,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjai,ms4 ,h\lahan 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,pappas1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,ms4 ,spanb]g]1 
,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 
,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,s*ri]1 ,mr4  
,cook1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 & ,ms4 ,slotk97  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to include digital brea/  
tomosyn!sis z a prim>y & prev5tative    
heal? c>e s]vice "u ! milit>y heal?     
sy/em & ! ,,tric>e program4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,! ,act may be cit$ z ! ,bett] &  
,robu/ ,scre5+ ,today ,act or ! ,,br/   
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,a woman born today has a 
"o 9 eight *ance ( be+ diagnos$ ) brea/ 
canc] at "s "t dur+ h] life4  7#b7      
,brea/ canc] is ! mo/ commonly diagnos$ 
canc] & ! second lead+ cause ( canc]    
dea? among wom54  7#c7 ,dea? rates f    
brea/ canc] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h dropp$  

#dj p]c5t betwe5 #aihi & #bjag :i*      
translates to #cge1ijj dea?s avoid$ dur+
 ^? #bh ye>s4  7#d7 ,! decl9e 9 brea/   
canc] dea? rates h be5 attribut$ to bo? 
improvem5ts 9 treatm5t & e>ly detection 
& scre5+4  7#e7 ,:5 brea/ canc] is      
detect$ 9 an e>ly & localiz$ /age1 !    
five-ye> survival rate is #ii p]c5t1    
fur!r demon/rat+ :y prop] scre5+ is     
ess5tial4  7#f7 ,conv5tional mammography
 & digital mammography are kn[n to be   
less effective 9 ! brea/ canc] scre5+   
process = all wom51 includ+ ^? ) d5se   
brea/ tissue1 ?an digital brea/         
tomosyn!sis scre5+4  7#g7 ,m$ic>e & !   
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration cov]      
digital brea/ tomosyn!sis mammography   
scre5+s4  7#h7 ,! ,,tric>e program does 
n curr5tly cov] digital brea/           
tomosyn!sis mammography scre5+s4  #c4   
,improvem5t to brea/ canc] scre5+       
,section #ajgd;d7b77#b7 ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1       
includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( digital brea/     

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