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                                                 Union Calendar No. 520
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4534

                          [Report No. 118-622]

 To require a review of women and lung cancer, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2023

  Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Blunt 
  Rochester, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Raskin) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                             July 30, 2024

 Additional sponsors: Ms. Pingree, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Sewell, 
  Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
   Connolly, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Wild, Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. 
    Dingell, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. David Scott of 
Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Gonzalez-
 Colon, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
 Norton, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Evans, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Van 
                       Drew, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa

                             July 30, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, 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 July 
                               11, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a review of women and lung cancer, 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 ``Women and Lung Cancer Research and 
Preventive Services Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY REVIEW TO EVALUATE AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
              THE ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH ON LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN AND 
              UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, GREATER ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE 
              SERVICES, AND STRATEGIC PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION 
              CAMPAIGNS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, shall conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of, 
and identify opportunities related to--
            (1) research on lung cancer in women;
            (2) research on lung cancer in underserved populations that 
        meet the eligibility criteria for lung cancer screening as 
        recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task 
        Force;
            (3) access to lung cancer preventive services; and
            (4) strategic public awareness and education campaigns on 
        lung cancer.
    (b) Content.--The review and recommendations under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) a review and comprehensive report on the outcomes of 
        previous research, the status of existing research activities, 
        and knowledge gaps related to lung cancer in women and 
        underserved populations in all agencies of the Federal 
        Government;
            (2) opportunities for collaborative, interagency, 
        multidisciplinary, and innovative research, that would--
                    (A) encourage innovative approaches to eliminate 
                knowledge gaps in research on lung cancer in women;
                    (B) evaluate environmental and genomic factors that 
                may be related to the etiology of lung cancer in women; 
                and
                    (C) foster advances in imaging technology and 
                techniques to improve risk assessment, diagnosis, 
                treatment, and the simultaneous utilization of other 
                preventive services and activities;
            (3) opportunities regarding the development of a national 
        lung cancer screening strategy to expand access to such 
        screenings, particularly among women and underserved 
        populations; and
            (4) opportunities regarding the development of a national 
        public education and awareness campaign on--
                    (A) lung cancer in women and underserved 
                populations; and
                    (B) the importance of early detection of lung 
                cancer.
    (c) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to Congress a report on the review conducted under subsection 
(a).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 520

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4534

                          [Report No. 118-622]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To require a review of women and lung cancer, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 30, 2024

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