3.0.0 3775 2023-01-11T13:21:25Z 2023-01-11T13:21:25Z Senate S S 2010-09-14 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-09-14T15:22:56Z Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010 111 6389 HR 2010-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2010-09-14 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2010-09-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2010-09-14 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2010-09-27 False Health Cancer Department of Health and Human Services Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military medicine Minority health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research administration and funding Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care Health 00 2010-09-14 Introduced in Senate 2010-10-20T12:52:10Z Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010 or the PROSTATE Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Interagency Prostate Cancer Coordination and Education Task Force to coordinate federal activities relating to prostate cancer, including by: (1) developing a summary of advances in federal prostate cancer research and a list of best practices for treatment of prostate cancer that warrant broader adoption in health care programs; (2) coordinating information on federal research and health care program activities relating to prostate cancer; (3) developing a comprehensive interagency strategy on, and advising agencies in, the solicitation of proposals for collaborative, multidisciplinary research and health care programs relating to prostate cancer; and (4) developing a coordinated message related to screening and treatment for prostate cancer to be reflected in educational and beneficiary materials for federal health programs.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and carry out a program to coordinate and intensify prostate cancer research, including by: (1) carrying out research to develop advances in improved early detection, diagnostic, and prognostic methods and tests; (2) carrying out research to better understand the etiology of prostate cancer to improve prevention efforts; (3) expanding basic research into prostate cancer; and (4) establishing clinical registries for prostate cancer.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to incorporate prostate cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for medically underserved populations into the telehealth programs of their departments, including by: (1) giving priority to populations in medically underserved areas and in rural and highly rural areas; (2) promoting the efficient use of specialist care; and (3) more effectively employing tumor boards to better counsel patients.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) carry out a national education campaign to encourage men to seek prostate cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment when appropriate; and (2) award grants to private nonprofit organizations to test alternative outreach and education strategies.

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Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010 Display Title Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve prostate cancer screening and treatment, particularly in medically underserved communities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010 Short Titles as Introduced PROSTATE Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3775is/xml/BILLS-111s3775is.xml 2010-09-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.