,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aacc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ae1 #bjba,mr4  
,mc,connell 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s9ema7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,director ( !   
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 9        
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,he>t1 ,lung1 & ,blood ,in/itute1 to   
e/abli% a program to 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 ! 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$ 9 subsection 7a7 may be  
us$ to pursue any ( ! 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 ,j ( title ,,iii ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;b et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #cic;,d ! foll[+    
section3  #cic;,e4 ,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 ,projects c>ri$   
out "u subsection 7a7 may include-- 7#a7
 ! implem5tation ( public in=mation &   
education programs =-- 7,a7 ! prev5tion 
( sudd5 c>diac dea? f valvul> he>t      
disease2  7,b7 broad5+ ! aw>5ess ( !    
public conc]n+ ! risk factors =1 !      
symptoms (1 & ! public heal? consequ5ces
 (1 valvul> he>t disease2 &  7,c7       
increas+ scre5+1 detection1 & diagnosis 
( valvul> he>t disease2 &  7#b7         
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  7f7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,= !    
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 !re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4