{"format":1,"id":"117-s-2533","congress":117,"number":"S. 2533","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to improve mammography services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to improve mammography services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-135","introduced":"2021-07-29","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-05-18","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h227","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act","result":"Passed","yea":419,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll227.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-03-23","vote":null,"how":"voice_vote","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1754-1756; text: CR S1754)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-06-07"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-135.","date":"2022-06-07"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-06-07","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill addresses the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provision of mammograms and breast cancer treatment."},{"k":"p","t":"Among other requirements, the VA must"},{"k":"li","t":"submit a strategic plan for improving breast imaging services for veterans;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"implement a three-year pilot program to provide telescreening mammography services for veterans who live in locations where access to breast imaging services at a VA facility is difficult or unfeasible;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"upgrade all mammography services at its facilities to use three-dimensional breast imaging;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"study the availability of access to testing for the breast cancer gene for veterans diagnosed with breast cancer, as recommended by the guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"update guidelines to increase the use of molecular testing and genetic counseling for veterans diagnosed with breast cancer;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"study the accessibility of breast imaging services at VA facilities for veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injury or disorder, or another disability; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"update its policies and directives to ensure that it confirms the accessibility of a breast imaging site when referring a veteran with a spinal cord injury or disorder to a non-VA provider.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The Inspector General of the VA must report to the VA and to Congress on mammography services furnished by the VA."},{"k":"p","t":"In addition, the VA must enter into a partnership with at least one cancer center of the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health in each Veterans Integrated Service Network to expand access to high-quality cancer care for women veterans. In implementing such partnerships, the VA must ensure that veterans with breast cancer who reside in rural areas or states without a partner cancer center are able to receive care through telehealth."},{"k":"p","t":"Finally, the VA must collaborate with the Department of Defense and report on all current research and health care collaborations between the departments on treating veterans and members of the Armed Forces with breast cancer."}],"words":317},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to change and report on its mammography and breast cancer care services for veterans, including screening, genetic testing, accessibility and partnerships with other agencies.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 101","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#ideec50a95-dfba-4095-b4a5-4c60d1fd39fe:~:text=101.%20Strategic%20plan%20for%20breast%20imaging%20services"},{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#id96072e77-19fc-4680-bc09-6084065f64e9:~:text=102.%20Telescreening%20mammography%20pilot%20program%20of%20Department"},{"label":"Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#id60c4fe9c-af2b-49c6-899b-9274df147f03:~:text=103.%20Upgrade%20of%20breast%20imaging%20at%20facilities"},{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#id73a25bf7-ce71-4a64-a2dc-e53ac18e0453:~:text=201.%20Partnerships%20with%20National%20Cancer%20Institute%20to"}]},"core_areas":["Breast imaging and mammography services at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities","Telescreening mammography pilot program","Genetic testing and counseling for veterans with breast cancer","Accessibility of breast imaging for veterans with spinal cord injury or disorder or other disability","Partnerships with National Cancer Institute cancer centers","Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense collaboration on breast cancer"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Veterans' Affairs Committees of the Senate and House a strategic plan for improving breast imaging services for veterans not later than one year after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 101","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#ideec50a95-dfba-4095-b4a5-4c60d1fd39fe:~:text=101.%20Strategic%20plan%20for%20breast%20imaging%20services"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to carry out a three-year pilot program providing telescreening mammography services for veterans who live in States without Department breast imaging facilities or in locations where access to such services is difficult or not feasible.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#id96072e77-19fc-4680-bc09-6084065f64e9:~:text=102.%20Telescreening%20mammography%20pilot%20program%20of%20Department"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, within two years of enactment, to upgrade all mammography services at Department facilities that provide them to use digital breast tomosynthesis, also known as three-dimensional breast imaging, and to report on the upgrade.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#id60c4fe9c-af2b-49c6-899b-9274df147f03:~:text=103.%20Upgrade%20of%20breast%20imaging%20at%20facilities"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to study access to breast cancer gene testing for veterans diagnosed with breast cancer and to update or institute guidelines to increase the use of molecular testing and genetic counseling for them.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 104","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#ideb3c6c3b-3ce2-4f44-9eb8-3a134a66bfcf:~:text=104.%20Study%20on%20availability%20of%20testing%20for"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to study the accessibility of Department breast imaging services for veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injury or disorder, or another disability, and to update policies for referrals of veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder to non-Department providers.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 105","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#id2d808663-a07f-4498-ba6a-28077f142854:~:text=105.%20Mammography%20accessibility%20for%20paralyzed%20and%20disabled"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to enter into a partnership with at least one National Cancer Institute cancer center in each Veterans Integrated Service Network to expand access to cancer care for women veterans, including telehealth care for veterans with breast cancer in rural areas or States without a partner center.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text/enr#id73a25bf7-ce71-4a64-a2dc-e53ac18e0453:~:text=201.%20Partnerships%20with%20National%20Cancer%20Institute%20to"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/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/2533","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-2533.png","v":"3dab59388370","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 2533, 117th Congress: Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act. House: 419 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 7 Jun 2022."}}