,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ad1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,book] 7= himself & ,mr4      
,boozman7 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 cov]age =  
pro/ate canc] scre5+s )\t ! imposition (
 co/-%>+ requirem5ts1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pro/ate-,specific ,antig5 ,scre5+ =  
,high-risk ,insur$ ,m5 ,act or ! ,,psa  
,scre5+ = ,,him ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,pro/ate  
canc] is ! second lead+ cause ( canc]   
dea? 9 m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) #a 9 #da  
m5 dy+ f pro/ate canc] & m ?an #cd1gjj  
m5 e/imat$ to die f pro/ate canc] 9     
#bjbc4  7#b7 ,pro/ate canc] is ! second 
mo/ commonly diagnos$ canc] 9 ! ,nation 

) #a 9 #h m5 be+ diagnos$ 9 _!          
lifetimes1 #c4a million m5 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates liv+ ) a diagnosis1 & ov]        
#bhh1jjj m5 e/imat$ to be diagnos$ 9    
#bjbc4  7#c7 ,! survival rate = pro/ate 
canc] diagnos$ 9 e>ly /age is ne> #ajj  
p]c5t b pro/ate canc] diagnos$ 9 late   
/age has only a #cj-p]c5t survival rate4
  7#d7 ,!re are few1 if any1 symptoms ( 
pro/ate canc] be=e x rea*es late /age4  
7#e7 ,african-,am]ican m5 h a           
disproportionately high] rate ( pro/ate 
canc] & are #gj p]c5t m likely to be    
diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] ?an ,:ite m51 )
 #a 9 #f ,african-,am]ican m5 develop+  
pro/ate canc] 9 _! lifetimes4  7#f7     
,african-,am]ican m5 are #b4a times m   
likely to die f pro/ate canc] ?an ,:ite 
m54  7#g7 ,m5 ) a fa!r or bro!r )       
pro/ate canc] are m ?an twice z likely  
to be diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc] ?an m5   
)\t a family hi/ory4  7#h7 ,! common    
cl9ical def9ition = m5 at high-risk (   
pro/ate canc] includes ,african-,am]ican
 m5 & m5 ) a family hi/ory4  7#i7 ,mo/ (

 ! major canc] & urological societies   
recomm5d beg9n+ scre5+ discussions e>li]
 = ,african-,am]ican m5 & ^? ) a family 
hi/ory ( pro/ate canc]4  7#aj7 ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,prev5tive ,s]vices ,task ,=ce  
has enc\rag$ rese>* on scre5+           
,african-,am]ican m51 includ+ :e!r to   
scre5 ,african-,am]ican m5 at y\ng]     
ages1 & has id5tifi$ ?is rese>* z a     
high-priority canc] rese>* gap4  7#aa7  
,b>ri]s to scre5+ %\ld be m9imiz$ =     
high-risk m5 9 ord] to cat* asymptomatic
 pro/ate canc] be=e x meta/asizes & !   
survival rate is dramatically r$uc$4    
7#ab7 ,! co/ ( treat+ meta/atic pro/ate 
canc] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates heal? c>e sy/em 
is hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s m        
annually ?an ! co/ ( treat+ localiz$1   
e>ly-/age canc]4  #c4 ,requirem5t = gr\p
 heal? plans & heal? insurance issu]s   
(f]+ gr\p or individual heal? insurance 
cov]age to provide cov]age = pro/ate    
canc] scre5+s )\t imposition ( co/-%>+  
requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section      
#bgac7;a7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ac7;a77 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#e72    
7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 
7#d7 z subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d71    
respectively1 & adju/+ ! m>g9s          
accord+ly2  7#c7 by /rik+ 7a7 ,9        
g5]al--,a gr\p heal? & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7a7 ,cov]age ( prev5tive heal? s]vices  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a gr\p heal?  2  7#d7 9  
subp>agraph 7,b71 z s r$esignat$1 by    
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#e7 9 
subp>agraph 7,c71 z s r$esignat$1 by    
/rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ a semicolon2     
7#f7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 z s            
r$esignat$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7
 & ins]t+ subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,b7 by  
/rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2  7#g7 by    
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,d71 z s       
r$esignat$1 ! foll[+3  7,e7 ) respect to
 m5 :o are age #dj & ov] & are at high  
risk ( develop+ pro/ate canc] 7includ+  
,african-,am]ican m5 & m5 ) a family    
hi/ory ( pro/ate canc] 7z def9$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b7771 su* additional         
evid5ce-bas$ prev5tive c>e & scre5+s n  

describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 = pro/ate   
canc]4  2 &  7#h7 by /rik+ ! flu% text  
at ! end & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,m5 ) 
a family hi/ory ( pro/ate canc] def9$ ,=
 purposes ( p>agraph 7#a77;,e71 ! t]m m5
 ) a family hi/ory ( pro/ate canc] means
 m5 :o h a fir/-degree relative-- 7,a7  
:o 0 diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc]2  7,b7 :o 
develop$ pro/ate canc]2  7,c7 ^: dea? 0 
a result ( pro/ate canc]2  7,d7 :o h be5
 diagnos$ ) a canc] kn[n to be associat$
 ) increas$ risk ( pro/ate canc]2 or    
7,e7 :o has a g5etic alt]ation kn[n to  
be associat$ ) increas$ risk ( pro/ate  
canc]4  7#c7 ,cl>ification reg>d+ brea/ 
canc] scre5+1 mammography1 & prev5tion  
recomm5dations ,= ! purposes ( ?is ,act1
 & = ! purposes ( any o!r provision (   
law1 ! curr5t recomm5dations ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,prev5tive ,s]vice ,task ,=ce    
reg>d+ brea/ canc] scre5+1 mammography1 
& prev5tion %all be consid]$ ! mo/      
curr5t o!r ?an ^? issu$ 9 or ar\nd      
,novemb] #bjji4  7#d7 ,rule (           
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all 

be con/ru$ to prohibit a plan or issu] f
 provid+ cov]age = s]vices 9 addition to
 ^? recomm5d$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,prev5tive ,s]vices ,task ,=ce or to d5y
 cov]age = s]vices t are n recomm5d$ by 
su* ,task ,=ce4  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all 
apply ) respect to plan ye>s beg9n+ on  
or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbd4