42 U.S.C. § 285a–9 — Grants for education, prevention, and early detection of radiogenic cancers and diseases

(a) Definition. In this section, "entity" means: (1) a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center; (2) a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or medical center; (3) a Federally Qualified Health Center, community health center, or hospital; (4) a state^* or local government agency, including a state health department; or (5) a nonprofit organization.

(b) In general. The Secretary^*, acting through the Administrator^* of the Health Resources and Services Administration and consulting with the Director of NIH^* and the Director^* of the Indian Health Service^*, may give competitive grants to these entities to run programs that: (1) screen, as a preventive health measure, people described in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (sections 4(a)(1)(A)(i) or 5(a)(1)(A)) for cancer; (2) refer people screened under (1) for appropriate medical treatment^* and, where practical, ensure they get proper follow-up care; (3) create and share public information and education programs on detecting, preventing, and treating radiation-caused ("radiogenic") cancers and diseases; and (4) help potential claimants document their claims under section 5(a) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

(c) Indian Health Service. These programs must include programs run through the Indian Health Service, or through tribal contracts, compacts, grants, or cooperative agreements with it, where appropriate for improving Indians' health.

(d) Grant and contract authority. Entities that get a grant under subsection (b) may spend it on the purposes described there.

(e) Health coverage unaffected. Nothing in this section changes any coverage obligation of a government or private health plan^* for a person referred to in subsection (b)(1).