S.Amdt. 4335

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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