S. 36 · 109th Congress

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the United States Military Cancer Institute as an establishment within the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, to require the Institute to promote the health of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents by enhancing cancer research and treatment, to provide for a study of the epidemiological causes of cancer among various ethnic groups for cancer prevention and early detection efforts, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-01-24
Latest action
2005-01-24 · Introduced in Senate

Subjects

Armed forces and national security
Health
Medical research
Cancer
Minority health
Education
Higher education
Military medicine
Nursing
Environmental health
Medical education
Science, Technology, Communications
Research centers
Minorities
Congressional reporting requirements
Environmental Protection
Environmentally induced diseases
Epidemiology
Preventive medicine
Military hospitals
Carcinogens