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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2941 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2010 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 

2 JOHANNA’S LAW. 

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

4 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)(4)) is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘2009’’ 

7 the following: ‘‘and $18,000,000 for the period of 

8 fiscal years 2012 through 2014’’; and 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para10 graph (6). 

11 (b) CONSULTATION WITH NONPROFIT GYNECOLOGIC

12 CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 317P(d) of such Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)), as amended by subsection (a), 

14 is further amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION WITH NONPROFIT

17 GYNECOLOGIC CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—In car18 rying out the national campaign under this sub19 section, the Secretary shall consult with the leading 

20 nonprofit gynecologic cancer organizations, with a 

21 mission both to conquer ovarian or other gynecologic 

22 cancer nationwide and to provide outreach to State 

23 and local governments and communities, for the pur24 pose of determining the best practices for providing 

25 gynecologic cancer information and outreach services 

26 to varied populations.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT2 REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES RELAT3 ING TO GYNECOLOGIC CANCER. 

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

5 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)), as amended 

6 by section 1, is further amended by inserting after para7 graph (4) the following: 

8 ‘‘(5) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING

9 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

11 carry out a program to award grants or con12 tracts to public or nonprofit private entities for 

13 the purpose of carrying out demonstration 

14 projects to test and compare different evidence15 based outreach and education strategies to in16 crease the awareness and knowledge of women 

17 and health care providers with respect to 

18 gynecologic cancers, including early warning 

19 signs, risk factors, prevention, screening, and 

20 treatment options. Such strategies shall include 

21 efforts directed at women and their families, 

22 physicians, nurses, and key health professionals. 

23 ‘‘(B) PREFERENCES IN AWARDING GRANTS

24 OR CONTRACTS.—In making awards under sub25 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall give pref26 erence to— 


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1 ‘‘(i) applicants with demonstrated ex2 pertise in gynecologic cancer education or 

3 treatment or in working with groups of 

4 women who are at increased risk of 

5 gynecologic cancers; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) applicants that, in the dem7 onstration project funded by the grant or 

8 contract, will establish linkages between 

9 physicians, nurses, and key health profes10 sionals, health profession students, hos11 pitals, payers, and State health depart12 ments. 

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

14 contract under subparagraph (A), an entity 

15 shall submit an application to the Secretary in 

16 such form, in such manner, and containing such 

17 agreements, assurances, and information as the 

18 Secretary determines to be necessary to carry 

19 out this paragraph. 

20 ‘‘(D) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—In mak21 ing awards under subparagraph (A), the Sec22 retary shall— 

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

24 not fewer than five applicants; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) ensure that information provided 

2 through demonstration projects under this 

3 paragraph is consistent with the best avail4 able medical information. 

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

6 than 12 months after the date of the enactment 

7 of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the 

8 Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 

9 that— 

10 ‘‘(i) summarizes the activities of dem11 onstration projects under subparagraph 

12 (A); 

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

14 projects were effective in increasing early 

15 detection of gynecologic cancers and 

16 awareness and knowledge of risk factors 

17 and early warning signs in the populations 

18 to which the projects were directed; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) identifies barriers to early detec20 tion and appropriate treatment of such 

21 cancers.’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

23 317P(d)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 


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

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

Passed the House of Representatives September 30 

(legislative day September 29), 2010. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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