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Proc 10344ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10344

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2022

President Biden proclaims March 2022 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, urging Americans to get screened for colorectal cancer and highlighting the Cancer Moonshot initiative, ARPA-H proposal, and Affordable Care Act coverage for screenings starting at age 45.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 11927

Key directives

  • Proclaim March 2022 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
  • Encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, non-profit organizations, and other groups to join awareness and prevention activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect for March 2022

Near term (90d)

  • Awareness activities during March 2022

Long term

  • Cancer Moonshot goal to reduce cancer death rate by 50% over 25 years
  • ARPA-H investment if Congress creates agency

Risks & tensions

  • Document references existing ACA coverage and prior policy initiatives (Cancer Moonshot relaunch, February 2, 2022 call to action) but does not create new binding requirements
  • No specific funding or enforcement mechanisms in this proclamation itself
Proclamation 10344: National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2022 · Executive Orders