Johanna's Law
PL 109-475 (H.R.1245), enacted 01/12/2007

120 STAT. 3565
PUBLIC LAW 109–475—JAN. 12, 2007
Public Law 109–475
109th Congress
An Act
To provide for programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of women and
health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gynecologic Cancer Education
and Awareness Act of 2005’’ or ‘‘Johanna’s Law’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Section 317P of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–
17) is amended—
(1) in the section heading by adding ‘‘(johanna’s law)’’
at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) JOHANNA’S LAW.—
‘‘(1) NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a
national campaign to increase the awareness and knowl-
edge of health care providers and women with respect
to gynecologic cancers.
‘‘(B) 
WRITTEN
MATERIALS.—Activities 
under 
the
national campaign under subparagraph (A) shall include—
‘‘(i) maintaining a supply of written materials that
provide information to the public on gynecologic can-
cers; and
‘‘(ii) distributing the materials to members of the
public upon request.
‘‘(C) 
PUBLIC
SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Activities
under the national campaign under subparagraph (A) shall,
in accordance with applicable law and regulations, include
developing and placing, in telecommunications media,
public service announcements intended to encourage
women to discuss with their physicians their risks of
gynecologic cancers. Such announcements shall inform the
public on the manner in which the written materials
referred to in subparagraph (B) can be obtained upon
request, and shall call attention to early warning signs
and risk factors based on the best available medical
information.
‘‘(2) REPORT AND STRATEGY.—
‘‘(A) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a report including the following:
42 USC 201 note.
Gynecologic
Cancer
Education and
Awareness Act of
2005.
Jan. 12, 2007
[H.R. 1245]
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‘‘(i) A description of the past and present activities
of the Department of Health and Human Services to
increase awareness and knowledge of the public with
respect 
to 
different 
types 
of 
cancer, 
including
gynecologic cancers.
‘‘(ii) A description of the past and present activities
of the Department of Health and Human Services to
increase awareness and knowledge of health care pro-
viders with respect to different types of cancer,
including gynecologic cancers.
‘‘(iii) For each activity described pursuant to clause
(i) or (ii), a description of the following:
‘‘(I) The funding for such activity for fiscal
year 2006 and the cumulative funding for such
activity for previous fiscal years.
‘‘(II) The background and history of such
activity, including—
‘‘(aa) the goals of such activity;
‘‘(bb) the communications objectives of
such activity;
‘‘(cc) the identity of each agency within
the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices responsible for any aspect of the activity;
and
‘‘(dd) how such activity is or was expected
to result in change.
‘‘(III) How long the activity lasted or is
expected to last.
‘‘(IV) The outcomes observed and the evalua-
tion methods, if any, that have been, are being,
or will be used with respect to such activity.
‘‘(V) For each such outcome or evaluation
method, a description of the associated results,
analyses, and conclusions.
‘‘(B) STRATEGY.—
‘‘(i) DEVELOPMENT; SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not
later than 3 months after submitting the report
required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
develop and submit to the Congress a strategy for
improving efforts to increase awareness and knowledge
of the public and health care providers with respect
to different types of cancer, including gynecological
cancers.
‘‘(ii) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategy
under clause (i), the Secretary should consult with
qualified private sector groups, including nonprofit
organizations.
‘‘(3) FULL COMPLIANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2008, the
Secretary shall ensure that all provisions of this section,
including activities directed to be carried out by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug
Administration, are fully implemented and being complied
with. Not later than April 30, 2008, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report that certifies compliance with
the preceding sentence and that contains a description
of all activities undertaken to achieve such compliance.
Certification.
Deadlines.
Reports.
Deadline.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1245:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
Nov. 14, considered and passed House.
Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate
amendment.
‘‘(B) If the Secretary fails to submit the certification
as provided for under subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall, not later than 3 months after the date on which
the report is to be submitted under subparagraph (A),
and every 3 months thereafter, submit to Congress an
explanation as to why the Secretary has not yet complied
with the first sentence of subparagraph (A), a detailed
description of all actions undertaken within the month
for which the report is being submitted to bring the Sec-
retary into compliance with such sentence, and the antici-
pated date the Secretary expects to be in full compliance
with such sentence.
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose
of carrying out this subsection, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $16,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through
2009.’’.
Approved January 12, 2007.
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