,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbf,ms4   
,s*olt5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal? & ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices to evaluate hormone v>iability 
& hormone te/+1 respectively1 9 wom5 )  
respect to p]im5opause4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,hormone     
,heal? ,data & ,rese>* ,act4  #b4       
,/udies on hormone v>iability & hormone 
te/+ ) respect to p]im5opause  7a7 ,,nih
 /udy ,! ,director ( ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal? %all evaluate any   
evid5ce publi%$ on or prior to ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act t relates to--  7#a7
 ! v>iability ( hormone levels 9 a woman
 be=e su* woman exp]i5ces symptoms (    
p]im5opause2 &  7#b7 any basel9e patt]n 
9 su* v>iability4  7b7 ,u4,s4 ,prev5tive
 ,s]vices ,task ,=ce /udy ,! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! 

,unit$ ,/ates ,prev5tive ,s]vices ,task 
,=ce1 %all review any evid5ce publi%$ on
 or prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act relat$ to ! cl9ical utility (      
hormone te/+1 includ+ :e!r basel9e      
in=mation obta9$ on ! hormone levels ( a
 woman be=e su* woman exp]i5ces symptoms
 ( p]im5opause mean+fully in=ms !       
diagnosis or managem5t ( p]im5opause =  
su* woman4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah 
mon?s aft] enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ,,nih & 
,,usp/f %all submit a report to !       
,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ,s5ate1 !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee 
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate summ>iz+ f9d+s1     
id5tify+ evid5ce gaps1 & provid+        
recomm5dations = future rese>* or       
cl9ical guidance4