#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cgga  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,public ,health ,service ,act to provide
 for research and improvement of        
cardiovascular health among the ,south  
,asian population of the ,united        
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,south ,asian ,heart ,health        
,awareness and ,research ,act of #bjbb4 
#b4 ,heart health promotion grants      
,title ,,iii of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bda et    
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #cag,u 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#bdg;b-#bc7 the following new section3  
#cag,v4 ,heart health promotion grants  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may make
 grants to ,states for the purpose of   
promoting awareness of the increasing   
prevalence of heart disease1 including1 
where appropriate1 its relationship to  
type #b diabetes1 in communities        
disproportionately affected by heart    
disease such as ,south ,asian           

communities in the ,united ,states4  7b7
 ,use of funds ,a ,state that receives a
 grant under subsection 7a7 shall use   
such grant funds--  7#a7 to develop     
culturally appropriate materials on     
evidence-based heart health promotion   
topics1 such as nutrition education1    
optimal diet plans1 and programs for    
regular exercise2  7#b7 to support heart
 health promotion activities of         
community organizations that work with  
or serve communities disproportionately 
affected by heart disease1 such as      
,south ,asian communities in the ,united
 ,states2 or  7#c7 to support1 with     
respect to research conducted relating  
to heart disease1 conferences and       
workshops on how practices1             
methodologies1 and designs of such      
research should be changed to include in
 such research more members of          
communities disproportionately affected 
by heart disease1 such as ,south ,asian 
communities in the ,united ,states4  7c7
 ,reports to ,congress  7#a7 ,study on  

relationship between certain rates of   
morbidity and mortality as a result of  
heart disease in at-risk populations    
7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 section1 the ,secretary shall seek to  
enter into an agreement with the        
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine 7or1 if the 
,national ,academies decline to enter   
into the agreement1 another appropriate 
entity7 under which the ,national       
,academies 7or other appropriate entity7
 will conduct a study of the            
relationship between ,,covid-#ai and    
rates of morbidity and mortality as a   
result of heart disease in at-risk      
populations1 such as ,south ,asian      
communities in the ,united ,states4     
7,b7 ,report ,not later than #e years   
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,secretary shall submit to 
the ,congress a report on the results of
 the study under subsection 7a74  7#b7  
,report on outreach ,not later than #ahj

 days after the date of the enactment of
 this section1 and annually thereafter1 
the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress
 a report on outreach efforts and data  
relating to heart disease in communities
 disproportionately affected by heart   
disease1 such as ,south ,asian          
communities in the ,united ,states4  7d7
 ,authorization of appropriations ,for  
purposes of carrying out this section1  
there is authorized to be appropriated  
#a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbc through #bjbg4  4  #c4 ,heart     
health research ,part ,b of title ,,iv  
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhd et seq47 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #dji,k4 ,heart health research
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may-- 
7#a7 conduct or support research and    
related activities regarding            
cardiovascular disease1 type #b         
diabetes1 and other heart health-related
 ailments among at-risk populations1    
including ,south ,asian communities in  

the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 establish
 an internet clearinghouse to catalog   
existing evidence-based heart health    
research and treatment options for      
communities disproportionately affected 
by heart disease1 such as ,south ,asian 
communities in the ,united ,states1 to  
prevent1 treat1 or reverse heart disease
 and diabetes4  7b7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,for purposes of carrying
 out this section1 there is authorized  
to be appropriated #a1jjj1jjj for each  
of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbg4  4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,july #bg1 #bjbb4;,clerk4