This bill establishes a Cancer Research Trust Fund in the Treasury that would receive funding equal to ten percent of all duties collected on imported tobacco and tobacco substitute products each fiscal year. The fund would be managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, working with the Defense Health Agency, to support research and development into cancer screening, prevention, treatments, and innovative therapies. The legislation prioritizes funding for research into rare cancers and cancers that affect children. The bill does not specify a set dollar amount or timeline, instead authorizing appropriations based on tobacco import duties collected annually. This legislation would affect cancer researchers, medical institutions, and ultimately patients with cancer by potentially increasing federal research funding in these priority areas.
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