Early Act Reauthorization of 2025
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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4541) to reauthorize the Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009, as amended.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4541
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I--EARLY ACT REAUTHORIZATION SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025''. SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE YOUNG WOMEN'S BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS REQUIRES LEARNING YOUNG ACT OF 2009.
Section 399NN(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280m(h)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2031''. TITLE II--SCREENS FOR CANCER ACT SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act of 2025'' or the ``SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025''. SEC. 202. NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM.
(a) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.--Title XV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300k et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 1501 (42 U.S.C. 300k)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the provision of appropriate follow-up services and support services such as case management'' and inserting ``that appropriate follow-up services are provided'';
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``programs for the detection and control'' and inserting ``programs for the prevention, detection, and control'';
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the detection and control'' and inserting ``the prevention, detection, and control'';
(iv) in paragraph (5)--
(I) by striking ``monitor'' and inserting ``ensure''; and
(II) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(v) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9);
(vi) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) to enhance appropriate support activities to increase breast and cervical cancer screenings, such as navigation of health care services, implementation of evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening in health care settings, and facilitation of access to health care settings;
``(7) to reduce disparities in breast and cervical cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality, including in populations with higher than average rates;
``(8) to improve access to breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services and reduce related barriers, including factors that relate to negative health outcomes; and''; and
(vii) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking ``through (5)'' and inserting ``through (8)''; and
(B) by striking subsection (d);
(2) in section 1503 (42 U.S.C. 300m)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``that, initially'' and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting ``that appropriate breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services are provided consistent with relevant evidence-based recommendations; and'';
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
(iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
(B) by striking subsection (d);
(3) in section 1508(b) (42 U.S.C. 300n-4(b))--
(A) by striking ``1 year after the date of the enactment of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization of 2007, and annually thereafter,'' and inserting ``2 years after the date of enactment of the SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025, and every 5 years thereafter,'';
(B) by striking ``Labor and Human Resources'' and inserting ``Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions''; and
(C) by striking ``preceding fiscal year'' and inserting ``preceding 2 fiscal years in the case of the first report after the date of enactment of the SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025, and preceding 5 fiscal years for each report thereafter,''; and
(4) in section 1510(a) (42 U.S.C. 300n-5(a))--
(A) by striking ``2011, and'' and inserting ``2011,''; and
(B) by inserting ``, and $235,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030'' before the period at the end.
(b) GAO Study.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the work of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, including--
(1) an estimate of the number of individuals eligible for services provided under such program;
(2) a summary of trends in the number of individuals served through such program; and
(3) an assessment of any factors that may be driving the trends identified under paragraph (2), including any barriers to accessing breast and cervical cancer screenings provided by such program.
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Mr. GUTHRIE. 4541.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4541, led by my colleagues Representatives Wasserman Schultz and Miller-Meeks.
This bill reauthorizes funding for the Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act, which supports critical education, outreach, and provider training efforts through HHS, acting through the CDC to close the gaps between screening and detection of breast cancer in women under the age of 45 and those at high risk.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer death among American women, claiming the lives of roughly 42,000 women annually.
The EARLY Act has played a significant role in increasing breast cancer awareness and prevention efforts, and we must vote today to ensure future generations of women continue to benefit from these efforts.
Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague. I know he talked about his mom and his sister, but as we all know, those of us who have been here a little bit of time, his brother was our colleague and had cancer as well. We miss him. May God bless his family.
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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
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