[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 138 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5724]
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SA 3751. Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Capito) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in division B, insert the
following:
Sec. __. Using amounts appropriated under this division,
the Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
conduct a review and submit a report to Congress on barriers
to obtaining and paying for adequate medical care for
survivors of childhood cancer. Such report shall identify
existing barriers to the availability of complete and
coordinated survivorship care for survivors of childhood
cancer and of expert pediatric palliative care, and
recommendations to provide improved access and payment plans
for childhood cancer survivorship programs and palliative
care, including psychosocial services and coverage of such
services.
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