This Act would create a new Cancer Research Trust Fund inside the U.S. Treasury. Each year the Fund would receive amounts equal to 10% of the total gross duties collected on imported tobacco and tobacco substitute articles. The Secretary of the Treasury would transfer money from the Fund to the Secretary of Health and Human Services when requested. HHS, coordinated with the Secretary of War through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, would use the money for research and development on early cancer screening, prevention, treatments, and innovative therapies. The Act directs that research priorities include rare cancers and cancers affecting children.
If enacted, this Act would set up a dedicated funding stream tied to import duties on tobacco. The money would be sent to federal health agencies for cancer research work. The funding is aimed at early screening, prevention, new treatments, and innovations, with special focus on rare cancers and pediatric cancer needs.
The Act specifies the funding source: amounts equal to 10% of annual gross duties on imported tobacco and tobacco substitute articles. The text does not state specific dollar totals or estimate annual sums. No publicly available information on an official cost estimate or budget score is included in the provided material.
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