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Proc 9484ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9484

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2016

President Obama proclaimed September 2016 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, calling on citizens and institutions to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. The proclamation highlights ongoing federal cancer research efforts and the Affordable Care Act's insurance protections but does not create new programs, mandates, or funding mechanisms.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 62349

Impact dates

  1. National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month concludes

  2. Proclamation effective; National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 2016 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
  • Call upon citizens, government agencies, organizations, health care providers, and research institutions to raise ovarian cancer awareness

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect for September 2016

Near term (90d)

  • Awareness month activities during September 2016

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation references Affordable Care Act provisions and Cancer Moonshot Task Force in promotional context, but these are descriptive of existing policy, not directives
  • No new funding or binding obligations created; purely commemorative and exhortatory
Proclamation 9484: National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2016 · Executive Orders