# 119-hr-10370: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act

119-hr-10370, Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10370
- As of: 2026-09-24
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10370
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-14
- Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Would create a federal, data- and AI-driven program to accelerate pediatric cancer diagnosis, treatment, and cures.** It would set up an interagency Coordinator of AI Innovation and a Childhood Cancer Data Initiative to standardize, link, and share pediatric cancer data for research and care. - Families and patients: Would collect and link clinical, molecular, and imaging data for children, adolescents, and young adults to improve diagnosis, personalize treatment, and track survivorship and quality of life. - Researchers and clinicians: Would fund and build AI-ready data platforms, standards, and tools, including a CCDI Data Ecosystem and support for NCI‑designated cancer center projects to speed biomarker discovery and trial design. - Federal agencies and health IT: Would align HHS components (NIH, FDA, CMS, ARPA‑H, ONC) and other agencies (DOD, DOE, VA, NSF, NIST, OSTP) on data sharing, privacy-compliant interoperability standards, and pediatric-focused AI guidance. *Would authorize new federal spending, including $100 million per year for FY2027–FY2031 for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. If appropriated, this would increase federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- AI for pediatric cancer research and trials: benefit, medium. If enacted, the NCI Director would fund and expand use of artificial intelligence to predict patient response, progression, and toxicity and to find diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. The NCI would make CCDI data systems AI‑ready and harmonize multisource data for AI analysis. The Secretary woul…
- Child health data standards and privacy: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS through the ONC would develop interoperability standards for patient data to be used with AI and finalize them within two years. The standards must cover structured and unstructured data, allow privacy‑compliant exchanges, and prioritize pediatric patients. All activities under the…
- New childhood cancer data program: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Childhood Cancer Data Initiative run by NCI to collect and share data on people diagnosed as children, teens, or young adults. The program would fund molecular testing, non‑invasive technologies, AI‑ready data platforms, and a National Childhood Cancer Registry.…
- New federal pediatric cancer coordinator: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a federal Coordinator to align agencies and partners on pediatric cancer data, research, and AI activities. The Coordinator would work across HHS, DOD, DOE, VA, NSF, NIST, OSTP and others and consult with the NCI Director. The President would also designate an offi…
- Funding and oversight reporting rules: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would authorize 'such sums as may be necessary' for non‑CCDI sections for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. The Secretary would have to send an interim report to Congress within 180 days and then annual reports starting within one year and continuing through fiscal year 2031. Rep…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9632: Accelerating Innovation (AI) for Kids with Cancer Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10370 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10370)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9632: Accelerating Innovation (AI) for Kids with Cancer Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9632)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10370 (as of 2026-09-24).