§ 300k. Establishment of program of grants to States

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(a)In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to States on the basis of an established competitive review process for the purpose of carrying out programs—

(1)to screen women for breast and cervical cancer as a preventive health measure;

(2)to provide appropriate referrals for medical treatment of women screened pursuant to paragraph

(1)and to ensure, to the extent practicable, the provision of appropriate follow-up services and support services such as case management;

(3)to develop and disseminate public information and education programs for the detection and control of breast and cervical cancer;

(4)to improve the education, training, and skills of health professionals (including allied health professionals) in the detection and control of breast and cervical cancer;

(5)to establish mechanisms through which the States can monitor the quality of screening procedures for breast and cervical cancer, including the interpretation of such procedures; and

(6)to evaluate activities conducted under paragraphs

(1)through

(5)through appropriate surveillance or program-monitoring activities.

(b)Grant and contract authority of States

(1)In general A State receiving a grant under subsection

(a)may, subject to paragraphs

(2)and (3), expend the grant to carry out the purpose described in such subsection through grants to public and nonprofit private entities and through contracts with public and private entities.

(2)Certain applications If a nonprofit private entity and a private entity that is not a nonprofit entity both submit applications to a State to receive an award of a grant or contract pursuant to paragraph (1), the State may give priority to the application submitted by the nonprofit private entity in any case in which the State determines that the quality of such application is equivalent to the quality of the application submitted by the other private entity.

(3)Payments for screenings The amount paid by a State to an entity under this subsection for a screening procedure under subsection (a)(1) may not exceed the amount that would be paid under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.] if payment were made under such part for furnishing the procedure to a woman enrolled under such part.

(c)Special consideration for certain States In making grants under subsection

(a)to States whose initial grants under such subsection are made for fiscal year 1995 or any subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall give special consideration to any State whose proposal for carrying out programs under such subsection—

(1)has been approved through a process of peer review; and

(2)is made with respect to geographic areas in which there is—

(A)a substantial rate of mortality from breast or cervical cancer; or

(B)a substantial incidence of either of such cancers.

(d)Coordinating committee regarding year 2020 health objectives The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a committee to coordinate the activities of the agencies of the Public Health Service (and other appropriate Federal agencies) that are carried out toward achieving the objectives established by the Secretary for reductions in the rate of mortality from breast and cervical cancer in the United States by the year 2020. Such committee shall be comprised of Federal officers or employees designated by the heads of the agencies involved to serve on the committee as representatives of the agencies, and such representatives from other public or private entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XV, § 1501, as added Pub. L. 101–354, § 2, Aug. 10, 1990, 104 Stat. 409; amended Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2008(c)(1), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 103–183, title I, § 101(a), (b), (f), (g)(1), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2227–2229; Pub. L. 105–340, title II, § 203(a), (b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3194; Pub. L. 105–392, title IV, § 401(b)(5), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3587; Pub. L. 110–18, § 2(1), Apr. 20, 2007, 121 Stat. 80.)

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July 1, 1944, ch. 373
Pub. L. 101–354, § 2
104 Stat. 409
Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2008(c)(1)
107 Stat. 211
Pub. L. 103–183, title I, § 101(a)
107 Stat. 2227–2229
Pub. L. 105–340, title II, § 203(a)
112 Stat. 3194
Pub. L. 105–392, title IV, § 401(b)(5)
112 Stat. 3587
Pub. L. 110–18, § 2(1)
121 Stat. 80
act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531
49 Stat. 620
Pub. L. 93–641, § 2
88 Stat. 2226
act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XV
Pub. L. 93–641, § 3
88 Stat. 2227
Pub. L. 96–79, title I, § 101(a)(1)(A)
93 Stat. 593
Pub. L. 96–538, title III, § 301
94 Stat. 3190
Pub. L. 99–660, title VII, § 701(a)
100 Stat. 3799
act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XV, § 1502
Pub. L. 95–619, title III, § 303(a)
92 Stat. 3248
Pub. L. 96–79, title I
93 Stat. 594
act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XV, § 1503
88 Stat. 2228
Pub. L. 95–83, title I, § 106(a)
91 Stat. 384
Pub. L. 96–32, § 7(g)
93 Stat. 84
Pub. L. 96–79, title I, § 102(b)
Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b)
93 Stat. 695

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ActJuly 1, 1944, ch. 373

Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–354, § 2

Stat.104 Stat. 409

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2008(c)(1)

Stat.107 Stat. 211

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