; therefore, early detection and education is vital. (13) Current research and available data do not provide adequate information on— (A) the rates of prevalence and incidence of triple-negative breast cancer in African-American, Hispanic, and other minority women; (B) the costs associated with treating triple-negative breast cancer; and (C) the methods by which triple-negative breast cancer may be prevented or cured in these women. 3. Research with respect to triple-negative breast cancer (a) Research The Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the Director of NIH ) shall expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research with respect to triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Administration The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women’s Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. (c) Coordination of activities The Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. (d) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2020. 4. Education and dissemination of information with respect to triple-negative breast cancer (a) Triple-Negative breast cancer public education program The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop and disseminate to the public information regarding triple-negative breast cancer, including information on— (1) the incidence and prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among women