December 9, 2025
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025
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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
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(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.