# Presentation: 182775

## NCI Legislative UpdateNational Cancer Advisory Board

- NCI Legislative UpdateNational Cancer Advisory Board

- Susan Erickson
- Director, Office of Government and Congressional Relations
*February 5, 2008*

## Legislative 

- Appropriations Status
- Legislation of Interest – 1st Session
- Outlook – 2nd Session

- Legislative
- Activities

##  Appropriations Status

- FY 2008 Appropriations finally wrapped up on Dec. 26
- NIH - $29.3 Billion
- NCI - $  4.8 Billion
- FY 2009 Appropriations cycle began Feb. 4 with the announcement of the President’s Budget
- NIH - $        Billion
- NCI - $        Billion

-  Appropriations Status

## Appropriations Timeline

-  Mid-February -- Department Hearings
-  Late February/Early March – House NIH overview hearing tentatively scheduled Feb. 26
-  March -- possible theme hearings
-  Senate hearings – TBD
-  **Ideal** timeline – House bills June; Senate bills July; Conference September
-  **Realistic **timeline – House bills June/July; Senate bills July/September; CR thru election

## Legislative Activities

- Appropriations Status
- Legislation of Interest – 1st Session
- Outlook – 2nd Session

## 1st Session Legislation - Passed

-  Omnibus Appropriations (PL 110-161)
-  Breast Cancer Stamp Reauthorization (PL 110-150)
-  FDA Amendments Act (PL 110-85)
-  National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization (PL 110-18)
-  Stem Cell Research Enhancement (passed but vetoed)

- 1st Session Legislation - Passed

##  1st Session Legislation- Pending

-  Conquer Childhood Cancer Act
-  Breast Cancer & Environment Research Act
-  Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act

** **1st Session** **Legislation- Pending

##  1st Session Legislation- New

- Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act
-  HR 4450 Introduced Dec. 11, 2007
-  Sponsored by Reps. Hilda Solis (D-CA) and Mary Bono (R-CA)
-  Includes provisions involving HHS, NIH, NCI, CDC, HRSA

** **1st Session** **Legislation- New

##  HR 4450 – Key Provisions

- _NCI Director_
-  Coordinate NIH activities in survivorship research
-  Give priority to certain research areas
-  Assess prevalence and etiology of late effects of cancer and treatment
-  Identify predictors of neurocognitive and psychosocial outcomes, quality of life in cancer survivors and families
-  Causes of health disparities in childhood cancer research
-  Evaluate systems of follow up care

** **HR 4450 – Key Provisions

##  HR 4450 – Key Provisions

- _HHS_
-  Grants to recognized childhood cancer advocacy programs to improve psychosocial care
- _CDC with NCI_
-  Provide guidance to states on interventions that may be incorporated into State Cancer Control programs to improve long-term health status and existing surveillance systems
- _HRSA_
- _ _Grants to entities establish pilot programs to develop, study, or evaluate model systems for monitoring  and caring for childhood cancer survivors

** **HR 4450 – Key Provisions

## Legislative Activities

- Appropriations Status
- Legislation of Interest
- Outlook – 2nd Session

## Outlook – 2nd Session

-  Difficult to predict
-  Presidential election year
-  Few legislative days
-  Low motivation to compromise

- Outlook – 2nd Session

## NCI Legislative Update

- NCI Legislative Update