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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1172 

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

and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 6, 2005 

Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. HARKIN, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. OBAMA, and Mrs. 

BOXER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To provide for programs to increase the awareness and 

knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Education and Awareness Act of 2005’’ or ‘‘Johanna’s 

6 Law’’. 

7 SEC. 2. CERTAIN PROGRAMS REGARDING GYNECOLOGIC 

8 CANCERS. 

9 (a) NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

2 Human Services (referred to in this section as the 

3 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a national campaign to 

4 increase the awareness and knowledge of women 

5 with respect to gynecologic cancers. 

6 (2) WRITTEN MATERIALS.—Activities under the 

7 national campaign under paragraph (1) shall in8 clude— 

9 (A) maintaining a supply of written mate10 rials that provide information to the public on 

11 gynecologic cancers; and 

12 (B) distributing the materials to members 

13 of the public upon request. 

14 (3) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Ac15 tivities under the national campaign under para16 graph (1) shall, in accordance with applicable law 

17 and regulations, include developing and placing, in 

18 telecommunications media, public service announce19 ments intended to encourage women to discuss with 

20 their physicians their risks of gynecologic cancers. 

21 Such announcement shall inform the public on the 

22 manner in which the written materials referred to in 

23 paragraph (2) can be obtained upon request, and 

24 shall call attention to early warning signs and risk 
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1 factors based on the best available medical informa2 tion. 

3 (b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT4 REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

6 out a program to make grants to nonprofit private 

7 entities for the purpose of testing different outreach 

8 and education strategies to increase the awareness 

9 and knowledge of women and health care providers 

10 with respect to gynecologic cancers, including early 

11 warning signs and treatment options. Such strate12 gies shall include strategies directed at physicians, 

13 nurses, and key health professionals and families. 

14 (2) PREFERENCES IN MAKING GRANTS.—In 

15 making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

16 shall give preference— 

17 (A) to applicants with demonstrated exper18 tise in gynecologic cancer education or treat19 ment or in working with groups of women who 

20 are at especially high risk of gynecologic can21 cers; and 

22 (B) to applicants that, in the demonstra23 tion project under the grant, will establish link24 ages between physicians, nurses, and key health 
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1 professionals, hospitals, payers, and State 

2 health departments. 

3 (3) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 

4 made under paragraph (1) only if an application for 

5 the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the ap6 plication is in such form, is made in such manner, 

7 and contains such agreements, assurances, and in8 formation as the Secretary determines to be nec9 essary to carry out this subsection. 

10 (4) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—In making 

11 grants under paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) the Secretary shall make grants to not 

13 fewer than five applicants, subject to the extent 

14 of amounts made available in appropriations 

15 Acts; and 

16 (B) the Secretary shall ensure that infor17 mation provided through demonstration projects 

18 under such grants is consistent with the best 

19 available medical information. 

20 (5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

21 February 1, 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the 

22 Congress a report that— 

23 (A) summarizes the activities of dem24 onstration projects under paragraph (1); 
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1 (B) evaluates the extent to which the 

2 projects were effective in increasing early detec3 tion of gynecologic cancers and awareness of 

4 risk factors and early warning signs in the pop5 ulations to which the projects were directed; 

6 and 

7 (C) identifies barriers to early detection 

8 and appropriate treatment of such cancers. 

9 (c) FUNDING.— 

10 (1) NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAM11 PAIGN.—For the purpose of carrying out subsection 

12 (a), there is authorized to be appropriated in the ag13 gregate $15,000,000 for the fiscal years 2006 

14 through 2008. 

15 (2) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING

16 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

17 (A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA18 TIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out sub19 section (b), there is authorized to be appro20 priated in the aggregate $30,000,000 for the 

21 fiscal years 2006 through 2008. 

22 (B) ADMINISTRATION, TECHNICAL ASSIST23 ANCE, AND EVALUATION.—Of the amounts ap24 propriated under subparagraph (A), not more 

25 than 9 percent may be expended for the pur-
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1 pose of administering subsection (b), providing 

2 technical assistance to grantees under such sub3 section, and preparing the report under para4 graph (5) of such subsection. 

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