#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#aaeg  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to conduct a review to        
evaluate the status of research on lung 
cancer in women and underserved         
populations1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,women and ,lung ,cancer        
,research and ,preventive ,services ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,interagency review to  
evaluate and identify opportunities to  
improve lung cancer prevention and      
treatment in women  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall 
review and1 as necessary and            
appropriate1 update ,federal programs1  
activities1 and strategic plans related 
to lung cancer research1 prevention1    
diagnosis1 and treatment for purposes   
of-- 7#a7 identifying and addressing    
knowledge gaps and improving health     

outcomes related to lung cancer in women
 and populations with few known risk    
factors2 and  7#b7 improving lung cancer
 screening rates among populations      
recommended by the ,united ,states      
,preventive ,services ,task ,force to   
receive such screening4  7b7 ,content   
,the review under subsection 7a7 shall  
include-- 7#a7 a review of findings from
 research on lung cancer in populations 
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of
 subsection 7a71 the status of ongoing  
federally funded research on lung cancer
 in such populations1 and knowledge gaps
 related to lung cancer in such         
populations2  7#b7 consideration of     
additional research opportunities1      
including through interagency           
collaboration and multidisciplinary     
projects1 that would-- 7,a7 eliminate   
knowledge gaps in research on lung      
cancer in women1 including an evaluation
 of any environmental and genomic       
factors that may be related to the      
etiology of lung cancer in women2  7,b7 

improve screening rates among           
populations described in subsection     
7a77#b72 or  7,c7 foster advances in    
technology and interventions1 including 
biomarker testing1 to improve lung      
cancer risk assessment1 diagnosis1 and  
treatment2 and  7#c7 a review of current
 public health strategies1 and          
consideration of alternative            
evidence-based strategies1 related to   
lung cancer screening and diagnosis1    
including an assessment of the need for 
additional public awareness and         
education4  7c7 ,report ,not later than 
#b years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions and the ,committee
 on ,appropriations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,house of ,representatives a report
 on the review conducted under          
subsection 7a71 including-- 7#a7 a      

summary of research findings1 ongoing   
research projects1 and knowledge gaps   
described in subsection 7b77#a72  7#b7 a
 description of any changes made by such
 ,secretary or the head of any other    
,federal agency to ,federal programs1   
activities1 or strategic plans based on 
the findings of the review2 and  7#c7   
any additional changes to ,federal      
programs1 activities1 or strategic plans
 recommended by the ,secretary based on 
the review1 and any statutory or other  
barriers that impede implementation of  
such changes4  ,passed the ,senate ,june
 #h1 #bjbf4,secretary