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HR 7153 110th Congress House

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2008

Official title: To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to create a National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to provide grants and coordinate research with… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to create a National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to provide grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of and risk factors associated with childhood brain tumors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 26, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Cancer Institute, to establish, administer, and coordinate a National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to: (1) provide grants for research on the causes of and risk factors associated with childhood brain tumors; (2) assemble a panel of experts to provide ongoing guidance and recommendations on research funded by the Network, including on a common study design and standard protocols; and (3) designate a central laboratory to collect, analyze, and aggregate data with respect to research funded by the Network and to make such data and analysis available to researchers.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7153: National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7153/
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"H.R. 7153: National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7153/.
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H.R. 7153, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7153/.
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