[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1241 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1241

 To authorize additional appropriations to the National Institutes of 
  Health for research on the early detection of and the reduction of 
              mortality rates attributed to breast cancer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2003

 Mrs. Lowey (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
Capps, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kildee, 
 Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
  Grijalva, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McNulty, 
 Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Frost) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize additional appropriations to the National Institutes of 
  Health for research on the early detection of and the reduction of 
              mortality rates attributed to breast cancer.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Better Screening Test for Women 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON BREAST CANCER 
              BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

    Section 417B(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
285a-8(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) For the purpose of conducting and supporting 
                clinical research and related activities under section 
                417(c)(1)(B) concerning early detection and screening 
                methods for breast cancer, there are authorized to be 
                appropriated $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
                through 2008. Such authorization of appropriations is 
                in addition to any other authorization of 
                appropriations that is available for such purpose.
                    ``(D) For the purpose of conducting and supporting 
                research and data collection regarding the link between 
                early detection of breast cancer and reduction of 
                mortality rates attributed to breast cancer, there are 
                authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 2004 through 2008. Such authorization of 
                appropriations is in addition to any other 
                authorization of appropriations that is available for 
                such purpose.''.
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