,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1      
#bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,roberts1 and ,ms4 ,duckworth7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide for a national campaign to   
raise awareness of the importance of1   
and combat misinformation about1        
vaccines in order to increase           
vaccination rates4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,vaccine 
,awareness ,campaign to ,champion       
,immunization ,nationally and ,enhance  
,safety ,act of #bjai or the ,,vaccines 
,act4  #b4 ,improving awareness of      
disease prevention ,the ,public ,health 
,service ,act is amended by striking    
section #cac of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #bde7 and inserting the following3     
#cac4 ,public awareness campaign on the 

importance of vaccinations  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary1 acting through 
the ,director of the ,centers for       
,disease ,control and ,prevention and in
 coordination with other offices and    
agencies1 as appropriate1 shall award   
competitive grants to one or more public
 or private entities to carry out a     
national1 evidence-based campaign to    
increase awareness of vaccines for the  
prevention and control of diseases1     
combat misinformation about vaccines1   
and disseminate scientific and          
evidence-based1 vaccine-related         
information1 with the goal of increasing
 rates of vaccination across all ages1  
as applicable1 particularly in          
communities with low rates of           
vaccination4  7b7 ,consultation ,in     
carrying out the campaign under this    
section1 the ,secretary shall consult   
with appropriate public health and      
medical experts1 including the ,national
 ,academy of ,medicine and medical and  
public health associations and nonprofit

 organizations1 in the development1     
implementation1 and evaluation of the   
evidence-based public awareness         
campaign4  7c7 ,requirements ,the       
campaign under this section-- 7#a7 shall
 be a national1 evidence-based          
initiative2  7#b7 may include the use of
 television1 radio1 the internet1 and   
other telecommunications technologies2  
7#c7 may be focused to address specific 
needs of communities with low           
vaccination rates2  7#d7 shall include  
the development of resources for        
communities with low vaccination rates1 
including culturally and linguistically 
appropriate resources1 as applicable2   
7#e7 shall include the dissemination of 
vaccine information and communication   
resources to health care providers and  
health care facilities1 including such  
providers and facilities that provide   
prenatal and pediatric care2  7#f7 shall
 be complementary to1 and coordinated   
with1 any other ,federal efforts and    
,state efforts1 as appropriate2  7#g7   

shall assess the effectiveness of       
communication strategies to increase    
vaccination rates2 and  7#h7 may include
 the dissemination of scientific and    
evidence-based vaccine-related          
information1 such as-- 7,a7 advancements
 in evidence-based research related to  
diseases that may be prevented by       
vaccines and vaccine development2  7,b7 
information on vaccinations for         
individuals and communities1 including  
individuals for whom vaccines are not   
recommended by the ,advisory ,committee 
for ,immunization ,practices1 and the   
effects of low vaccination rates within 
a community on such individuals2  7,c7  
information on diseases that may be     
prevented by vaccines2 and  7,d7        
information on vaccine safety and the   
systems in place to monitor vaccine     
safety4  7d7 ,evaluation ,the ,secretary
 shall-- 7#a7 establish benchmarks and  
metrics to quantitatively measure and   
evaluate the awareness campaign under   
this section2  7#b7 conduct qualitative 

assessments regarding the awareness     
campaign under this section2 and  7#c7  
prepare and submit to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate and ,committee 
on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house  
of ,representatives an evaluation of the
 awareness campaign under this section4 
7e7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out this section and section  
#cag7k7 such sums as may be necessary   
for fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4  4
  #c4 ,grants to address                
vaccine-preventable diseases ,section   
#cag7k77#a7 of the ,public ,health      
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bdg;b7k77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in        
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the      
period and inserting a semicolon2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,e7 planning1 implementation1 and    
evaluation of activities to address     

vaccine-preventable diseases1 including 
activities to-- 7i7 identify communities
 at high risk of outbreaks related to   
vaccine-preventable diseases2  7ii7     
pilot innovative approaches to improve  
vaccination rates in communities with   
low rates of vaccination2  7iii7 reduce 
barriers to accessing vaccines and      
evidence-based information about the    
health effects of vaccines2  7iv7       
partner with community organizations and
 health care providers to develop and   
deliver evidence-based interventions to 
increase vaccination rates2 and  7v7    
improve delivery of evidence-based      
vaccine-related information to parents  
and others2 and  7,f7 research related  
to strategies for improving awareness of
 scientific and evidence-based1         
vaccine-related information1 including  
for communities with low vaccination    
rates1 in order to understand barriers  
to vaccination1 improve vaccination     
rates1 and assess the public health     
outcomes of such strategies4  4