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Union Calendar No. 375 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2941 

[Report No. 111–635] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BURGESS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. MURTHA, Mrs. BONO

MACK, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TIERNEY, 

Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

of Florida, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. SNYDER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MURPHY of New York, Ms. WOOLSEY, 

Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. BOOZMAN, 


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Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. PETERS, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, 

Mr. HOLT, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MEEK of 

Florida, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 

UPTON, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. POSEY, Mr. WU, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. 

ELLISON, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 

HALL of New York, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. LANCE, Mr. ALTMIRE, 

Ms. KOSMAS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. STARK, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. WALZ, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 

TERRY, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 

LATHAM, Mr. DICKS, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. KIRK, Ms. ESHOO, 

Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina, Mr. FARR, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. HODES, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. HIMES, and Ms. CASTOR of Florida 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 18, 2009] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and enhance Johanna’s Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic 

cancers. 


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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) of the Public 

6 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)(4)) is amend7 ed— 

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

9 the following: ‘‘and $18,000,000 for the period of fis10 cal years 2012 through 2014’’; and 

11 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para12 graph (6). 

13 (b) CONSULTATION WITH NONPROFIT GYNECOLOGIC

14 CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 317P(d) of such Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)), as amended by subsection (a), is fur16 ther amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION WITH NONPROFIT

19 GYNECOLOGIC CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—In carrying 

20 out the national campaign under this subsection, the 

21 Secretary shall consult with the leading nonprofit 

22 gynecologic cancer organizations, with a mission both 

23 to conquer ovarian or other gynecologic cancer na24 tionwide and to provide outreach to State and local 

25 governments and communities, for the purpose of deVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:08 Sep 29, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2941.RH H2941

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1 termining the best practices for providing gynecologic 

2 cancer information and outreach services to varied 

3 populations.’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT5 REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES RELAT6 ING TO GYNECOLOGIC CANCER. 

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

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

9 section 1, is further amended by inserting after paragraph 

10 (4) the following: 

11 ‘‘(5) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING

12 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 

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

14 carry out a program to award grants or con15 tracts to public or nonprofit private entities for 

16 the purpose of carrying out demonstration 

17 projects to test and compare different evidence18 based outreach and education strategies to in19 crease the awareness and knowledge of women 

20 and health care providers with respect to 

21 gynecologic cancers, including early warning 

22 signs, risk factors, prevention, screening, and 

23 treatment options. Such strategies shall include 

24 efforts directed at women and their families, 

25 physicians, nurses, and key health professionals. 


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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, hospitals, 

15 payers, and State health departments. 

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

17 contract under subparagraph (A), an entity shall 

18 submit an application to the Secretary in such 

19 form, in such manner, and containing such 

20 agreements, assurances, and information as the 

21 Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out 

22 this paragraph. 

23 ‘‘(D) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—In making 

24 awards under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

25 shall— 


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

2 not fewer than five applicants; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) ensure that information provided 

4 through demonstration projects under this 

5 paragraph is consistent with the best avail6 able medical information. 

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

8 than 12 months after the date of the enactment 

9 of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the 

10 Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 

11 that— 

12 ‘‘(i) summarizes the activities of dem13 onstration projects under subparagraph (A); 

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

15 projects were effective in increasing early 

16 detection of gynecologic cancers and aware17 ness and knowledge of risk factors and early 

18 warning signs in the populations to which 

19 the projects were directed; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) identifies barriers to early detec21 tion and appropriate treatment of such can22 cers.’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

24 317P(d)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 


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1 247b–17(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than 

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


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Union Calendar No. 375 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2941 

[Report No. 111–635] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and enhance Johanna’s Law to inspect to gynecologic cancers. crease public awareness and knowledge with reSEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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