NCI Legislative Update National Cancer Advisory Board

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NCI Legislative UpdateNational Cancer Advisory
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• Susan Erickson
• Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Response
• June 14, 2006

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Legislative Activities
Appropriations Update Congressional Activities
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Appropriations FY 2007

• Presidents Budget
• Announced February 6, 2006
• NIH 28.6 billion
• NCI 4.8 billion
• House
• NIH 28.6 billion
• NCI 4.8 billion

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Appropriations FY 2007

• House Action on Labor, HHS, Education Bill
• Hearing held on April 6
• Subcommittee passed on June 7
• Full Appropriations Committee scheduled to
  consider bill June 13

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Appropriations FY 2007

• Senate Action on Labor, HHS, Education Bill
• Hearing held on May 19
• To date, no Senate action on bill is scheduled

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Legislative Activities
Status of Appropriations Congressional
Activities
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Congressional Activities

• Meetings and Other Events Address Congressional
  Interest in a Variety of Topics
• Mesothelioma
• Chemoprevention and Early Detection
• Role of Imaging in Cancer Care
• American Russian Cancer Alliance

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Congressional Activities

• Mesothelioma
• Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Patty Murray
  (D-WA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
• April 3, 2006 Briefing
• NCI Participants
• Dr. Niederhuber
• Dr. Raffit Hassan, CCR

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Congressional Activities

• Chemoprevention and Early Detection
• Friends of Cancer Research and American
  Association for Cancer Research sponsored
  briefing on April 5 featuring a panel of speakers
• Participants included Dr. Anna Barker, NCI,
  Staffer for Senate HELP Committee, and others

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Congressional Activities

• The Role of Imaging in Cancer Care
• US Oncology and National Electrical
  Manufacturers Association sponsored briefing on
  April 5 featuring a panel of speakers
• Participants included Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI)
  Dr. Dan Sullivan, NCI Joe Hogan, GE Healthcare
  CEO, and others

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Congressional Activities

• American Russian Cancer Alliance
• Briefing requested by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on
  April 12
• NCI participants included Dr. Niederhuber and
  Dr. Harford
• Briefing requested by staffer for Sen. Arlen
  Specter (R-PA) on May 1, Dr. Niederhuber
  participated.

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NCI Legislative UpdateNational Cancer Advisory
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