,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ida  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ca1        
#bjai,mr4 ,bergman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to adopt certain     
strategies for preventive colorectal    
screenings for veterans1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,increasing ,veteran
 ,access to ,colorectal ,cancer         
,screening ,act of #bjai4  #b4          
,strategies for preventive colorectal   
screenings for veterans  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs  
shall ensure that the colorectal cancer 
preventive screening guidelines used in 
each medical facility of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs and              
non-,department facility at which       
veterans receive hospital care or       
medical services under chapter #ag of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1       

include all strategies for preventive   
colorectal screenings included in--     
7#a7 the latest recommendations of the  
,united ,states ,preventive ,services   
,task ,force2 and  7#b7 the ,healthcare 
,effectiveness ,data and ,information   
,set issued by the ,national ,committee 
for ,quality ,assurance4  7b7 ,deadline 
,the ,secretary shall carry out this    
section not later than #ahj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4