FIRE Cancer Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-5025
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Helmy, George S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2024-09-11
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5025 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 11, 2024 Mr. Helmy (for himself and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to make available under the assistance to firefighters grant program the establishment of cancer prevention programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act of 2024 or the FIRE Cancer Act of 2024 . 2. Cancer prevention programs for firefighters (a) In general Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(3)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (N) as subparagraphs (G) through (O), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) To establish cancer prevention programs for firefighting personnel, including providing multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests. ; (2) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following: (4) Maximum amount for certain cancer tests Not more than $1,750 from available grant funds under subsection (c)(3)(F) may be obligated and expended for each multi-cancer early detection test or other form of preventative test. ; (3) in subsection (q), by adding at the end the following: (4) Cancer prevention programs There is authorized to be appropriated $700,000,000 for grants under subsection (c)(3)(F). ; (4) by redesignating subsection (r) as subsection (s); and (5) by inserting after subsection (q) the following: (r) Cancer research (1) In general The Administrator of FEMA and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall jointly establish a voluntary program through which firefighting personnel may share with the Centers results of multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests in order to identify any trends or causes of cancer in such personnel. (2) Sharing Any results of firefighting personnel described in paragraph (1) shall be shared in an anonymized, de-identified manner that safeguards the personally identifiable information of such personnel in order to prevent attribution to any such personnel of any such shared results. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 33(i)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(i)(1) ) is amended by striking described in subsection (c)(3)(F) and inserting described in subsection (c)(3)(G) .