Report on breast cancer risk assessment tools
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(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) identification of inaccuracies resulting from the use of existing breast cancer risk assessment tools; (2) gaps in use of existing breast cancer risk assessment tools among different populations; and (3) factors that contribute to such inaccuracies and gaps in use. (b) Development of comprehensive breast cancer risk assessment tool The report under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an outline of the planning needed to create a single breast cancer risk assessment tool that is comprehensive and publicly accessible; (2) strategies to provide for public awareness of such a breast cancer risk assessment tool; and (3) recommendations on how to build consensus on the development of such a breast cancer risk assessment tool among— (A) patients; (B) medical providers; (C) institutions of higher education; (D) for-profit and nonprofit entities; (E) health care entities (as defined in section 60.3 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)); and (F) other entities, as the Secretary determines relevant.