To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Defense, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2D2DEB6AD2664312B6C3EF33F44322CC: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023.
- Section H24AD706CF0BB405EA5D2D82E4AAE5300: 2. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of Defense During the annual periodic health assessment of each firefighter of the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Defense, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Carper (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
someone whose primary job or military occupational specialty is being a firefighter. The term high-risk individual means an individual who— is African American
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