National Cancer Act Amendments
Public Law 93-352 · S. 2893 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jul 23, 1974 · Health
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Cosponsors (18): Sen. Jacob Javits, Sen. Alan Cranston,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
National Cancer Act Amendments - =Title I: Extension of Cancer Program= - Requires, under provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to collection of data useful with respect to cancer, that the program include the collection of information respecting nutrition programs for cancer patients and the relationship between nutrition and cancer.
Requires that the national cancer control program include programs to provide trials of routine exfoliative cytology tests conducted for the diagnosis of uterine cancer.
Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to conduct programs to disseminate and interpret information respecting the cause, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease or other health problems to which the activities of the Institute are directed.
Requires the Director of the NCI to provide for scientific peer review of research contracts and grants. Requires the advise and consent of the Senate to the appointment of the Director of the NIH (stating that this requirement applies only to appointments occurring after the date of enactment of this Act).
=Title II: Biomedical Research= - Establishes the President's Biomedical Research Panel with members to serve for the life of the Panel and one member, designated by the President, to serve throughout its life as its Chairman. Directs the Panel to review, assess, identify, and make recommendations with respect to policy issues concerning biomedical and behavioral research conducted and supported under the programs of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Directs the Panel to submit a report to the President and the Congress on its findings made on the basis of its review and assessment of the biomedical research programs, the policy issues which it has identified, and its recommendations with respect to these issues.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Jul 23, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-352.
- Jul 11, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jul 10, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Jul 9, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Jun 27, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1164.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1164.
- May 29, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- May 22, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- May 2, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 13053.
- Mar 26, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #88 (89-0).Senate roll call 88
- Mar 20, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Jan 24, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.