,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #c1 #bjai,ms4   
,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1   
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,payne1 & ,mrs4 ,mc,bath7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices to c>ry out a program 
to address ! heal? crisis ( insuffici5t 
vacc9ations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vacc9ation ,in=mation & ,promotion ,act
 ( #bjai or ! ,,vip ,act ( #bjai4  #b4  
,address+ ! heal? crisis ( insuffici5t  
vacc9ations ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices1 9 consultation ) !     
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 %all develop & implem5t a
 program to rev]se ! decl9e 9 ! rate (  
*ildhood vacc9ations1 includ+ by--  7#a7
 conduct+ a national ef=t to increase   

public aw>5ess ( & k ab\t ! b5efits (   
*ildhood vacc9ations2  7#b7 support+ !  
developm5t ( a broad range (            
communication tools to in=m ! public on 
! importance ( vacc9ations2  7#c7 act+  
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,national         
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 mak+ m readily     
available on f$]ally ho/$ social m$ia   
specific in=mation f ! sci5tific &      
m$ical community on ! importance (      
vacc9ations to ! heal? & well-be+ (     
infants1 *ildr51 "y adults1 adults1 & ! 
eld]ly2 &  7#d7 aw>d+ grants & o!r      
f9ancial assi/ance to public & private  
educational in/itutions1 &              
non-gov]nm5tal 7includ+ nonpr(it7 & o!r 
appropriate entities t s]ve *ildr51     
/ud5ts1 & ! eld]ly1 to implem5t         
vacc9ation education programs4  #c4     
,,gao /udy ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct1 & submit to 
! ,congress a report on ! results (1 a  
/udy on ! *ange ov] "t 9 public         
attitudes t[>d *ildhood vacc9ations & ! 
reasons und]ly+ su* *anges4  #d4        

,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is ,act1 !re is au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe4