[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6342 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6342

 To increase funding for cancer research by the National Institutes of 
   Health to be more in proportion to the mortality rates of cancer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 23, 2021

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To increase funding for cancer research by the National Institutes of 
   Health to be more in proportion to the mortality rates of cancer.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Knock Out Cancer Act'' or the ``KO 
Cancer Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING NIH BUDGET FOR CANCER RESEARCH.

    To conduct or support cancer research, there is hereby 
appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to the 
National Institutes of Health, out of amounts in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the 
total amount allocated to the National Institutes of Health for cancer 
research for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until expended. 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in 
addition to amounts otherwise made available to the National Institutes 
of Health for cancer research.
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