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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1245 

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

and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2005 

Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. BONO, 

Mr. CANTOR, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. HALL, 

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. 

HARMAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 

JEFFERSON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MCCARTHY, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. 

MEEHAN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 

PAYNE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WOLF, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 

VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. POMBO, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. LEWIS of California, 

Mr. BACHUS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 

STARK, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. FOXX, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. 

JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. 

BOSWELL, Ms. CARSON, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. MILLER of 

Michigan, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. TOM

DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. LEACH, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. EDDIE

BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. KILPATRICK of 

Michigan, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, 

and Mr. STUPAK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To provide for programs to increase the awareness and 
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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.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

11 Human Services (referred to in this section as the 

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

13 increase the awareness and knowledge of women 

14 with respect to gynecologic cancers. 

15 (2) WRITTEN MATERIALS.—Activities under the 

16 national campaign under paragraph (1) shall in17 clude— 

18 (A) maintaining a supply of written mate19 rials that provide information to the public on 

20 gynecologic cancers; and 

21 (B) distributing the materials to members 

22 of the public upon request. 

23 (3) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Ac24 tivities under the national campaign under para-
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1 graph (1) shall, in accordance with applicable law 

2 and regulations, include developing and placing, in 

3 telecommunications media, public service announce4 ments intended to encourage women to discuss with 

5 their physicians their risks of gynecologic cancers. 

6 Such announcement shall inform the public on the 

7 manner in which the written materials referred to in 

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

9 shall call attention to early warning signs and risk 

10 factors based on the best available medical informa11 tion. 

12 (b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT13 REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

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

15 out a program to make grants to nonprofit private 

16 entities for the purpose of testing different outreach 

17 and education strategies to increase the awareness 

18 and knowledge of women and health care providers 

19 with respect to gynecologic cancers, including early 

20 warning signs and treatment options. Such strate21 gies shall include strategies directed at physicians, 

22 nurses, and key health professionals and families. 

23 (2) PREFERENCES IN MAKING GRANTS.—In 

24 making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

25 shall give preference— 
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1 (A) to applicants with demonstrated exper2 tise in gynecologic cancer education or treat3 ment or in working with groups of women who 

4 are at especially high risk of gynecologic can5 cers; and 

6 (B) to applicants that, in the demonstra7 tion project under the grant, will establish link8 ages between physicians, nurses, and key health 

9 professionals, hospitals, payers, and State 

10 health departments. 

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

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

13 the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the ap14 plication is in such form, is made in such manner, 

15 and contains such agreements, assurances, and in16 formation as the Secretary determines to be nec17 essary to carry out this subsection. 

18 (4) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—In making 

19 grants under paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) the Secretary shall make grants to not 

21 fewer than five applicants, subject to the extent 

22 of amounts made available in appropriations 

23 Acts; and 

24 (B) the Secretary shall ensure that infor25 mation provided through demonstration projects 
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1 under such grants is consistent with the best 

2 available medical information. 

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

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

5 Congress a report that— 

6 (A) summarizes the activities of dem7 onstration projects under paragraph (1); 

8 (B) evaluates the extent to which the 

9 projects were effective in increasing early detec10 tion of gynecologic cancers and awareness of 

11 risk factors and early warning signs in the pop12 ulations to which the projects were directed; 

13 and 

14 (C) identifies barriers to early detection 

15 and appropriate treatment of such cancers. 

16 (c) FUNDING.— 

17 (1) NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAM18 PAIGN.—For the purpose of carrying out subsection 

19 (a), there is authorized to be appropriated in the ag20 gregate $15,000,000 for the fiscal years 2006 

21 through 2008. 

22 (2) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING

23 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

24 (A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA25 TIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out sub-
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1 section (b), there is authorized to be appro2 priated in the aggregate $30,000,000 for the 

3 fiscal years 2006 through 2008. 

4 (B) ADMINISTRATION, TECHNICAL ASSIST5 ANCE, AND EVALUATION.—Of the amounts ap6 propriated under subparagraph (A), not more 

7 than 9 percent may be expended for the pur8 pose of administering subsection (b), providing 

9 technical assistance to grantees under such sub10 section, and preparing the report under para11 graph (5) of such subsection. 

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