NSFG OMB Attachment A7 OMB No. 0920-0314
Legislation authorizing the work of
CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
EARLY act language in health care reform bill (Affordable Care Act- HR3590)
SEC. 10413. YOUNG WOMEN’S BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OF YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009’’ or the ‘‘EARLY Act’’.
(b) AMENDMENT.—Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: H. R. 3590—873
PART V—PROGRAMS RELATING TO BREAST HEALTH AND CANCER
SEC. 399NN. YOUNG WOMEN’S BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OF YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.
(a) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct a national evidence-based education campaign to increase awareness of young women’s knowledge regarding—
(A) breast health in young women of all racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds;
(B) breast awareness and good breast health habits;
(C) the occurrence of breast cancer and the general
and specific risk factors in women who may be at high
risk for breast cancer based on familial, racial, ethnic,
and cultural backgrounds such as Ashkenazi Jewish populations;
(D) evidence-based information that would encourage
young women and their h2ealth care professional to increase
early detection of breast cancers; and
(E) the availability of health information and other resources for young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
(2) EVIDENCE-BASED, AGE APPROPRIATE MESSAGES.—The campaign shall provide evidence-based, age-appropriate messages and materials as developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Advisory Committee established under paragraph (4).
(3) MEDIA CAMPAIGN.—In conducting the education campaign under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award grants to entities to establish national multimedia campaigns oriented to young women that may include advertising through television, radio, print media, billboards, posters, all forms of existing and especially emerging social networking media, other Internet media, and any other medium determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(4) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish an advisory committee to assist in creating and conducting the education campaigns under paragraph (1) and subsection (b)(1).
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall appoint to the advisory committee under subparagraph (A) such members as deemed necessary to properly advise the Secretary, and shall include organizations and individuals with expertise in breast cancer, disease prevention, early detection, diagnosis, public health, social marketing, genetic screening and counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care, and survivorship in young women.
(b) HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease H. R. 3590—874 Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall conduct an education campaign among physicians and other health care professionals to increase awareness—
(1) of breast health, symptoms, and early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in young women, including specific risk factors such as family history of cancer and women that may be at high risk for breast cancer, such as Ashkenazi Jewish population;
(2) on how to provide counseling to young women about their breast health, including knowledge of their family cancer history and importance of providing regular clinical breast examinations;
(3) concerning the importance of discussing healthy behaviors, and increasing awareness of services and programs available to address overall health and wellness, and making patient referrals to address tobacco cessation, good nutrition, and physical activity;
(4) on when to refer patients to a health care provider with genetics expertise;
(5) on how to provide counseling that addresses longterm survivorship and health concerns of young women diagnosed with breast cancer; and
(6) on when to provide referrals to organizations and institutions that provide credible health information and substantive assistance and support to young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
(c) PREVENTION RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, acting through—
(1) the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct prevention research on breast cancer in younger women, including—
(A) behavioral, survivorship studies, and other research on the impact of breast cancer diagnosis on young women;
(B) formative research to assist with the development of educational messages and information for the public, targeted populations, and their families about breast health, breast cancer, and healthy lifestyles;
(C) testing and evaluating existing and new social marketing strategies targeted at young women; and
(D) surveys of health care providers and the public regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to breast health and breast cancer prevention and control in high-risk populations; and
(2) the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall conduct research to develop and validate new screening tests and methods for prevention and early detection of breast cancer in young women.
(d) SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants to organizations and institutions to provide health information from credible sources and substantive assistance directed to young women diagnosed with breast cancer and pre-neoplastic breast diseases.
(2) PRIORITY.—In making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that deal specifically with young women diagnosed with breast cancer and pre-neoplastic breast disease.
(e) NO DUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—In conducting an education campaign or other program under subsections (a), (b), (c), or (d), the Secretary shall avoid duplicating other existing Federal breast cancer education efforts.
(f) MEASUREMENT; REPORTING.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall—
(1) measure—
(A) young women’s awareness regarding breast health, including knowledge of family cancer history, specific risk factors and early warning signs, and young women’s proactive efforts at early detection;
(B) the number or percentage of young women utilizing information regarding lifestyle interventions that foster healthy behaviors;
(C) the number or percentage of young women receiving regular clinical breast exams; and
(D) the number or percentage of young women who perform breast self exams, and the frequency of such exams, before the implementation of this section;
(2) not less than every 3 years, measure the impact of such activities; and
(3) submit reports to the Congress on the results of such measurements.
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘young women’ means women 15 to 44 years of age.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out subsections (a), (b), (c)(1), and (d), there are authorized to be appropriated $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005
42 U.S.C. §247b–17. Human papillomavirus (Johanna's Law)
The Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall-
(A) enter into cooperative agreements with States and other entities to conduct sentinel surveillance or other special studies that would determine the prevalence in various age groups and populations of specific types of human papillomavirus (referred to in this section as "HPV") in different sites in various regions of the United States, through collection of special specimens for HPV using a variety of laboratory-based testing and diagnostic tools; and
(B) develop and analyze data from the HPV sentinel surveillance system described in subparagraph (A).
The Secretary shall make a progress report to the Congress with respect to paragraph (1) no later than 1 year after the effective date of this section.
(b) Prevention activities; education program
The Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct prevention research on HPV, including-
(A) behavioral and other research on the impact of HPV-related diagnosis on individuals;
(B) formative research to assist with the development of educational messages and information for the public, for patients, and for their partners about HPV;
(C) surveys of physician and public knowledge, attitudes, and practices about genital HPV infection; and
(D) upon the completion of and based on the findings under subparagraphs (A) through (C), develop and disseminate educational materials for the public and health care providers regarding HPV and its impact and prevention.
The Secretary shall make a progress report to the Congress with respect to paragraph (1) not later than 1 year after the effective date of this section, and shall develop a final report not later than 3 years after such effective date, including a detailed summary of the significant findings and problems and the best strategies to prevent future infections, based on available science.
(c) HPV education and prevention
The Secretary shall prepare and distribute educational materials for health care providers and the public that include information on HPV. Such materials shall address-
(B) consequences of infection, including the link between HPV and cervical cancer;
(C) the available scientific evidence on the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of condoms in preventing infection with HPV; and
(D) the importance of regular Pap smears, and other diagnostics for early intervention and prevention of cervical cancer purposes in preventing cervical cancer.
(2) Medically accurate information
Educational material under paragraph (1), and all other relevant educational and prevention materials prepared and printed from this date forward for the public and health care providers by the Secretary (including materials prepared through the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration), or by contractors, grantees, or subgrantees thereof, that are specifically designed to address STDs including HPV shall contain medically accurate information regarding the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of condoms in preventing the STD the materials are designed to address. Such requirement only applies to materials mass produced for the public and health care providers, and not to routine communications.
(1) National public awareness campaign
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.
Activities under the national campaign under subparagraph (A) shall include-
(i) maintaining a supply of written materials that provide information to the public on gynecologic cancers; and
(ii) distributing the materials to members of the public upon request.
(C) Public service announcements
Activities under the national campaign under subparagraph (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 subparagraph (B) can be obtained upon request, and shall call attention to early warning signs and risk factors based on the best available medical information.
Not later than 6 months after January 12, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report including the following:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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.
(iii) For each activity described pursuant to clause (i) or (ii), a description of the following:
(I) The funding for such activity for fiscal year 2006 and the cumulative funding for such activity for previous fiscal years.
(II) The background and history of such activity, including-
(aa) the goals of such activity;
(bb) the communications objectives of such activity;
(cc) the identity of each agency within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for any aspect of the activity; and
(dd) how such activity is or was expected to result in change.
(III) How long the activity lasted or is expected to last.
(IV) The outcomes observed and the evaluation methods, if any, that have been, are being, or will be used with respect to such activity.
(V) For each such outcome or evaluation method, a description of the associated results, analyses, and conclusions.
(i) Development; submission to Congress
Not later than 3 months after submitting the report required by subparagraph (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.
In developing the strategy under clause (i), the Secretary should consult with qualified private sector groups, including nonprofit organizations.
(A) In general.-Not later than March 1, 2008, the Secretary shall ensure that all provisions of this section, including activities directed to be carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, are fully implemented and being complied with. Not later than April 30, 2008, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that certifies compliance with the preceding sentence and that contains a description of all activities undertaken to achieve such compliance.
(B) If the Secretary fails to submit the certification as provided for under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, not later than 3 months after the date on which the report is to be submitted under subparagraph (A), and every 3 months thereafter, submit to Congress an explanation as to why the Secretary has not yet complied with the first sentence of subparagraph (A), a detailed description of all actions undertaken within the month for which the report is being submitted to bring the Secretary into compliance with such sentence, and the anticipated date the Secretary expects to be in full compliance with such sentence.
(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.
(6) 1 Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated $16,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2009 and $18,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2012 through 2014.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, §317P, as added Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(1) [title V, §516(a)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763 , 2763A-72; amended Pub. L. 109–475, §2, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3565 ; Pub. L. 111–324, §1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3536 .)
Johanna's Law, referred to in section catchline and subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 109–475, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3565 , also known as the Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005, which amended this section. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2007 Amendment note set out under section 201 of this title and Tables.
The effective date of this section, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (b)(2), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 106–554, which was approved Dec. 21, 2000.
2010-Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 111–324, §1(b), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (6).
Pub. L. 111–324, §1(a)(1), inserted "and $18,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2012 through 2014" after "2009".
Subsec. (d)(6). Pub. L. 111–324, §1(a)(2), redesignated par. (4) as (6).
2007-Pub. L. 109–475, §2(1), inserted "(Johanna's Law)" after "papillomavirus" in section catchline.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–475, §2(2), added subsec. (d).
1 So in original. No par. (5) has been enacted.
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