Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007

Summary

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 - 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.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 3 April 2008

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 3 April 2008

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 3 April 2008

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 February 2007

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 February 2007

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 February 2007

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