,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #defj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,ms4 ,de,lauro 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 and ,mrs4   
,dingell7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to reauthorize ,johanna's ,law1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,reauthorization   
and enhancement of ,johanna's ,law  7a7 
,in general ,section #cag,p7d7 of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ag7;d77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the
 end the following3  7,d7 ,activities   
under the national campaign under       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include public  
service announcements using traditional 
or digital media under subparagraph 7,c7
 targeted to specific higher-risk       
populations of women based on race1     
ethnicity1 level of acculturation1 and  
family history1 including the           

,african-,american and ,ashkenazi       
,jewish populations4  2 and  7#b7 by    
amending paragraph 7#f7 to read as      
follows3  7#f7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,for the purpose of      
carrying out this subsection1 there is  
authorized to be appropriated           
#de1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal    
years #bjbj through #bjbb4  4  #b4      
,demonstration projects regarding       
outreach and education strategies       
relating to gynecologic cancer  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #cag,p7d7 of the       
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ag7;d77 is amended by 
inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the      
following new paragraph3  7#e7          
,demonstration projects regarding       
outreach and education strategies  7,a7 
,in general  7i7 ,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 test1 compare1 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 cancers1 including with     
respect to early warning signs1 risk    
factors1 prevention1 screening1 and     
treatment options4 ,such strategies     
shall include efforts directed at women 
and their families1 physicians1 nurses1 
and key health professionals4  7ii7     
,science-based resources ,in making     
awards under subparagraph 7,a71 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      
,prevention4  7,b7 ,preferences in      
awarding grants or contracts ,in making 
awards under subparagraph 7,a71 the     
,secretary shall give preference to--   
7i7 applicants with demonstrated        
expertise in gynecologic cancer         
education or treatment or in working    

with groups of women who are at         
increased risk of gynecologic cancers2  
and  7ii7 applicants that1 in the       
demonstration project funded by the     
grant or contract1 will establish       
linkages between physicians1 nurses1 and
 key health professionals1 health       
profession students1 hospitals1 payers1 
and ,state health departments4  7,c7    
,application ,to seek a grant or        
contract under subparagraph 7,a71 an    
entity shall submit an application to   
the ,secretary in such form1 in such    
manner1 and containing such agreements1 
assurances1 and information as the      
,secretary determines to be necessary to
 carry out this paragraph4  7,d7        
,certain requirements ,in making awards 
under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary 
shall-- 7i7 make awards1 as practicable1
 to not fewer than five applicants2 and 
7ii7 ensure that information provided   
through demonstration projects under    
this paragraph is consistent with the   
best available medical information4     

7,e7 ,report to congress ,not later than
 #bd months after the date of the       
enactment of this paragraph1 and        
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary     
shall submit to the ,congress a report  
that--  7i7 summarizes the activities of
 demonstration projects under           
subparagraph 7,a72  7ii7 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 directed2 and   
7iii7 identifies barriers to early      
detection and appropriate treatment of  
such cancers4  4  7b7 ,conforming       
amendment ,section #cag,p7d77#c77;,a7 of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ag7;d77#c77;,a77 is   
amended by inserting 7other than        
paragraph 7#e77 after this section4