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

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2012-FY2014 to carry out the national public awareness campaign for gynecologic cancers (Johanna's law).

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consult with nonprofit gynecologic cancer organizations to determine the best practices for providing gynecologic cancer information and outreach services to varied populations.

[111th Congress Public Law 324]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 111-324
111th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness 
  and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers. <<NOTE: Dec. 22, 
                         2010 -  [H.R. 2941]>> 

    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) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``2009'' the 
        following: ``and $18,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2012 
        through 2014''; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6).

    (b) Consultation With Nonprofit Gynecologic Cancer Organizations.--
Section 317P(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-17(d)), as amended by 
subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following:
            ``(4) Consultation with nonprofit gynecologic cancer 
        organizations.--In carrying out the national campaign under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall consult with nonprofit 
        gynecologic cancer organizations, with a mission both to conquer 
        ovarian or other gynecologic cancer 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.''.

    Approved December 22, 2010.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2941:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111-635 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
            Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 10, considered and passed Senate, amended.
            Dec. 16, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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