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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2234 

To increase funding for the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund by 

eliminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. WALKER, and Mr. 

LOUDERMILK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 

Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To increase funding for the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund by eliminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jonny Wade Pediatric 

5 Cancer Research Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 (a) FINDINGS RELATING TO PEDIATRIC CANCER.— 

3 Congress finds that pediatric cancer— 

4 (1) kills over 100,000 children annually world5 wide; 

6 (2) reduces a child’s life expectancy by 69 years 

7 once diagnosed; 

8 (3) increases the likelihood of a secondary can9 cer; 

10 (4) is the leading cause of death by disease in 

11 children; 

12 (5) affects over 300,000 children annually 

13 worldwide; and 

14 (6) gives life-long adverse side effects to the pa15 tient. 

16 (b) FINDINGS RELATING TO PEDIATRIC CANCER RE17 SEARCH.—Congress finds that pediatric cancer research— 

18 (1) increases new treatments for safety and ef19 fectiveness; 

20 (2) increases the likelihood of identifying a sec21 ondary cancer after treatment; 

22 (3) increases survival rates for children; 

23 (4) increases the identity factors that may be 

24 associated with reducing risk; 

25 (5) enhances our understanding of the funda26 mental mechanisms of cancer; 


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1 (6) increases survivorship research to reduce 

2 the long-term adverse effects of cancer and its treat3 ment; and 

4 (7) increases the ability to identify the likely 

5 causes of pediatric cancer. 

6 SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF PRESI7 DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. 

8 (a) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX

9 PAYMENTS.—Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code 

10 of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 

11 new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 

13 taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.’’. 

14 (b) TERMINATION OF FUND AND ACCOUNT.— 

15 (1) TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

16 CAMPAIGN FUND.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of subtitle 

18 H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

19 end the following new section: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 9014. TERMINATION. 

21 ‘‘The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with 

22 respect to any presidential election (or any presidential 

23 nominating convention) after the date of the enactment 

24 of this section, or to any candidate in such an election.’’. 


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1 (B) TRANSFER OF REMAINING FUNDS.— 

2 Section 9006 of such Code is amended by add3 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

4 ‘‘(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS REMAINING AFTER TER5 MINATION.—The Secretary shall transfer the amounts in 

6 the fund as of the date of the enactment of this subsection 

7 to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund de8 scribed in section 9008(i)(2), to be available as described 

9 in such section and to remain so available until ex10 pended.’’. 

11 (2) TERMINATION OF ACCOUNT.—Chapter 96 

12 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at 

13 the end the following new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 9043. TERMINATION. 

15 ‘‘The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any 

16 candidate with respect to any presidential election after 

17 the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

18 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of sub20 title H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 9014. Termination.’’. 

22 (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of sub23 title H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

24 end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 9043. Termination.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. COORDINATION OF NIH FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC 

2 RESEARCH. 

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress encourages 

4 the Director of the National Institutes of Health to over5 see and coordinate research that is conducted or supported 

6 by the National Institutes of Health for research on pedi7 atric cancer and other pediatric diseases and conditions, 

8 including through the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initia9 tive Fund. 

10 (b) AVOIDING REPLICATE.—Clause (ii) of section 

11 402(b)(7)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 282(b)(7)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and shall 

13 prioritize such pediatric research that does not replicate 

14 existing research activities of the National Institutes of 

15 Health’’ before ‘‘; and’’. 

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