3.0.0 222 2023-01-11T13:28:50Z 2023-01-11T13:28:50Z Senate S 2015-01-21 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-21T21:29:43Z National Prostate Cancer Plan Act 114 216 S 2015-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS National Prostate Cancer Plan Act 114 2730 HR 2015-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2015-01-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-01-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2015-01-21 True Health Cancer Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority health Research administration and funding Health 00 2015-01-21 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-10T20:53:56Z National Prostate Cancer Plan Act

Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer to: (1) develop and implement a strategic plan for the accelerated development of diagnostic tools for prostate cancer, (2) review the effectiveness of diagnostic tools for prostate cancer, (3) coordinate prostate cancer research and services across federal agencies, (4) evaluate all active federal prostate cancer programs, and (5) ensure the inclusion of men at high risk for prostate cancer in clinical, research, and service efforts.

Directs the Council to submit annual reports. Requires the first report to include recommendations based on an evaluation of prostate cancer research and gaps in the development and validation of diagnostic tools for prostate cancer. Requires subsequent reports to include an outline for a national research plan, roles for specified agencies, an analysis of the disparities in the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer in high-risk men, and a review of the progress towards the realization of the strategic plan.

Terminates the Council on December 31, 2020.

]]> National Prostate Cancer Plan Act Display Title National Prostate Cancer Plan Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the National Prostate Cancer Council for improved screening, early detection, assessment, and monitoring of prostate cancer, and to direct the development and implementation of a national strategic plan to expedite advancement of diagnostic tools and the transfer of such tools to patients. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Prostate Cancer Plan Act Introduced in Senate 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s222is/xml/BILLS-114s222is.xml 2015-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.