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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10559 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10559
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to eligible
health centers to provide patient access to long-acting reversible
contraception, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 24, 2026
Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Ms. Malliotakis, and Mrs. Bice) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to eligible
health centers to provide patient access to long-acting reversible
contraception, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``LARC Access Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE PATIENT ACCESS TO
LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION.
(a) In General.--Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254b) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) through (r) as
subsections (m) through (t), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
``(k) Grants for Providing Patient Access to Long-Acting Reversible
Contraception.--
``(1) Awards.--The Secretary may award grants to eligible
health centers to provide patient access to LARCs.
``(2) Use of funds.--A grant under paragraph (1) shall be
used--
``(A) to provide education or training on the
provision of a LARC to at least two full-time health
care professionals; and
``(B) to procure and maintain an inventory of LARCs
to provide for same-day insertion.
``(3) Limitation.--No funds provided through a grant under
this subsection may be used with respect to long-acting
reversible contraception intended for use as emergency
contraception.
``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) The term `eligible health center' means a
health center that--
``(i) serves--
``(I) an area with one or more
populations that have a high rate of
infant mortality, or maternal morbidity
and mortality;
``(II) a medically underserved
population;
``(III) a health professional
shortage area designated under section
332; or
``(IV) a maternity care health
professional target area identified
under section 332(k);
``(ii) does not receive funds under title
X; and
``(iii) certifies that, during the period
of receiving assistance under this subsection,
the health center will not perform, and will
not provide any funds to any other entity that
performs, an abortion.
``(B) The term `LARC' means long-acting reversible
contraception.''.
(b) Conforming Changes.--Section 330 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking ``subsection
(k)(3)(J)'' and inserting ``subsection (m)(3)(J)'';
(2) in subsections (e)(1)(B), by striking ``subsection
(k)(3)'' each place it appears and inserting ``subsection
(m)(3)'';
(3) in subsection (m)(3)(H), as so redesignated, by
striking ``or (p)'' and inserting ``or (r)'';
(4) in subsection (n), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``subsection (k)(3)'' and inserting
``subsection (m)(3)''; and
(B) by striking ``subsection (m)'' and inserting
``subsection (o)'';
(5) in subsection (r), as so redesignated, by striking
``(k)(3)(G)'' and inserting ``(m)(3)(G)''; and
(6) in subsection (t), as so redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(i) by striking ``(k)(3)'' and inserting
``(m)(3)''; and
(ii) by striking ``(k)(3)(H)'' and
inserting ``(m)(3)(H)''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(I), by striking ``subsection
(q)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (s)(4)''.
SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR HEALTH CENTERS FOR INCREASING ACCESS
TO CERTAIN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS.
Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), as
amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after
subsection (k) the following new subsection:
``(l) Demonstration Program for Health Centers for Increasing
Access to Certain Contraceptive Methods.--
``(1) Awards.--The Secretary may award grant funds to
eligible health centers to use telehealth capabilities to
increase women's access to certain contraceptive methods and
address known barriers to such access.
``(2) Eligible health centers.--To be eligible to seek a
grant under this subsection, a health center shall--
``(A) not be receiving any funds under title X;
``(B) be receiving funds under other provisions of
this section; and
``(C) certify that, during the period of receiving
assistance under this subsection, the health center
will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any
other entity that performs, an abortion.
``(3) Use of funds.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible health center
receiving grant funds under paragraph (1) shall use
such funds to establish a consortium, composed of such
entities as the Secretary may specify, to coordinate
the voluntary provision of long-acting reversible
contraception at community clinics through telehealth
resources--
``(i) to increase women's access to the
full range of long-acting reversible
contraception at community clinics, including
for women residing in rural counties or rural
census tracts in urban counties as designated
by the Secretary; and
``(ii) to provide patient consultations
prior to prescribing a form of long-acting
reversible contraception and making a referral
to a physician to provide such contraception.
``(B) Composition of consortium.--The voluntary
consortium under subparagraph (A)--
``(i) shall be composed of such entities as
the Secretary determines appropriate; and
``(ii) may include rural hospitals; rural
community-based ambulatory patient care centers
(including rural health clinics); health
centers operated by an Indian Tribe, Tribal
organization, or urban Indian organization; and
graduate medical education consortia.
``(4) Limitation.--No funds provided through a grant under
this subsection may be used with respect to long-acting
reversible contraception intended for use as emergency
contraception.''.
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