117 HR 1193 RH: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-12-08
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Union Calendar No. 153
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1193
[Report No. 117–212]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 22, 2021
Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
December 8, 2021
Additional sponsors: Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Timmons, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Arrington, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Comer, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bost, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Welch, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Peters, Mr. Rose, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Long, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Norman, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Young, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Dean, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Womack, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Hill, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dunn, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Posey, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hollingsworth, Ms. Waters, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Steil, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Bera, Mr. Banks, Mr. Trone, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Mast, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meijer, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Stevens, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Curtis, Ms. Ross, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Delgado, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Craig, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Mann, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Allen, Ms. Salazar, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Schneider, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Amodei, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Soto, Mr. Guest, Mr. Rush, Mr. Walberg, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Crow, and Mr. Casten
December 8, 2021
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 22, 2021
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, shall establish a program under which the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act”.
2.

Grants for valvular heart disease research
Subpart 2 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 424C (42 U.S.C. 285b–7c) the following:
“424D.

Grants for valvular heart disease research
(a)

In general
The Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the Institute, shall support or conduct research regarding valvular heart disease.
(b)

Support guidelines
The distribution of funding authorized under subsection (a) may be used to pursue the following outcomes:
(1)
Using precision medicine and advanced technological imaging to generate data on individuals with valvular heart disease.
(2)
Identifying and developing a cohort of individuals with valvular heart disease and available data.
(3)
Corroborating data generated through clinical trials to develop a prediction model to distinguish individuals at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death from valvular heart disease.
(4)
For other outcomes needed to acquire necessary data on valvular heart disease.
(c)

Mitral valve prolapse workshop
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Institute shall convene a workshop composed of subject matter experts and stakeholders to identify research needs and opportunities to develop prescriptive guidelines for treatment of individuals with mitral valve prolapse.
(d)

Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.”.
3.

Programs of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 312 the following section :
“312A.

Prevention of sudden cardiac death as a result of valvular heart disease
(a)

In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may carry out projects to increase education, awareness, or diagnosis of valvular heart disease and to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death caused by valvular heart disease. Such projects may be carried out by the Secretary directly or through awards of grants or contracts to public or nonprofit private entities. The Secretary may directly (or through such awards) provide technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and operation of such projects.
(b)

Certain activities
Upon availability of applicable data, projects carried out under subsection (a) may include—
(1)
continuing the activities at the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, including those related to valvular heart disease;
(2)
broadening the awareness of the public concerning the risk factors for, the symptoms of, and the public health consequences of valvular heart disease; and
(3)
enhancing surveillance of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests to improve patient outcomes.
(c)

Grant prioritization
The Secretary may, in awarding grants or entering into contracts pursuant to subsection (a), give priority to entities seeking to carry out projects that target populations most impacted by valvular heart disease.
(d)

Coordination of activities
The Secretary shall ensure that activities under this section are coordinated, as appropriate, with other agencies of the Public Health Service that carry out activities regarding valvular heart disease.
(e)

Best practices
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall—
(1)
collect and analyze the findings of research conducted with respect to valvular heart disease; and
(2)
taking into account such findings, publish on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention best practices for physicians and other health care providers who provide care to individuals with valvular heart disease.”.
Amend the title so as to read: “A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a program under which the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes.”.
December 8, 2021
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed