,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #aaic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjba,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
title ,,iv of the ,public ,health       
,service ,act to direct the ,director of
 the ,national ,institutes of ,health1  
in consultation with the ,director of   
the ,national ,heart1 ,lung1 and ,blood 
,institute1 to establish a program under
 which the ,director of the ,national   
,institutes of ,health shall support or 
conduct research on valvular heart      
disease1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,cardiovascular ,advances in        
,research and ,opportunities ,legacy    
,act4  #b4 ,grants for valvular heart   
disease research ,subpart #b of part ,c 
of title ,,iv of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhe;b et  
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #dbd;,c 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#bhe;b-#g;c7 the following3  #dbd;,d4   
,grants for valvular heart disease      

research  7a7 ,in general ,the ,director
 of the ,national ,institutes of        
,health1 in consultation with the       
,director of the ,institute1 shall      
support or conduct research regarding   
valvular heart disease4  7b7 ,support   
guidelines ,the distribution of funding 
authorized under subsection 7a7 may be  
used to pursue the following outcomes3  
7#a7 ,using precision medicine and      
advanced technological imaging to       
generate data on individuals with       
valvular heart disease4  7#b7           
,identifying and developing a cohort of 
individuals with valvular heart disease 
and available data4  7#c7 ,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 disease4     
7#d7 ,for other outcomes needed to      
acquire necessary data on valvular heart
 disease4  7c7 ,mitral valve prolapse   
workshop ,not later than one year after 

the date of the enactment of this       
section1 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 prolapse4  7d7        
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
the purpose of carrying out this        
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #bj1jjj1jjj for each of    
fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbf4  4    
#c4 ,programs of ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention ,part ,b of    
title ,,iii of the ,public ,health      
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et    
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #cab the following section3     
#cab;,a4 ,prevention of sudden cardiac  
death as a result of valvular heart     
disease  7a7 ,in general ,the           
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,centers for ,disease ,control  
and ,prevention1 may carry out projects 

to increase education1 awareness1 or    
diagnosis of valvular heart disease and 
to reduce the incidence of sudden       
cardiac death caused by valvular heart  
disease4 ,such projects may be carried  
out by the ,secretary directly or       
through awards of grants or contracts to
 public or nonprofit private entities4  
,the ,secretary may directly 7or through
 such awards7 provide technical         
assistance with respect to the planning1
 development1 and operation of such     
projects4  7b7 ,certain activities ,upon
 availability of applicable data1       
projects carried out under subsection   
7a7 may include-- 7#a7 continuing the   
activities at the ,division for ,heart  
,disease and ,stroke ,prevention1       
including those related to valvular     
heart disease2  7#b7 broadening the     
awareness of the public concerning the  
risk factors for1 the symptoms of1 and  
the public health consequences of       
valvular heart disease2 and  7#c7       
enhancing surveillance of               

out-of-hospital cardiac arrests to      
improve patient outcomes4  7c7 ,grant   
prioritization ,the ,secretary may1 in  
awarding grants or entering into        
contracts pursuant to subsection 7a71   
give priority to entities seeking to    
carry out projects that target          
populations most impacted by valvular   
heart disease4  7d7 ,coordination of    
activities ,the ,secretary shall ensure 
that activities under this section are  
coordinated1 as appropriate1 with other 
agencies of the ,public ,health ,service
 that carry out activities regarding    
valvular heart disease4  7e7 ,best      
practices ,the ,secretary1 acting       
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
shall-- 7#a7 collect and analyze the    
findings of research conducted with     
respect to valvular heart disease2 and  
7#b7 taking into account such findings1 
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      
disease4  4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,december #h1          
#bjba4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4