To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Johanna's Law, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.4412 | Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. (D-CT)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 and otherwise revises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national awareness campaign regarding gynecologic cancers.
The CDC must target specified populations of women at higher risk for gynecologic cancers in the campaign.
Additionally, the CDC may establish a grant program to evaluate different strategies to increase knowledge and awareness of gynecologic cancers among women and health care providers. In awarding these grants, the CDC must give preference to (1) grantees with expertise in gynecologic cancer education or treatment or expertise in working with groups of women at increased risk of such cancers; and (2) projects that will establish links between health care providers, hospitals, insurance companies, and state health departments.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Johanna's Law, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Activities under the national campaign under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include public service 
                announcements using traditional or digital media under 
                subparagraph (C) targeted to specific higher-risk 
                populations of women based on race, ethnicity, level of 
                acculturation, and family history, including the 
                African-American and Ashkenazi Jewish populations.''; 
                and
            (2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of 
        carrying out this subsection, there is authorized to be 
        appropriated $45,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 
        through 2022.''.

SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION 
              STRATEGIES RELATING TO GYNECOLOGIC CANCER.

    (a) In General.--Section 317P(d) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Demonstration projects regarding outreach and 
        education strategies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Program.--The Secretary may carry out 
                        a program to award grants or contracts to 
                        public or nonprofit private entities for the 
                        purpose of carrying out demonstration projects 
                        to test, compare, and evaluate different 
                        evidence-based outreach and education 
                        strategies to increase the awareness and 
                        knowledge of women and health care providers 
                        with respect to gynecologic cancers, including 
                        with respect to 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.
                            ``(ii) Science-based resources.--In making 
                        awards under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                        shall encourage awardees to use science-based 
                        resources such as the Inside Knowledge About 
                        Gynecologic Cancer education campaign of the 
                        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
                    ``(B) Preferences in awarding grants or 
                contracts.--In making awards under subparagraph (A), 
                the Secretary shall give preference to--
                            ``(i) applicants with demonstrated 
                        expertise 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 
                        demonstration project funded by the grant or 
                        contract, will establish linkages between 
                        physicians, nurses, and key health 
                        professionals, 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--
                            ``(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 available 
                        medical information.
                    ``(E) Report to congress.--Not later than 24 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 
                        demonstration projects under subparagraph (A);
                            ``(ii) evaluates the extent to which the 
                        projects were effective in increasing awareness 
                        and knowledge of risk factors and early warning 
                        signs in the populations to which the projects 
                        were directed; and
                            ``(iii) identifies barriers to early 
                        detection and appropriate treatment of such 
                        cancers.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 317P(d)(3)(A) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting 
``(other than paragraph (5))'' after ``this section''.
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