Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act turns DOD firefighter cancer screening into a statutory service. During annual periodic health assessments or other medically indicated intervals, the Secretary of Defense must provide no-cost testing and related services to detect, document, and prevent cancers. The bill spells out breast cancer mammography frequency for female firefighters, colon cancer risk communication and testing beginning at specified ages, prostate-specific antigen testing for male firefighters at age 50 or at age 40 for high-risk individuals, and other cancers that CDC identifies as more common among firefighters. It also gives firefighters an opt-out, requires consensus technical standards, tracks acceptance and test-result trends, strips personally identifiable information for analysis, and permits data sharing with CDC.
Who Benefits and How
Department of Defense firefighters benefit because cancer screening becomes a no-cost service tied to their periodic health assessments. Female DOD firefighters benefit from statutory mammogram access at least every two years from ages 40 to 49 and annually at age 50 or older. Male DOD firefighters at higher prostate-cancer risk benefit from annual prostate-specific antigen testing beginning at age 40. CDC firefighter cancer researchers benefit from DOD data sharing that can improve knowledge about cancer occurrence among firefighters.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Defense health offices must provide, document, and analyze multiple cancer screenings across the DOD firefighter workforce. Military treatment facilities must schedule mammograms, colon screening, prostate tests, and follow-up review by licensed clinicians. DOD privacy officials must remove names and personally identifiable information before analysis. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of broader screening services and data systems.
Key Provisions
- Requires no-cost cancer screening and related services for Department of Defense firefighters.
- Provides mammogram, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and CDC-identified firefighter cancer screening rules.
- Requires use of consensus technical standards and documentation of test acceptance, performance, and results.
- Protects personally identifiable information and authorizes appropriate data sharing with CDC.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Defense Department to provide no-cost cancer screening and related services for DOD firefighters, including mammograms, colon cancer screening, prostate cancer screening, other CDC-identified firefighter cancer screenings, opt-out rights, standards use, documentation, privacy safeguards, and CDC data sharing.
Key Policy Areas
Defense Health, Firefighters, Cancer Screening
Primary Purpose
Requires the Defense Department to provide no-cost cancer screening and related services for DOD firefighters, including mammograms, colon cancer screening, prostate cancer screening, other CDC-identified firefighter cancer screenings, opt-out rights, standards use, documentation, privacy safeguards, and CDC data sharing.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Department of Defense firefighters
- Female DOD firefighters
- Male DOD firefighters at prostate cancer risk
- CDC firefighter cancer researchers
Identified Costs
- Defense health offices
- Military treatment facilities
- DOD privacy officials
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Bacon (for himself and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Defense firefighters, Female DOD firefighters, Male DOD firefighters at prostate cancer risk
CDC firefighter cancer researchers, Defense health offices
Positive-direction: CDC firefighter cancer researchers
Negative-direction: Defense health offices
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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