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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5834 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Johanna’s Law, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. ISSA, and Ms. CROCKETT) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 

Johanna’s Law, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Johanna’s Law Reau5 thorization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 

7 JOHANNA’S LAW. 

8 Section 317P(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(D) Activities under the national cam4 paign under subparagraph (A) shall include 

5 public service announcements using traditional 

6 or digital media under subparagraph (C) tar7 geted to specific higher-risk populations of 

8 women based on race, ethnicity, level of accul9 turation, and family history, including the Afri10 can-American and Ashkenazi Jewish popu11 lations.’’; and 

12 (2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 For the purpose of carrying out this subsection, 

16 there is authorized to be appropriated $45,000,000 

17 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2026.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT19 REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES RELAT20 ING TO GYNECOLOGIC CANCER. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 317P(d) of the Public 

22 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)) is amended 

23 by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para24 graph: 


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1 ‘‘(5) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING

2 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

4 ‘‘(i) PROGRAM.—The Secretary may 

5 carry out a program to award grants or 

6 contracts to public or nonprofit private en7 tities for the purpose of carrying out dem8 onstration projects to test, compare, and 

9 evaluate different evidence-based outreach 

10 and education strategies to increase the 

11 awareness and knowledge of women and 

12 health care providers with respect to 

13 gynecologic cancers, including with respect 

14 to early warning signs, risk factors, pre15 vention, screening, and treatment options. 

16 Such strategies shall include efforts di17 rected at women and their families, physi18 cians, nurses, and key health professionals. 

19 ‘‘(ii) SCIENCE-BASED RESOURCES.— 

20 In making awards under subparagraph 

21 (A), the Secretary shall encourage award22 ees to use science-based resources such as 

23 the Inside Knowledge About Gynecologic 

24 Cancer education campaign of the Centers 

25 for Disease Control and Prevention. 


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1 ‘‘(B) PREFERENCES IN AWARDING GRANTS

2 OR CONTRACTS.—In making awards under sub3 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall give pref4 erence to— 

5 ‘‘(i) applicants with demonstrated ex6 pertise in gynecologic cancer education or 

7 treatment or in working with groups of 

8 women who are at increased risk of 

9 gynecologic cancers; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) applicants that, in the dem11 onstration project funded by the grant or 

12 contract, will establish linkages between 

13 physicians, nurses, and key health profes14 sionals, health profession students, hos15 pitals, payers, and State health depart16 ments. 

17 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant or 

18 contract under subparagraph (A), an entity 

19 shall submit an application to the Secretary in 

20 such form, in such manner, and containing such 

21 agreements, assurances, and information as the 

22 Secretary determines to be necessary to carry 

23 out this paragraph. 


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1 ‘‘(D) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—In mak2 ing awards under subparagraph (A), the Sec3 retary shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) make awards, as practicable, to 

5 not fewer than five applicants; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) ensure that information provided 

7 through demonstration projects under this 

8 paragraph is consistent with the best avail9 able medical information. 

10 ‘‘(E) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

11 than 24 months after the date of the enactment 

12 of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the 

13 Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(i) summarizes the activities of dem16 onstration projects under subparagraph 

17 (A); 

18 ‘‘(ii) evaluates the extent to which the 

19 projects were effective in increasing aware20 ness and knowledge of risk factors and 

21 early warning signs in the populations to 

22 which the projects were directed; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) identifies barriers to early detec24 tion and appropriate treatment of such 

25 cancers.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 317P(d)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting 

4 ‘‘(other than paragraph (5))’’ after ‘‘this section’’. 

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