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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1030 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to provide 

screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2007 

Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HONDA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. STARK, and Ms. 

CARSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer 

to minority or underserved populations, and for other 

purposes. 

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 ‘‘Cancer Testing, Edu5 cation, Screening, and Treatment Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR MI2 NORITY OR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 

3 Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by inserting after 

5 section 330L the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 330M. CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR 

7 MINORITY OR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 

8 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to 

9 qualifying health centers and nonprofit organizations for 

10 the development, expansion, or operation of programs 

11 that, for individuals otherwise served by such centers and 

12 organizations, provide— 

13 ‘‘(1) information and education on cancer pre14 vention; 

15 ‘‘(2) screenings for cancer; 

16 ‘‘(3) counseling on cancer, including counseling 

17 upon a diagnosis of cancer; and 

18 ‘‘(4) treatment for cancer. 

19 ‘‘(b) PREFERENCE IN MAKING GRANTS.—In making 

20 grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pref21 erence to applicants that— 

22 ‘‘(1) have service populations that include a sig23 nificant number of low-income minority individuals 

24 who are at-risk for cancer; 

25 ‘‘(2) will, through programs under subsection 

26 (a)— 


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1 ‘‘(A) emphasize early detection of and com2 prehensive treatment for cancer; 

3 ‘‘(B) provide comprehensive treatment 

4 services for cancer in its earliest stages; and 

5 ‘‘(C) carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

6 for two or more types of cancer; and 

7 ‘‘(3) in order to provide treatment for cancer, 

8 have established or will establish referral arrange9 ments with entities that provide screenings for low10 income individuals. 

11 ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CULTURAL CONTEXT.—As a con12 dition for the receipt of a grant under subsection (a), the 

13 applicant shall agree that, in the program carried out with 

14 the grant, services will be provided in the languages most 

15 appropriate for, and with consideration for the cultural 

16 backgrounds of, the individuals for whom the services are 

17 provided. 

18 ‘‘(d) OUTREACH SERVICES.—As a condition for the 

19 receipt of a grant under subsection (a), the applicant shall 

20 agree to provide outreach activities to inform the public 

21 of the services of the program, and to provide information 

22 on cancer. 

23 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 

24 made under subsection (a) only if an application for the 

25 grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 


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1 is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 

2 such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec3 retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 

4 ‘‘(f) DESIGNATION OF TYPES OF CANCER.—In mak5 ing a grant under subsection (a), the Secretary shall des6 ignate the type or types of cancer with respect to which 

7 the grant is being made. 

8 ‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

9 term ‘qualifying health center’ includes community health 

10 centers, migrant health centers, health centers for the 

11 homeless, health centers for residents of public housing, 

12 and community clinics. 

13 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 

14 purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 

15 to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 

16 each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013.’’. 

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