[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4504 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4504

    To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a public 
 awareness campaign with respect to screening for type 1 diabetes, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2024

  Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a public 
 awareness campaign with respect to screening for type 1 diabetes, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 ``Strengthening Collective Resources 
for Encouraging Education Needed for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2024'' or 
the ``SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. TYPE 1 DIABETES SCREENING PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

    (a) In General.--Section 317H of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b-9) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(c) Type 1 Diabetes Public Awareness Campaign.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
        shall carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and 
        knowledge of health care providers and the public with respect 
        to type 1 diabetes detection, screening, and management.
            ``(2) Written materials.--In carrying out the national 
        campaign under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall maintain a 
        publicly accessible supply of written materials that provide 
        information to the public relating to early detection and 
        symptoms of type 1 diabetes and type 1 diabetes screening, 
        including information relating to--
                    ``(A) early symptoms and warning signs of type 1 
                diabetes;
                    ``(B) the availability of screening for type 1 
                diabetes;
                    ``(C) the benefits of getting screened for type 1 
                diabetes;
                    ``(D) training and education regarding medically 
                appropriate resources for those newly diagnosed; and
                    ``(E) such other information as the Secretary 
                determines appropriate.
            ``(3) Public service announcements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the national 
                campaign under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
                develop and issue public service announcements to 
                provide education to the public on early detection and 
                symptoms of type 1 diabetes and the importance of 
                screening for type 1 diabetes.
                    ``(B) Media.--The Secretary shall issue public 
                service announcements under subparagraph (A) through--
                            ``(i) media, including social media, 
                        television, radio, print, the internet, and 
                        other media;
                            ``(ii) in-person or virtual public 
                        communications; and
                            ``(iii) recognized trusted figures.
            ``(4) Consultation.--In carrying out the national campaign 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the 
        National Academy of Medicine, health care provider 
        associations, community health worker associations, nonprofit 
        organizations, including nonprofit organizations that represent 
        communities most impacted by type 1 diabetes, State, local, and 
        Tribal public health departments, elementary and secondary 
        education organizations, including student and parent 
        organizations, and institutions of higher education, to solicit 
        advice on evidence-based information for policy development and 
        program development, implementation, and evaluation.
            ``(5) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The national campaign under 
                paragraph (1) shall--
                            ``(i) include the use of evidence-based 
                        media and public engagement;
                            ``(ii) include the development of 
                        culturally and linguistically competent 
                        resources that shall be tailored to--
                                    ``(I) communities with the largest 
                                significant increases in incidence of 
                                type 1 diabetes; and
                                    ``(II) such other communities as 
                                the Secretary determines appropriate;
                            ``(iii) include the dissemination of type 1 
                        diabetes screening information and 
                        communication resources, including the 
                        information specified in subparagraphs (A) 
                        through (E) of paragraph (2), to--
                                    ``(I) health care providers and 
                                health care facilities, including 
                                primary care providers, community 
                                health centers, and pediatric health 
                                care providers and facilities;
                                    ``(II) State, local, and Tribal 
                                public health departments;
                                    ``(III) elementary and secondary 
                                schools; and
                                    ``(IV) institutions of higher 
                                education;
                            ``(iv) be complementary to, and coordinated 
                        with, any other Federal efforts with respect to 
                        type 1 diabetes awareness and management; and
                            ``(v) include message testing to identify 
                        culturally and linguistically competent and 
                        effective messages.
                    ``(B) Grants to carry out campaign.--The Secretary 
                shall carry out the national campaign under paragraph 
                (1) through grants to, or cooperative agreements with, 
                1 or more private, nonprofit entities with a history 
                developing and implementing similar campaigns.
                    ``(C) Grants to increase screening.--The Secretary 
                shall award grants to, or enter into cooperative 
                agreements with, State, local, and Tribal public health 
                departments--
                            ``(i) to engage with communities described 
                        in subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph 
                        (A)(ii), local educational agencies, health 
                        care providers, community organizations, or 
                        other groups the Secretary determines are 
                        appropriate to develop and deliver effective 
                        strategies to increase type 1 diabetes 
                        screening; and
                            ``(ii) to disseminate culturally and 
                        linguistically competent resources on where an 
                        individual can access type 1 diabetes 
                        screenings locally.
            ``(6) Options for dissemination of information.--The 
        national campaign under paragraph (1) may--
                    ``(A) include the use of--
                            ``(i) media, including social media, 
                        television, radio, print, the internet, and 
                        other media;
                            ``(ii) in-person or virtual public 
                        communications; and
                            ``(iii) recognized trusted figures; and
                    ``(B) be targeted to the general public and 
                communities described in subclauses (I) and (II) of 
                paragraph (5)(A)(ii).
            ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available 
        until expended.''.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report--
            (1) that contains a qualitative assessment of the campaign 
        under subsection (c) of section 317H of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-9) and the activities conducted 
        under such campaign; and
            (2) on, with respect to the impact on type 1 diabetes 
        awareness and screening, the activities conducted under such 
        subsection (c).
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