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Proc 10526ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10526

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2023

This proclamation designates March 2023 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, encouraging awareness activities and promoting early screenings. It highlights the Biden Administration's broader cancer policy efforts including the Cancer Moonshot, ARPA-H, and the Inflation Reduction Act's Medicare drug cost caps, but contains no binding directives or new policy mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 13295

Impact dates

  1. National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month begins

Key directives

  • Encourage all citizens, government agencies, private businesses, non-profit organizations, and other groups to join activities increasing awareness and prevention of colorectal cancer
  • Encourage Americans to visit HealthCare.gov to learn about ACA coverage

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of March 2023 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

  • Encouragement of awareness activities by citizens, agencies, businesses, and organizations

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No new funding or regulatory requirements attached to proclamation
  • References to existing policies (ARPA-H, Inflation Reduction Act, ACA) as accomplishments rather than new directives
  • Vague 'encouragement' language lacks enforcement mechanism
Proclamation 10526: National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2023 · Executive Orders