S 2665
118th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023
Introduced: July 27, 2023
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Became law
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide its firefighters with medical testing and related services to detect, document, and prevent certain cancers. DOD firefighters may opt out of such testing or services.
DOD must document certain information related to the offered testing and services, but must ensure personally identifiable information is removed prior to analyzing the information.
DOD may share data with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase the knowledge and understanding of cancer occurrences among firefighters.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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