[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10093 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10093

   To establish a cancer research trust fund, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 13, 2026

 Mrs. Hinson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a cancer research trust fund, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Cancer Research Trust Fund Act''.

SEC. 2. CANCER RESEARCH TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a trust 
fund to be known as the ``Cancer Research Trust Fund'' (referred to in 
this section as the ``Fund'') to be consisting of amounts appropriated 
as provided in this section.
    (b) Transfers to Fund.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Fund amounts equal to ten percent of the total amount collected in 
gross duties per fiscal year on tobacco and tobacco substitute articles 
imported into the United States.
    (c) Expenditures From Fund.--On request, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services such amounts necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
Fund.
    (d) Purposes of Fund.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        (in coordination with the Secretary of War acting through the 
        Director of the Defense Health Agency) shall use amounts made 
        available to the Fund to carry out critical research and 
        development into early cancer screening prevention, treatments, 
        and innovative therapies.
            (2) Priorities.--In carrying out the purposes under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
        prioritize rare cancers and cancers affecting pediatric 
        populations.
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