,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bi1 #bjbj ,ms4  
,smi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xxvii ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to require  
gr\p heal? plans & heal? insurance      
issu]s (f]+ gr\p or individual heal?    
insurance cov]age to provide b5efits =  
lung canc] scre5+s = c]ta9 individuals  
)\t ! imposition ( co/ %>+4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,ka!r9e's ,lung ,canc] ,e>ly ,detection 
& ,survival ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,among   
canc]s1 lung canc] is ! numb] #a kill]4 
7#b7 ,lung canc] causes m dea?s ?an     
pro/ate canc]1 brea/ canc]1 & colorectal
 canc] comb9$4  7#c7 ,! reason = !      
extremely l[ #e-ye> survival rate 9 lung
 canc] pati5ts is ! difficulty to f9d x 
at e>ly /ages 7z pati5ts h no symptoms  
at e>ly /ages74  7#d7 ,= all /ages (    

lung canc]1 ! ov]all #e-ye> survival    
rate is #ai p]c5t1 :ile su* rate is #ih 
p]c5t = pro/ate canc] & #ij p]c5t =     
brea/ canc] 7all /ages74  7#e7 ,e>ly    
detection ( lung canc] ?r\gh scre5+ c\ld
 dramatically increase survival rates = 
pati5ts4  7#f7 ,curr5t law m&ates free  
scre5+ = brea/ canc]1 pro/ate canc]1 &  
colorectal canc] at mu* e>li] ages ?an =
 lung canc]1 reg>dless ( preexi/+       
conditions ( ! individual to be scre5$4 
7#g7 ,free scre5+ />ts at age #dj =     
brea/ canc] b = lung canc] does n />t   
until age #ee1 & !n & only = individuals
 ) a hi/ory ( smok+ #cj or m packs (    
cig>ettes p] ye>4  7#h7 ,?is ,act w\ld  
save lives & money ?r\gh e>ly detection 
( lung canc] by />t+ free scre5+ at age 
#dj4  #c4 ,requir+ cov]age ( lung canc] 
scre5+s = c]ta9 individuals )\t co/ %>+ 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bgac7;a7 ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ac7;a77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ & at !   
end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ !  

p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2    
7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2  7#d7 by         
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#e7 z p>agraph     
7#f72 &  7#e7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#d7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7 )     
respect to individuals #dj ye>s ( age or
 old]1 lung canc] scre5+s1 reg>dless ( !
 smok+ hi/ory 7if any7 ( su* an         
individual4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to plan ye>s beg9n+ on  
or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjba4