,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bidd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1 #bjai,ms4
 ,mc,sally 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51     
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mrs4    
,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,w>r51     
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4       
,klobu*>1 & ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
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 ,?is ,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 has be5 attribut$ to   
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$ic>e    
program "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq47 & ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration 
cov] digital brea/ tomosyn!sis          
mammography scre5+s4  7#h7 ,! ,,tric>e  
program 7z def9$ 9 section #ajgb7g7 (   
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 does n  
curr5tly cov] digital brea/ tomosyn!sis 
mammography scre5+s4  #c4 ,improvem5t to
 brea/ canc] scre5+ "u ! ,,tric>e       

program ,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/    
tomosyn!sis4