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S. 757: Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006

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S. 757: Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2005-04-11 · Health · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10575)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-04-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10575) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · 66 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 757, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006 (2006-07-14); CBO cost estimate: S. 757, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006 (2006-07-14)

Cosponsors on this site

Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX) and 6 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s757 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109