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Conforming Amendments

SEC. 6.

(a)( l ) Section 217 of the Public Health Service Act is amended:

(A) by striking out "National Advisory Cancer Council," each place it occurs in subsection

(a), and

(B) by striking out "cancer," in subsections (a) and (b) of such section.

(2) Sections 301(d), 301(i), 402, and 403(c) of such Act are each amended by striking out "National Advisory Cancer Council" and inserting in lieu thereof "National Cancer Advisory Board".

(3) Section 403(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "National Cancer Advisory Council" and inserting in lieu thereof "National Cancer Advisory Board".

(4) Section 404 of such Act is amended:

(A)by striking out "council" in the matter preceding paragraph (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "National Cancer Advisory Board", and

(B) by striking out "COUNCIL" in the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof "BOARD".

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