,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cidd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1 
#bjbf,ms4 ,alsobrooks 7for herself and  
,mrs4 ,britt7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,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 #bjbf4
  #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 pressure1    
cholesterol1 obesity1 and other relevant
 risk factors2 and  7,b7 evidence-based 
health education offered by a qualified 
provider to improve a measurable health 
outcome1 such as blood pressure1        
cholesterol1 diabetes1 or obesity2  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      
activities and reporting to the         
,secretary on such activities4  7b7     
,eligibility for services ,women        
eligible for services pursuant to a     
grant under subsection 7a7 shall        

include-- 7#a7 women eligible for       
services pursuant to a grant made under 
section #aeja2 and  7#b7 other women who
 are high-risk and meet such eligibility
 criteria as the ,secretary may specify4
  7c7 ,authorized providers ,health     
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 health care entities1 as the      
,secretary determines4  7d7 ,funding ,to
 carry out this section1 there is       
authorized to be appropriated           
#bej1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal   
years #bjbg through #bjca4  4  #c4 ,,gao
 study ,not later than ,september #cj1  
#bjbg1 the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states shall report to the     
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce
 of the ,house of ,representatives on   
the work of the ,well-,integrated       

,screening and ,evaluation for ,women   
,across the ,nation ,program1           
including-- 7#a7 an estimate of the     
number of individuals eligible for      
services provided under such program2   
7#b7 a summary of trends in the number  
of individuals served through such      
program2  7#c7 an assessment of any     
factors that may be driving the trends  
identified under paragraph 7#b71        
including any barriers to accessing     
cardiovascular health screenings        
provided by such program2 and  7#d7 an  
analysis of the cost-effectiveness of   
such program with respect to patient    
outcomes1 such as blood pressure1       
cholesterol1 diabetes1 or obesity4