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Union Calendar No. 429 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7189 
[Report No. 118–517] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a national congenital 
heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
MAY 22, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 1, 2024] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congenital Heart Fu-
tures Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL CONGENITAL 
HEART DISEASE RESEARCH, SURVEILLANCE, 
AND AWARENESS PROGRAM. 
Section 399V–2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280g–13) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT AND STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Congenital Heart Futures 
Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Secretary shall issue 
a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
including the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of past and present ac-
tivities of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to increase awareness and knowledge of 
the public with respect to congenital heart dis-
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ease, including efforts to address the lifelong 
needs of congenital heart disease patients. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of past and present ac-
tivities of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to increase education and training of 
health care providers with respect to congenital 
heart disease, including efforts to address the 
lifelong needs of congenital heart disease pa-
tients. 
‘‘(C) A description of the current workforce 
capacity in the United States of health care pro-
viders who treat adult patients living with con-
genital heart disease. 
‘‘(2) STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT; SUBMISSION TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 1 year after submitting 
the report required by paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall develop and submit to Congress a 
strategy for improving efforts to increase aware-
ness and knowledge of the public and education 
and training of health care providers with re-
spect to congenital heart disease. Such strategy 
shall include findings and recommendations to— 
‘‘(i) address any public awareness and 
research gaps and opportunities related to 
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the lifelong needs of congenital heart disease 
patients, including long-term health out-
comes, quality of life, mental health, and 
health care utilization; 
‘‘(ii) address any shortages in the cur-
rent workforce of health care providers who 
treat adult patients living with congenital 
heart disease, which may include strategies 
to enhance fellowship training programs or 
other continuing education programs; and 
‘‘(iii) foster collaboration and dissemi-
nation of information across Federal agen-
cies, health care providers, researchers, and 
patient organizations. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
strategy under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall, as appropriate, consult with qualified 
stakeholder groups, including patient organiza-
tions, health care professionals, research entities, 
health insurance providers, accrediting organiza-
tions, and relevant Federal agencies, including 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
the National Institutes of Health, and the Health 
Resources and Services Administration.’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘2020 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
through 2029’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 429 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7189 
[Report No. 118–517] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reau-
thorize a national congenital heart disease re-
search, surveillance, and awareness program, and 
for other purposes. 
MAY 22, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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