House File 2698 S-5218 Amend House File 2698, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the House, as follows: 2 1. Page 4, by striking line 34 and inserting: 3 < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,781,821 > 4 2. Page 6, after line 11 by inserting: 5 < 5. The department of health and human services shall create 6 an Iowa cancer research program within the division of public 7 health of the department to support cancer research projects at 8 public institutions of higher education in the state. 9 a. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this section, 10 $1,250,000 is allocated to fund pediatric cancer research. The 11 department of health and human services shall issue a request 12 for proposals to select projects at public institutions of 13 higher education in the state that perform research focused 14 on reducing the quantity and impact of pediatric cancers, 15 including improving the quality of life for childhood cancer 16 survivors. 17 (2) Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,250,000 18 is allocated to fund cancer prevention research. The 19 department of health and human services shall issue a request 20 for proposals to select projects at public institutions of 21 higher education in the state that perform research focused on 22 identifying the reasons for Iowa’s high cancer incidence rate, 23 the reasons Iowa’s cancer incidence rate has increased rather 24 than declined, and ways to reduce the state’s cancer incidence 25 rate. 26 (3) Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,250,000 is 27 allocated to fund clinical cancer research. The department of 28 health and human services shall issue a request for proposals 29 to select projects at public institutions of higher education 30 in the state that provide the infrastructure to support 31 research focused on developing new cancer treatments and 32 expanding access to the newest cancer treatments. 33 (4) Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,250,000 34 is allocated to fund basic cancer research. The department of 35 -1- HF 2698.4456 (2) 90 pf/ns 1/ 2 #1. #2.
health and human services shall issue a request for proposals 1 to select projects at public institutions of higher education 2 in the state that perform research focused on studying how the 3 body responds to cancer at the molecular and cellular levels to 4 provide the foundation for future advances in cancer research. 5 b. Criteria for selection of individual projects under this 6 subsection shall include the project’s scientific rationale 7 and promise, the potential to benefit the current or future 8 health of Iowans, inclusion of collaborating experts from 9 various parts of the state or country with different areas of 10 expertise, the potential for economic return on investment, the 11 potential to benefit underserved populations, and whether the 12 project is eligible for any private or federal matching funds. 13 c. The department of health and human services may utilize 14 up to 5 percent of the funds allocated in this subsection for 15 administrative costs associated with the Iowa cancer control 16 program. > 17 3. Page 6, line 12, by striking < 5. > and inserting < 6. > 18 4. Page 6, line 21, by striking < 6. > and inserting < 7. > 19 ______________________________ JANICE WEINER -2- HF 2698.4456 (2) 90 pf/ns 2/ 2 #3. #4.