Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a Lung Cancer Task Force within the National Institutes of Health. The Secretary would appoint its members, including at least one person from the National Cancer Institute and at least one from a cancer control program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The task force would study gaps in lung cancer research, funding, and patient access to treatment compared to other diseases, the level of federal research funding compared to the disease's burden, and lung cancer screenings. Within 180 days of the law taking effect, the Secretary would send Congress a report with the task force's findings and recommendations, including recommendations for increasing federal funding for lung cancer research.

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Sponsors

• Josh Gottheimer Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors