,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aidd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,brown1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4        
,markey1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1  
,ms4 ,smith1 and ,mr4 ,booker7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
fully fund the ,prevention and ,public  
,health ,fund and reaffirm the          
importance of prevention in the ,united 
,states healthcare system4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,public ,health ,funding ,restoration   
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,the ,prevention and  
,public ,health ,fund 7section #djjb of 
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjju-#aa7   
was designed to provide for expanded and
 sustained national investment in       
prevention and public health programs to

 improve health and help restrain the   
rate of growth in private and public    
health care costs4  7#b7 ,funding under 
such section is essential to core       
efforts at the ,department of ,health   
and ,human ,services and in local and   
,state health departments to prevent and
 control the spread of infectious       
disease1 and prevent injuries and the   
development of chronic conditions4  7#c7
 ,prevention and ,public ,health ,fund  
dollars support evidenced-based         
investments in tobacco use prevention   
and cessation1 nutrition1 mental health1
 childhood lead poisoning prevention1   
elder care initiatives1 and             
immunizations1 among other prevention   
initiatives4 ,funding gives ,states and 
communities the flexibility to respond  
to public health threats that may be    
unique to their communities4  7#d7 ,such
 prevention efforts have shown to be    
effective4 ,funding increases for       
community-based public health programs  
reduce infant deaths and preventable    

deaths caused by cancer1 diabetes1 and  
cardiovascular disease4 ,every dollar   
spent on prevention saves nearly #f in  
health spending and every dollar spent  
on childhood vaccines saves #af4ej in   
future health care costs4  7#e7         
,investments in prevention reduce the   
cost of health care in the ,united      
,states4 #b1ijj1jjj1jjj in investments  
in community-based disease prevention is
 estimated to save #af1ejj1jjj1jjj      
annually within #e years4  7#f7 ,cuts to
 the ,prevention and ,public ,health    
,fund and other public health prevention
 efforts undermine efforts to create an 
affordable and accessible health care   
system1 and a better quality life for   
,americans4  7#g7 ,restoring ,prevention
 and ,public ,health ,fund funding to   
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj annually will allow the  
,fund to invest in more innovative1     
evidence-based public health programs   
and maintain and expand investments in  
programs with demonstrated success4  #c4
 ,prevention and public health fund     

,section #djjb7;b7 of the ,patient      
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjju-#aa7;b77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by   
adding at the end and2 and  7#b7 by     
striking paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#i7   
and inserting the following3  7#e7 for  
fiscal year #bjbj and each fiscal year  
thereafter1 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj4  4