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[H.R. 4888 Reported in House (RH)]



                                                 Union Calendar No. 363
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4888

                          [Report No. 107-601]

  To reauthorize the Mammography Quality Standards Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2002

   Mr. Dingell (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Markey, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
Engel, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of 
 Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
 Johnson of Texas, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barrett 
of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Harman, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. McCarthy 
    of Missouri, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. John) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

                             July 22, 2002

Additional sponsors: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
 Cummings, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Frost, 
 Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Upton, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Mink 
   of Hawaii, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
   Sawyer, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Ms. 
  DeLauro, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bass, Mr. Fossella, Ms. 
 Carson of Indiana, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Baldacci, 
                     Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Oberstar

                             July 22, 2002

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6, 
                                 2002]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the Mammography Quality Standards Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mammography Quality Standards 
Reauthorization Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 354(r)(2) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(r)(2)) are each amended by striking 
``2002'' and inserting ``2007''.

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE.

    Section 354(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b) is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and inserting 
after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Temporary issuance of a certificate.--The Secretary 
        may issue a temporary renewal certificate for a period not to 
        exceed 45 days to a facility seeking reaccreditation if the 
        accreditation body for the facility has issued an accreditation 
        extension for a period not to exceed 45 days for any of the 
        following reasons:
                    ``(A) The facility has met the established time 
                frames for submitting materials to the accreditation 
                body, but the accreditation body is unable to complete 
                the reaccreditation process before the certificate 
                expires.
                    ``(B) Circumstances such as the facility acquiring 
                additional or replacement equipment, having low volume 
                of mammography, or having significant personnel changes 
                have caused the facility to be unable to meet 
                reaccreditation time frames.
                    ``(C) Other unforeseen situations have caused the 
                facility to be unable to meet reaccreditation time 
                frames, but in the opinion of the accreditation body, 
                have not compromised the quality of mammography.''.

SEC. 4. GAO STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of the program established by the Mammography Quality 
Standards Act of 1992 (the program under section 354 of the Public 
Health Service Act, referred to in this Act as the ``MQSA'') to--
            (1) evaluate the demonstration program regarding frequency 
        of inspections authorized under section 354(g) of the Public 
        Health Service Act, including the effect of the program on 
        compliance with the MQSA;
            (2) evaluate the accessibility of mammography services;
            (3) evaluate the role of States in acting as both 
        accreditation bodies and certification bodies under the MQSA; 
        and
            (4) identify areas, if any, where the MQSA could be 
        improved to increase access to and quality of mammography 
        services for women.
    (b) Report.--Not earlier than 3 years, but not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report on the study described in subsection (a).

SEC. 5. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY.

    (a) Study.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to 
in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall request the Institute of 
Medicine to enter into an agreement under which such Institute conducts 
a study for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the 
following:
            (1) Ways to encourage more radiologists to be adequately 
        trained in mammography interpretation.
            (2) Ways to ensure enough adequately trained personnel at 
        all levels to ensure the quality and availability of 
        mammography services to women.
            (3) Whether interventional mammography procedures should be 
        subject to the requirements of the MQSA.
            (4) Ways to improve continuing medical education 
        requirements, such as including an assessment of interpretive 
        skills, for physicians interpreting mammograms.
            (5) Other areas, if any, where the MQSA could be improved 
        to increase the quality of mammography services for women.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that, not later than 18 
months after the date on which the Secretary enters into the agreement 
under subsection (a), the study under such subsection is completed and 
a report on the study is submitted to the Secretary, the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the Public 
        Health Service Act to extend the program established by the 
        Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, and for other 
        purposes.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 363

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4888

                          [Report No. 107-601]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To reauthorize the Mammography Quality Standards Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 22, 2002

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed