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House Bills - 108th Congress
Session I | Session II
H.R. 4354The Women’s Health Office Act of 2004
On May 12, 2004, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R. 4354, the Women’s Health Office Act
of 2004. The bill would establish in statute an Office of Women’s Health (OWH) within the Office of the
Secretary of HHS, headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health. It also would establish
women’s health offices in CDC, HRSA, FDA, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Under
current law, only NIH and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have
permanent authorizations for their offices on women’s health. OWH would be required to: 1) establish goals
and objectives and coordinate all activities within DHHS for issues of concern to women; 2) provide advice
to the Secretary of HHS concerning scientific, legal, ethical, and policy issues; 3) facilitate coordination of
departmental and agency offices on women’s health; 4) establish a DHHS Coordinating Committee on
Women’s Health, chaired by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health, and comprising
representatives from each of the agencies and offices of the Department; and 5) establish a National
Women’s Health Information Center. The bill has 41 cosponsors and was referred to the House Energy and
Commerce Subcommittee on Health.
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