Sec. 3. HPV cancer prevention public awareness campaign
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Section 317 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out a national campaign to— increase awareness of the importance of HPV vaccination for preventing HPV-associated cancers; combat misinformation about HPV vaccination; and increase HPV vaccination rates and completion of the vaccine series. In carrying out the national campaign required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the National Academy of Medicine, including health care providers and public health associations, nonprofit organizations (including those that represent communities most impacted by HPV-associated cancers and communities with low vaccination rates), State and local 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.
The national campaign required by paragraph
(1)shall— include the use of evidence-based media and public engagement; be carried out through competitive grants or cooperative agreements awarded to 1 or more nonprofit entities with a history developing and implementing similar campaigns; include the development of culturally and linguistically competent resources that shall be tailored for— communities with high rates of— unvaccinated individuals, including males; individuals with high rates of cervical cancer and other HPV-associated cancers (such as Black and Hispanic women); and populations impacted by the increase in oropharynx cancers, including active-duty service members and veterans; rural communities; and such other communities as the Secretary determines appropriate; include the dissemination of HPV vaccination information and communication resources to health care providers and health care facilities (including primary care providers, community health centers, dentists, obstetricians, and gynecologists), and such providers and such facilities for pediatric care, State and local public health departments, elementary and secondary schools, and colleges and universities; be complementary to, and coordinated with, any other Federal efforts with respect to— HPV vaccination; and screening for HPV-associated cancers, including self-collection methods; include message testing to identify culturally competent and effective messages for behavioral change; and include the award of grants or cooperative agreements to State, local, and Tribal public health departments— to engage with communities specified in subparagraph (C), local education agencies, health care providers, community organizations, or other groups the Secretary determines are appropriate to develop and deliver effective strategies to increase HPV vaccination rates; and to disseminate culturally and linguistically competent resources on the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and where an individual can access the screenings locally. The national campaign required by paragraph
(1)may— include the use of— social media, television, radio, print, the internet, and other media; in person or virtual public communications; and recognized, trusted figures; be targeted to specific groups and communities specified in paragraph (3)(C); and include the dissemination of information highlighting each of the following: Recommended age range to get the HPV vaccine. The benefits of getting vaccinated against HPV, including the potential to not acquire HPV-associated cancers. HPV vaccine safety and the systems in place to monitor such safety. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. . Not later than September 30, 2027, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate a report— that contains a qualitative assessment of the campaign under subsection
(o)of section 317 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b ), as added by subsection (a), and the activities conducted under such campaign; and on, with respect to the impact on cancer associated with human papillomavirus, the activities conducted under such subsection (o).
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