109 HR 1245 : Gynecologic Cancer Education and
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-11-15
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Gynecologic Cancer Education and
Awareness Act of 2005
or Johanna's
Law
.
2.National public
awareness campaign
(a)The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to
in this Act as the Secretary
) shall carry out a national
campaign to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and
women with respect to gynecologic cancers.
(b)Activities under the national campaign under subsection
(a) shall include—
(1)maintaining a
supply of written materials that provide information to the public on
gynecologic cancers; and
(2)distributing the
materials to members of the public upon request.
(c)Public service
announcementsActivities under the national campaign under
subsection (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 subsection (b) can
be obtained upon request, and shall call attention to early warning signs and
risk factors based on the best available medical information.
3.
(a)Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report
including the following:
(1)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.
(2)A
description of the past and present activities of the Department of Health and
Human Services to increase awareness and knowledge of health care providers
with respect to different types of cancer, including gynecologic
cancers.
(3)For each activity
described pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), a description of the
following:
(A)The funding for
such activity for fiscal year 2006 and the cumulative funding for such activity
for previous fiscal years.
(B)The background and
history of such activity, including—
(i)the
goals of such activity;
(ii)the
communications objectives of such activity;
(iii)the identity of
each agency within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for
any aspect of the activity; and
(iv)how
such activity is or was expected to result in change.
(C)How long the
activity lasted or is expected to last.
(D)The outcomes
observed and the evaluation methods, if any, that have been, are being, or will
be used with respect to such activity.
(E)For each such
outcome or evaluation method, a description of the associated results,
analyses, and conclusions.
(b)
(1)Development;
submission to CongressNot later than 3 months after submitting
the report required by subsection (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.
(2)In
developing the strategy under paragraph (1), the Secretary should consult with
qualified private sector groups, including nonprofit organizations.
4.Authorization of
appropriationsFor the purpose
of carrying out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated $16,500,000
for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
Passed the House of
Representatives November 14, 2006.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk.