,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bi1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide = rese>* &       
improvem5t ( c>diovascul> heal? among ! 
,s\? ,asian population ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s\?    
,asian ,he>t ,heal? ,aw>5ess & ,rese>*  
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,he>t heal? promotion
 grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 may aw>d supplem5tal     
grant funds to ,/ates receiv+ ,f$]al    
fund+ = he>t heal? activities4 ,su*     
supplem5tal funds %all be us$ to promote
 aw>5ess ( ! increas+ preval5ce ( he>t  
disease1 includ+1 :]e appropriate1 its  
relation%ip to type #b diabetes1 9      
communities disproportionately affect$  
by he>t disease1 su* z ,s\? ,asian      

communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,use
 ( funds ,a ,/ate t receives supplem5tal
 grant funds "u subsection 7a7 %all use 
su* grant funds to-- 7#a7 develop       
culturally appropriate mat]ials on      
evid5ce-bas$ he>t heal? promotion       
topics1 su* z nutrition education1      
optimal diet plans1 & programs = regul> 
ex]cise2  7#b7 support he>t heal?       
promotion activities ( community        
organizations t "w ) or s]ve communities
 disproportionately affect$ by he>t     
disease1 su* z ,s\? ,asian communities 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 support1 )      
respect to rese>* conduct$ relat+ to    
he>t disease1 conf]5ces & work%ops on h[
 practices1 me?odologies1 & designs (   
su* rese>* %\ld be *ang$ to include 9   
su* rese>* m memb]s ( communities       
disproportionately affect$ by he>t      
disease1 su* z ,s\? ,asian communities 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#d7 conduct or   
support rese>* & relat$ activities      
reg>d+ c>diovascul> disease1 type #b    
diabetes1 & o!r he>t heal?-relat$       

ailm5ts among at-risk populations1      
includ+ ,s\? ,asian communities 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,report to ,congress
 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1     
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on     
activities support$ "u subsection 7a7 & 
data relat+ to he>t disease 9           
communities disproportionately affect$  
by he>t disease4  7d7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out  
?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4