Sec. 3. Liver cancer and disease research
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Subpart 1 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Director of the Institute shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Institute with respect to research on liver cancer and other liver diseases. In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Institute shall— provide for an expansion and intensification of the conduct and support of— basic research concerning the etiology and causes of liver cancer; clinical research and related activities concerning the causes, prevention, detection, and treatment of liver cancer; control programs with respect to liver cancer, in accordance with section 412, including community-based programs designed to assist members of medically underserved populations (including women), low-income populations, or minority groups; and information and education programs with respect to liver cancer, in accordance with section 413; issue targeted calls for proposals from research scientists for purposes of funding priority areas of liver cancer research; establish a special emphasis panel (as defined by the National Institutes of Health) to review any proposal submitted pursuant to paragraph (2); and based on reviews by the special emphasis panel under paragraph (3), select which proposals to fund or support.
The Director of the Institute shall establish an inter-institute working group to coordinate research agendas focused on finding better outcomes and cures for liver cancer and other liver diseases, including hepatitis B and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The Secretary may award grants and enter into cooperative agreements with entities for the purpose of expanding and supporting research on— conditions known to increase an individual’s risk of developing a major liver disease, such as liver cancer, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and cirrhosis of the liver; and opportunities for preventative and diagnostic measures for such a disease, including the study of molecular pathology and biomarkers for early detection of such disease.
In the case of an entity that is a hospital or a health care facility, the Secretary may award a grant or enter into a cooperative agreement with such an entity for the purpose of supporting an experimental treatment or prevention program for liver cancer carried out by such entity. For purposes of carrying out this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. Any amounts appropriated under this paragraph shall remain available until expended. .
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