Public awareness campaign to increase participation of women in NIH clinical trials

(a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall carry out a public awareness campaign to increase the participation of women in clinical trials conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health. (b) Targeted outreach In carrying out the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall increase outreach at hospitals, physicians’ offices, health centers, health care clinics, and other locations that the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Priority In carrying out the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize increasing the participation of women in clinical trials involving research on, and development of, products to prevent, diagnose, or treat rare diseases and conditions. (d) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.