#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ecch  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the
 ,secretary of ,state to pursue         
public-private partnerships1 innovative 
financing mechanisms1 research          
partnerships1 and coordination with     
international and multilateral          
organizations to address childhood      
cancer globally1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,global ,hope ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,approximately     
#cjj1jjj children aged #j to #ai years  
old are diagnosed with cancer each year4
  7#b7 ,the most common categories of   
childhood cancers include leukemia1     
brain cancer1 lymphoma1 and solid       
tumors1 such as neuroblastoma and ,wilms
 tumor4  7#c7 ,most childhood cancers   
can be cured with generic medicines and 
can be cost-effective for all income    
levels4  7#d7 ,in the ,united ,states1  
the survival rate for children diagnosed
 with cancer is over #hj percent4 ,in   

many developing countries1 the mortality
 rate of children diagnosed with cancer 
is around #hj percent4 ,in some parts of
 ,africa1 the mortality rate reaches #ij
 percent4  7#e7 ,in ,september #bjah1   
the ,world ,health ,organization        
announced a new effort--the ,global     
,initiative for ,childhood ,cancer--with
 the aim of reaching at least a         
#fj-percent survival rate for children  
with cancer by #bjcj1 thereby saving an 
additional #a1jjj1jjj lives4  #c4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress as follows3  7#a7 ,the work of
 the ,united ,states on infectious      
disease remains the core tenet of       
,united ,states work on global health4  
7#b7 ,as the ,united ,states and        
international partners continue to      
succeed in lowering incidences of       
infectious diseases1 global mortality   
rates of non-communicable diseases will 
become an increasing burden that must be
 addressed4  7#c7 ,the ,united ,states  
should work to support the goals of the 

,world ,health ,organization ,initiative
 for ,childhood ,cancer1 helping        
increase survival rates for children    
with cancer4  #d4 ,statement of policy  
,the ,united ,states shall seek to--    
7#a7 increase political commitment for  
childhood cancer diagnosis1 treatment1  
and care globally2  7#b7 support efforts
 to increase the survival rate of       
children with cancer globally2  7#c7    
support efforts to train medical        
personnel and develop the capabilities  
of other existing healthcare            
infrastructure to diagnose1 treat1 and  
care for childhood cancer2  7#d7 improve
 access to affordable and essential     
medicines and technologies that treat   
childhood cancer2  7#e7 elevate and     
prioritize efforts to reduce the        
mortality rate of childhood cancer in   
international organizations such as the 
,united ,nations2  7#f7 pursue research 
and research partnerships with          
international institutions to identify  
low-cost interventions and best         

practices to diagnose1 treat1 and care  
for childhood cancer in the ,united     
,states and globally2 and  7#g7 improve 
partnerships with international health  
ministries and pharmaceutical companies 
to facilitate efforts for broader1      
global clinical trials for medicines to 
treat or care for childhood cancer in   
the ,united ,states and globally4  #e4  
,authorization ,the ,secretary of       
,state1 in coordination with the heads  
of relevant ,federal departments and    
agencies1 is authorized and encouraged  
to--  7#a7 pursue public-private        
partnerships1 other research            
partnerships1 and innovative financing  
mechanisms to address childhood cancer  
globally2 and  7#b7 coordinate with     
appropriate agencies of the ,united     
,nations and other relevant multilateral
 organizations to address childhood     
cancer globally4  #f4 ,report ,not later
 than #a year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit to the ,committee

 on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a    
report that includes the following3 7#a7
 ,an assessment of opportunities for    
,united ,states engagement in global    
efforts to increase the worldwide       
survival rate of children with cancer4  
7#b7 ,an assessment of efforts taken by 
the ,united ,states to support efforts  
to increase the worldwide survival rate 
of children with cancer4  7#c7 ,an      
assessment of existing programs funded  
by the ,united ,states that could be    
expanded to support efforts to increase 
the worldwide survival rate of children 
with cancer4  7#d7 ,an assessment of how
 such increased international engagement
 could positively affect-- 7,a7 survival
 rates of individuals with childhood    
cancer in the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7
 reductions in the rates of infant and  
pediatric morbidity and mortality4  #g4 
,cost limitation ,no additional funds   
are authorized to be appropriated to    

carry out the provisions of this ,act4  
#h4 ,childhood cancer defined ,in this  
,act1 the term childhood cancer means   
cancers formed or diagnosed in          
individuals under the age of #bj4       
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,january #bh1 #bjbj4;,clerk4