The report must evaluate how often high-risk enrollees are screened
To require the Government Accountability Office to produce a report on esophageal cancer, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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The report must evaluate how often high-risk enrollees are screened
The document says “shall”Who acts: Comptroller General of the United StatesHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“how often individuals covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program with medical records indicating such individuals are high-risk for esophageal cancer undergo screening according to the established guidelines”
The second of the two matters the report must evaluate. It reaches the frequency of screening among people covered by the program whose medical records indicate they are high risk for esophageal cancer, measured against what the section calls the established guidelines. The section does not name a guideline.
What the document actually says
“how often individuals covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program with medical records indicating such individuals are high-risk for esophageal cancer undergo screening according to the established guidelines”
That sentence, in plain words
The report must also count how often people get checked. It counts people in that same health plan. It counts those whose records show a high risk.
What this is about
Doctors have rules about who should get checked. The report must see how often those checks happen.
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Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025, Public Law 119-96, sec. 3, 140 Stat. 835 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ96/html/PLAW-119publ96.htm
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“The report must evaluate how often high-risk enrollees are screened,” Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/gerald-e-connolly-esophageal-cancer-awareness-act/proposal/sec03-evaluate-screening-frequency/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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