H.R.1157 - Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007

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. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Short: Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008 as enacted.

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Nita Lowey

D-NY

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2/16/2007--Introduced.Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to make grants to public or nonprofit private ent
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2/16/2007--Introduced.
Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of centers to conduct multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research on environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. Requires each such center to:
(1) be known as a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Center of Excellence;
(2) include community organizations in the geographic area served by the center;
(3) be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions and community groups; and
(4) be supported under this Act for a period of not more than five years, with additional periods allowed after review and recommendation. Requires the Secretary to establish a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Panel to:
(1) develop a comprehensive research strategy for centers;
(2) make recommendations with respect to the mechanisms, peer review criteria, and allocations under this Act;
(3) assist in the overall program evaluations; and
(4) make recommendations for the dissemination of information on program process. Requires the Director of NIH to provide for coordination of information among, and an equitable geographical distribution of, centers.


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