[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7121 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7121

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
  the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to make a prize 
payment to the first person who develops a cure for clear cell sarcoma 
                    of the tendons and aponeuroses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2008

  Mr. Cannon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
  the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to make a prize 
payment to the first person who develops a cure for clear cell sarcoma 
                    of the tendons and aponeuroses.

    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 ``Rachel's Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. PRIZE PAYMENT FOR CURING CLEAR CELL SARCOMA OF THE TENDONS AND 
              APONEUROSES.

    (a) Award.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services acting 
through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this Act 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall award a prize payment of 
$10,000,000 to the first person who, as determined by the Secretary, 
develops a cure for clear cell sarcoma of the tendons and aponeuroses.
    (b) Group or Association of Persons.--The Secretary may award the 
prize payment under subsection (a) to a group or association of persons 
if the Secretary determines that such persons acted in collaboration to 
develop a cure for clear cell sarcoma of the tendons and aponeuroses.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this Act, there 
is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2018.
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