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42 U.S. Code § 247c-1. Infertility and sexually transmitted diseases
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to States, political subdivisions of States, and other public or nonprofit private entities for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in subsection (c) regarding any treatable sexually transmitted disease that can cause infertility in women if treatment is not received for the disease.
(b) Authority regarding individual diseases
With respect to diseases described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall, in making a grant under such subsection, specify the particular disease or diseases with respect to which the grant is to be made. The Secretary may not make the grant unless the applicant involved agrees to carry out this section only with respect to the disease or diseases so specified.
(c) Authorized activitiesWith respect to any sexually transmitted disease described in subsection (a), the activities referred to in such subsection are—
(1)
screening women for the disease and for secondary conditions resulting from the disease, subject to compliance with criteria issued under subsection (f);
(2)
providing treatment to women for the disease;
(3)
providing counseling to women on the prevention and control of the disease (including, in the case of a woman with the disease, counseling on the benefits of locating and providing such counseling to any individual from whom the woman may have contracted the disease and any individual whom the woman may have exposed to the disease);
(4)
providing follow-up services;
(5)
referrals for necessary medical services for women screened pursuant to paragraph (1), including referrals for evaluation and treatment with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases;