NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Bills and resolutions

Cancer Research Trust Fund: establish relative to biomedical research (see S. 728), S4217 [8MY]

Diabetes: establish a comprehensive plan (see H.R. 1315), H1456 [14AP]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H9038 [22OC]

———increase funding for breast cancer research (see S. 67), S160 [21JA]

———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H148 [9JA]

———provide information relative to prostate cancer screening and drug treatments and expand research programs (see S. 902), S5620 [12JN], S5694 [16JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see H.R. 2208), H5569 [22JY]

Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see S. 1219; H.R. 2565), S9969 [25SE], H8054 [26SE]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and expand Federal research programs on osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see S. 1536), S12575 [13NO]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 86; H.R. 1352), S160 [21JA], H1611 [16AP]

National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see S. 1030), S7710 [17JY]

National Center for Integral Medicine: establish (see H.R. 1055), H1017 [13MR]

National Fund for Health Research: establish (see S. 441), S2274 [13MR]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

———expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (see S. 349), S1553 [25FE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see S. 990; H.R. 1715), S6907 [7JY], H3201 [22MY]

Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (see S. 484; H.R. 1883), S2646 [20MR], H3796 [12JN]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see S. 368; H.R. 922), S1734 [27FE], H765 [5MR]

Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see S. 834; H.R. 1788), S5341 [5JN], H3476 [4JN]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

Letters

Accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women: Senator Specter, S2226 [13MR]

National Cancer Institute position on guidelines for breast cancer screening of certain women: Senator Boxer, S933 [4FE]

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Jordan J. Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S9761 [23SE]

———several health care professionals and organizations, S9761 [23SE]

National Fund for Health Research: Albert H. Owens, Jr., National Coalition for Cancer Research, S6329 [25JN]

———Christopher Reeve, S2947 [9AP]

———Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S6329 [25JN]

———Donald S. Coffey, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., S6328 [25JN]

———Herbert Pardes, Columbia University, S6329 [25JN]

———Ivan Diamond, Research Society on Alcoholism, S6329 [25JN]

———Joan I. Samuelson, Parkinson's Action Network, S6328 [25JN]

———Lydia Lewis, Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, S6330 [25JN]

———Robert L. Balster, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc., S6329 [25JN]

———Sandra H. Kownacki, Autism Society of America, S6330 [25JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funding: B. Waine Kong, Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc., S8696 [3SE]

———Charles Christmas, Mended Heart, Inc., S8696 [3SE]

———Martha Hill, American Heart Association, S8696 [3SE]

———Renee Smith, National Coalition for Heart and Stroke Research, S8696 [3SE]

Remarks in House

Baylor College of Medicine: anniversary of Women's Health Initiative, E1991 [9OC]

Diseases: AIDS research funding, H2755, H2756 [15MY]

———diabetes research funding, H6862 [4SE]

———prostate cancer research funding, E1568 [31JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: requirements relative to health claims on food labels (H.R. 2208), E1471 [22JY]

Funding, H6864 [4SE]

Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (H.R. 2565), H8986 [22OC]

———organ donation awareness programs funding, H7143 [10SE]

National Cancer Institute: proton beam facility funding, H6997, H6998 [8SE]

National Fund for Health Research: establish, H4695 [26JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases, H1967 [29AP]

National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: study effects of alcoholic beverage advertising, H2758, H2759 [15MY]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: reading education research funding, H6886 [4SE]

Research: improve and expand clinical research programs (H.R. 3001), E2317, E2319 [10NO]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, H3724 [12JN]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (H.R. 922), H713 [4MR]

Veterans: funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, H2618 [14MY], H2750 [15MY], H6966 [8SE], H7145 [10SE], H7202 [11SE], H7484 [17SE], E1711 [10SE], E1808 [18SE]

Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (H.R. 1788), E1117 [4JN]

———research health risks posed by the presence of certain additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products (H.R. 2900), E2236 [8NO]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 1571), E873 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Cancer Research Trust Fund: establish relative to biomedical research (S. 728), S4243 [8MY]

Children and youth: child abuse and neglect report, S8627 [31JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women, S2225, S2226 [13MR]

———funding for studies on breast cancer relative to environmental factors, S3717 [25AP]

———increase funding for breast cancer research (S. 67), S447 [21JA]

———osteoporosis prevention and treatment programs funding, S9111, S9112 [11SE]

———provide information relative to prostate cancer screening and drug treatments and expand research programs (S. 902), S5620 [12JN]

Funding, S8693 [3SE], S12085 [8NO]

Health: conduct study relative to effects of perchlorate on humans, S8903, S8909 [8SE]

———establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (S. 1219), S9969, S9970 [25SE]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and expand Federal research programs on osteoporosis and related bone diseases (S. 1536), S12593 [13NO]

National Cancer Institute: increase funding for breast cancer research, S9110, S9111 [11SE]

———increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (S. 86), S470 [21JA]

National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (S. 1030), S7716 [17JY]

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: establish, S9759-S9762 [23SE]

National Fund for Health Research: establish, S6153-S6155 [24JN], S6293, S6328 [25JN], S6687, S6688 [27JN]

———establish (S. 441), S2282 [13MR], S2947 [9AP], S4964 [22MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (S. 349), S1556 [25FE]

———funding, S8695-S8697 [3SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (S. 990), S6918 [7JY]

National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's research funding, S9112 [11SE]

Native Americans: diabetes research funding, S12090, S12091 [8NO]

Parkinson's disease: establish research and training programs, S8711-S8720 [3SE], S9013 [9SE]

Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (S. 484), S2648, S2649 [20MR]

Research: biomedical research funding, S4861-S4868 [21MY], S4962-S4968, S4993 [22MY], S5035, S5036 [23MY]

———infectious diseases research funding, S12093 [8NO]

———require congressional report on policies, S8715-S8717 [3SE]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (S. 368), S1734 [27FE]

Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (S. 834), S5345 [5JN]

Reports

Accurate Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening for Certain Women: Senator Specter, S2226-S2230 [13MR]

Reports filed

Pfiesteria Research Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1219) (S. Rept. 105-132), S11666 [4NO]

Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239), H6714 [1AU]

Summaries

National Center for Bioengineering Research (S. 1030), S7717 [17JY]

Texts of

S. 349, Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act, S1557 [25FE]

S. 834, increase research and education on the drug DES, S5346 [5JN]

S. 902, Prostate Testing Full Information Act, S5621 [12JN]

S. 1030, National Center for Bioengineering Research, S7717 [17JY]

S. 1219, Pfiesteria Research Act, S9970 [25SE]

S. 1536, Early Detection and Prevention of Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Act, S12593-S12595 [13NO]