,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,%]rill introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a      
program to provide = wom5's he>t heal?  
cont9u+ m$ical education1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,he>t ,heal? ,enhancem5t   
?r\gh ,access to ,rese>* & ,tra9+ ,act4 
#b4 ,cont9u+ m$ical education programs =
 physicians on wom5's he>t heal? ,"p ,a 
( title ,,xix ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjw et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3        
#aiaj;,a4 ,cont9u+ m$ical education     
programs = physicians on wom5's he>t    
heal?  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= activities 9     
addition to ! activities :i* may be     
c>ri$ out by ,/ates "u section          
#aijd7;a77#a77;,a71 ! ,secret>y may make
 grants to eligible entities to support 
a program to e/abli% & implem5t cont9u+ 
education programs = physicians design$ 

to improve ! prev5tion1 id5tification1 &
 treatm5t ( c>diovascul> disease 9 wom54
  7b7 ,use ( funds ,a recipi5t ( a grant
 "u ?is section may use grant funds to  
e/abli%1 = physicians :o provide heal?  
c>e s]vices t include c>diovascul>      
heal?-- 7#a7 a wom5's he>t heal? cont9u+
 m$ical education program t meets !     
requirem5ts specifi$ 9 subsection 7c72  
or  7#b7 to exp& or improve ^u a wom5's 
he>t heal? cont9u+ m$ical education     
program t-- 7,a7 meets su* requirem5ts2 
&  7,b7 is c>ri$ out by su* recipi5t z (
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4  7c7
 ,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y %all e/abli% requirem5ts =    
wom5's he>t heal? cont9u+ m$ical        
education programs to be c>ri$ out us+  
funds aw>d$ ?r\gh a grant "u ?is        
section4  7#b7 ,m9imum crit]ia ,at a    
m9imum1 ! ,secret>y %all require t      
programs ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 be-- 
7,a7 evid5ce-bas$2  7,b7 focus$ on      
c>diovascul> heal? & disease specific to
 wom52 &  7,c7 design$ to all[          

applicable ,/ate lic5s+ bodies to       
provide cont9u+ m$ical education cr$it =
 ! completion ( su* a program2 &  7,d7  
provid$ by an entity t is accr$it$ z a  
cont9u+ m$ical education provid] by !   
,accr$itation ,c\ncil = ,cont9u+ ,m$ical
 ,education1 ! ,am]ican ,m$ical         
,association1 ! ,am]ican ,academy (     
,family ,physicians1 or ! ,am]ican      
,o/eopa?ic ,association2 &  7#c7        
,promotion plan ,z a condition on       
receipt ( grant funds "u ?is section1 an
 eligible entity %all c]tify to !       
,secret>y t ! entity has 9 effect a plan
 to adv]tise ! cont9u+ education program
 or programs e/abli%$1 or exp&$ or      
improv$ ^u1 pursuant to ?is section to  
physicians :o provide heal? c>e s]vices 
t include c>diovascul> heal?4  7#d7     
,collaboration ,9 develop+ ! requirem5ts
 = cont9u+ m$ical education programs "u 
?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all        
collaborate ) relevant /akehold]s t     
specialize 9 c>diovascul> heal? = wom51 
includ+-- 7,a7 allopa?ic physicians &   

o/eopa?ic physicians2  7,b7 academic &  
rese>* in/itutions2  7,c7 repres5tatives
 ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &       
,prev5tion2  7,d7 repres5tatives ( ,/ate
 m$ical bo>ds2 &  7,e7 repres5tatives ( 
! ,accr$itation ,c\ncil = ,cont9u+      
,m$ical ,education1 ! ,am]ican ,m$ical  
,association1 ! ,am]ican ,academy (     
,family ,physicians1 & ! ,am]ican       
,o/eopa?ic ,association4  7#e7          
,geographic & population div]sity ,!    
/akehold]s ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#d7    
%all-- 7,a7 repres5t a div]se set (     
geographic areas1 includ+ rural1 urban1 
& suburban areas2 &  7,b7 include       
repres5tatives ( high population d5sity 
,/ates 7z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y74  7d7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ,congress a report on--  
7#a7 be/ practices = ! program e/abli%$ 
"u ?is section2  7#b7 ! rates (         
physician & m$ical pr(essional          
utilization at eligible entities ( tra9+
 provid$ ?r\gh ! program2  7#c7 ob/acles

 fac$ by grant recipi5ts 9 c>ry+ out su*
 tra9+2 &  7#d7 ! impact ( ! grant      
programs ) respect to wom5's he>t heal? 
outcomes4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,cont9u+ m$ical education 
program ,! t]m cont9u+ m$ical education 
program means a s]ies ( c\rses t meet   
requirem5ts = cont9u+ m$ical education  
or cont9u+ education by-- 7,a7 !        
,accr$itation ,c\ncil = ,cont9u+ ,m$ical
 ,education2  7,b7 ! ,am]ican ,m$ical   
,association2  7,c7 ! ,am]ican ,academy 
( ,family ,physicians2  7,d7 ! ,am]ican 
,o/eopa?ic ,association2 or  7,e7 ano!r 
m$ical pr(essional organization or      
c]tifi$ accr$it+ body1 z det]m9$        
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7       
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means-- 7,a7 a hospital2  7,b7 a        
community heal? c5t]2  7,c7 ano!r heal? 
c>e sett+2  7,d7 a ,/ate1 local1        
t]ritorial1 or ,tribal public heal?     
dep>tm5t2  7,e7 a m$ical or o!r heal?   
pr(essional s*ool2 &  7,f7 any o!r      
appropriate public or private nonpr(it  

entity 7or consortia ( su* entities74   
7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ?is section #e1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbi4  4