HR 4412 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Johanna's Law, and for other purposes.

(a) Surveillance (1) In general 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). (2) Report 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 (1) In general 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. (2) Report; final proposal 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 (1) In general The Secretary shall prepare and distribute educational materials for health care providers and the public that include information on HPV. Such materials shall address— (A) modes of transmission; (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. (d) Johanna’s Law (1) National public awareness campaign (A) In general 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) Written materials 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) P...