Editorial Notes
References in Text

The date of the enactment of the Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans In Combat Environments Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–133, which was approved June 7, 2022.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–133, § 2(a)(1), inserted heading.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–133, § 2(a)(2)(A), inserted heading.

Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 117–133, § 2(a)(2)(B), inserted “a record of service in a location and during a period specified in subsection (d),” after “risk factors”.

Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 117–133, § 2(a)(3), added subsecs. (c) and (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date

Pub. L. 105–114, title II, § 208(b), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2289, provided that: “The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop the national policy on mammography screening required by section 7322 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and shall furnish such policy in a report to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 21, 1997]. Such policy shall not take effect before the expiration of 30 days after the date of its submission to those committees.”

Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans

Pub. L. 117–135, June 7, 2022, 136 Stat. 1244, provided that:

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Sense of Congress

Pub. L. 105–114, title II, § 208(c), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2290, provided that: “It is the sense of Congress that the policy developed under section 7322 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be in accordance with the guidelines endorsed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the National Institutes of Health.”