I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer.

1. Study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer (a) Study The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study to determine whether prostate cancer should be added to the list of diseases specified in section 1112(c) of title 38, United States Code, and considered to have been incurred in or aggravated during the active military, naval, or air service of radiation-exposed veterans. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on such study.