3.0.0 7045 2019-11-15T21:20:20Z 2019-11-15T21:20:20Z House H HR 2008-09-24 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-24T17:42:23Z Referred to 2008-09-24T14:00:15Z 2008-09-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-09-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 N B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2008-09-24 True Health Cancer Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health education Health information systems Higher education Medical education Medical research Medical technology Medical tests Pharmaceutical research Preventive medicine Research and development Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Health 00 2008-09-24 Introduced in House 2008-12-05T20:03:05Z National Plan to Advance Pancreatic Cancer Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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 and annually update a strategic plan for pancreatic cancer research awareness; and (3) conduct evaluations and make recommendations to the Secretary, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Director of the National Cancer Institute 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 NIH 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.

]]> National Plan to Advance Pancreatic Cancer Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced National Plan to Advance Pancreatic Cancer Act of 2008 Display Title National Plan to Advance Pancreatic Cancer Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7045ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7045ih.xml 2008-09-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.