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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3850 

To provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among 

the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 29, 2024 

Mr. BOOKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular 

health among the South Asian population of the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘South Asian Heart 

5 Health Awareness and Research Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. HEART HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

8 Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen9 ters for Disease Control and Prevention, may award sup10 plemental grant funds to States receiving Federal funding 


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1 for heart health activities. Such supplemental funds shall 

2 be used to promote awareness of the increasing prevalence 

3 of heart disease, including, where appropriate, its relation4 ship to type 2 diabetes, in communities disproportionately 

5 affected by heart disease, such as South Asian commu6 nities in the United States. 

7 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives supple8 mental grant funds under subsection (a) shall use such 

9 grant funds to— 

10 (1) develop culturally appropriate materials on 

11 evidence-based heart health promotion topics, such 

12 as nutrition education, optimal diet plans, and pro13 grams for regular exercise; 

14 (2) support heart health promotion activities of 

15 community organizations that work with or serve 

16 communities disproportionately affected by heart 

17 disease, such as South Asian communities in the 

18 United States; 

19 (3) support, with respect to research conducted 

20 relating to heart disease, conferences and workshops 

21 on how practices, methodologies, and designs of such 

22 research should be changed to include in such re23 search more members of communities disproportion24 ately affected by heart disease, such as South Asian 

25 communities in the United States; or 


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1 (4) conduct or support research and related ac2 tivities regarding cardiovascular disease, type 2 dia3 betes, and other heart health-related ailments among 

4 at-risk populations, including South Asian commu5 nities in the United States. 

6 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

8 Health and Human Services shall submit to the Com9 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

10 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

11 the House of Representatives a report on activities sup12 ported under subsection (a) and data relating to heart dis13 ease in communities disproportionately affected by heart 

14 disease. 

15 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur16 poses of carrying out this section, there is authorized to 

17 be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 

18 through 2029. 

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