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                                                 Union Calendar No. 333
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3771

                          [Report No. 117-427]

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and 
 improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population 
             of the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2021

  Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Chu, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
Suozzi, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Foster, Ms. Underwood, 
Ms. Wild, Mr. Bera, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
Espaillat, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Timmons, and Mr. Posey) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

                             July 21, 2022

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
Grijalva, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Takano, Mr. Smith of 
      Washington, Mr. Katko, Ms. Meng, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
         Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Clarke of New York

                             July 21, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, 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 June 8, 
                                 2021]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and 
 improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population 
             of the United States, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``South Asian Heart Health Awareness 
and Research Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. HEART HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS.

    Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 317U (42 U.S.C. 247b-23) the 
following new section:

``SEC. 317V. HEART HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to States for the 
purpose of promoting awareness of the increasing prevalence of heart 
disease, including, where appropriate, its relationship to type 2 
diabetes, in communities disproportionately affected by heart disease 
such as South Asian communities in the United States.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under subsection 
(a) shall use such grant funds--
            ``(1) to develop culturally appropriate materials on 
        evidence-based heart health promotion topics, such as nutrition 
        education, optimal diet plans, and programs for regular 
        exercise;
            ``(2) to support heart health promotion activities of 
        community organizations that work with or serve communities 
        disproportionately affected by heart disease, such as South 
        Asian communities in the United States; or
            ``(3) to support, with respect to research conducted 
        relating to heart disease, conferences and workshops on how 
        practices, methodologies, and designs of such research should 
        be changed to include in such research more members of 
        communities disproportionately affected by heart disease, such 
        as South Asian communities in the United States.
    ``(c) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and 
Research Act of 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on outreach efforts and data relating to 
heart disease in communities disproportionately affected by heart 
disease, such as South Asian communities in the United States.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of carrying 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.''.

SEC. 3. HEART HEALTH RESEARCH.

    Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 409K. HEART HEALTH RESEARCH.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may--
            ``(1) conduct or support research and related activities 
        regarding cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other 
        heart health-related ailments among at-risk populations, 
        including South Asian communities in the United States; and
            ``(2) establish an internet clearinghouse to catalog 
        existing evidence-based heart health research and treatment 
        options for communities disproportionately affected by heart 
        disease, such as South Asian communities in the United States, 
        to prevent, treat, or reverse heart disease and diabetes.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of carrying 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 333

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3771

                          [Report No. 117-427]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and 
 improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population 
             of the United States, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 21, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed