[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4914 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4914

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

                             July 26, 2023

 Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
Cardenas, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Espaillat, 
    Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mrs. 
   Napolitano, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Takano, Ms. 
Underwood, and Ms. Velazquez) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
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 2023''.

SEC. 2. HEART HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
may award supplemental grant funds to States receiving Federal funding 
for heart health activities. Such supplemental funds shall be used to 
promote 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 supplemental grant funds 
under subsection (a) shall use such grant funds to--
            (1) develop culturally appropriate materials on evidence-
        based heart health promotion topics, such as nutrition 
        education, optimal diet plans, and programs for regular 
        exercise;
            (2) 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;
            (3) 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; or
            (4) 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.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report on activities supported under subsection (a) 
and data relating to heart disease in communities disproportionately 
affected by heart disease.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of carrying out 
this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
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