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Union Calendar No. 363
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4888
[Report No. 107–601]
To reauthorize the Mammography Quality Standards Act, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 2002
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
ENGEL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. WYNN, Mr.
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. SERRANO, Ms.
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr.
WAXMAN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. HARMAN, Mr.
GREEN
of Texas, Ms. MCCARTHY
of Missouri, Ms. ESHOO, Ms.
DEGETTE, Mr. MCNULTY, and Mr. JOHN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
JULY 22, 2002
Additional sponsors: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr.
CUMMINGS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GORDON, Mr.
FROST, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. UPTON, Mr.
CASTLE, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington,
Ms. NORTON, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr.
WALDEN of Oregon, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.
BASS, Mr. FOSSELLA, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. DAVIS
of Illinois, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr. OBERSTAR
JULY 22, 2002
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6, 2002]
A BILL
To reauthorize the Mammography Quality Standards Act,
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 ‘‘Mammography Quality
Standards Reauthorization Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 354(r)(2) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(r)(2)) are each
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’.
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE.
Section 354(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 263b) is amended by redesignating paragraph (2)
as paragraph (3) and inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY
ISSUANCE
OF
A
CERTIFI-
CATE.—The Secretary may issue a temporary renewal
certificate for a period not to exceed 45 days to a fa-
cility seeking reaccreditation if the accreditation body
for the facility has issued an accreditation extension
for a period not to exceed 45 days for any of the fol-
lowing reasons:
‘‘(A) The facility has met the established
time frames for submitting materials to the ac-
creditation body, but the accreditation body is
unable to complete the reaccreditation process be-
fore the certificate expires.
‘‘(B) Circumstances such as the facility ac-
quiring additional or replacement equipment,
having low volume of mammography, or having
significant personnel changes have caused the fa-
cility to be unable to meet reaccreditation time
frames.
‘‘(C) Other unforeseen situations have
caused the facility to be unable to meet reaccredi-
tation time frames, but in the opinion of the ac-
creditation body, have not compromised the qual-
ity of mammography.’’.
SEC. 4. GAO STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study of the program established by
the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (the pro-
gram under section 354 of the Public Health Service Act,
referred to in this Act as the ‘‘MQSA’’) to—
(1) evaluate the demonstration program regard-
ing frequency of inspections authorized under section
354(g) of the Public Health Service Act, including the
effect of the program on compliance with the MQSA;
(2) evaluate the accessibility of mammography
services;
(3) evaluate the role of States in acting as both
accreditation bodies and certification bodies under the
MQSA; and
(4) identify areas, if any, where the MQSA could
be improved to increase access to and quality of
mammography services for women.
(b) REPORT.—Not earlier than 3 years, but not later
than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report on the study described in sub-
section (a).
SEC. 5. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall request the Institute of Medicine to enter into
an agreement under which such Institute conducts a study
for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the
following:
(1) Ways to encourage more radiologists to be
adequately trained in mammography interpretation.
(2) Ways to ensure enough adequately trained
personnel at all levels to ensure the quality and avail-
ability of mammography services to women.
(3) Whether interventional mammography proce-
dures should be subject to the requirements of the
MQSA.
(4) Ways to improve continuing medical edu-
cation requirements, such as including an assessment
of interpretive skills, for physicians interpreting
mammograms.
(5) Other areas, if any, where the MQSA could
be improved to increase the quality of mammography
services for women.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall ensure that, not
later than 18 months after the date on which the Secretary
enters into the agreement under subsection (a), the study
under such subsection is completed and a report on the
study is submitted to the Secretary, the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the
Public Health Service Act to extend the program estab-
lished by the Mammography Quality Standards Act of
1992, and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 363
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4888
[Report No. 107–601]
A BILL
To reauthorize the Mammography Quality
Standards Act, and for other purposes.
JULY 22, 2002
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed