I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2456 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, to create edu- cational materials with respect to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 30, 2023 Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Ms. BARRAGA´N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work- force, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Wom- en’s Health, to create educational materials with respect to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Know Your Body Act’’. 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2456.IH H2456 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2456 IH SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 2 date of enactment of this Act, and at least every five years 3 thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 4 acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Wom- 5 en’s Health, shall— 6 (1) create or update evidence-based, medically 7 accurate educational materials with respect to cov- 8 ered disorders, including— 9 (A) the timing, signs, and symptoms of 10 each covered disorder; 11 (B) the impacts of covered disorders on the 12 physical, emotional, social, and academic life of 13 an individual; 14 (C) statistics on covered disorders; 15 (D) evidence-based, medically accurate best 16 practices on how an individual with a covered 17 disorder can be a health care advocate for such 18 individual; and 19 (E) evidence-based, medically accurate 20 treatment options for covered disorders, includ- 21 ing evidence-based, medically accurate rec- 22 ommendations for follow-up care from a health 23 care provider; 24 (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Edu- 25 cation, make such materials— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2456.IH H2456 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 2456 IH (A) widely accessible and publicly available 1 to students of elementary schools and secondary 2 schools; and 3 (B) informative and understandable to 4 such students; and 5 (3) provide guidance to elementary schools and 6 secondary schools on how the materials may be used, 7 including— 8 (A) integrating the materials into a cur- 9 riculum; and 10 (B) distributing the materials to students. 11 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 12 (1) COVERED DISORDERS.—The term ‘‘covered 13 disorders’’ means uterine, ovarian, and related hor- 14 monal and menstrual disorders, such as endo- 15 metriosis, uterine fibroids, and polycystic ovary syn- 16 drome. 17 (2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 18 school’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the meanings 19 given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 20 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 21 7801). 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2456.IH H2456 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB