,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,booker introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,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 #bjbf4  #b4 ,heart health promotion  
grants  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting 
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
may award supplemental grant funds to   
,states receiving ,federal funding for  
heart health activities4 ,such          
supplemental funds shall be used to     
promote awareness of the increasing     
prevalence of heart disease1 including1 

where appropriate1 its relationship to  
type #b diabetes1 in communities        
disproportionately affected by heart    
disease1 such as ,south ,asian          
communities in the ,united ,states4  7b7
 ,use of funds ,a ,state that receives  
supplemental grant funds under          
subsection 7a7 shall use such grant     
funds to-- 7#a7 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 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     
7#c7 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 ,states2 or 
7#d7 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 ,states4  7c7 ,report to    
,congress ,not later than #b years after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and    
,pensions of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on activities supported under subsection
 7a7 and data relating to heart disease 
in communities disproportionately       
affected by heart disease4  7d7         
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
purposes of carrying out this section1  
there is authorized to be appropriated  

#b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbg through #bjca4