termining the best practices for providing gynecologic 
cancer information and outreach services to varied 
populations.’’. 
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUT-
REACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES RELAT-
ING TO GYNECOLOGIC CANCER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 317P(d) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)), as amended by 
section 1, is further amended by inserting after paragraph 
(4) the following: 
‘‘(5) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS
REGARDING 
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
carry out a program to award grants or con-
tracts to public or nonprofit private entities for 
the purpose of carrying out demonstration 
projects to test and compare different evidence- 
based outreach and education strategies to in-
crease the awareness and knowledge of women 
and health care providers with respect to 
gynecologic cancers, including early warning 
signs, risk factors, prevention, screening, and 
treatment options. Such strategies shall include 
efforts directed at women and their families, 
physicians, nurses, and key health professionals. 
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‘‘(B) PREFERENCES IN AWARDING GRANTS 
OR CONTRACTS.—In making awards under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to— 
‘‘(i) applicants with demonstrated ex-
pertise in gynecologic cancer education or 
treatment or in working with groups of 
women who are at increased risk of 
gynecologic cancers; and 
‘‘(ii) applicants that, in the dem-
onstration project funded by the grant or 
contract, will establish linkages between 
physicians, nurses, and key health profes-
sionals, health profession students, hospitals, 
payers, and State health departments. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant or 
contract under subparagraph (A), an entity shall 
submit an application to the Secretary in such 
form, in such manner, and containing such 
agreements, assurances, and information as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—In making 
awards under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall— 
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‘‘(i) make awards, as practicable, to 
not fewer than five applicants; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that information provided 
through demonstration projects under this 
paragraph is consistent with the best avail-
able medical information. 
‘‘(E) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 12 months after the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 
that— 
‘‘(i) summarizes the activities of dem-
onstration projects under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) evaluates the extent to which the 
projects were effective in increasing early 
detection of gynecologic cancers and aware-
ness and knowledge of risk factors and early 
warning signs in the populations to which 
the projects were directed; and 
‘‘(iii) identifies barriers to early detec-
tion and appropriate treatment of such can-
cers.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
317P(d)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
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247b–17(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than 
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 in-
crease public awareness and knowledge with re-
spect to gynecologic cancers. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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