[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3493 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3493

 To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness 
           and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2010

 Mr. Specter (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Menendez) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
               on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness 
           and knowledge 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. REAUTHORIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF JOHANNA'S LAW.

    (a) In General.--Section 317P(d)(4) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)(4)) is amended by inserting after ``2009'' 
the following: ``, $16,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010 
through 2012, and such sums as are necessary for each subsequent fiscal 
year''.
    (b) Collaboration With Nonprofit Gynecologic Cancer 
Organizations.--Section 317P(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Collaboration with nonprofit gynecologic cancer 
        organizations.--In carrying out the national campaign under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall collaborate with the 
        leading nonprofit gynecologic cancer organizations, with a 
        mission both to conquer ovarian cancer nationwide and to 
        provide outreach to State and local governments and 
        communities, for the purpose of determining the best practices 
        for providing gynecologic cancer information and outreach 
        services to varied populations.''.

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

    (a) In General.--Section 317P of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b-17) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e) 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 
        carrying out demonstration projects to test 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, risk 
        factors, prevention, screening, and treatment options. Such 
        strategies shall include strategies directed at women and their 
        families, physicians, nurses, and key health professionals.
            ``(2) Preferences in making grants.--In making grants under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to--
                    ``(A) 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) applicants that, in the demonstration project 
                funded by 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 6 months after 
        the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually 
        thereafter, 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.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of carrying out 
                this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated 
                in the aggregate $15,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
                years 2010 through 2012 and such sums as are necessary 
                for each subsequent fiscal year.
                    ``(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 this 
                subsection, providing technical assistance to grantees 
                under this subsection, and preparing the report under 
                paragraph (5).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d)(3)(A) of such section is 
amended by inserting ``(other than subsections (e))'' after ``this 
section''.
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