,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,mrs4  
,capito 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (        
,florida1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 
,mr4 ,la?am1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4       
,m>key1 ,ms4 ,moore1 & ,mr4 ,tib]i7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide = ! e/abli%m5t ( a  
,commission to ,accel]ate ! ,end (      
,brea/ ,canc]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,accel]at+ ! ,end (
 ,brea/ ,canc] ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,table
 ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts ( ?is ,act
 is z foll[s3  ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort title4   
,sec4 #b4 ,table ( cont5ts4 ,sec4 #c4   
,f9d+s4 ,sec4 #d4 ,e/abli%m5t4 ,sec4 #e4
 ,mission2 duties4 ,sec4 #f4 ,memb]%ip4 
,sec4 #g4 ,*airp]son & commission]s4    
,sec4 #h4 ,coord9ation & nonduplication4
 ,sec4 #i4 ,evaluation ( ! commission4  
,sec4 #aj4 ,t]m9ation4  #c4 ,f9d+s ,!   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! *ance ( a woman        

develop+ brea/ canc] dur+ h] lifetime   
has increas$ f #a 9 #aa 9 #aige to #a 9 
#h today4  7#b7 ,worldwide1 brea/ canc] 
is ! mo/ frequ5tly diagnos$ canc] 9 wom5
 ) #a4c million cases ea* ye> & ! lead+ 
cause ( canc] dea? ) m ?an #ejj1jjj wom5
 dy+ f ! disease 9 #bjaj4  7#c7 ,m ?an  
#ij p]c5t ( dea?s f brea/ canc] are     
caus$ by meta/asis1 :5 brea/ canc] has  
spread to o!r organs or bone4  7#d7 ,!  
,national ,canc] ,in/itute e/imat$ t    
brea/ canc] c>e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates co/   
#af4e billion 9 #bjji & co/ ! ,nation   
#ab4a billion 9 lo/ productivity4  7#e7 
,v little has improv$ 9 t]ms ( brea/    
canc] incid5ce1 morbidity1 & mortality  
rates ov] ! pa/ #dj ye>s4  #d4          
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,presid5t %all e/abli% a 
commission to be kn[n z ! ,commission to
 ,accel]ate ! ,end ( ,brea/ ,canc] 79   
?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ! ,commission74  
#e4 ,mission2 duties  7a7 ,mission ,!   
mission ( ! ,commission %all be to help 
end brea/ canc] by ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4   
7b7 ,duties ,! ,commission %all--  7#a7 

id5tify opportunities & ideas )9        
gov]nm5t & ! private sector t are key   
compon5ts 9 a*iev+ ! end ( brea/ canc] &
 :i* h be5 ov]look$1 yet are ripe =     
collaboration & inve/m5t1 &  7#b7       
recomm5d projects to lev]age su*        
opportunities & ideas 9 ! areas (--     
7,a7 ! prim>y prev5tion ( brea/ canc]2 &
  7,b7 ! causes & prev5tion ( brea/     
canc] meta/asis4  7c7 ,means ,9 c>ry+   
out ! duties describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 
! ,commission %all--  7#a7 id5tify      
revolution>y opportunities & ideas 9    
fundam5tal & appli$ sci5ces &           
epidemiology ) a focus on end+ brea/    
canc]2  7#b7 id5tify timely             
opportunities & sci5tific discov]ies :i*
 c be turn$ into real _w /rategies to   
prev5t brea/ canc] & prev5t brea/ canc] 
meta/asis & dea?s2  7#c7 promote ideas t
 are intellectually compell+1           
innovative1 & imag9ative2  7#d7         
accel]ate pot5tial trans=mational       
sci5tific advances--  7,a7 n be+        
prioritiz$ )9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 b :i* 

c help to a*ieve ! mission describ$ 9   
subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 unlikely to be  
a*iev$ by ! private sector due to       
te*nical & f9ancial unc]ta9ty2  7#e7    
id5tify promis+1 und]develop$ areas (   
rese>* t w\ld b5efit f a clu/] (        
gov]nm5t1 indu/ry1 & academia =m+       
innovation communities to rapidly       
advance k into practice1 :ile creat+ new
 opportunities = job creation &         
advancem5t2  7#f7 id5tify opportunities 
= transdiscipl9>y cross-cutt+           
collaborations2 &  7#g7 id5tify         
opportunities = se$ grants to lev]age   
id5tifi$ opportunities & ideas4  7d7    
,/rategic vision ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s   
aft] ! appo9tm5t ( ! initial memb]s ( ! 
,commission1 ! ,commission %all submit  
to ! ,presid5t & ! relevant au?oriz+ &  
appropriations committees ( ! ,congress 
a description ( ! ,commission's /rategic
 vision = mak+ progress 9 a*iev+ !      
mission describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 by    
,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4  7e7 ,annual reports 
,! ,commission %all submit an annual    

report to ! ,presid5t1 ! ,congress1 & ! 
public describ+ ! ,commission's         
activities "u ?is section1 includ+ its  
progress 9 a*iev+ ! mission describ$ 9  
subsection 7a74  #f4 ,memb]%ip  7a7     
,numb]2 appo9tm5t ,! ,commission %all be
 compos$ ( n m ?an #aj memb]s1 ( :i*--  
7#a7 n m ?an #h %all be appo9t$ by !    
,presid5t2  7#b7 #a %all be appo9t$ by !
 ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7#c7 #a %all be appo9t$ by ! majority   
lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,composition     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* memb] ( ! ,commission
 %all be appo9t$ to repres5t "o ( !     
foll[+ #c categories3  7,a7             
,repres5tatives ( v>i$ discipl9es )9 !  
biom$ical rese>* field4  7,b7           
,repres5tatives ( v>i$ discipl9es       
outside ( ! biom$ical rese>* field4     
7,c7 ,educat$ pati5t advocates1 mean+   
individuals :o--  7i7 repres5t a        
pati5t-l$1 pati5t-c5t]$ organization ) a
 pati5t con/itu5cy2  7ii7 h be5         
p]sonally affect$ by brea/ canc]2 &     
7iii7 are tra9$1 kn[l$geable1 & prep>$  

to p>ticipate 9 ! decisionmak+ process (
 sci5ce & m$ic9e4  7#b7 ,repres5tation (
 memb]%ip categories ,( ! memb]s ( !    
,commission--  7,a7 at lea/ #a b n m ?an
 #c %all be appo9t$ to repres5t !       
category describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 
7,b7 at lea/ #a b n m ?an #c %all be    
appo9t$ to repres5t ! category describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b72 &  7,c7 at lea/ #b
 b n m ?an #d %all be appo9t$ to        
repres5t ! category describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a77;,c74  7c7 ,initial memb]s ,!      
initial memb]s ( ! ,commission %all be  
appo9t$ n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,t]ms     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* memb] ( ! ,commission
 %all be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #c ye>s & may
 be reappo9t$4  7#b7 ,vacancies ,any    
memb] ( ! ,commission appo9t$ to fill a 
vacancy occurr+ be=e ! expiration ( !   
t]m = :i* ! memb]'s pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$
 %all be appo9t$ only = ! rema9d] ( t   
t]m4 ,a memb] may s]ve aft] ! expiration
 ( t memb]'s t]m until a successor has  
tak5 (fice4 ,a vacancy 9 ! ,commission  

%all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al 
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7e7 ,quorum ,?ree    
memb]s ( ! ,commission %all con/itute a 
quorum4  #g4 ,*airp]son & commission]s  
7a7 ,*airp]son  7#a7 ,designation ,( !  
memb]s ( ! ,commission appo9t$ "u       
section #f7;a71 ! ,presid5t %all at ! "t
 ( appo9tm5t1 designate "o to s]ve z    
,*airp]son ( ! ,commission4  7#b7       
,qualifications ,! ,*airp]son %all be an
 individual :o1 by reason ( pr(essional 
backgr\nd & exp]i5ce1 is especially     
qualifi$ to manage areas ( /udy p]ta9+  
to end+ brea/ canc] by ,janu>y #a1      
#bjbj4  7#c7 ,responsibilities ,!       
responsibilities ( ! ,*airp]son %all    
include--  7,a7 approv+ all new /udy    
projects & areas ( /udy ( ! ,commission 
bas$ on innovation1 impact1 & sci5tific 
& te*nical m]it2  7,b7 develop+ crit]ia 
7includ+ mile/ones7 = assess+1 & ov]see+
 assessm5t (1 ! success ( ! /udy        
projects & areas ( /udy ( ! ,commission2
  7,c7 id5tify+ opportunities = se$     
grants & o!r fund+ ?r\gh aw>ds1 prizes1 

grants1 & contracts to a*ieve ! mission 
describ$ 9 section #e7;a72 &  7,d7      
t]m9at+ /udy projects & areas ( /udy ( !
 ,commission t are n a*iev+ ! mission   
describ$ 9 section #e7;a74  7b7         
,commission]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,*airp]son ( ! ,commission may appo9t   
memb]s ( ! ,commission to ov]see "o or m
 areas ( /udy ( ! ,commission4  7#b7    
,responsibilities ,a memb] appo9t$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 ) respect to "o or m
 areas ( /udy1 be responsible =--  7,a7 
recomm5d+ novel proposals1 projects1 &  
collaborations bas$ on sci5tific &      
te*nical m]it to a*ieve ! mission       
describ$ 9 section #e7;a7 ) a focus on  
/rategies = ! prim>y prev5tion ( brea/  
canc]1 & me?ods to prev5t brea/ canc]   
meta/asis2  7,b7 id5tify+ ideas &       
opportunities to a*ieve ! mission       
describ$ 9 section #e7;a7 t are         
intellectually compell+1 innovative1 &  
imag9ative1 includ+ su* ideas &         
opportunities n be+ prioritiz$ = brea/  
canc] relevance )9 ,f$]al ag5cies or    

programs or ! private sector2  7,c7     
work+ ) o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies to  
id5tify areas ( concurr5t int]e/s 9 ord]
 to maximize ,f$]al inve/m5t & /imulate 
collaborative projects2  7,d7 id5tify+  
opportunities = transdiscipl9>y1        
cross-cutt+ collaborations2 &  7,e7     
monitor+ ! progress ( /udy projects &   
areas ( /udy & recomm5d+ re/ructure or  
t]m9ation4  #h4 ,coord9ation &          
nonduplication ,to ! maximum ext5t      
practicable1 ! ,commission %all ensure t
 ! activities ( ! ,commission are       
coord9at$ )1 & d n duplicate ! ef=ts (1 
programs & laboratories ( o!r gov]nm5t  
ag5cies4  #i4 ,evaluation ( ! commission
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all seek to
 ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,in/itute (  
,m$ic9e ( ! ,national ,academy (        
,sci5ces "u :i* ! ,in/itute1 aft] !     
,commission has be5 9 op]ation = #c     
ye>s1 completes an evaluation ( h[ well 
! ,commission is mak+ progress t[>ds    
a*iev+ ! mission describ$ 9 section     
#e7;a74  7b7 ,inclusions ,! evaluation  

"u subsection 7a7 %all include--  7#a7 a
 recomm5dation on :e!r ! ,commission    
%\ld be cont9u$ or t]m9at$2 &  7#b7 a   
description ( lessons le>n$ f op]ation (
 ! ,commission4  7c7 ,availability ,on  
completion ( ! evaluation "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,commission %all make !          
evaluation available to ! ,congress & ! 
public4  #aj4 ,t]m9ation ,! ,commission 
%all t]m9ate on ,june #a1 #bjbj4