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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer.

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I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5020 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Mr. PANETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation expo- sure relating to prostate cancer. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. STUDY ON RADIATION EXPOSURE RELATING 3 TO PROSTATE CANCER. 4 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 5 seek to enter into an agreement with the National Acad- 6 emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the Na- 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:24 Nov 21, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5020.IH H5020 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5020 IH tional Cancer Institute to conduct a study to determine 1 whether prostate cancer should be added to the list of dis- 2 eases specified in section 1112(c) of title 38, United States 3 Code, and considered to have been incurred in or aggra- 4 vated during the active military, naval, or air service of 5 radiation-exposed veterans. 6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 7 on which the Secretary receives the study conducted pur- 8 suant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 9 Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep- 10 resentatives and the Senate a report on such study. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:15 Nov 19, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5020.IH H5020 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS

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