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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2810

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for programs regarding

ovarian cancer.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 29, 1993

Mrs. MINK (for herself, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. FURSE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms.

CANTWELL, Mrs. MALONEY, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) introduced the

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

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for

programs regarding ovarian 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 ‘‘Ovarian Cancer Re5 search and Information Amendments of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON OVARIAN CANCER.

7 Section 417B(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act,

8 as added by section 403 of Public Law 103–43, is amend9 ed—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘CANCERS.—For the purpose

2 of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘417,’’ and insert3 ing the following: ‘‘CANCERS.—

4 ‘‘(A) For the purpose of carrying out sec5 tion 417(d),’’; and

6 (2) by adding at the end the following subpara7 graph:

8 ‘‘(B)(i) For the purpose of carrying out re9 search under section 417(d) on ovarian cancer,

10 there are authorized to be appropriated

11 $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such

12 sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal

13 years 1995 and 1996. With respect to such pur14 pose, such authorizations of appropriations are

15 in addition to the authorizations of appropria16 tions established in subparagraph (A) and in

17 subsection (a).

18 ‘‘(ii) Of the amounts appropriated under

19 clause (i), the Director of the Institute shall re20 serve 50 percent for research described in such

21 clause that does not involve treatment or clini22 cal trials, and 50 percent for research described

23 in such clause that does involve treatment and

24 clinical trials.
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1 ‘‘(iii) In expending the amounts reserved

2 under clause (ii), the Director of the Institute

3 shall ensure that 1 or more programs of re4 search on ovarian cancer are carried out under

5 the programs designated by the Director as the

6 Specialized Programs of Research Excellence.’’.

7 SEC. 3. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON OVAR8 IAN CANCER.

9 Section 417(d)(4) of the Public Health Service Act,

10 as added by section 401 of Public Law 103–43, is amend11 ed by striking ‘‘section 413; and’’ and inserting the follow12 ing: ‘‘section 413, which programs shall include programs

13 on ovarian cancer that (subject to changes in the applica14 ble facts) provide information and education regarding—

15 ‘‘(A) screening procedures for such cancer,

16 including the fact that there is not a procedure

17 that reliably provides for the early detection of

18 such cancer;

19 ‘‘(B) the fact that there may be a genetic

20 basis to such cancer;

21 ‘‘(C) factors indicating a substantial risk

22 of such cancer; and

23 ‘‘(D) the various treatments for such can24 cer and the extent to which the treatments are

25 effective; and’’.
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1 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

2 This Act takes effect October 1, 1993, or upon the

3 date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.

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