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Union Calendar No. 574 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1157 

[Report No. 110–889] 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the 

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants 

for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2007 

Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mrs. CAPPS) introduced the 

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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, 

Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 

Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FRANK of 

Massachusetts, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mr. KIND, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. 

MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. MEEHAN, 

Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PLATTS, 

Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. REYES, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 

Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TERRY, Mr. GENE GREEN of 

Texas, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. PETRI, Mr. MATHESON, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. OLVER, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. WU, 

Mr. FATTAH, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. RENZI, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. 

LATHAM, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KING

of New York, Mr. FERGUSON, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. NORTON, Ms. HOOLEY, 

Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. DENT, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. 

LANGEVIN, Mr. PASTOR, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. MCINTYRE, 

Mr. DOYLE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CARNEY, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, 


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Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. HIGGINS, 

Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

FOSSELLA, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. NUNES, 

Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. KUHL of New York, Ms. LINDA T. 

SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 

CLAY, Mr. KIRK, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 

SHERMAN, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. GARRETT

of New Jersey, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. JINDAL, Ms. 

BALDWIN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FILNER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. WATERS, Mr. 

WELLER of Illinois, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. STARK, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, 

Mr. SIRES, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. FARR, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 

LATOURETTE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. 

PAYNE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 

CALVERT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PRICE of 

North Carolina, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. 

WOLF, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. PORTER, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. 

HALL of New York, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. MEEK of Florida, 

Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. CARSON, Ms. DELAURO, 

Ms. LEE, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. HERSETH

SANDLIN, Mr. WALSH of New York, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. SHULER, Mr. 

ALEXANDER, Mr. WYNN, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. GEORGE MILLER

of California, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. CASTOR, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 

Ms. MATSUI, Mr. COSTA, Mr. WATT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. BAKER, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. 

BACA, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 

BLUMENAUER, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. 

CARNAHAN, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. CORRINE

BROWN of Florida, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. HODES, Mr. SNYDER, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. 

PERLMUTTER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. CHANDLER, 

Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, 

Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MITCHELL, Mrs. JONES of 

Ohio, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 

HONDA, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SPACE, Ms. BEAN, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. 

GUTIERREZ, Mr. MANZULLO, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. BARROW, Mr. 

GILCHREST, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. HELLER of Nevada, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. HILL, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 

HARE, Mr. ROSS, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. ISSA, Mr. DUNCAN, 

Ms. CLARKE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. 

COSTELLO, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. 

CARSON, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. 

COHEN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Ms. SCALISE, Mr. 

WITTMAN of Virginia, Mr. BERRY, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 

GRAVES, Mr. TURNER, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. 


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DRAKE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. BOREN, Mr. DICKS, 

and Mr. FEENEY

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 16, 2007] 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 

Director of the National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences to make grants for the development 

and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of 

breast cancer. 

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 ‘‘Breast Cancer and En5 vironmental Research Act of 2008’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANDING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON 

7 BREAST CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 1 of part C of title IV of 

9 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 417F. INTERAGENCY BREAST CANCER AND ENVIRON2 MENTAL RESEARCH COORDINATING COM3 MITTEE. 

4 ‘‘(a) INTERAGENCY BREAST CANCER AND ENVIRON5 MENTAL RESEARCH COORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months 

7 after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec8 retary shall establish a committee, to be known as the 

9 Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Re10 search Coordinating Committee (in this section re11 ferred to as the ‘Committee’). 

12 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) share and coordinate information on 

14 existing research activities, and make rec15 ommendations to the National Institutes of 

16 Health and other Federal agencies regarding how 

17 to improve existing research programs, that are 

18 related to breast cancer research; 

19 ‘‘(B) develop a comprehensive strategy and 

20 advise the National Institutes of Health and 

21 other Federal agencies in the solicitation of pro22 posals for collaborative, multidisciplinary re23 search, including proposals to evaluate environ24 mental and genomic factors that may be related 

25 to the etiology of breast cancer that would— 


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1 ‘‘(i) result in innovative approaches to 

2 study emerging scientific opportunities or 

3 eliminate knowledge gaps in research to im4 prove the research portfolio; 

5 ‘‘(ii) outline key research questions, 

6 methodologies, and knowledge gaps; 

7 ‘‘(iii) expand the number of research 

8 proposals that involve collaboration between 

9 2 or more national research institutes or 

10 national centers, including proposals for 

11 Common Fund research described in section 

12 402(b)(7) to improve the research portfolio; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(iv) expand the number of collabo15 rative, multidisciplinary, and multi-insti16 tutional research grants; 

17 ‘‘(C) develop a summary of advances in 

18 breast cancer research supported or conducted by 

19 Federal agencies relevant to the diagnosis, pre20 vention, and treatment of cancer and other dis21 eases and disorders; and 

22 ‘‘(D) not later than 2 years after the date 

23 of the establishment of the Committee, make rec24 ommendations to the Secretary— 


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1 ‘‘(i) regarding any appropriate 

2 changes to research activities, including rec3 ommendations to improve the research port4 folio of the National Institutes of Health to 

5 ensure that scientifically based strategic 

6 planning is implemented in support of re7 search priorities that impact breast cancer 

8 research activities; 

9 ‘‘(ii) to ensure that the activities of the 

10 National Institutes of Health and other 

11 Federal agencies, including the Department 

12 of Defense, are free of unnecessary duplica13 tion of effort; 

14 ‘‘(iii) regarding public participation 

15 in decisions relating to breast cancer re16 search to increase the involvement of patient 

17 advocacy and community organizations 

18 representing a broad geographical area; 

19 ‘‘(iv) on how best to disseminate infor20 mation on breast cancer research progress; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(v) on how to expand partnerships be23 tween public entities, including Federal 

24 agencies, and private entities to expand col25 laborative, cross-cutting research. 


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1 ‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes 

2 of the Committee, when focusing on research to evalu3 ate environmental and genomic factors that may be 

4 related to the etiology of breast cancer, nothing in this 

5 section shall be construed to restrict the Secretary 

6 from including other forms of cancer, as appropriate, 

7 when doing so may advance research in breast cancer 

8 or advance research in other forms of cancer. 

9 ‘‘(4) MEMBERSHIP.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be 

11 composed of the following voting members: 

12 ‘‘(i) Not more than 7 voting Federal 

13 representatives as follows: 

14 ‘‘(I) The Director of the Centers 

15 for Disease Control and Prevention. 

16 ‘‘(II) The Director of the National 

17 Institutes of Health and the directors 

18 of such national research institutes and 

19 national centers (which may include 

20 the National Institute of Environ21 mental Health Sciences) as the Sec22 retary determines appropriate. 

23 ‘‘(III) One representative from the 

24 National Cancer Institute Board of 

25 Scientific Advisors, appointed by the 


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1 Director of the National Cancer Insti2 tute. 

3 ‘‘(IV) The heads of such other 

4 agencies of the Department of Health 

5 and Human Services as the Secretary 

6 determines appropriate. 

7 ‘‘(V) Representatives of other Fed8 eral agencies that conduct or support 

9 cancer research, including the Depart10 ment of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(ii) 12 additional voting members ap12 pointed under subparagraph (B). 

13 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The Com14 mittee shall include additional voting members 

15 appointed by the Secretary as follows: 

16 ‘‘(i) 6 members shall be appointed from 

17 among scientists, physicians, and other 

18 health professionals, who— 

19 ‘‘(I) are not officers or employees 

20 of the United States; 

21 ‘‘(II) represent multiple dis22 ciplines, including clinical, basic, and 

23 public health sciences; 

24 ‘‘(III) represent different geo25 graphical regions of the United States; 


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1 ‘‘(IV) are from practice settings, 

2 academia, or other research settings; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(V) are experienced in scientific 

5 peer review process. 

6 ‘‘(ii) 6 members shall be appointed 

7 from members of the general public, who 

8 represent individuals with breast cancer. 

9 ‘‘(C) NONVOTING MEMBERS.—The Com10 mittee shall include such nonvoting members as 

11 the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

12 ‘‘(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The voting members of the 

13 Committee shall select a chairperson from among such 

14 members. The selection of a chairperson shall be sub15 ject to the approval of the Director of NIH. 

16 ‘‘(6) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 

17 the call of the chairperson of the Committee or upon 

18 the request of the Director of NIH, but in no case less 

19 often than once each year. 

20 ‘‘(b) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review the neces21 sity of the Committee in calendar year 2011 and, thereafter, 

22 at least once every 2 years.’’. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 

24 purpose of carrying out research activities under title IV 

25 of the Public Health Service Act, including section 417F 


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1 of such Act as added by subsection (a), there are authorized 

2 to be appropriated $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

3 through 2012. Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

4 under the preceding sentence shall be in addition to 

5 amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such 

6 purpose under section 402A of the Public Health Service 

7 Act (42 U.S.C. 282a). 


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Union Calendar No. 574 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1157 

[Report No. 110–889] 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorrelated to the etiology of breast cancer. ters regarding environmental factors that may be the development and operation of research cen- vironmental Health Sciences to make grants for ize the Director of the National Institute of EnSEPTEMBER 25, 2008 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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