,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1 #bjad   
,mrs4 ,box] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,sessions7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,national      
,pro/ate ,canc] ,c\ncil = improv$       
scre5+1 e>ly detection1 assessm5t1 &    
monitor+ ( pro/ate canc]1 & to direct ! 
developm5t & implem5tation ( a national 
/rategic plan to exp$ite advancem5t (   
diagno/ic tools & ! transf] ( su* tools 
to pati5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,national ,pro/ate      
,canc] ,c\ncil ,act4  #b4 ,national     
pro/ate canc] c\ncil  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t   
,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,(fice ( !         
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 
! ,national ,pro/ate ,canc] ,c\ncil on  
,scre5+1 ,e>ly ,detection1 ,assessm5t1 &
 ,monitor+ ( ,pro/ate ,canc] 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is ,act z ! ,c\ncil74  7b7 ,purpose (

 ! c\ncil ,! ,c\ncil %all-- 7#a7 develop
 & implem5t a national /rategic plan = !
 accel]at$ creation1 advancem5t1 & te/+ 
( diagno/ic tools to improve scre5+1    
e>ly detection1 assessm5t1 & monitor+ ( 
pro/ate canc]1 includ+-- 7,a7 e>ly      
detection ( aggressive pro/ate canc] to 
save lives2  7,b7 monitor+ ( tumor      
response to treatm5t1 includ+ recurr5ce 
& progression2 &  7,c7 accurate         
assessm5t & surveillance ( indol5t      
disease to r$uce unnecess>y biopsies &  
treatm5t2  7#b7 provide in=mation &     
coord9ation ( pro/ate canc] rese>* &    
s]vices across all ,f$]al ag5cies2  7#c7
 review diagno/ic tools & _! ov]all     
effectiv5ess at scre5+1 detect+1        
assess+1 & monitor+ ( pro/ate canc]2    
7#d7 evaluate all programs 9 pro/ate    
canc] t are 9 exi/5ce on ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 includ+ ,f$]al     
budget reque/s & approvals &            
public-private p>tn]%ips2  7#e7 submit  
an annual report to ! ,secret>y &       
,congress on ! creation & implem5tation 

( ! national /rategic plan "u p>agraph  
7#a72 &  7#f7 ensure ! inclusion ( m5 at
 high-risk = pro/ate canc]1 includ+ m5 f
 e?nic & racial populations & m5 :o are 
lea/ likely to receive c>e1 9 cl9ical1  
rese>*1 & s]vice ef=ts1 ) ! purpose (   
decreas+ heal? disp>ities4  7c7         
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,f$]al memb]s ,! ,c\ncil
 %all be l$ by ! ,secret>y or designee &
 compris$ ( ! foll[+ exp]ts3 7,a7 ,two  
repres5tatives ( ! ,national ,in/itutes 
( ,heal?1 includ+ #a repres5tative ( !  
,national ,in/itute ( ,biom$ical ,imag+ 
& ,bio5g9e]+ & #a repres5tative ( !     
,national ,canc] ,in/itute4  7,b7 ,a    
repres5tative ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease     
,control & ,prev5tion4  7,c7 ,a         
repres5tative ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e &    
,m$icaid ,s]vices4  7,d7 ,a designee ( !
 ,director ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
,congressionally ,direct$ ,m$ical       
,rese>* ,program4  7,e7 ,a designee ( ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,m9ority ,heal?4 
7,f7 ,a repres5tative ( ! ,food & ,drug 
,adm9i/ration4  7,g7 ,a repres5tative ( 

! ,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality4
  7#b7 ,non-f$]al memb]s ,9 addition to 
! memb]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,c\ncil %all include #af exp]t memb]s f 
outside ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 :i* %all    
include at lea/-- 7,a7 #f pro/ate canc] 
pati5t advocates1 includ+-- 7i7 #b      
pati5t-survivors2  7ii7 #b c>egiv]s (   
pro/ate canc] pati5ts2 &  7iii7 #b      
repres5tatives f national pro/ate canc] 
disease organizations t fund rese>* or h
 demon/rat$ exp]i5ce 9 provid+ assi/ance
 to pati5ts1 families1 & m$ical         
pr(essionals1 includ+ in=mation on heal?
 c>e options1 education1 & ref]ral2 &   
7,b7 #h heal? c>e /akehold]s ) specific 
exp]tise 9 pro/ate canc] rese>* 9 !     
critical areas ( cl9ical exp]tise1      
includ+ m$ical oncology1 radiology1     
radiation oncology1 urology1 & pa?ology4
  7d7 ,meet+s ,! ,c\ncil %all meet      
qu>t]ly & meet+s %all be op5 to !       
public4  7e7 ,advice ,! ,c\ncil %all    
advise ! ,secret>y1 or ! ,secret>y's    
designee4  7f7 ,annual report ,! ,c\ncil

 %all submit annual reports1 beg9n+ n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 to ! ,secret>y or !          
,secret>y's designee & to ,congress4 ,! 
annual report %all include-- 7#a7 9 !   
fir/ ye>-- 7,a7 an evaluation ( all     
f$]ally fund$ ef=ts 9 pro/ate canc]     
rese>* & gaps relat+ to ! developm5t &  
validation ( diagno/ic tools = pro/ate  
canc]2 &  7,b7 recomm5dations = priority
 actions to exp&1 elim9ate1 coord9ate1  
or cond5se programs bas$ on ! p]=mance1 
mission1 & purpose ( ! programs2 &  7#b7
 annually !reaft] = #e ye>s-- 7,a7 an   
outl9e = ! developm5t & implem5tation ( 
a national rese>* plan = creation &     
validation ( accurate diagno/ic tools to
 improve pro/ate canc] c>e 9 accordance 
) subsection 7a72  7,b7 roles = !       
,national ,canc] ,in/itute1 ,national   
,in/itute on ,m9ority ,heal? & ,heal?   
,disp>ities1 & ! ,(fice on ,m9ority     
,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices2  7,c7 an analysis ( !         
disp>ities 9 ! incid5ce & mortality     

rates ( pro/ate canc] 9 m5 at high risk 
( ! disease1 includ+ individuals )      
family hi/ory1 increas+ age1 or         
,african-,am]ican h]itage2 &  7,d7 a    
review ( ! progress t[>ds ! realization 
( ! propos$ /rategic plan4  7g7         
,t]m9ation ,! ,c\ncil %all t]m9ate on   
,decemb] #ca1 #bjai4  7h7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section    
#b1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjae
 ?r\gh #bjai4