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The passage of the National Cancer Act of 1937 by Congress formed the beginnings of the NCI we know today.

The NCI Director and his senior staff are often called upon by Congress to testify on a wide range of topics. Their testimony, as well as information about proposed legislation that would impact cancer care in the U.S., is available.

FY 2010 NCI Budget Request Testimony ² - May 21, 2009
This 5-page PDF document is the NCI Director's testimony before Congress

FY 2010 NCI Congressional Justification ³
This 30-page PDF document accompanies NCI's budget request to Congress. Includes:

• NCI priorities for fiscal year 2010 [pages 14 - 15]
• Budget policies for specific program areas such as drug development and early detection
• Comparative data for the previous, current, and proposed budget

Cancer-Related Federal Legislation ⁴ - September 17, 2009
A 50-page PDF document on 2009 cancer-related Congressional activities including:

• Hearings
• Briefings
• Public Laws
• Pending Legislation

NCI Congressional Testimony ⁵
Expert testimony given to Congress regarding specific cancer-related public health issues

• Breast Cancer Screening Improvement Means Considering the Entire Process ⁶ - October 7, 2009
• Statement for the Record on Cell Phone Use and Tumors ⁷ - September 25, 2008
• Biorepository Policies and Practices at the National Institutes of Health ⁸ - September 9, 2008
• NIH Research on the Role of the Environment in Breast Cancer ⁹ - May 21, 2008

NCI Legislative History ¹⁰
Background of the two major pieces of legislation that created the NCI as we know it today: the Public Health Service Act, and the National Cancer Act of 1937.

NCI's State Cancer Legislative Database (SCLD) ¹¹
Cancer-related legislation and policy from all 50 states and the District of Columbia