PUBLIC LAW 109–475—JAN. 12, 2007 120 STAT. 3565

Public Law 109–475

109th Congress

An Act

To provide for programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of women and

health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gynecologic Cancer Education

and Awareness Act of 2005’’ or ‘‘Johanna’s Law’’.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

Section 317P of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–

17) is amended—

(1) in the section heading by adding ‘‘(johanna’s law)’’

at the end; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(d) JOHANNA’S LAW.—

‘‘(1) NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a

national campaign to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect

to gynecologic cancers.

‘‘(B) WRITTEN MATERIALS.—Activities under the

national campaign under subparagraph (A) shall include—

‘‘(i) maintaining a supply of written materials that

provide information to the public on gynecologic cancers; and

‘‘(ii) distributing the materials to members of the

public upon request.

‘‘(C) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Activities

under the national campaign under subparagraph (A) shall,

in accordance with applicable law and regulations, include

developing and placing, in telecommunications media,

public service announcements intended to encourage

women to discuss with their physicians their risks of

gynecologic cancers. Such announcements shall inform the

public on the manner in which the written materials

referred to in subparagraph (B) can be obtained upon

request, and shall call attention to early warning signs

and risk factors based on the best available medical

information.

‘‘(2) REPORT AND STRATEGY.—

‘‘(A) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date

of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall

submit to the Congress a report including the following:

42 USC 201 note.

Gynecologic

Cancer

Education and

Awareness Act of

2005.

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‘‘(i) A description of the past and present activities

of the Department of Health and Human Services to

increase awareness and knowledge of the public with

respect to different types of cancer, including

gynecologic cancers.

‘‘(ii) A description of the past and present activities

of the Department of Health and Human Services to

increase awareness and knowledge of health care providers with respect to different types of cancer,

including gynecologic cancers.

‘‘(iii) For each activity described pursuant to clause

(i) or (ii), a description of the following:

‘‘(I) The funding for such activity for fiscal

year 2006 and the cumulative funding for such

activity for previous fiscal years.

‘‘(II) The background and history of such

activity, including—

‘‘(aa) the goals of such activity;

‘‘(bb) the communications objectives of

such activity;

‘‘(cc) the identity of each agency within

the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for any aspect of the activity;

and

‘‘(dd) how such activity is or was expected

to result in change.

‘‘(III) How long the activity lasted or is

expected to last.

‘‘(IV) The outcomes observed and the evaluation methods, if any, that have been, are being,

or will be used with respect to such activity.

‘‘(V) For each such outcome or evaluation

method, a description of the associated results,

analyses, and conclusions.

‘‘(B) STRATEGY.— ‘‘(i) DEVELOPMENT; SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not

later than 3 months after submitting the report

required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall

develop and submit to the Congress a strategy for

improving efforts to increase awareness and knowledge

of the public and health care providers with respect

to different types of cancer, including gynecological

cancers.

‘‘(ii) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategy

under clause (i), the Secretary should consult with

qualified private sector groups, including nonprofit

organizations.

‘‘(3) FULL COMPLIANCE.—

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2008, the

Secretary shall ensure that all provisions of this section,

including activities directed to be carried out by the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug

Administration, are fully implemented and being complied

with. Not later than April 30, 2008, the Secretary shall

submit to Congress a report that certifies compliance with

the preceding sentence and that contains a description

of all activities undertaken to achieve such compliance.

Certification.

Deadlines.

Reports.

Deadline.

PUBLIC LAW 109–475—JAN. 12, 2007 120 STAT. 3567

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1245:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate

amendment.

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‘‘(B) If the Secretary fails to submit the certification

as provided for under subparagraph (A), the Secretary

shall, not later than 3 months after the date on which

the report is to be submitted under subparagraph (A),

and every 3 months thereafter, submit to Congress an

explanation as to why the Secretary has not yet complied

with the first sentence of subparagraph (A), a detailed

description of all actions undertaken within the month

for which the report is being submitted to bring the Secretary into compliance with such sentence, and the anticipated date the Secretary expects to be in full compliance

with such sentence.

‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose

of carrying out this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated $16,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through

2009.’’.

Approved January 12, 2007.