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and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"other locations and time periods as determined by the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The bill specifies that the listed locations do not include bodies of water around or airspace above such locations."}],"words":179},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends section 7322 of title 38, United States Code, to make veterans who were deployed in support of a contingency operation in listed locations and periods eligible for mammography screening by a Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text/enr#id5c77a1b45654471088743336fc7c332a:~:text=2.%20Revision%20of%20breast%20cancer%20mammography%20policy"}]},"core_areas":["Veterans Affairs mammography screening eligibility","Deployment locations and periods tied to burn pit use","Reports to Congress on added locations and breast cancer rates"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Under Secretary for Health to ensure that any veteran deployed in support of a contingency operation in a specified location and period is eligible for a mammography screening by a Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text/enr#id5c77a1b45654471088743336fc7c332a:~:text=2.%20Revision%20of%20breast%20cancer%20mammography%20policy"}},{"text":"Specifies Iraq from August 2, 1990, to February 28, 1991, and from March 19, 2003, until the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in Iraq.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text/enr#id5c77a1b45654471088743336fc7c332a:~:text=2.%20Revision%20of%20breast%20cancer%20mammography%20policy"}},{"text":"Specifies the Southwest Asia theater of operations other than Iraq, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar, beginning August 2, 1990, and ending when the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used there.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text/enr#id5c77a1b45654471088743336fc7c332a:~:text=2.%20Revision%20of%20breast%20cancer%20mammography%20policy"}},{"text":"Specifies Afghanistan, Djibouti, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Yemen, each beginning September 11, 2001, and ending when the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in that country.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text/enr#id5c77a1b45654471088743336fc7c332a:~:text=2.%20Revision%20of%20breast%20cancer%20mammography%20policy"}},{"text":"Adds other locations and periods set by the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, or determined by the Secretary with the Secretary of Defense in a report to Congress due within two years of enactment and at least every two years after.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text/enr#id5c77a1b45654471088743336fc7c332a:~:text=2.%20Revision%20of%20breast%20cancer%20mammography%20policy"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs within two years, comparing breast cancer rates among members deployed to the specified locations and periods with those not deployed and with the civilian population.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text/enr#id5c77a1b45654471088743336fc7c332a:~:text=2.%20Revision%20of%20breast%20cancer%20mammography%20policy"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2102/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-2102.png","v":"9448cb08856d","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 2102, 117th Congress: Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas SERVICE Act. House: 418 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 7 Jun 2022."}}