[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9247 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9247

   To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to conduct a public health education, 
  awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and 
                        related health services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2022

  Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to conduct a public health education, 
  awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and 
                        related health services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Abortion Care Awareness Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ACCESS TO ABORTION 
              AND RELATED HEALTH SERVICES.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399V-7. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ACCESS TO 
              ABORTION AND RELATED HEALTH SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a coordinated, 
focused, national public health education, awareness, and outreach 
campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services.
    ``(b) Campaign Requirements.--The campaign under subsection (a) 
shall--
            ``(1) include education, awareness, and outreach 
        regarding--
                    ``(A) where and how to access abortion and related 
                health services, including where and how to access 
                medication abortion that is consistent with the 
                labeling most recently approved by the Food and Drug 
                Administration;
                    ``(B) medically accurate information about 
                medication abortion;
                    ``(C) the right of patients to legally travel 
                across State lines to obtain abortion and related 
                health services;
                    ``(D) how to differentiate facilities commonly 
                known as crisis pregnancy centers from facilities that 
                actually provide abortion and related health services, 
                including how to identify--
                            ``(i) misleading claims by such centers 
                        about reproductive health care; and
                            ``(ii) inaccurate, misleading, or 
                        stigmatizing information disseminated by such 
                        centers about the risks of abortion and 
                        contraception; and
                    ``(E) how to identify misinformation regarding 
                abortion and related health services intended to 
                deceive, or to discourage individuals from accessing 
                such services; and
            ``(2) be designed to ensure cultural competency, efficacy, 
        and accessibility for and within underserved communities, 
        including communities of color, immigrants, people with 
        disabilities, people with limited English proficiency, people 
        with low income, young people, LGBTQI+ people, and people 
        living in rural or other medically underserved areas.
    ``(c) Campaign Limitations.--In carrying out the campaign under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall not--
            ``(1) promote misinformation regarding the safety of 
        abortion and related health services;
            ``(2) promote abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, also 
        referred to as sexual risk avoidance education programs, or 
        other programs that are not comprehensive or medically 
        accurate; or
            ``(3) collect, retain, use, or disclose personal 
        information about visitors to any website, app, or other 
        educational or campaign resource.
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out the campaign under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consult with--
            ``(1) licensed health care professionals who are experts in 
        reproductive health as well as abortion and related health 
        services, including medication abortion;
            ``(2) nonprofit organizations whose missions are focused on 
        expanding reproductive rights and reproductive justice, 
        including abortion funds;
            ``(3) State and local public health departments; and
            ``(4) nonprofit institutions of higher education.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary.''.
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