,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bi1       
#bjbd,mrs4 ,beatty 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,de,lauro7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to reauthorize the        
,,wisewoman program4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,women's 
,heart ,health ,expansion ,act of #bjbd4
  #b4 ,reauthorization of ,,wisewoman   
program ,section #aeji of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjjn-#d;a7 is amended to read as       
follows3  #aeji4 ,supplemental grants   
for additional preventive health        
services  7a7 ,screening and referral   
projects ,the ,secretary1 acting through
 the ,director of the ,centers for      
,disease ,control and ,prevention1 may  
award supplemental grants to recipients 
of grants under section #aeja to carry  
out projects for the purposes of-- 7#a7 

providing preventive health services in 
addition to the services authorized in  
such section1 including-- 7,a7          
screenings regarding blood pressure and 
cholesterol2 and  7,b7 health education2
  7#b7 providing appropriate referrals  
for medical treatment of women receiving
 services pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 and
 ensuring1 to the extent practicable1   
the provision of appropriate follow-up  
services2 and  7#c7 evaluating          
activities conducted under paragraphs   
7#a7 and 7#b7 through appropriate       
surveillance or program-monitoring      
activities4  7b7 ,eligibility for       
services ,women eligible for services   
pursuant to a grant under subsection 7a7
 shall include-- 7#a7 women receiving   
services pursuant to a grant made under 
section #aeja2 and  7#b7 other women who
 are low-income and meet such           
eligibility criteria as the ,secretary  
may specify4  7c7 ,authorized providers 
,services provided pursuant to a grant  
under subsection 7a7 shall be provided  

by-- 7#a7 an entity screening women for 
breast and cervical cancer pursuant to a
 grant under section #aeja2 or  7#b7    
other entities that the grant recipient 
may designate1 subject to the approval  
of such designation by the ,secretary4  
7d7 ,applicability of provisions of     
general program ,this title applies to a
 grant under subsection 7a7 to the same 
extent and in the same manner as this   
title applies to a grant under section  
#aeja4  7e7 ,funding ,to carry out this 
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #bej1jjj1jjj for the period
 of fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi4  4