Bill > HR6319

This bill establishes the Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act, which directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a Lung Cancer Task Force within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The task force will be composed of at least one representative from the National Cancer Institute and one from the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its primary responsibilities include examining disparities in lung cancer research, funding, and patient treatment access, comparing lung cancer research funding to the disease's overall impact, and reviewing lung cancer screening practices in the United States. Within 180 days of the bill's enactment, the Secretary must submit a comprehensive report to Congress detailing the task force's findings and offering recommendations for increasing federal funding for lung cancer research. The bill appears to be named after Benay Taub, likely to honor an individual affected by lung cancer, and aims to draw more attention and resources to lung cancer research and treatment.

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