118 S5025 IS: Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act of 2024 U.S. Senate 2024-09-11 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.

II118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5025IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 11, 2024Mr. Helmy (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsA BILLTo amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to make available under the assistance to firefighters grant program the establishment of cancer prevention programs, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act of 2024 or the FIRE Cancer Act of 2024.

2.

Cancer prevention programs for firefighters

(a)

In general

Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended—(1)in subsection (c)(3)—(A)by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (N) as subparagraphs (G) through (O), respectively; and(B)by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:(F)To establish cancer prevention programs for firefighting personnel, including providing multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests.;(2)in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following:(4)

Maximum amount for certain cancer tests

Not more than $1,750 from available grant funds under subsection (c)(3)(F) may be obligated and expended for each multi-cancer early detection test or other form of preventative test.;(3)in subsection (q), by adding at the end the following:(4)

Cancer prevention programs

There is authorized to be appropriated $700,000,000 for grants under subsection (c)(3)(F).;(4)by redesignating subsection (r) as subsection (s); and(5)by inserting after subsection (q) the following:(r)

Cancer research

(1)

In general

The Administrator of FEMA and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall jointly establish a voluntary program through which firefighting personnel may share with the Centers results of multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests in order to identify any trends or causes of cancer in such personnel. (2)

Sharing

Any results of firefighting personnel described in paragraph (1) shall be shared in an anonymized, de-identified manner that safeguards the personally identifiable information of such personnel in order to prevent attribution to any such personnel of any such shared results..(b)

Technical and conforming amendment

Section 33(i)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(i)(1)) is amended by striking described in subsection (c)(3)(F) and inserting described in subsection (c)(3)(G).