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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
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,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants 
to increase e>ly detection ( &          
int]v5tion = ut]9e fibroids1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ut]9e ,fibroid ,int]v5tion
 & ,gynecological ,heal? ,treatm5t ,act 
( #bjbe4  #b4 ,rese>* on ut]9e fibroid  
e>ly detection & int]v5tion  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !      
,secret>y7 %all-- 7#a7 conduct or       
support rese>* on increas+ e>ly         
detection (1 & int]v5tion =1 ut]9e      
fibroids2 &  7#b7 bas$ on ! results (   
su* rese>* & o!r relevant in=mation1    
=mulate evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$   
/rategies to increase e>ly detection 9  

heal? c>e sett+s4  7b7 ,timel9e ,!      
,secret>y %all f9alize ! evid5ce-bas$ or
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subsection 7a77#b7 z exp$iti\sly z      
possible 9 ord] to make su* /rategies   
available to grantees "u section #c to  
implem5t su* /rategies pursuant to      
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respect to ut]9e fibroid e>ly detection 
& int]v5tion  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
may aw>d grants to ,/ates = c>ry+ out   
programs-- 7#a7 to increase e>ly        
detection (1 & int]v5tion =1 ut]9e      
fibroids2 &  7#b7 to develop & implem5t 
public aw>5ess & education campaigns = !
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receiv+ a grant "u ?is section may use !
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to increas+ e>ly detection (1 &         
int]v5tion =1 ut]9e fibroids3 7#a7      
,scre5+ proc$ures1 includ+ advanc$      
gynecological imag+1 includ+ paym5t =   
su* proc$ures4  7#b7 ,pati5t navigation 
s]vices4  7#c7 ,implem5tation (         

evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ /rategies 
=mulat$ "u section #b7;a77#b74  7#d7    
,facilitat+ access to heal? c>e sett+s4 
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e>ly detection & int]v5tion ,! ,secret>y
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cl9ical trials1 relat$ to-- 7#a7        
disp>ities 9 pa9 control & managem5t 9  
ut]9e fibroid surgical treatm5t2 or     
7#b7 ,a%]man's ,syndrome1 intraut]9e    
adhesions1 & o!r intraut]9e conditions1 
z ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  #e4
 ,reports to ,congress  7a7 ,reports on 
grants ,n lat] #b ye>s aft] ! initial   
aw>d ( grants "u section #b or #c1 & e  
#b ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit
 to ,congress1 & make publicly available
 on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices-- 7#a7 a report summ>iz+
 ! f9d+s & results ( programs &         
activities fund$ ?r\gh grants aw>d$ "u  
?is ,act2 &  7#b7 a report outl9+ rese>*
 developm5ts & f9d+s relat$ to-- 7,a7   
disp>ities 9 pa9 control & managem5t 9  

ut]9e fibroid surgical treatm5t2 &  7,b7
 ,a%]man's ,syndrome1 intraut]9e        
adhesions1 & o!r intraut]9e conditions1 
z ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4