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Section 1
That the House of Representatives— supports the designation of DIPG Awareness Day; encourages all people of the United States to become more informed about diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) pediatric brain cancer, and the current challenges to the medical research system in designating sufficient research funding for pediatric cancers; supports expanded research to better understand DIPG, develop effective treatments, and provide comprehensive care for children with DIPG and their families; and encourages public and private sources of research funding to elevate their consideration of the mortality rate of a type of cancer, as well as the life-years lost, as significant factors to be considered during the grant application process.