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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4914 

To provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2023 

Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BERA, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Ms. CHU, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 

MENG, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 

TAKANO, Ms. UNDERWOOD, and Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

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 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. HEART HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS. 

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

3 Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen4 ters for Disease Control and Prevention, may award sup5 plemental grant funds to States receiving Federal funding 

6 for heart health activities. Such supplemental funds shall 

7 be used to promote awareness of the increasing prevalence 

8 of heart disease, including, where appropriate, its relation9 ship to type 2 diabetes, in communities disproportionately 

10 affected by heart disease, such as South Asian commu11 nities in the United States. 

12 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives supple13 mental grant funds under subsection (a) shall use such 

14 grant funds to— 

15 (1) develop culturally appropriate materials on 

16 evidence-based heart health promotion topics, such 

17 as nutrition education, optimal diet plans, and pro18 grams for regular exercise; 

19 (2) support heart health promotion activities of 

20 community organizations that work with or serve 

21 communities disproportionately affected by heart 

22 disease, such as South Asian communities in the 

23 United States; 

24 (3) support, with respect to research conducted 

25 relating to heart disease, conferences and workshops 

26 on how practices, methodologies, and designs of such 


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1 research should be changed to include in such re2 search more members of communities disproportion3 ately affected by heart disease, such as South Asian 

4 communities in the United States; or 

5 (4) conduct or support research and related ac6 tivities regarding cardiovascular disease, type 2 dia7 betes, and other heart health-related ailments among 

8 at-risk populations, including South Asian commu9 nities in the United States. 

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

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

12 Health and Human Services shall submit to the Com13 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

14 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

15 the House of Representatives a report on activities sup16 ported under subsection (a) and data relating to heart dis17 ease in communities disproportionately affected by heart 

18 disease. 

19 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur20 poses of carrying out this section, there is authorized to 

21 be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

22 through 2028. 

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