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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3493 

To reauthorize and enhance Johanna’s Law to increase public awareness 

and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 15, 2010 

Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Ms. STABENOW, and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and enhance Johanna’s Law to increase public awareness and knowledge 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. REAUTHORIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 

4 JOHANNA’S LAW. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 317P(d)(4) of the Public 

6 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)(4)) is amended 

7 by inserting after ‘‘2009’’ the following: ‘‘, $16,500,000 

8 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2012, and such 

9 sums as are necessary for each subsequent fiscal year’’. 


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1 (b) COLLABORATION WITH NONPROFIT

2 GYNECOLOGIC CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 

3 317P(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)) is amended 

4 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(5) COLLABORATION WITH NONPROFIT

6 GYNECOLOGIC CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—In car7 rying out the national campaign under this sub8 section, the Secretary shall collaborate with the lead9 ing nonprofit gynecologic cancer organizations, with 

10 a mission both to conquer ovarian cancer nationwide 

11 and to provide outreach to State and local govern12 ments and communities, for the purpose of deter13 mining the best practices for providing gynecologic 

14 cancer information and outreach services to varied 

15 populations.’’. 

16 SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT17 REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES RELAT18 ING TO GYNECOLOGIC CANCER. 

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

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

21 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(e) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT23 REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

25 out a program to make grants to nonprofit private 


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1 entities for the purpose of carrying out demonstra2 tion projects to test different outreach and education 

3 strategies to increase the awareness and knowledge 

4 of women and health care providers with respect to 

5 gynecologic cancers, including early warning signs, 

6 risk factors, prevention, screening, and treatment 

7 options. Such strategies shall include strategies di8 rected at women and their families, physicians, 

9 nurses, and key health professionals. 

10 ‘‘(2) PREFERENCES IN MAKING GRANTS.—In 

11 making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

12 shall give preference to— 

13 ‘‘(A) applicants with demonstrated exper14 tise in gynecologic cancer education or treat15 ment or in working with groups of women who 

16 are at especially high risk of gynecologic can17 cers; and 

18 ‘‘(B) applicants that, in the demonstration 

19 project funded by the grant, will establish link20 ages between physicians, nurses, and key health 

21 professionals, hospitals, payers, and State 

22 health departments. 

23 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may 

24 be made under paragraph (1) only if an application 

25 for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the 


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1 application is in such form, is made in such manner, 

2 and contains such agreements, assurances, and in3 formation as the Secretary determines to be nec4 essary to carry out this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—In making 

6 grants under paragraph (1)— 

7 ‘‘(A) the Secretary shall make grants to 

8 not fewer than five applicants, subject to the 

9 extent of amounts made available in appropria10 tions Acts; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the Secretary shall ensure that infor12 mation provided through demonstration projects 

13 under such grants is consistent with the best 

14 available medical information. 

15 ‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

16 months after the date of the enactment of this sub17 section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 

18 submit to the Congress a report that— 

19 ‘‘(A) summarizes the activities of dem20 onstration projects under paragraph (1); 

21 ‘‘(B) evaluates the extent to which the 

22 projects were effective in increasing early detec23 tion of gynecologic cancers and awareness of 

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1 ulations to which the projects were directed; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(C) identifies barriers to early detection 

4 and appropriate treatment of such cancers. 

5 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of car7 rying out this subsection, there is authorized to 

8 be appropriated in the aggregate $15,000,000 

9 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 

10 2012 and such sums as are necessary for each 

11 subsequent fiscal year. 

12 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION, TECHNICAL AS13 SISTANCE, AND EVALUATION.—Of the amounts 

14 appropriated under subparagraph (A), not more 

15 than 9 percent may be expended for the pur16 pose of administering this subsection, providing 

17 technical assistance to grantees under this sub18 section, and preparing the report under para19 graph (5).’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection 

21 (d)(3)(A) of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘(other 

22 than subsections (e))’’ after ‘‘this section’’. 

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