Federal health agencies would coordinate blood cancer research and education

The health secretary would run a national blood cancer program across federal agencies. The program would focus on the public, health professionals, and people with blood cancer and their caregivers. Reports to Congress would begin within one year after enactment and continue every year.

The health secretary would award grants to study better ways to teach people about blood cancer. Applicants could include state, local, territorial, and Tribal health agencies or organizations, nongovernment groups the secretary approves, and groups that include one of those health bodies. Priority would go to applications focused on communities at high risk or areas with high blood cancer case or death rates.

The health secretary would award research grants to improve access to blood cancer tests and treatments. Eligible applicants would be colleges and universities, groups of those schools, and academic medical centers. Research could cover early detection, treatment effectiveness, and inherited risks.