[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3650. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
Hassan, and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in Division A, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. ADDRESSING PEDIATRIC CANCER RATES IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Report Identifying Geographic Variation of Types of 
     Pediatric Cancer.--Using funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Toxic Substances and Environmental Health'' for the Agency 
     for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, shall submit to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
     a report that provides details on the geographic variation in 
     pediatric cancer incidence in the United States, including--
       (1) the types of pediatric cancer within each of the 10 
     States with the highest age-adjusted incidence rate of cancer 
     among persons aged 20 years or younger;
       (2) geographic concentrations of types and prevalence of 
     pediatric cancers within each such State, in accordance with 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines; and
       (3) an update on current activities related to pediatric 
     cancer, including with respect to carrying out section 399V-6 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-17).
       (b) Support for States With High Incidence of Pediatric 
     Cancer.--Using funds appropriated under the heading ``Toxic 
     Substances and Environmental Public Health'' for the Agency 
     for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services may conduct public outreach, in 
     collaboration with State departments of health, particularly 
     in the 10 States with the highest age-adjusted incidence rate 
     of cancer among persons aged 20 years or younger, to improve 
     awareness by residents, clinicians, and others, as 
     appropriate, of possible contributing factors to pediatric 
     cancer, including environmental exposures, in a manner that 
     is complementary of, and does not conflict with, ongoing 
     pediatric cancer-related activities supported by the 
     Department of Health and Human Services.
       (c) Privacy.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall ensure that all information with respect to patients 
     that is contained in the reports under this section is de-
     identified and protects personal privacy of such patients in 
     accordance with applicable Federal and State privacy law.
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