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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 Con-
necticut, 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 Massa-
chusetts, 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. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, 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. PE-
TERS, 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. ED-
WARDS 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. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. LANCE, Mr. ALTMIRE, 
Ms. KOSMAS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. STARK, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, 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. CAS-
TLE, 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 pub-
lic awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic 
cancers. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 
JOHANNA’S LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 317P(d) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘2009’’ 
the following: ‘‘and $18,000,000 for the period of fis-
cal years 2012 through 2014’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6). 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH NONPROFIT GYNECOLOGIC 
CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 317P(d) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–17(d)), as amended by subsection (a), is fur-
ther amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) 
CONSULTATION
WITH
NONPROFIT 
GYNECOLOGIC CANCER ORGANIZATIONS.—In carrying 
out the national campaign under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall consult with the leading nonprofit 
gynecologic cancer organizations, with a mission both 
to conquer ovarian or other gynecologic cancer na-
tionwide and to provide outreach to State and local 
governments and communities, for the purpose of de-
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