H.R. 7411

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7411 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7411

To expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2026

Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, and Ms. Dexter) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Mammography Access for Veterans Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF TELESCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY PILOT PROGRAM OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--Section 102 of the Making Advances in Mammography 
and Medical Options for Veterans Act (Public Law 117-135; 38 U.S.C. 
7322 note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot'';
(2) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears;
(3) by striking subsection (b);
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as 
subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and
(5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by 
striking ``one year after the conclusion of the program under 
subsection (a)'' and inserting ``May 1, 2027''.
(b) Expansion of Locations.--Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall ensure the Department offers at least one of the following 
programs in each State and Puerto Rico:
(1) The program under section 102 of the Making Advances in 
Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act (Public Law 
117-135; 38 U.S.C. 7322 note), as amended by subsection (a).
(2) A full-service mammography program within a facility of 
the Department.
(3) A mobile mammography program of the Department.
(c) Accessibility.--The Secretary shall ensure that each of the 
programs under subsection (b) are accessible for veterans with 
paralysis, a spinal cord injury or disorder, or another disability, 
consistent with applicable accessibility requirements.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the 
amendments made by this section shall prevent the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs from expanding telescreening mammography services to facilities 
of the Department that are not--
(1) the facilities participating in the pilot program under 
section 102 of the Making Advances in Mammography and Medical 
Options for Veterans Act (Public Law 117-135; 38 U.S.C. 7322 
note) as of the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act; or
(2) located in States where the Department does not offer 
breast imaging services at a facility of the Department.
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