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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1245 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2006 

Received 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

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

4 Law’’. 

5 SEC. 2. NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

7 Human Services (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec8 retary’’) shall carry out a national campaign to increase 

9 the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and 

10 women with respect to gynecologic cancers. 

11 (b) WRITTEN MATERIALS.—Activities under the na12 tional campaign under subsection (a) shall include— 

13 (1) maintaining a supply of written materials 

14 that provide information to the public on gynecologic 

15 cancers; and 

16 (2) distributing the materials to members of the 

17 public upon request. 

18 (c) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Activities 

19 under the national campaign under subsection (a) shall, 

20 in accordance with applicable law and regulations, include 

21 developing and placing, in telecommunications media, pub22 lic service announcements intended to encourage women 

23 to discuss with their physicians their risks of gynecologic 

24 cancers. Such announcements shall inform the public on 

25 the manner in which the written materials referred to in 

26 subsection (b) can be obtained upon request, and shall call 


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1 attention to early warning signs and risk factors based on 

2 the best available medical information. 

3 SEC. 3. REPORT AND STRATEGY. 

4 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

6 to the Congress a report including the following: 

7 (1) A description of the past and present activi8 ties of the Department of Health and Human Serv9 ices to increase awareness and knowledge of the 

10 public with respect to different types of cancer, in11 cluding gynecologic cancers. 

12 (2) A description of the past and present activi13 ties of the Department of Health and Human Serv14 ices to increase awareness and knowledge of health 

15 care providers with respect to different types of can16 cer, including gynecologic cancers. 

17 (3) For each activity described pursuant to 

18 paragraph (1) or (2), a description of the following: 

19 (A) The funding for such activity for fiscal 

20 year 2006 and the cumulative funding for such 

21 activity for previous fiscal years. 

22 (B) The background and history of such 

23 activity, including— 

24 (i) the goals of such activity; 


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1 (ii) the communications objectives of 

2 such activity; 

3 (iii) the identity of each agency within 

4 the Department of Health and Human 

5 Services responsible for any aspect of the 

6 activity; and 

7 (iv) how such activity is or was ex8 pected to result in change. 

9 (C) How long the activity lasted or is ex10 pected to last. 

11 (D) The outcomes observed and the eval12 uation methods, if any, that have been, are 

13 being, or will be used with respect to such activ14 ity. 

15 (E) For each such outcome or evaluation 

16 method, a description of the associated results, 

17 analyses, and conclusions. 

18 (b) STRATEGY.— 

19 (1) DEVELOPMENT; SUBMISSION TO CON20 GRESS.—Not later than 3 months after submitting 

21 the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary 

22 shall develop and submit to the Congress a strategy 

23 for improving efforts to increase awareness and 

24 knowledge of the public and health care providers 


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1 with respect to different types of cancer, including 

2 gynecological cancers. 

3 (2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat4 egy under paragraph (1), the Secretary should con5 sult with qualified private sector groups, including 

6 nonprofit organizations. 

7 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 For the purpose of carrying out this Act, there is au9 thorized to be appropriated $16,500,000 for the period of 

10 fiscal years 2007 through 2009. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 

2006. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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