,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aaic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #i1           
#bjba,receiv$  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d     
title ,,iv ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice   
,act to direct ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 9 consultation ) !
 ,director ( ! ,national ,he>t1 ,lung1 &
 ,blood ,in/itute1 to e/abli% a program 
"u :i* ! ,director ( ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal? %all support or     
conduct rese>* on valvul> he>t disease1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,c>diovascul>      
,advances 9 ,rese>* & ,opportunities    
,legacy ,act4  #b4 ,grants = valvul>    
he>t disease rese>* ,subp>t #b ( "p ,c (
 title ,,iv ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhe;b et seq47 is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #dbd;,c    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhe;b-#g;c7 ! foll[+3   
#dbd;,d4 ,grants = valvul> he>t disease 
rese>*  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !   
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 9        
consultation ) ! ,director ( !          

,in/itute1 %all support or conduct      
rese>* reg>d+ valvul> he>t disease4  7b7
 ,support guidel9es ,! di/ribution (    
fund+ au?oriz$ "u subsection 7a7 may be 
us$ to pursue ! foll[+ outcomes3 7#a7   
,us+ precision m$ic9e & advanc$         
te*nological imag+ to g5]ate data on    
individuals ) valvul> he>t disease4     
7#b7 ,id5tify+ & develop+ a cohort (    
individuals ) valvul> he>t disease &    
available data4  7#c7 ,corroborat+ data 
g5]at$ ?r\gh cl9ical trials to develop a
 pr$iction model to di/+ui% individuals 
at high risk = sudd5 c>diac arre/ or    
sudd5 c>diac dea? f valvul> he>t        
disease4  7#d7 ,= o!r outcomes ne$$ to  
acquire necess>y data on valvul> he>t   
disease4  7c7 ,mitral valve prolapse    
work%op ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,director (
 ! ,in/itute %all conv5e a work%op      
compos$ ( subject matt] exp]ts &        
/akehold]s to id5tify rese>* ne$s &     
opportunities to develop prescriptive   
guidel9es = treatm5t ( individuals )    

mitral valve prolapse4  7d7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,= !     
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 !re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #bj1jjj1jjj =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4
  #c4 ,programs ( ,c5t]s = ,disease     
,control & ,prev5tion ,"p ,b ( title    
,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et seq47 is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] section #cab ! foll[+      
section3  #cab;,a4 ,prev5tion ( sudd5   
c>diac dea? z a result ( valvul> he>t   
disease  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease
 ,control & ,prev5tion1 may c>ry out    
projects to increase education1 aw>5ess1
 or diagnosis ( valvul> he>t disease &  
to r$uce ! incid5ce ( sudd5 c>diac dea? 
caus$ by valvul> he>t disease4 ,su*     
projects may be c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y
 directly or ?r\gh aw>ds ( grants or    
contracts to public or nonpr(it private 
entities4 ,! ,secret>y may directly 7or 
?r\gh su* aw>ds7 provide te*nical       
assi/ance ) respect to ! plann+1        

developm5t1 & op]ation ( su* projects4  
7b7 ,c]ta9 activities ,^u availability (
 applicable data1 projects c>ri$ out "u 
subsection 7a7 may include-- 7#a7       
cont9u+ ! activities at ! ,division =   
,he>t ,disease & ,/roke ,prev5tion1     
includ+ ^? relat$ to valvul> he>t       
disease2  7#b7 broad5+ ! aw>5ess ( !    
public conc]n+ ! risk factors =1 !      
symptoms (1 & ! public heal? consequ5ces
 ( valvul> he>t disease2 &  7#c7 enhanc+
 surveillance ( out-(-hospital c>diac   
arre/s to improve pati5t outcomes4  7c7 
,grant prioritization ,! ,secret>y may1 
9 aw>d+ grants or ent]+ into contracts  
pursuant to subsection 7a71 give        
priority to entities seek+ to c>ry out  
projects t t>get populations mo/ impact$
 by valvul> he>t disease4  7d7          
,coord9ation ( activities ,! ,secret>y  
%all ensure t activities "u ?is section 
are coord9at$1 z appropriate1 ) o!r     
ag5cies ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice t    
c>ry out activities reg>d+ valvul> he>t 
disease4  7e7 ,be/ practices ,!         

,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %all-- 7#a7 collect & analyze ! f9d+s (
 rese>* conduct$ ) respect to valvul>   
he>t disease2 &  7#b7 tak+ into acc\nt  
su* f9d+s1 publi% on ! website ( !      
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
be/ practices = physicians & o!r heal?  
c>e provid]s :o provide c>e to          
individuals ) valvul> he>t disease4  4  
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
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