,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,walker1 and ,mr4         
,loudermilk7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committees on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and ,house               
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to increase funding for the 
#aj-,year ,pediatric ,research          
,initiative ,fund by eliminating        
taxpayer financing of presidential      
election campaigns4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,jonny   
,wade ,pediatric ,cancer ,research ,act4
  #b4 ,findings  7a7 ,findings relating 
to pediatric cancer ,congress finds that
 pediatric cancer--  7#a7 kills over    

#ajj1jjj children annually worldwide2   
7#b7 reduces a child's life expectancy  
by #fi years once diagnosed2  7#c7      
increases the likelihood of a secondary 
cancer2  7#d7 is the leading cause of   
death by disease in children2  7#e7     
affects over #cjj1jjj children annually 
worldwide2 and  7#f7 gives life-long    
adverse side effects to the patient4    
7b7 ,findings relating to pediatric     
cancer research ,congress finds that    
pediatric cancer research-- 7#a7        
increases new treatments for safety and 
effectiveness2  7#b7 increases the      
likelihood of identifying a secondary   
cancer after treatment2  7#c7 increases 
survival rates for children2  7#d7      
increases the identity factors that may 
be associated with reducing risk2  7#e7 
enhances our understanding of the       
fundamental mechanisms of cancer2  7#f7 
increases survivorship research to      
reduce the long-term adverse effects of 
cancer and its treatment2 and  7#g7     
increases the ability to identify the   

likely causes of pediatric cancer4  #c4 
,termination of taxpayer financing of   
presidential election campaigns  7a7    
,termination of designation of income   
tax payments ,section #fjif of the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7d7          
,termination ,this section shall not    
apply to taxable years beginning after  
,december #ca1 #bjaf4  4  7b7           
,termination of fund and account  7#a7  
,termination of presidential election   
campaign fund  7,a7 ,in general ,chapter
 #ie of subtitle ,h of such ,code is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #ijad4          
,termination ,the provisions of this    
chapter shall not apply with respect to 
any presidential election 7or any       
presidential nominating convention7     
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 or to any candidate in such an 
election4  4  7,b7 ,transfer of         
remaining funds ,section #ijjf of such  

,code is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subsection3  7d7      
,transfer of funds remaining after      
termination ,the ,secretary shall       
transfer the amounts in the fund as of  
the date of the enactment of this       
subsection to the #aj-,year ,pediatric  
,research ,initiative ,fund described in
 section #ijjh7;i77#b71 to be available 
as described in such section and to     
remain so available until expended4  4  
7#b7 ,termination of account ,chapter   
#if of subtitle ,h of such ,code is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #ijdc4          
,termination ,the provisions of this    
chapter shall not apply to any candidate
 with respect to any presidential       
election after the date of the enactment
 of this section4  4  7c7 ,clerical     
amendments  7#a7 ,the table of sections 
for chapter #ie of subtitle ,h of such  
,code is amended by adding at the end   
the following new item3  ,sec4 #ijad4   
,termination4  4  7#b7 ,the table of    

sections for chapter #if of subtitle ,h 
of such ,code is amended by adding at   
the end the following new item3  ,sec4  
#ijdc4 ,termination4  4  #d4            
,coordination of ,,nih funding for      
pediatric research  7a7 ,sense of       
,congress ,the ,congress encourages the 
,director of the ,national ,institutes  
of ,health to oversee and coordinate    
research that is conducted or supported 
by the ,national ,institutes of ,health 
for research on pediatric cancer and    
other pediatric diseases and conditions1
 including through the #aj-,year        
,pediatric ,research ,initiative ,fund4 
7b7 ,avoiding replicate ,clause 7ii7 of 
section #djb7;b77#g77;,b7 of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bhb7;b77#g77;,b77 is amended by        
inserting and shall prioritize such     
pediatric research that does not        
replicate existing research activities  
of the ,national ,institutes of ,health 
before 2 and4