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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9531 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9531

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a report on testing for 
  helicobacter pylori for members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2026

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a report on testing for 
  helicobacter pylori for members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Preventing Stomach Cancer in Our 
Nation's Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON TESTING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR H. PYLORI.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report containing a plan, cost estimate, and 
feasibility study for implementing testing for helicobacter pylori 
(commonly known as ``H. pylori'') during the period in which a member 
of the Armed Forces is transitioning to civilian life.
    (b) Cost Estimate.--The cost estimate included in the report under 
subsection (a) shall include an estimate of costs for implementing a 
program for conducting testing described in such subsection that 
includes testing for H. pylori using breath and stool-based methods.
    (c) Consideration of Expertise.--In preparing the report required 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may seek the input and expertise of 
physician experts, including gastroenterologists who have expertise 
in--
            (1) the field of H. pylori;
            (2) the gastrointestinal diseases and disorders that arise 
        from H. pylori; or
            (3) the screening and testing mechanisms for such diseases 
        and disorders.
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Preventing Stomach Cancer in Our Nation’s Heroes Act

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