National public education campaign

(a) National public education campaign (1) In general Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with public and private entities, shall, directly or through grants, contracts, or interagency agreements, develop and implement a national campaign to inform the public of the importance of advance care planning and of an individual’s right to direct and participate in health care decisions affecting such individual. (2) Content of educational campaign The national public education campaign established under paragraph (1) shall— (A) employ the use of various media, including social media platforms and televised public service announcements; (B) provide culturally and linguistically appropriate information; (C) be conducted continuously over a period of not less than 5 years; (D) identify and promote the advance care planning information available on the internet websites of the Department of Health and Human Service’s National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, the Administration for Children and Families, the Administration for Community Living, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; (E) address the importance of individuals speaking to family members, health care proxies, and qualified health care providers as part of an ongoing dialogue regarding health care choices; (F) address the need for individuals to use portable, interoperable, and accessible methods to communicate their health care decisions through a variety of means, using legally effectuated documents that express their health care decisions in the form of advance directives (including living wills, orders for life-sustaining treatment, and durable powers of attorney for health care); (G) raise public awareness regarding the availability of hospice and palliative care and the quality of life benefits of early use of such services; (H) encourage individuals to speak with qualified health care professionals about their options and intentions for end-of-life care; and (I) adhere to evidence-based research on the most effective ways to communicate the necessity and benefits of advance care planning. (3) Evaluation Not later than July 1, 2029, the Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the effectiveness of the public education campaign under this section, and include in such report any recommendations that the Secretary determines appropriate regarding the need for continuation of legislative or administrative changes to facilitate changing public awareness, attitudes, and behaviors regarding advance care planning. (4) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (b) Repeal Section 4751(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note; Public Law 101–508) is repealed.