United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-09-30 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-03-1021 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1021 P0b002ee18037b57f f:d031021 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1021 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1021 GAO-03-1021 Cancer research Funds management Research and development costs Cost effectiveness analysis Postal service Reporting requirements Noncompliance Postage stamps USPS Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Program Other Written Product A08536 In America, breast cancer is reported as the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Given this statistic, the importance of finding a cure cannot be overemphasized. To supplement the billions of federal dollars being spent on breast cancer research, Congress passed legislation creating the Breast Cancer Research Semipostal (BCRS) to increase public awareness of the disease and allow the public to participate directly in raising funds for such research. Since the BCRS was the first semipostal issued by the Postal Service, Congress mandated, and GAO issued, a report in April 2000 on the BCRS' cost, effectiveness, and appropriateness as a fund-raiser. After the report, Congress extended the BCRS sales period through 2003. As mandated, this report updates GAO's prior work as Congress considers another extension to the BCRS sales period. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1021/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1021.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1021/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1021.pdf GAO-03-1021 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1021 Other Written Product GAO-03-1021; Breast Cancer Research Stamp: Effective Fund-Raiser but Better Reporting and Cost-Recovery Criteria Needed; Cancer research Funds management Research and development costs Cost effectiveness analysis Postal service Reporting requirements Noncompliance Postage stamps USPS Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Program Public Law 105-41 Public Law 106-253 Public Law 107-67