indian tribes for the establishment
 and support of pre-exposure prophylaxis
 7in this ,act referred to as ,pr,e,p7  
programs4  7b7 ,applications ,to be     
eligible to receive a grant under       
subsection 7a71 a ,state1 ,territory of 
the ,united ,states1 or ,indian tribe   
shall submit an application to the      
,secretary at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information as the 
,secretary may require1 including a     
description of how any funds awarded    
will be used4  7c7 ,amount ,any grant   
provided to a ,state1 ,territory of the 
,united ,states1 or ,indian tribe under 
this section may not exceed #e1jjj1jjj4 
7d7 ,use of funds ,any ,state1          
,territory of the ,united ,states1 or   
,indian tribe that is awarded funds     
under subsection 7a7 shall use such     

funds for eligible ,pr,e,p expenses4    
7e7 ,eligible ,pr,e,p expenses  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary shall publish a
 list of expenses that qualify as       
eligible ,pr,e,p expenses4  7#b7        
,inclusions ,such list shall include--  
7,a7 clinic and laboratory fees2  7,b7  
,pr,e,p medication2  7,c7 sexually      
transmitted disease testing in          
accordance with guidelines issued by the
 ,centers for ,disease ,control and     
,prevention2  7,d7 treatment adherence  
counseling2  7,e7 outreach activities   
directed toward high-risk populations   
that increase awareness about the       
existence of ,pr,e,p and provide        
education about access to and health    
care coverage of ,pr,e,p2 and  7,f7     
outreach activities directed toward     
physicians that provide education about 
,pr,e,p4  7f7 ,matching ,any ,state1    
,territory of the ,united ,states1 or   
,indian tribe that receives a grant     
under subsection 7a7 must contribute1 to
 the programs established or supported  

by the grant1 an amount equal to not    
less than #bj percent of the amount of  
the grant4  7g7 ,report to ,congress    
,the ,secretary shall1 in each of the   
first five years beginning one year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 submit to ,congress1 and make     
public on the ,internet website of the  
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 a report on the impact of any
 grants provided to ,states1            
,territories of the ,united ,states1 and
 ,indian tribes for the establishment   
and support of pre-exposure prophylaxis 
programs under this ,act4  7h7          
,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated to   
carry out this ,act #ej1jjj1jjj for each
 of the first five fiscal years         
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4