[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10405 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10405
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that pediatric cancer
experts are represented in State comprehensive cancer control
coalitions, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
establish a pediatric cancer advisory committee, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2026
Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that pediatric cancer
experts are represented in State comprehensive cancer control
coalitions, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
establish a pediatric cancer advisory committee, 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 ``Kylie's Voices for Childhood Cancer
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPRESENTATION OF PEDIATRIC EXPERTS IN STATE COMPREHENSIVE
CANCER CONTROL COALITIONS.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317V (42 U.S.C. 247b-24)
the following:
``SEC. 317W. REPRESENTATION OF PEDIATRIC EXPERTS IN STATE COMPREHENSIVE
CANCER CONTROL COALITIONS.
``With respect to funding made available under this Act for the
development and implementation of State comprehensive cancer control
plans, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, shall require that a State, as a
condition for the receipt of such assistance, provide assurances
satisfactory to the Secretary that the membership of the State's
comprehensive cancer control coalition includes at least two members
who are pediatric cancer experts.''.
SEC. 3. CANCER CONTROL PLAN PEDIATRIC CANCER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the Cancer
Control Plan Pediatric Cancer Advisory Committee (in this section
referred to as the ``advisory committee''), in accordance with the
requirements of this section.
(b) Membership.--The advisory committee shall be composed of
following members, to be appointed by the Secretary:
(1) A representative of the National Cancer Institute.
(2) A representative of the National Institutes of Health.
(3) A representative of the National Comprehensive Cancer
Control Program of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
(4) A representative of a State program that receives
assistance under title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
701 et seq.).
(5) A representative of a State program that receives
assistance from the Health Resources and Services
Administration.
(6) Two individuals from among individuals who meet 1 or
more of the following qualifications:
(A) A staff member of a nonprofit pediatric-focused
cancer organization.
(B) A pediatric cancer expert or cancer care team
member.
(C) A pediatric cancer survivor.
(D) A pediatric cancer caregiver.
(c) Duties.--The advisory committee shall--
(1) develop resources, best practices, and recommendations
on addressing pediatric cancer within State comprehensive
cancer control plans;
(2) develop recommendations on the use of funds to assist
pediatric cancer patients, including--
(A) funds made available to States by the
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration; and
(B) funds made available to States under title V of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.); and
(3) develop best practices for patients impacted by
adolescent or young adult cancer.
(d) Annual Meeting With State Representatives.--The advisory
committee shall meet annually with representatives of State
comprehensive cancer control coalitions to share case examples of
successful pediatric cancer care implementation models.
(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the first meeting of the advisory committee, the Secretary shall
transmit to Congress, and publish on a publicly accessible website of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a report on the
activities, findings, and recommendations of the advisory committee.
(f) Sunset.--The advisory committee shall sunset on the date that
is 2 years after the date of the first meeting of the advisory
committee.
SEC. 4. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS.
Section 501(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(1))
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the semicolon at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) to meet pediatric-specific initiatives and
goals within Comprehensive Cancer Control programs of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to
implement recommendations of the Cancer Control Plan
Pediatric Cancer Advisory Committee established under
section 3 of the Kylie's Voices for Childhood Cancer
Act.''.
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