,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aidd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjai ,mr4  
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mrs4 
,murray1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 
,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 & ,mr4 ,book]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to fully fund ! ,prev5tion &
 ,public ,heal? ,fund & reaffirm !      
importance ( prev5tion 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 heal?c>e sy/em4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,public ,heal?     
,fund+ ,re/oration ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,prev5tion & ,public ,heal? ,fund       
7section #djjb ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#cjju-#aa7 0 design$ to provide = exp&$ 
& su/a9$ national inve/m5t 9 prev5tion &
 public heal? programs to improve heal? 
& help re/ra9 ! rate ( gr[? 9 private & 
public heal? c>e co/s4  7#b7 ,fund+ "u  
su* section is ess5tial to core ef=ts at

 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
& 9 local & ,/ate heal? dep>tm5ts to    
prev5t & control ! spread ( infecti\s   
disease1 & prev5t injuries & !          
developm5t ( *ronic conditions4  7#c7   
,prev5tion & ,public ,heal? ,fund doll>s
 support evid5c$-bas$ inve/m5ts 9       
tobacco use prev5tion & cessation1      
nutrition1 m5tal heal?1 *ildhood lead   
poison+ prev5tion1 eld] c>e initiatives1
 & immunizations1 among o!r prev5tion   
initiatives4 ,fund+ gives ,/ates &      
communities ! flexibility to respond to 
public heal? ?reats t may be unique to  
_! communities4  7#d7 ,su* prev5tion    
ef=ts h %[n to be effective4 ,fund+     
increases = community-bas$ public heal? 
programs r$uce infant dea?s & prev5table
 dea?s caus$ by canc]1 diabetes1 &      
c>diovascul> disease4 ,e doll> sp5t on  
prev5tion saves ne>ly #f 9 heal? sp5d+ &
 e doll> sp5t on *ildhood vacc9es saves 
#af4ej 9 future heal? c>e co/s4  7#e7   
,inve/m5ts 9 prev5tion r$uce ! co/ (    
heal? c>e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4            

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community-bas$ disease prev5tion is     
e/imat$ to save #af1ejj1jjj1jjj annually
 )9 #e ye>s4  7#f7 ,cuts to ! ,prev5tion
 & ,public ,heal? ,fund & o!r public    
heal? prev5tion ef=ts und]m9e ef=ts to  
create an af=dable & accessible heal?   
c>e sy/em1 & a bett] quality life =     
,am]icans4  7#g7 ,re/or+ ,prev5tion &   
,public ,heal? ,fund fund+ to           
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj annually w all[ ! ,fund  
to inve/ 9 m innovative1 evid5ce-bas$   
public heal? programs & ma9ta9 & exp&   
inve/m5ts 9 programs ) demon/rat$       
success4  #c4 ,prev5tion & public heal? 
fund ,section #djjb7;b7 ( ! ,pati5t     
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjju-#aa7;b77 is am5d$--     
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&2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#e7 ?r\gh
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