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Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006

Introduced: April 11, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Sep 29, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10575)

Jul 24, 2006

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.

Jul 24, 2006

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-290.

Jun 28, 2006

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Oct 24, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11765)

Apr 11, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Apr 11, 2005

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) 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.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 29, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10575)

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