Sec. 7. Pre-exposure prophylaxis funding
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall establish a program that provides grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes for the establishment and support of pre-exposure prophylaxis (referred to in this section as PrEP ) programs, or establishes a program for providing Federal funding directly to eligible entities within a State, territory, or Indian Tribal territory, in the case of a State, territory, or Indian Tribe that does not apply for such a grant.
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State, territory, or Indian Tribe shall— submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of how any funds awarded will be used and a plan describing how any funds awarded will be used to increase access to PrEP for uninsured individuals and reduce disparities in access to PrEP; and appoint a PrEP grant administrator to manage the program.
Any State, Territory of the United States, or Indian tribe that is awarded funds under subsection
(a)shall use such funds for eligible PrEP expenses. In the case of a State, territory, or Indian Tribe that does not submit an application under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide funding to any of the following, within the applicable State, territory, or Indian Tribal territory: Federally qualified health centers (as defined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4) )). Family planning grantees (other than States) funded under section 1001 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 ). Rural health clinics (as defined in section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2) )). Health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service. Community-based organizations, clinics, hospitals, and other health facilities that provide services to individuals at risk for or living with HIV. Nonprofit private entities providing comprehensive primary care to populations at risk of HIV, including faith-based and community-based organizations. Any entity receiving funding under paragraph
(1)shall use such funds for eligible PrEP expenses. The Secretary shall publish a list of expenses that qualify as eligible PrEP expenses for purposes of this section. Such list shall include— any prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of HIV acquisition, laboratory and other diagnostic procedures associated with the use of such drugs, and clinical follow up and monitoring, including any related services recommended in current United States Public Health Service clinical practice guidelines, without limitation; outreach and public education activities directed toward populations overrepresented in the domestic HIV epidemic that increase awareness about the existence of PrEP, provide education about access to and health care coverage of PrEP, and counter stigma associated with the use of PrEP; and outreach activities directed toward physicians and other providers that provide education about PrEP. The Secretary shall, in each of the first 5 years beginning one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress, and make public on the internet website of Department of Health and Human Services, a report on the impact of any grants provided to States, territories, and Indian Tribes for the establishment and support of pre-exposure prophylaxis programs under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000 for each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this section.
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