US Congress Senate Bill 362 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 16 2011 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative to assist in coordinating activities to address the high mortality rate associated with pancreatic cancer. Requires the Secretary to establish the Interdisciplinary Pancreatic Cancer Coordinating Committee to: (1) provide advice on overall research objectives and benchmarks for pancreatic cancer research; (2) develop within six months of establishment of the committee and every five years thereafter a strategic plan for pancreatic cancer research awareness; and (3) conduct evaluations and make recommendations as needed to the Secretary, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) regarding the prioritization and award of NIH research grants relating to pancreatic cancer. Requires the Secretary to develop a primary care provider education program on pancreatic cancer. Requires the Director of NCI and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a communication tool kit for patients and their families that focuses on specific pancreatic cancer issues relating to patient choices and patient care. Allows the Secretary to award grants to research institutions for use in developing innovative compounds or technologies for the prevention, early detection, or treatment of those cancers with five-year survival rates of less than 50%. Requires the Secretary to focus on pancreatic cancer during the initial five fiscal years of awarding such grants.Allows the Secretary to designate two additional Specialized Programs of Research Excellence focusing solely on pancreatic cancer research.

Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act

Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon	Sen Akaka, Daniel K.	Sen Begich, Mark	Sen Bennet, Michael F.
Sen Blumenthal, Richard	Sen Blunt, Roy	Sen Boozman, John	Sen Boxer, Barbara
Sen Brown, Scott P.	Sen Brown, Sherrod	Sen Cantwell, Maria	Sen Cardin, Benjamin L.
Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr.	Sen Chambliss, Saxby	Sen Cochran, Thad	Sen Collins, Susan M.
Sen Coons, Christopher A.	Sen Crapo, Mike	Sen Durbin, Richard	Sen Feinstein, Dianne
Sen Franken, Al	Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E.	Sen Grassley, Chuck	Sen Hagan, Kay
Sen Heller, Dean	Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey	Sen Inouye, Daniel K.	Sen Isakson, Johnny
Sen Johnson, Tim	Sen Kerry, John F.	Sen Kirk, Mark Steven	Sen Klobuchar, Amy
Sen Kohl, Herb	Sen Landrieu, Mary L.	Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.	Sen Leahy, Patrick J.
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I.	Sen Lugar, Richard G.	Sen McCaskill, Claire	Sen Menendez, Robert
Sen Merkley, Jeff	Sen Mikulski, Barbara A.	Sen Moran, Jerry	Sen Murkowski, Lisa
Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin	Sen Nelson, Bill	Sen Reed, Jack	Sen Reid, Harry
Sen Rubio, Marco	Sen Sanders, Bernard	Sen Schumer, Charles E.	Sen Shaheen, Jeanne
Sen Snowe, Olympia J.	Sen Stabenow, Debbie	Sen Tester, Jon	Sen Warner, Mark R.
Sen Webb, Jim	Sen Wicker, Roger F.	Sen Wyden, Ron

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB733 (Related) 2012-09-20 - Received in the Senate.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN00362:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s362is/pdf/BILLS-112s362is.pdf