,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbb,mr4   
,murphy ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,ru%7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to e/abli% a        
,pro/ate ,canc] ,coord9at+ ,committee1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,pro/ate ,canc]    
,community ,assi/ance1 ,rese>* &        
,education ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,pc-,,c>e 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,pro/ate canc] is ! mo/    
commonly diagnos$ non-sk9 canc] & !     
second lead+ cause ( canc]-relat$ dea?s 
among m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,ov]  
#c1ajj1jjj m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates live ) a
 pro/ate canc] diagnosis & x is e/imat$ 
t 9 #bjba1 #bdh1ecj m5 w be diagnos$ )1 
& m ?an #cd1acj m5 w die (1 pro/ate     
canc]4  7#c7 ,m5 ) at lea/ "o close     
relative :o has be5 diagnos$ ) pro/ate  
canc] h twice ! risk ( hav+ pro/ate     

canc] comp>$ to ! g5]al population4     
7#d7 ,at lea/ #ab p]c5t ( m5 ) meta/atic
 pro/ate canc] h inh]it$ pr$ispositions 
to ! disease & pot5tially actionable    
g5omic alt]ations h be5 id5tifi$ 9 ov]  
#ij p]c5t ( m5 ) meta/atic              
ca/ration-resi/ant pro/ate canc]4  7#e7 
,advances 9 sci5ce to id5tify1 te/1 &   
treat ^! m5 at increas$ g5etic risk (   
disease are ne$$4  7#f7                 
,african-,am]ican m5 suff] f a pro/ate  
canc] incid5ce rate t is significantly  
high] ?an t ( ,:ite m5 & h m ?an d\ble !
 pro/ate canc] mortality rate ?an t (   
,:ite m54  7#g7 ,rese>* has %[n t       
vet]ans expos$ to h]bicides1 su* z ,ag5t
 ,orange1 are at high] risk = & m likely
 to be diagnos$ ) aggressive =ms (      
pro/ate canc]4  7#h7 ,scre5+ by a       
digital rectal exam9ation & a           
pro/ate-specific antig5 blood te/ c     
detect ! disease at ! e>li]1 m treatable
 /ages4  7#i7 ,m5 diagnos$ ) e>ly /age  
disease h a ne>ly #ajj p]c5t #e-ye>     
survival rate b only #cj p]c5t ( m5     

survive m ?an #e ye>s if diagnos$ )     
pro/ate canc] aft] ! canc] has          
meta/asiz$4  7#aj7 ,e>ly-/ag$ pro/ate   
canc] has no symptoms1 rais+ !          
importance ( e>ly detection & scre5+4   
7#aa7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs all h a   
role 9 provid+ c>e = & conduct+ rese>*  
on pro/ate canc]4  7#ab7 ,multiple      
in/itutes at ! ,national ,in/itutes (   
,heal? are engag$ 9 pro/ate canc] c>e & 
rese>*1 includ+ ! ,national ,canc]      
,in/itute1 ,national ,in/itute (        
,biom$ical ,imag+ & ,bio5g9e]+1 !       
,national ,in/itute on ,m9ority ,heal? &
 ,heal? ,disp>ities1 & ! ,cl9ical ,c5t]4
  7#ac7 ,additional ag5cies & (fices )9 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices  
conduct activities relat$ to pro/ate    
canc]1 includ+ ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e &     
,m$icaid ,s]vices1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease  
,control & ,prev5tion1 ! ,food & ,drug  
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,(fice (      

,m9ority ,heal?1 & ! ,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e 
,rese>* & ,quality4  7#ad7 ,! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se creat$ ! ,pro/ate ,canc]      
,rese>* ,program 9 #aiig & has fund$ m  
?an #b1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 pro/ate canc]      
rese>* s9ce t "t4  7#ae7 ,private       
f\ndations h provid$ sub/antial fund+ to
 ! pro/ate canc] rese>* community =     
almo/ ?ree decades1 includ+ support =   
ov] #bjj canc] c5t]s & univ]sities4     
7#af7 ,! ,director ( ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal? has p>tn]$ ) private
 pro/ate canc] rese>* gr\ps to /udy to  
/udy biological & nonbiological factors 
associat$ aggressive pro/ate canc] 9    
,african-,am]ican m54  7#ag7 ,!         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs has p>tn]$
 ) private f\ndations to e/abli%        
precision oncology program hubs =       
pro/ate canc]4  7#ah7 ,! ,director ( !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
has p>tn]$ ) multiple private /akehold] 
gr\ps to increase aw>5ess & education   
ar\nd pro/ate canc] 9 ! g5]al population
 & among high-risk gr\ps4  7#ai7        

,increas$ coord9ation ( gov]nm5tal &    
nongov]nm5tal activities c r$uce co/s & 
increase effectiv5ess ( ongo+ "w4  7#bj7
 ,jo9t plann+ & goal sett+ across !     
,gov]nm5t & private sector c create a   
pa?way t[>d elim9at+ pro/ate canc] dea?s
 & improv+ c>e = millions ( m54  #c4    
,pro/ate ,canc] ,coord9at+ ,committee   
,"p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bha et     
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #djd;,f4 ,pro/ate ,canc]       
,coord9at+ ,committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a committee to
 be kn[n z ! ,pro/ate ,canc] ,coord9at+ 
,committee 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! 
,coord9at+ ,committee74  7b7 ,duties ,! 
,coord9at+ ,committee %all-- 7#a7       
monitor1 coord9ate1 & evaluate          
activities ) respect to pro/ate canc]   
rese>* programs c>ri$ out by ,f$]al     
ag5cies2 &  7#b7 develop & implem5t !   
plan "u subsection 7g74  7c7            
,composition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,coord9at+ ,committee %all be compos$ ( 

n m ?an #bd memb]s1 to be appo9t$ by !  
,secret>y1 ( :om-- 7,a7 "o-half %all    
repres5t ,f$]al ag5cies t c>ry out      
rese>* or treatm5t activities ) respect 
to pro/ate canc]1 includ+-- 7i7 !       
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal? 7or designee72  7ii7 ! directors 
( ! appropriate ag5cies ( ! ,national   
,in/itutes ( ,heal? 7or designees71     
includ+ ! ,national ,canc] ,in/itute2   
7iii7 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion 7or designee72    
7iv7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces
 & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration 7or designee72
  7v7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s =       
,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices 7or          
designee72  7vi7 ! ,commission] ( ,food 
& ,drugs 7or designee72  7vii7 !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se 7or designee72 &    
7viii7 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
7or designee72 &  7,b7 "o-half %all be  
individuals :o h exp]i5ce ) pro/ate     
canc]1 includ+-- 7i7 n less ?an #c      
individuals :o are liv+ ) pro/ate canc] 
7or a c>egiv] ( su* individual72  7ii7 n

 less ?an #c rese>*]s2  7iii7 n less ?an
 #c cl9icians2  7iv7 n less ?an #c      
repres5tatives f pati5t gr\ps2 &  7v7 n 
less ?an #c repres5tatives f pr(essional
 m$ical societies4  7#b7 ,physician     
requirem5t ,( ! memb]s appo9t$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 n less ?an "o-half %all  
be physicians4  7d7 ,t]m2 vacancies     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a memb] %all be appo9t$ =
 a t]m ( #c ye>s4  7#b7 ,vacancies ,a   
vacancy on ! ,coord9at+ ,committee %all 
be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al     
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7e7 ,reappo9tm5t ,!  
,secret>y may reappo9t a memb] ( !      
,coord9at+ ,committee to an unlimit$    
numb] ( t]ms4  7f7 ,*air ,! ,secret>y   
%all appo9t ! *air ( ! ,coord9at+       
,committee4  7g7 ,plan ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
section1 ! ,coord9at+ ,committee %all   
develop & implem5t a plan 7& update su* 
plan e #c ye>s !reaft]71 9 consultation 
) a broad range ( sci5ti/s1 pati5ts1    
cl9icians1 & advocacy gr\ps1 on pro/ate 
canc] rese>* programs & activities c>ri$

 out by ,f$]al ag5cies4 ,su* plan %all  
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! id5tification 
( exi/+ pro/ate canc] programs &        
activities ( !-- 7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 includ+ !     
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?2  7,b7 !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 &  7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,an         
evaluation on rese>* ) respect to !     
und]ly+ causes1 preval5ce1 treatm5t1 &  
mortality ( pro/ate canc]1 includ+ any  
disp>ity among ,african-,am]ican & o!r  
high-risk m5 7def9$ z m5 :o h a family  
hi/ory ( pro/ate canc]1 a g5etic        
pr$isposition = pro/ate canc]1 or       
develop$ canc] due to exposure to c]ta9 
*emical & radiological ag5ts74  7#c7 ,) 
respect to pro/ate canc]-- 7,a7 an      
evaluation on ! effectiv5ess ( curr5t   
scre5+ & diagno/ic te*niques2 &  7,b7   
recomm5dations = improv+ su* te*niques4 
7#d7 ,an evaluation on ! effectiv5ess ( 
treatm5ts = pro/ate canc] & ! developm5t
 ( recomm5dations = new treatm5ts1      
includ+ new biological ag5ts4  7#e7 ,)  

respect to pro/ate canc]1 an evaluation 
on ! effectiv5ess ( cl9ical practice    
guidel9es & ! developm5t (              
recomm5dations to improve su* guidel9es4
  7#f7 ,! developm5t ( recomm5dations to
 improve cl9ical pa?ways 9 private &    
gov]nm5t-op]at$ m$ical sy/ems1 includ+  
scre5+ & diagnosis & in=mation on in=m$ 
& %>$ decision mak+4  7#g7 ,! developm5t
 ( recomm5dations = rese>* inve/igation 
me?ods = improv+ ! quality ( life (     
individuals :o h surviv$ ) pro/ate      
canc]4  7#h7 ,) respect to pro/ate      
canc]1 an evaluation on ! effectiv5ess (
 in=mation & education programs = heal? 
c>e pr(essionals & ! public4  7#i7 ,)   
respect to scre5+ & cl9ical trial       
enrollm5t = pro/ate canc]1              
recomm5dations to improve outrea* &     
education1 includ+ be/ practices =      
outrea* to ,african-,am]ican m5 & o!r   
high-risk m54  7h7 ,meet+s ,! ,coord9at+
 ,committee %all meet at ! reque/ ( !   
,secret>y n less #c times ea* ye>4  7i7 
,,faca ,except z provid$ 9 ?is section1 

! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all n apply to !      
,coord9at+ ,committee4  7j7 ,report     
7#a7 ,initial report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 
! ,coord9at+ ,committee %all submit     
recomm5dations us+ ! plan "u subsection 
7g7 to ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7,b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7,c7 ,!   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,d7 ,! 
,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce &      
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7,e7 ,! ,committees on
 ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions 
& ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7     
,updat$ reports ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 & e 
#c ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,coord9at+ ,committee
 %all submit to ! secret>ies &          
committees li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7  
updat$ recomm5dations us+ ! plan "u     
subsection 7g72 &  7,b7 a summ>y (      
progress made ) respect to              
recomm5dations submitt$ pursuant to ?is 

section4  7k7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su* 
sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbi4  4