Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2745 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2745 To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2025 Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. MEDICAL TESTING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR FIREFIGHTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Provision of Services.--During the annual periodic health assessment of each firefighter of the Department of Defense, or at such other intervals as may be indicated in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the firefighter (at no cost to the firefighter) appropriate medical testing and related services to detect, document the presence or absence of, and prevent, certain cancers. (b) Criteria.--Services required to be provided under subsection (a) shall meet, at a minimum, the following criteria: (1) Breast cancer.--With respect to breast cancer screening, if the firefighter is a female firefighter-- (A) such services shall include the provision of a mammogram to the firefighter-- (i) if the firefighter is 40 years old to 49 years old (inclusive), not less frequently than twice each year; (ii) if the fi