[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6581 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6581

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt certain strategies 
   for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2018

 Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt certain strategies 
   for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans, 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 ``Increasing Veteran Access to 
Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTIVE COLORECTAL SCREENINGS FOR VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure 
that the colorectal cancer preventive screening guidelines used in each 
medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs and non-
Department facility at which veterans receive hospital care or medical 
services under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, include all 
strategies for preventive colorectal screenings included in--
            (1) the latest recommendations of the United States 
        Preventive Services Task Force; and
            (2) the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set 
        issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
    (b) Deadline.--The Secretary shall carry out this section not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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