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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2319 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a review 
to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in women and under-
served populations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2025 
Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
conduct a review to evaluate the status of research on 
lung cancer in women and underserved populations, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women and Lung Can-
cer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY REVIEW TO EVALUATE AND IDEN-
TIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ACCELERA-
TION OF RESEARCH ON LUNG CANCER IN 
WOMEN AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, 
GREATER ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE SERV-
ICES, AND STRATEGIC PUBLIC AWARENESS 
AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct 
an interagency review to evaluate the status of, and iden-
tify opportunities for the acceleration of research related 
to— 
(1) research on lung cancer in women; 
(2) research on lung cancer in underserved pop-
ulations that meet the eligibility criteria for lung 
cancer screening as recommended by the United 
States Preventive Services Task Force; 
(3) access to lung cancer preventive services; 
and 
(4) strategic public awareness and education 
campaigns on lung cancer. 
(b) CONTENT.—The review and recommendations 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a review and comprehensive report on the 
outcomes of previous research, the status of existing 
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research activities, and knowledge gaps related to 
lung cancer in women and underserved populations 
in all agencies of the Federal Government; 
(2) opportunities for collaborative, interagency, 
multidisciplinary, and innovative research, that 
would— 
(A) encourage innovative approaches to 
eliminate knowledge gaps in research on lung 
cancer in women; 
(B) evaluate environmental and genomic 
factors that may be related to the etiology of 
lung cancer in women; and 
(C) foster advances in imaging technology 
and techniques to improve risk assessment, di-
agnosis, treatment, and the simultaneous utili-
zation of other preventive services and activi-
ties; 
(3) opportunities regarding the development of 
a national lung cancer screening strategy to expand 
access to such screenings, particularly among women 
and underserved populations; and 
(4) opportunities regarding the development of 
a national public education and awareness campaign 
on— 
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(A) lung cancer in women and underserved 
populations; and 
(B) the importance of early detection of 
lung cancer. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on the 
review conducted under subsection (a). 
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