Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act of 2024” or the “SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2024”.
Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act of 2024
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 National breast and cervical cancer early detection program
Program of grants to States— Section 1501 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300k) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
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”;
in paragraph (3), by striking “programs for the detection and control” and inserting “for the prevention, detection, and control”;
in paragraph (4), by striking “the detection and control” and inserting “the prevention, detection, and control”;
in paragraph (5)—
by striking “monitor” and inserting “ensure”; and
by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9);
by inserting after paragraph (5), the following:
“(6) to enhance appropriate support activities to increase breast and cervical cancer screening, such as—
“(A) patient navigation;
“(B) implementation of evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies proven to increase breast and cervical cancer screening in health care settings; and
“(C) facilitating access to health care settings that provide breast and cervical cancer screenings;
“(7) to reduce disparities in incidents of and deaths due to breast and cervical cancer 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”
in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking “through (5)” and inserting “through (8)”; and
by striking subsection (d).
Requirements with respect to type and quality of services— Section 1503 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300m) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
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 based on national recommendations; and”;
by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and
by striking subsection (d).
Reports to Congress— Section 1508(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n–4(b)) is amended—
in the heading, by striking “Report” and inserting “Reports”;
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 2024, and every 5 years thereafter,”;
by striking “Labor and Human Resources” and inserting “Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”; and
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 2024, and preceding 5 fiscal years for each report thereafter,”.
Authorization of appropriations— Section 1510(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n–5(a)) is amended—
by striking “and” after “2011,”; and
by inserting “, and $275,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029” before the period at the end.