Text of US SB 2246 (2023)

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2246 To authorize the appropriation of funds to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender-affirming care. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 11, 2023 Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WARREN, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) intro- duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To authorize the appropriation of funds to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender-affirming care. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gender-Affirming Care 4 Access Research for Equity Act’’ or the ‘‘Gender-Affirm- 5 ing CARE Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:30 Jul 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2246.IS S2246 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 2246 IS SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH BY NIH AND CDC ON BAR- 1 RIERS TO GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE. 2 There is authorized to be appropriated to each of the 3 National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease 4 Control and Prevention $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 5 years 2024 through 2029 for the purpose of conducting 6 or supporting research on barriers to gender-affirming 7 care, and the impact of those barriers on health outcomes, 8 under the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 9 seq.). The amounts authorized to be appropriated by the 10 preceding sentence are in addition to any other amounts 11 authorized to be appropriated for such purpose. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:30 Jul 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2246.IS S2246 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB