110 HR 2410 IH: Better Screening Test for Women Act U.S. House of Representatives 2007-05-21 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2410 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2007 Mrs. Lowey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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.

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Short title

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

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Authorization of appropriations for research on breast cancer by the National Institutes of Health

Subsection (b) of section 402A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282a) is amended— (1)in the heading, by striking Office of the Director and inserting Office of the Director; additional authorizations of appropriations; (2)by striking Of the amount authorized to be appropriated and inserting the following: (1)

Office of the Director

Of the amount authorized to be appropriated; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (2)

Additional authorizations of appropriations

(A)

Research on breast cancer

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 2008 through 2012. Such authorization of appropriations is in addition to any other authorization of appropriations that is available for such purpose. (B)

Research on effects of early detection of breast cancer

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 2008 through 2012. Such authorization of appropriations is in addition to any other authorization of appropriations that is available for such purpose..