,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eaac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjbf,mr4   
,gallego 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m>%all7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to /udy &      
report on ! /ate ( m5's heal? 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & to e/abli% an ,(fice ( ,m5's  
,heal? )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/ate ( ,m5's ,heal? ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,risks to ! heal? & well-be+ ( !       
,nation's m5 7& _! families7 are on !   
rise due to a lack ( education on1      
aw>5ess (1 & pursuit ( prev5tive scre5+ 
& c>e4 ,^! risks include-- 7,a7 m5 are m
 at risk = premature dea? f #i out ( !  
top #aj causes ( dea?2  7,b7 aft] a     
/eady decl9e f #aigi to #bjaf1 !        
lifespan g5d] gap has exp&$ s9ce #bjaf f
 #d4d ye>s to a crisis level ( #e4i ye>s

 ) ! curr5t av]age age ( dea? = m5 be+  
#gc4b ye>s v]sus #gi4a ye>s = wom52 &   
7,c7 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 m5 die at an    
ov]all rate #a4d times high] ?an wom5 on
 an age-adju/$ basis4  7#b7 ,:ile ?is   
heal? crisis is ( p>ticul> conc]n to m51
 x is also a conc]n = wom5 :o           
prematurely lose _! fa!rs1 husb&s1 sons1
 & bro!rs4  7#c7 ,m5's heal? is a conc]n
 to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ,/ate          
gov]nm5ts1 :i* absorb ! enorm\s co/s (  
premature dea? & disability among m51   
includ+ ! co/s ( c>+ = dep5d5ts :o are  
left beh9d4  7#d7 ,accord+ to ! ,social 
,security ,adm9i/ration1 #af4h p]c5t (  
wid[s #fe ye>s ( age or old] are        
impov]i%$1 comp>$ to #d4i p]c5t ( m>ri$ 
wom5 #fe ye>s ( age or old]4  7#e7      
,educat+ m51 _! families1 & heal? c>e   
provid]s ab\t ! importance ( e>ly       
detection ( heal? issues t c impact m51 
su* z c>diovascul> disease1 m5tal heal?1
 ,,hiv_/,,aids1 o/eoporosis1 canc]      
7lung1 pro/ate1 sk91 colorectal1        
te/icul>1 & m71 & o!r p]t95t heal?      

issues1 c result 9 r$uc+ rates (        
mortality ( diseases impact+ males1 z   
well z improve ! heal? ( ! ,nation's    
males & ! ,nation's ov]all economic     
well-be+4  7#f7 ,( conc]n are !         
physical1 m5tal1 & emotional well-be+ ( 
our milit>y m5 7& wom57 return+ f w>    
zones & our vet]ans1 p>ticul>ly )       
respect to m5tal heal? & suicide        
prev5tion4  7#g7 ,rec5t sci5tific /udies
 h %[n t regul> m$ical exams1 prev5tive 
scre5+s1 regul> ex]cise1 & heal?y eat+  
habits c save lives4  7#h7 ,m5 die (    
suicide at f\r times ! rate ( wom54     
,accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 m5 make up #ej p]c5t ( ! 
population b ne>ly #hj p]c5t ( suicides4
  7#i7 ,accord+ to ! ,national ,canc]   
,in/itute1 canc] mortality is high]     
among m5 ?an wom5 7#aga4e p] #ajj1jjj m5
 & #abf4c p] #ajj1jjj wom574  7#aj7     
,pro/ate canc] is ! mo/ frequ5tly       
diagnos$ canc] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates among  
m54 ,"o 9 #i m5 w be diagnos$ ) pro/ate 
canc] 9 _! lifetime4 ,9 #bjbf1 ov]      

#ccc1hcj m5 w be newly diagnos$ )       
pro/ate canc] & #cf1cbj m5 ) pro/ate    
canc] w die4 ,! incid5ce ( pro/ate canc]
 is #ej p]c5t high] 9 ,african-,am]ican 
m51 :o are twice z likely to die f su*  
canc]4 ,!re are ov] #c1ajj1jjj m5 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates liv+ ) pro/ate canc]4     
7#aa7 ,x is e/imat$ t1 9 #bjbf1         
approximately #aaj1iaj m5 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates w be diagnos$ ) lung canc]1 & an 
e/imat$ #fc1jdj m5 w die f lung canc]4  
7#ab7 ,x is e/imat$ t1 9 #bjbf1         
approximately #ee1daj m5 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates w be diagnos$ ) colon canc] &    
#bh1gej m5 w be diagnos$ ) rectal canc]4
 ,9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 colorectal canc] is
 ! ?ird-lead+ cause ( canc]-relat$ dea?s
 9 m54  7#ac7 ,m5 make up ov] half !    
diabetes pati5ts ag$ #ah & ov] 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates 7#ah4i million m5 total71 
& ov] "o-?ird ( !m don't "k x4          
,approximately #cg4c million p 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates are liv+ ) diabetes1 & m5 
are m likely to die f ! disease4 ,9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 #if million p ag$ #ah &  

old] h pr$iabetes4 ,p ) diagnos$        
diabetes h m$ical exp5ditures t are #b4c
 times high] ?an pati5ts )\t diabetes4  
7#ad7 ,a rese>* /udy f\nd t premature   
dea? & morbidity 9 m5 co/s ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts 9 excess ( #adb
 billion annually4 ,x also co/s ,unit$  
,/ates employ]s1 & society z a :ole1 9  
excess ( #aef billion annually & an     
additional #aha billion annually 9      
decreas$ quality ( life4  7#ae7 ,ab\t   
#i1haj m5 w be diagnos$ 9 #bjbf )       
te/icul> canc]1 & _m ( ^! m5 w die f ?is
 disease or suff] s]i\s adv]se outcomes 
due to lack ( e>ly diagnosis & treatm5t4
 ,a common reason = delay 9 treatm5t (  
?is disease is a delay 9 seek+ m$ical   
att5tion aft] discov]+ a te/icul> mass4 
7#af7 ,m5 ov] ! pa/ decade h %[n poor]  
heal? outcomes ?an wom5 across all      
racial & e?nic gr\ps z well z across    
socioeconomic /atus conditions4  7#ag7  
,heal?y fa!rs c be role models = _!     
*ildr51 lead+ by example1 & enc\rag+ !m 
to lead heal?y life/yles4 ,! premature  

dea? & disability ( fa!rs is an issue ( 
c5tral importance to *ildr54  7#ah7     
,e/abli%+ an ,(fice ( ,m5's ,heal? is   
ne$$ to inve/igate ^! f9d+s & take fur!r
 action to promote aw>5ess ( m5's heal? 
ne$s4  #c4 ,,gao /udy & report on ! /ate
 ( m5's heal?  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all-- 7#a7 complete a /udy on ! 
/ate ( m5's heal? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
includ+ ! t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
&  7#b7 submit a report to ! ,congress  
on ! results ( su* /udy4  7b7 ,report   
cont5ts ,! report requir$ by subsection 
7a7 %all-- 7#a7 id5tify heal? disp>ities
 9 m5's heal?2  7#b7 describe ! programs
 & activities ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t are
 curr5tly au?oriz$ & c be optimiz$ to   
improve m5's heal? to elim9ate or r$uce 
su* heal? disp>ities2  7#c7 recomm5d any
 additional programs or activities t    
%\ld be und]tak5 by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
to elim9ate or r$uce su* heal?          
disp>ities2  7#d7 id5tify & describe    

ef=ts to coord9ate & support m5's heal? 
?r\gh\t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & id5tify    
ways 9 :i* su* coord9ation & support c  
be improv$2  7#e7 id5tify ! numb] (     
(fices )9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t focus+ on  
heal? s]vices & recomm5d (fices t-- 7,a7
 c\ld be comb9$ or transition$ into an  
(fice on m5's heal?2 or  7,b7 c\ld      
assume a lead]%ip role on m5's heal?2   
7#f7 review & assess programs &         
activities to improve male engagem5t 9 !
 heal? c>e sy/em2  7#g7 assess ! ,f$]al 
rese>* l&scape to id5tify opportunities 
= additional inve/m5ts t c\ld catalyze  
significant progress 9 address+ m5's    
heal? ne$s2 &  7#h7 id5tify ways to     
increase public aw>5ess ( ! ne$ = great]
 inve/m5t 9 & att5tion to m5's heal?    
rese>*1 z well z m5's heal? outcomes4   
7c7 ,fund+ ,no additional funds are     
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section4 ,any funds us$ to c>ry out 
?is section %all be d]iv$ f am\nts      
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ by o!r       
provisions ( law4  #d4 ,(fice ( ,m5's   

,heal? ,"p ,a ( title ,,ii ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjb 
et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  #bbi;,a4 ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices ,(fice ( ,m5's ,heal?  7a7     
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !       
,secret>y %all e/abli% )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices an ,(fice (    
,m5's ,heal?4  7b7 ,consid]ations ,9    
e/abli%+ su* ,(fice1 ! ,secret>y %all   
take into consid]ation ! results ( !    
/udy "u section #c ( ! ,/ate ( ,m5's    
,heal? ,act4  7c7 ,activities ,!        
activities ( ! ,(fice ( ,m5's ,heal?    
%all include-- 7#a7 conduct+1 support+1 
coord9at+1 & promot+ programs &         
activities to improve ! /ate ( m5's     
heal? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 assi/+ 9 
! coord9ation ( programs & activities ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices  
relat+ to m5's heal?1 includ+           
coord9ation ( public aw>5ess1 education1
 & scre5+ programs & activities relat$  
to m5's heal?1 ) an emphasis on         

colorectal canc]1 pro/ate canc]1        
diabetes1 high *ole/]ol1 & m5tal heal?  
scre5+ programs = m5 id5tifi$ z be+ at  
increas$ risk ( develop+ su* diseases & 
conditions2 &  7#c7 e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+ a
 database ( be/ practices1 cl9ical      
guidel9es1 cl9ical rese>*1 & fund+      
opportunities relat+ to m5's heal?4  7d7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] !    
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,(fice ( ,m5's ,heal?1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report describ+ ! activities ( su*      
,(fice1 includ+-- 7#a7 f9d+s reg>d+ m5's
 heal?2 &  7#b7 recomm5dations to       
improve m5's heal? outcomes z a result (
 ! f9d+s4  7e7 ,fund+ ,no additional    
funds are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to 
c>ry out ?is section4 ,any funds us$ to 
c>ry out ?is section %all be d]iv$ f    
am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ by o!r
 provisions ( law1 exclud+ any am\nts   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! ,(fice  
on ,wom5's ,heal? "u section #bbi or any
 o!r (fice ( wom5's heal? 9 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  4