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National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2009

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

Official title: A bill 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: January 22, 2009 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 22, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 22, 2009
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 Latest action January 22, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2009 - 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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  • HR 653 Identical bill National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 14, 2010
Vitter, David
· Jan 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 305: National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-305/
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"S. 305: National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-305/.
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S. 305, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-305/.
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