[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4335. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. INTERAGENCY REVIEW TO EVALUATE AND IDENTIFY 
                   OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH 
                   ON WOMEN AND LUNG CANCER, 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 women and lung cancer;
       (2) access to lung cancer preventive services; and
       (3) 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 women and lung 
     cancer in all agencies of the Federal Government;
       (2) specific opportunities for collaborative, interagency, 
     multidisciplinary, and innovative research, that would--
       (A) encourage innovative approaches to eliminate knowledge 
     gaps in research;
       (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 to improve risk 
     assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and the simultaneous 
     application of other preventive services;
       (3) opportunities regarding the development of a national 
     lung cancer screening strategy with sufficient infrastructure 
     and personnel resources to expand access to such screening, 
     particularly among underserved populations; and
       (4) opportunities regarding the development of a national 
     public education and awareness campaign on women and lung 
     cancer and the importance of early detection of lung cancer.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year 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).
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