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“(a) In General.—Commencing not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [June 7, 2022], the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to provide telescreening mammography services for veterans who live in—“(1) States where the Department of Veterans Affairs does not offer breast imaging services at a facility of the Department; or “(2) locations where access to breast imaging services at a facility of the Department is difficult or not feasible, as determined by the Secretary. “(b) Duration.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a three-year period beginning on the commencement of the pilot program. “(c) Locations.—In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary may use community-based outpatient clinics, mobile mammography, Federally qualified health centers (as defined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4))), rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, clinics of the Indian Health Service, and such other sites as the Secretary determines feasible to provide mammograms under the pilot program. “(d) Sharing of Images and Results.—Under the pilot program under subsection (a)—“(1) mammography images generated shall be sent to a telescreening mammography center of the Department for interpretation by qualified radiologists; and “(2) results shall be shared with the veteran and their primary care provider in accordance with policies established by the Secretary. “(e) Report.—“(1) In general.—Not later than one year after the conclusion of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report evaluating the pilot program. “(2) Elements.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:“(A) An assessment of the quality of the mammography provided under the pilot program under subsection (a). “(B) Feedback from veterans and providers participating in the pilot program. “(C) A recommendation of the Secretary on the continuation or discontinuation of the pilot program.

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