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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2941 

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

and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 18, 2009 

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. ISSA, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. KIND, Mr. GENE

GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MORAN of 

Virginia, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SIRES, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. 

ROYCE, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. OLVER, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. 

WOLF, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs. 

MILLER of Michigan, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. KILPATRICK of 

Michigan, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. MCHUGH, 

Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 

SPRATT, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. NADLER of 

New York, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 

Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. LEWIS of California, 

Mr. DELAHUNT, and Mr. LYNCH) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 

2 JOHANNA’S LAW. 

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

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

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

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

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

8 (b) COLLABORATION WITH NONPROFIT

9 GYNECOLOGIC CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 

10 317P(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)) is amended 

11 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(5) COLLABORATION WITH NONPROFIT

13 GYNECOLOGIC CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—In car14 rying out the national campaign under this sub15 section, the Secretary shall collaborate with the lead16 ing nonprofit gynecologic cancer organizations, with 

17 a mission both to conquer ovarian cancer nationwide 

18 and to provide outreach to State and local govern19 ments and communities, for the purpose of deter20 mining the best practices for providing gynecologic 

21 cancer information and outreach services to varied 

22 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 of the Public 

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

6 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(e) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT8 REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

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

10 out a program to make grants to nonprofit private 

11 entities for the purpose of carrying out demonstra12 tion projects to test different outreach and education 

13 strategies to increase the awareness and knowledge 

14 of women and health care providers with respect to 

15 gynecologic cancers, including early warning signs, 

16 risk factors, prevention, screening, and treatment 

17 options. Such strategies shall include strategies di18 rected at women and their families, physicians, 

19 nurses, and key health professionals. 

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

21 making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

22 shall give preference to— 

23 ‘‘(A) applicants with demonstrated exper24 tise in gynecologic cancer education or treat25 ment or in working with groups of women who 


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1 are at especially high risk of gynecologic can2 cers; and 

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

4 project funded by the grant, will establish link5 ages between physicians, nurses, and key health 

6 professionals, hospitals, payers, and State 

7 health departments. 

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

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

10 for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the 

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

12 and contains such agreements, assurances, and in13 formation as the Secretary determines to be nec14 essary to carry out this subsection. 

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

16 grants under paragraph (1)— 

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

18 not fewer than five applicants, subject to the 

19 extent of amounts made available in appropria20 tions Acts; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the Secretary shall ensure that infor22 mation provided through demonstration projects 

23 under such grants is consistent with the best 

24 available medical information. 


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

2 months after the date of the enactment of this sub3 section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 

4 submit to the Congress a report that— 

5 ‘‘(A) summarizes the activities of dem6 onstration projects under paragraph (1); 

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

8 projects were effective in increasing early detec9 tion of gynecologic cancers and awareness of 

10 risk factors and early warning signs in the pop11 ulations to which the projects were directed; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(C) identifies barriers to early detection 

14 and appropriate treatment of such cancers. 

15 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of car17 rying out this subsection, there is authorized to 

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

19 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 

20 2012 and such sums as are necessary for each 

21 subsequent fiscal year. 

22 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION, TECHNICAL AS23 SISTANCE, AND EVALUATION.—Of the amounts 

24 appropriated under subparagraph (A), not more 

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1 pose of administering this subsection, providing 

2 technical assistance to grantees under this sub3 section, and preparing the report under para4 graph (5).’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection 

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

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

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