Public education program
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(a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator for the Health Resources and Services Administration, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (in this section referred to as the CDC), shall carry out a public education program under which the Secretary shall develop and disseminate plain-language materials on— (1) early signs of pediatric liver disease; and (2) the option and safety of living liver donation. (b) Implementation In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may— (1) coordinate implementation of the program with programs of the CDC, including the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (or any successor campaign); and (2) in addition to the program referred to in paragraph (1), disseminate materials developed under this section through any other public-education initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services that promotes liver-disease prevention, pediatric cancer awareness, or living-organ donation. (c) GAO report to Congress Not later than 3 years after the date on which the Secretary initiates the program under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the program. (d) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section.