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H.R. 4541 — what changed

EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 4 added and 2 removed between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Short title

removed

removed This Act may be cited as the “EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025”.

Sec. 2 Reauthorization of the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009

removed

removed Section 399NN(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280m(h)) is amended by striking “2026” and inserting “2031”.

Sec. 101 Short title

added

added 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

added

added Section 399NN(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280m(h)) is amended by striking “2026” and inserting “2031”.

Sec. 201 Short title

added

added 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

added
(a)
added 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)
added in section 1501 (42 U.S.C. 300k)—
(A)
added in subsection (a)—
(i)
added 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)
added in paragraph (3), by striking “programs for the detection and control” and inserting “programs for the prevention, detection, and control”;
(iii)
added in paragraph (4), by striking “the detection and control” and inserting “the prevention, detection, and control”;
(iv)
added in paragraph (5)—
(I)
added by striking “monitor” and inserting “ensure”; and
(II)
added by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(v)
added by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9);
(vi)
added by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:

added “(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;

added “(7) to reduce disparities in breast and cervical cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality, including in populations with higher than average rates;

added “(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”

(vii)
added in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking “through (5)” and inserting “through (8)”; and
(B)
added by striking subsection (d);
(2)
added in section 1503 (42 U.S.C. 300m)—
(A)
added in subsection (a)—
(i)
added 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)
added by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
(iii)
added by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
(iv)
added in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and
(B)
added by striking subsection (d);
(3)
added in section 1508(b) (42 U.S.C. 300n–4(b))—
(A)
added 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)
added by striking “Labor and Human Resources” and inserting “Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”; and
(C)
added 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)
added in section 1510(a) (42 U.S.C. 300n–5(a))—
(A)
added by striking “2011, and” and inserting “2011,”; and
(B)
added by inserting “, and $235,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030” before the period at the end.
(b)
added 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)
added an estimate of the number of individuals eligible for services provided under such program;
(2)
added a summary of trends in the number of individuals served through such program; and
(3)
added 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.