[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1245 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1245
To provide for programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of
women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2005
Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Granger, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Bono,
Mr. Cantor, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Harris, Mr. Hall, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Harman,
Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moran of Virginia,
Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Platts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns,
Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Allen, Mr. Meeks of New York,
Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Pombo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Bachus,
Mr. Cramer, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman,
Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Ginny Brown-
Waite of Florida, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Carson, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Sanders, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Wexler, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
Tancredo, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Leach, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs.
Tauscher, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis
of Virginia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan,
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and Mr.
Stupak) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
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. CERTAIN PROGRAMS REGARDING GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS.
(a) National Public Awareness Campaign.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall carry
out a national campaign to increase the awareness and knowledge
of women with respect to gynecologic cancers.
(2) Written materials.--Activities under the national
campaign under paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) maintaining a supply of written materials that
provide information to the public on gynecologic
cancers; and
(B) distributing the materials to members of the
public upon request.
(3) Public service announcements.--Activities under the
national campaign under paragraph (1) 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 announcement shall
inform the public on the manner in which the written materials
referred to in paragraph (2) can be obtained upon request, and
shall call attention to early warning signs and risk factors
based on the best available medical information.
(b) Demonstration Projects Regarding Outreach and Education
Strategies.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to
make grants to nonprofit private entities for the purpose of
testing different outreach and education strategies to increase
the awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers
with respect to gynecologic cancers, including early warning
signs and treatment options. Such strategies shall include
strategies directed at physicians, nurses, and key health
professionals and families.
(2) Preferences in making grants.--In making grants under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference--
(A) to applicants with demonstrated expertise in
gynecologic cancer education or treatment or in working
with groups of women who are at especially high risk of
gynecologic cancers; and
(B) to applicants that, in the demonstration
project under the grant, will establish linkages
between physicians, nurses, and key health
professionals, hospitals, payers, and State health
departments.
(3) Application for grant.--A grant may be made under
paragraph (1) only if an application for the grant is submitted
to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made
in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and
information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to
carry out this subsection.
(4) Certain requirements.--In making grants under paragraph
(1)--
(A) the Secretary shall make grants to not fewer
than five applicants, subject to the extent of amounts
made available in appropriations Acts; and
(B) the Secretary shall ensure that information
provided through demonstration projects under such
grants is consistent with the best available medical
information.
(5) Report to congress.--Not later than February 1, 2009,
the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that--
(A) summarizes the activities of demonstration
projects under paragraph (1);
(B) evaluates the extent to which the projects were
effective in increasing early detection of gynecologic
cancers and awareness of risk factors and early warning
signs in the populations to which the projects were
directed; and
(C) identifies barriers to early detection and
appropriate treatment of such cancers.
(c) Funding.--
(1) National public awareness campaign.--For the purpose of
carrying out subsection (a), there is authorized to be
appropriated in the aggregate $15,000,000 for the fiscal years
2006 through 2008.
(2) Demonstration projects regarding outreach and education
strategies.--
(A) Authorization of appropriations.--For the
purpose of carrying out subsection (b), there is
authorized to be appropriated in the aggregate
$30,000,000 for the fiscal years 2006 through 2008.
(B) Administration, technical assistance, and
evaluation.--Of the amounts appropriated under
subparagraph (A), not more than 9 percent may be
expended for the purpose of administering subsection
(b), providing technical assistance to grantees under
such subsection, and preparing the report under
paragraph (5) of such subsection.
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