SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9000 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9000

    To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a public
 awareness campaign with respect to screening for type 1 diabetes, and
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2026

 Ms. Schrier (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, and
Mr. Bilirakis) 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 provide for a public
 awareness campaign with respect to screening for type 1 diabetes, 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 ``Strengthening Collective Resources
for Encouraging Education Needed for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026'' or
the ``SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. TYPE 1 DIABETES SCREENING PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

    (a) In General.--Section 317H of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247b-9) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
    ``(c) Type 1 Diabetes Public Awareness Campaign.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
        shall carry out an evidence-based national campaign to increase
        awareness and knowledge of health care providers and the public
        with respect to type 1 diabetes detection, screening, and
        management.
            ``(2) Written materials.--In carrying out the national
        campaign under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall maintain a
        publicly accessible supply of written materials that provide
        information to the public relating to early detection and
        symptoms of type 1 diabetes, type 1 diabetes screening, and
        medically appropriate resources for type 1 diabetes, including
        information relating to--
                    ``(A) early symptoms and warning signs of type 1
                diabetes;
                    ``(B) the availability of screening for type 1
                diabetes;
                    ``(C) the benefits of getting screened for type 1
                diabetes;
                    ``(D) training and education regarding medically
                appropriate resources for those newly diagnosed; and
                    ``(E) such other information as the Secretary
                determines appropriate.
            ``(3) Public service announcements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the national
                campaign under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
                develop and issue public service announcements to
                provide education to the public on early detection and
                symptoms of type 1 diabetes and the importance of
                screening for type 1 diabetes.
                    ``(B) Media.--The Secretary shall issue public
                service announcements under subparagraph (A) through--
                            ``(i) media, including social media,
                        television, radio, print, the internet, and
                        other media;
                            ``(ii) in-person or virtual public
                        communications; and
                            ``(iii) recognized trusted figures.
            ``(4) Consultation.--In carrying out the national campaign
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the
        National Academy of Medicine, health care provider
        associations, community health worker associations, nonprofit
        organizations, including nonprofit organizations that represent
        communities most impacted by type 1 diabetes, State, local, and
        Tribal public health departments, elementary and secondary
        school 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.
            ``(5) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The national campaign under
                paragraph (1) shall--
                            ``(i) include the use of evidence-based
                        information, provided through media and public
                        engagement;
                            ``(ii) include the development of
                        culturally and linguistically competent
                        resources that shall be tailored to--
                                    ``(I) communities with the largest
                                significant increases in incidence of
                                type 1 diabetes over the immediately
                                preceding 5-year period; and
                                    ``(II) such other communities as
                                the Secretary determines appropriate;
                            ``(iii) include the dissemination of type 1
                        diabetes detection, screening, and management
                        information and communication resources,
                        including the information specified in
                        subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (2),
                        to--
                                    ``(I) health care providers and
                                health care facilities, including
                                primary care providers, community
                                health centers, and pediatric health
                                care providers and facilities;
                                    ``(II) State, local, and Tribal
                                public health departments;
                                    ``(III) elementary and secondary
                                schools; and
                                    ``(IV) institutions of higher
                                education;
                            ``(iv) be complementary to, and coordinated
                        with, any other Federal efforts with respect to
                        type 1 diabetes awareness and management; and
                            ``(v) include message testing to identify
                        culturally and linguistically competent and
                        effective messages.
                    ``(B) Grants to carry out campaign.--The Secretary
                shall carry out the national campaign under paragraph
                (1) through grants to, or cooperative agreements with,
                1 or more private, nonprofit entities with a history of
                developing and implementing similar campaigns.
                    ``(C) Grants to increase screening.--In carrying
                out the national campaign under paragraph (1), the
                Secretary shall award grants to, or enter into
                cooperative agreements with, State, local, and Tribal
                public health departments--
                            ``(i) to engage with communities described
                        in subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph
                        (A)(ii), local educational agencies, health
                        care providers, community organizations, or
                        other groups the Secretary determines are
                        appropriate to develop and deliver effective
                        strategies to increase type 1 diabetes
                        screening; and
                            ``(ii) to disseminate culturally and
                        linguistically competent resources on where an
                        individual can access type 1 diabetes
                        screenings locally.
            ``(6) Options for dissemination of information.--The
        national campaign under paragraph (1) may--
                    ``(A) include the use of--
                            ``(i) media, including social media,
                        television, radio, print, the internet, and
                        other media;
                            ``(ii) in-person or virtual public
                        communications; and
                            ``(iii) recognized trusted figures; and
                    ``(B) be targeted to the general public and
                communities described in subclauses (I) and (II) of
                paragraph (5)(A)(ii).
            ``(7) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the terms `elementary school' and `secondary
                school' have the meanings given such terms in section
                8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
                1965;
                    ``(B) the term `evidence-based' means based on the
                best available evidence in scientific literature; and
                    ``(C) the term `institution of higher education'
                has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the
                Higher Education Act of 1965.
            ``(8) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection for each of
        fiscal years 2027 through 2031, $5,000,000, to remain available
        until expended.''.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report--
            (1) that contains a qualitative assessment of the campaign
        under subsection (c) of section 317H of the Public Health
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-9) and the activities conducted
        under such campaign; and
            (2) on, with respect to the impact on type 1 diabetes
        detection, screening, and management, the activities conducted
        under such subsection (c).
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