,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/] 7= h]self &    
,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to include  
public aw>5ess ab\t m5opause & relat$   
*ronic conditions1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,we're ,address+ ! ,realities (       
,m5opause ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,w>m ,act (
 #bjbc4  #b4 ,m5opause public aw>5ess   
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cag ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7o7       
,m5opause public aw>5ess program  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 %all c>ry out a national 
program to increase aw>5ess (-- 7,a7    
symptoms & trajectories ( *anges across 
! m5opausal transition & ! po/m5opausal 

transition2  7,b7 relat$ *ronic         
conditions2 &  7,c7 ! entire range (    
treatm5t & !rapy options t may1 consi/5t
 ) ,f$]al law1 be prescrib$ by a heal?  
c>e provid] = ^? symptoms1 *anges1 &    
conditions4  7#b7 ,consultation ,9 c>ry+
 out ! national campaign requir$ by     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult 
) ! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (
 ,heal?1 ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,in/itute on ,ag+1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices             
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,director ( ! ,ag5cy = 
,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality1 ! ,"u     
,secret>y = ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,director ( !      
,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy1 ! ,director ( !  
,indian ,heal? ,s]vice1 heal? c>e       
provid]s1 public heal? associations1    
nonpr(it organizations t promote ! heal?
 & quality ( life ( wom5 dur+ midlife & 
beyond1 & nonpr(it organizations )      
exp]tise 9 m5opause rese>* & advocacy1  
to solicit input on evid5ce-in=m$       
in=mation = policy developm5t & program 

developm5t1 implem5tation1 & evaluation4
  7#c7 ,requirem5ts ,! national campaign
 requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 may--  7,a7   
include ! use ( evid5ce-in=m$ m$ia &    
public engagem5t2  7,b7 include !       
developm5t ( educational programs1      
mat]ials1 & public s]vice ann\ncem5ts2  
7,c7 include ! developm5t ( culturally &
 l+ui/ically compet5t res\rces tailor$  
=-- 7i7 communities or gr\ps ) m sev]e  
or frequ5t symptoms ( m5opause or l[]   
rates ( treatm5t = symptoms ( m5opause2 
7ii7 rural communities2 &  7iii7 o!r    
communities z ! ,secret>y det]m9es      
appropriate2  7,d7 include !            
dissem9ation ( educational programs1    
mat]ials1 & public s]vice ann\ncem5ts   
to-- 7i7 heal? c>e provid]s1 heal? c>e  
facilities 7includ+ prim>y c>e provid]s1
 community heal? c5t]s1 rural heal?     
cl9ics1 ob/etricians1 & gynecologi/s71 &
 ,/ate & local public heal? dep>tm5ts2 &
  7ii7 o!r entities z ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es appropriate to increase aw>5ess
 z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  7,e7 be   

complem5t>y to1 & coord9at$ )1 any o!r  
,f$]al ef=ts ) respect to m5opause      
education & treatm5t2 &  7,f7 include   
message te/+ to id5tify culturally      
compet5t & effective messages =         
behavioral *ange4  7#d7 ,options =      
dissem9ation ( in=mation ,! national    
campaign requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 may-- 
7,a7 include ! use (-- 7i7 social m$ia1 
television1 radio1 pr9t1 ! int]net1 &   
o!r m$ia2  7ii7 9-p]son or virtual      
public communications2 &  7iii7 lic5s$  
heal? c>e provid]s & memb]s ( t>get     
communities or gr\ps specifi$ 9 p>agraph
 7#c77;,c72  7,b7 be t>get$ to specific 
gr\ps & communities specifi$ 9 p>agraph 
7#c77;,c72 &  7,c7 be c>ri$ out ?r\gh   
grants or coop]ative agreem5ts to       
private nonpr(it entities ) a hi/ory (  
develop+ & implem5t+ simil> campaigns4  
7#e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,(  
am\nts made available to ! ,secret>y =  
o!r purposes1 ! ,secret>y may use up to 
#gj1jjj1jjj ( su* am\nts = ! p]iod (    
fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbh = !       

purpose ( c>ry+ out ! program "u ?is    
section4  4  7b7 ,report to ,congress ,n
 lat] ?an ! end ( cal5d> ye> #bjbe1 !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce1 ! ,committee on ,ways &       
,means1 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'       
,affairs1 & ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions1 ! ,committee on     
,f9ance1 ! ,committee on ,homel&        
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1 & !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate a report t conta9s--  7#a7 a     
qualitative assessm5t ( ! public aw>5ess
 program "u section #cag7o7 ( ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 z add$ by          
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 a description ( 
! activities conduct$ "u su* campaign4  
#c4 ,m5opause education & tra9+ grants  
,"p ,d ( title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? 
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bid et     
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#geg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bid;f7 ! foll[+3   

#geh4 ,m5opause education & tra9+ grants
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &   
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 9 consultation )
 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute on 
,ag+1 ! directors ( o!r in/itutes1      
c5t]s1 & (fices ( ! ,national ,in/itutes
 ( ,heal? z det]m9$ appropriate by !    
,secret>y1 ! ,director ( ! ,ag5cy =     
,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality1 ! ,"u     
,secret>y = ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,director ( !      
,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy1 & ! ,director ( !
 ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice1 %all aw>d      
grants to eligible entities = ! purposes
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,use ( 
funds ,a grant receiv$ "u ?is section   
%all be us$ = any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7      
,tra9+ 7includ+ = individuals complet+ a
 resid5cy1 fell[%ip1 or o!r cl9ical     
tra9+ = lic5sure7 = physicians1 nurse   
practition]s1 physician assi/ants1      
regi/]$ nurses1 & ph>maci/s to improve  
communication & provid] prep>$ness 9 !  
managem5t ( m5opausal symptoms & relat$ 

*ronic conditions4  7#b7 ,e/abli%+1     
ma9ta9+1 or improv+ academic units or   
programs t provide tra9+ = /ud5ts or    
faculty1 includ+ ?r\gh cl9ical exp]i5ces
 & rese>*1 to improve ! ability to be   
able to recognize1 diagnose1 & treat    
m5opause symptoms & relat$ *ronic       
conditions4  7#c7 ,develop+             
evid5ce-in=m$ practices or              
recomm5dations = ! design ( units or    
programs ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#b71     
includ+ curriculum cont5t /&>ds4  7c7   
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is section1 an entity %all  
be locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &-- 7#a7 a  
s*ool ( m$ic9e or o/eopa?ic m$ic9e1 a   
s*ool ( nurs+ 7z def9$ 9 section #hja71 
a physician assi/ant tra9+ program1 a   
s*ool ( ph>macy1 an accr$it$ public or  
nonpr(it private hospital1 or an        
accr$it$ m$ical resid5cy program2 or    
7#b7 a public or private nonpr(it entity
 :i* ! ,secret>y has det]m9$ is capable 
( c>ry+ out ! program or activities to  
be fund$ ?r\gh ! grant4  7d7 ,equitable 

di/ribution ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is      
section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure1 to !  
greate/ ext5t possible1 t su* grants are
 equitably di/ribut$ among !            
geographical regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7e7 ,p>tn]%ip requir$ ,z a condition on 
receipt ( a grant "u ?is section1 an    
eligible entity %all agree to c>ry out !
 program or activities to be fund$ ?r\gh
 ! grant 9 p>tn]%ip ) "o or m           
organizations su* z an education        
accr$it+ organization 7su* z ! ,liaison 
,committee on ,m$ical ,education1 !     
,accr$itation ,c\ncil = ,graduate       
,m$ical ,education1 ! ,commission on    
,o/eopa?ic ,college ,accr$itation1 !    
,accr$itation ,commission = ,education 9
 ,nurs+1 ! ,commission on ,collegiate   
,nurs+ ,education1 ! ,accr$itation      
,c\ncil = ,ph>macy ,education1 or !     
,accr$itation ,review ,commission on    
,education = ! ,physician ,assi/ant74   
7f7 ,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to seek
 a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible    
entity %all submit an application to !  

,secret>y1 at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &    
conta9+ su* in=mation z may be specifi$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,m9imum cont5ts   
,at a m9imum1 an application "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 a description 
( h[ ! eligible entity int5ds to        
implem5t ! activities requir$ by        
subsection 7b72 &  7,b7 a description ( 
b5*m>ks to be us$ to measure ! success (
 ! implem5tation ( su* activities4  7g7 
,adm9i/rative provisions  7#a7 ,p]iod ( 
grants ,a grant aw>d$ to an eligible    
entity "u ?is section %all be = ! p]iod 
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! aw>d & end+ on !   
date t is #e ye>s aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( ! 
grant program "u ?is section4  7#b7     
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to eligible entities t-- 7,a7 demon/rate
 suffici5t size1 scope1 & capacity to   
c>ry out ! tra9+ describ$ 9 subsection  
7b7 ) respect to an appropriate numb] ( 
physicians1 nurse practition]s1         
physician assi/ants1 regi/]$ nurses1 &  
ph>maci/s ea* ye> to meet ! ne$s ( !    

area to be s]v$2  7,b7 demon/rate       
exp]i5ce 9 tra9+ provid]s to practice   
team-bas$ c>e t integrates m5opause     
tra9+ & treatm5t protocols ) prim>y c>e 
9 community-bas$ sett+s2 &  7,c7 h !    
capacity to exp& access to m5opause     
tra9+ & treatm5t s]vices 9 areas )      
demon/rat$ ne$1 z det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y1 su* z ,tribal1 rural1 or o!r 
und]s]v$ communities4  7h7 ,data        
submission2 report+  7#a7 ,data         
submission by grantees ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! fir/ ye> ( a tra9+ program  
fund$ ?r\gh a grant "u ?is section1 & n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ea* subsequ5t ye>
 ( su* tra9+ program dur+ :i* su* fund+ 
cont9ues1 ! recipi5t ( ! grant %all     
submit to ! ,secret>y su* data z !      
,secret>y may require = purposes (      
prep>+ ! report "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] receipt "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( data f  
grantees = a ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 ! ,committee on ,ways &       

,means1 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'       
,affairs1 & ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions1 ! ,committee on     
,f9ance1 ! ,committee on ,homel&        
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1 & !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate a report t includes--  7,a7 !    
f9d+s & conclusions ( ! ,secret>y )     
respect to m5opause curricula 9 s*ools &
 tra9+ programs receiv+ fund+ ?r\gh a   
grant "u ?is section2  7,b7 an assessm5t
 ( ! b5efits ( ! grant program "u ?is   
section =--  7i7 e/abli%+ be/ practices 
= heal? c>e provid]s to treat pati5ts 9 
! cl9ical sett+2  7ii7 provid+ great]   
aw>5ess ( m5opause & relat$ *ronic      
conditions to--  7,i7 physicians & o!r  
heal? c>e pr(essionals2 &  7,,ii7       
pati5ts ( su* physicians & pr(essionals2
 &  7iii7 improv+ ! quality1 quantity1 &
 di/ribution ( m5opause treatm5t &      
tra9+2 &  7,c7 a description ( ! b5efits
 (1 & b>ri]s to1 integrat+ m5opause     

curricula at heal? pr(essions s*ools &  
tra9+ programs4  7i7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,( am\nts made available 
to ! ,secret>y = o!r purposes1 !        
,secret>y may use up to #ca1gjj1jjj (   
su* am\nts = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe
 ?r\gh #bjbh = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out !  
program "u ?is section4  4  #d4         
,regional c5t]s ( excell5ce 9 m5opause  
education ,"p ,d ( title ,,vii ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bid et seq47 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] section #geh 7z add$ by     
section #c7 ! foll[+3  #geh;,a4         
,regional c5t]s ( excell5ce 9 m5opause  
education  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9 
consultation ) su* o!r (ficials z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate1 %all    
aw>d coop]ative agreem5ts to eligible   
entities =-- 7#a7 ! designation ( su*   
entities z ,regional ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce
 9 ,m5opause ,education2 &  7#b7 !      
support ( su* ,regional ,c5t]s (        
,excell5ce to enhance & improve h[ heal?
 pr(essionals are educat$ 9 m5opause    

?r\gh developm5t1 evaluation1 &         
di/ribution ( evid5ce-bas$ curricula =  
heal? pr(essions s*ools4  7b7 ,selection
 ( ,regional ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce  7#a7  
,eligible entities ,to be eligible to   
receive a coop]ative agreem5t "u        
subsection 7a71 an entity %all--  7,a7  
be an entity (f]+ education to /ud5ts 9 
v>i\s heal? pr(essions1 su* z-- 7i7 a   
heal? sy/em2  7ii7 a tea*+ hospital2    
7iii7 a m$ical s*ool1 a s*ool ( nurs+ 7z
 def9$ 9 section #hja71 a s*ool (f]+ a  
physician assi/ant education program1 or
 a s*ool ( ph>macy2 &  7iv7 any o!r     
heal? pr(ession s*ool1 s*ool ( public   
heal?1 or in/itution ( high] education  
engag$ 9 an aspect ( ! managem5t (      
m5opause2  7,b7 be accr$it$ by !        
appropriate educational accr$itation    
body2  7,c7 demon/rate an exi/+ /rategy1
 & h 9 place a plan = cont9u+ su*       
/rategy1 or h a propos$ /rategy1 to     
implem5t a curriculum bas$ on be/       
practices = m5opause treatm5t &         
education2 &  7,d7 provide to !         

,secret>y su* in=mation1 at su* "t1 & 9 
su* mann]1 z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7#b7 ,div]sity ,9 aw>d+ coop]ative      
agreem5ts "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all-- 7,a7 take into acc\nt regional  
diff]5ces among eligible entities2 &    
7,b7 make an ef=t to ensure geographic  
div]sity4  7c7 ,dissem9ation ( in=mation
  7#a7 ,public po/+ ,! ,secret>y %all   
make in=mation provid$ to ! ,secret>y "u
 subsection 7b77#a77;,d7 publicly       
available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7#b7         
,evaluation ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7    
evaluate ea* project c>ri$ out by a     
,regional ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce 9 ,m5opause
 ,education ?r\gh fund+ receiv$ "u ?is  
section2 &  7,b7 dissem9ate ! results ( 
ea* su* evaluation to appropriate public
 & private entities4  7d7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,( am\nts made         
available to ! ,secret>y = o!r purposes1
 ! ,secret>y may use su* sums z may be  
necess>y = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe  
?r\gh #bjbh = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out !   

program "u ?is section4  4