Sec. 101. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BREAST IMAGING SERVICES FOR VETERANS

193 words·~1 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-16922/sec-101

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 101 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BREAST IMAGING SERVICES FOR VETERANS ###

(a)In General Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a strategic plan for improving breast imaging services for veterans. ###

(b)Elements The strategic plan required by subsection

(a)shall— ####

(1)cover the evolving needs of women veterans; ####

(2)address geographic disparities of breast imaging furnished at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the use of breast imaging through non-Department providers in the community; ####

(3)address the use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT-3D breast imaging); ####

(4)address the needs of male veterans who require breast cancer screening services; and ####

(5)provide recommendations on— #####

(A)potential expansion of breast imaging services furnished at facilities of the Department, including infrastructure and staffing needs; #####

(B)the use of digital breast tomosynthesis; #####

(C)the use of mobile mammography; and #####

(D)other access and equity improvements for breast imaging.