,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia 7for
 himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cohen1    
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1
 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4         
,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4        
,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4         
,pressley1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1    
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 
,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,green of 
,texas1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4  
,bass1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4   
,rush1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4   
,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4    
,richmond1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson of    
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4  
,plaskett1 and ,mr4 ,clyburn7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,public ,health ,service ,act to expand 

research and education with respect to  
endometrial cancer1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,endometrial ,cancer
 ,research and ,education ,act of #bjbj4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3  7#a7 ,endometrial cancer is 
cancer of the lining of the uterus 7or  
endometrium7 and is the most common form
 of uterine cancer4  7#b7 ,endometrial  
cancer is the fourth most common cancer 
diagnosed in women1 after breast1 lung1 
and colon cancer4  7#c7 ,endometrial    
cancer mainly affects postmenopausal    
women1 with most women diagnosed between
 age #ee and #fd4  7#d7 ,women with     
polycystic ovary syndrome 7,,pcos7 and  
uterine leiomyoma have an increased risk
 of developing endometrial cancer4  7#e7
 ,unlike most other types of cancer1 the
 incidence of endometrial cancer1       
particularly aggressive subtypes of such
 cancer1 has been increasing in the     
,united ,states among all women1        
particularly among ,african-,american   

and ,asian women1 with a #b4e annual    
percent change for both groups4  7#f7   
,in comparison to non-,hispanic ,white  
women1 ,african-,american women have    
significantly higher incidence rates of 
aggressive endometrial cancers4  7#g7   
,such incidence rates for ,hispanic and 
,asian women are equal to or lower than 
such incidence rates for non-,hispanic  
,white women4  7#h7 ,although           
non-,hispanic ,white women are more     
likely to be diagnosed with endometrial 
cancer in comparison to                 
,african-,american women1 the rate of   
mortality is higher for                 
,african-,american women4  7#i7         
,currently1 the cause of such disparity 
is unknown4 ,researchers have studied   
the disparity in relation to the time   
between diagnosis and treatment of      
endometrial cancer1 including           
socioeconomic factors4  #c4 ,expanding  
research and education with respect to  
endometrial cancer  7a7 ,national       
,institutes of ,health ,part ,b of title

 ,,iv of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhd et seq47 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #dji,k4         
,endometrial cancer  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,director of ,,nih shall-- 7#a7    
expand1 intensify1 and coordinate       
programs to conduct and support research
 with respect to endometrial cancer2 and
  7#b7 communicate to medical           
professionals and researchers1 including
 through the endometrial cancer public  
education program established under     
section #cii,v-#g1 the disparity in the 
diagnosis of endometrial cancer between 
,african-,american women and            
non-,hispanic ,white women and any new  
research relating to endometrial cancer4
  7b7 ,coordination with other          
institutes ,the ,director of ,,nih shall
 coordinate activities carried out by   
the ,director pursuant to subsection 7a7
 with similar activities carried out    
by--  7#a7 the ,director of the ,eunice 
,kennedy ,shriver ,national ,institute  

of ,child ,health and ,human            
,development2  7#b7 the ,director of the
 ,national ,institute on ,minority      
,health and ,health ,disparities2 and   
7#c7 the ,director of the ,office of    
,research on ,women's ,health4  7c7     
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
purposes of carrying out this section1  
there is authorized to be appropriated  
#ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjba 
through #bjbc4  4  7b7 ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention ,part 
,p of title ,,iii of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et 
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #cii,v-#g4  
,endometrial ,cancer ,public ,education 
,program  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,centers for ,disease ,control  
and ,prevention1 shall develop and      
disseminate to the public informational 
materials on endometrial cancer1        
including the incidence rate of such    
cancer1 the risk factors for developing 

such cancer1 the increased risk for     
ethnic minority women to develop such   
cancer1 and the range of available      
treatments for such cancer4 ,any        
informational material developed        
pursuant to the previous sentence may be
 transmitted to a nonprofit             
organization2 institution of higher     
education2 ,federal1 ,state1 or local   
agency2 or media entity for purposes of 
disseminating such material to the      
public4  7b7 ,consultation ,in          
developing and disseminating            
informational materials under subsection
 7a71 the ,director of the ,centers for 
,disease ,control and ,prevention shall 
consult with the ,administrator of the  
,health ,resources and ,services        
,administration4  7c7 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,for purposes of carrying
 out this section1 there is authorized  
to be appropriated such sums as may be  
necessary for each of fiscal years #bjba
 through #bjbc4  4