(a) The Legislature hereby requests the University of California to establish and administer the Breast Cancer Research Program, which is created by this act, as a comprehensive grant and contract program to support research efforts into the cause, cure, treatment, earlier detection, and prevention of breast cancer. It is the intent of the Legislature that this program incorporate the principles and organizational elements specified in this act, including, but not limited to, a research program office with a director and other necessary staff, a Breast Cancer Research Council, and research review panels. (b) For the purposes of this section: (1) âBreast cancer researchâ includes, but is not limited to, research in the fields of biomedical science and engineering, the social, economic and behavioral sciences, epidemiology, technology development and translation, and public health. (2) âCouncilâ means the Breast Cancer Research Council. (3) âGranteeâ means any qualifying public, private, or nonprofit agency or individual, including, but not limited to, colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, research institutions, local health departments, voluntary health agencies, health maintenance organizations, corporations, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, and individuals conducting research in California. (4) âProgramâ means the Breast Cancer Research Program. (5) âUniversityâ means the University of California. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that this program be administered pursuant to the following principles: (1) The university shall work in close collaboration with the council and seek the consent of the council before taking an action different from the action recommended by the council. (2) The council shall develop the strategic objectives and priorities of the program, actively participate in the overall management of the program, and make final recommendations on which research grants should be funded based on the research priorities established for the program and the technical merits of the proposals as determined by peer review panels. (3) The program shall fund innovative and creative research, with a special emphasis on research that complements, rather than duplicates, the research funded by the federal government and other entities. (4) The university and the council shall work in close collaboration with the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program. (5) All research funds shall be awarded on the basis of the research priorities established for the program and the scientific merit of the proposed research, as determined by an open, competitive peer review process that ensures objectivity, consistency, and high quality. All investigators, regardless of affiliation, shall have equal access and opportunity to compete for program funds. (6) The peer review process for the selection of research grants awarded under this program shall be generally modeled on that used by the National Institutes of Health in its grantmaking process. (7) An awardee shall be awarded grants for the full cost, both direct and indirect, of conducting the sponsored research consistent with those federal guidelines governing all federal research grants and contracts. All intellectual property assets developed under this program shall be treated in accordance with state and federal law. (8) In establishing its research priorities, the council shall consider a broad range of cross-disciplinary breast cancer research, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), including, but not limited to, research into the cause, cure, and prevention of breast cancer; translational and technological research, including research regarding the development and translation of technologies of earlier detection; research regarding the cultural, economic, and legal barriers to accessing the health care system for early detection and treatment of breast cancer; and research examining the link between breast cancer and environmental facto
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