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Union Calendar No. 450 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3131 
[Report No. 116–550] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and improve-
ment of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2019 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. SMITH 
of Washington, Ms. MENG, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. BERA, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MEEKS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. ROGERS of 
Alabama, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. POSEY, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. STE-
VENS, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. POCAN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. RUSH, Mr. KING 
of New York, Mr. CORREA, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. WILD, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. KILMER, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. DELGADO, 
Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. SERRANO, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 
TRONE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. DELBENE, and 
Ms. NORTON 
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 
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 June 5, 2019] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
research and improvement of cardiovascular health 
among the South Asian population of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘South Asian Heart 
Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. HEART HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS. 
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
241 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317U (42 
U.S.C. 247b–23) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 317V. HEART HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to States for the purpose of promoting awareness of the in-
creasing prevalence of heart disease, including, where ap-
propriate, its relationship to type 2 diabetes, in commu-
nities disproportionately affected by heart disease such as 
South Asian communities in the United States. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 
under subsection (a) shall use such grant funds— 
‘‘(1) to develop culturally appropriate materials 
on evidence-based topics such as nutrition education, 
optimal diet plans, and programs for regular exercise; 
‘‘(2) to support heart health promotion activities 
of community organizations that work with or serve 
communities disproportionately affected by heart dis-
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ease, such as South Asian communities in the United 
States; or 
‘‘(3) to support conferences or workshops on re-
search practices, methodology, and design to include 
more members of communities disproportionately af-
fected by heart disease, such as South Asian commu-
nities in the United States, in scientific studies. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of the South Asian 
Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020, and an-
nually thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a 
report on outreach efforts and data relating to heart disease 
in communities disproportionately affected by heart disease, 
such as South Asian communities in the United States. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur-
poses of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024.’’. 
SEC. 3. HEART HEALTH RESEARCH. 
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 409K. HEART HEALTH RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
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‘‘(1) conduct or support research and related ac-
tivities regarding cardiovascular disease, type 2 dia-
betes, and other heart health-related ailments among 
at-risk populations, including South Asian commu-
nities in the United States; and 
‘‘(2) establish an Internet clearinghouse to cata-
log existing evidence-based heart health research and 
treatment options for communities disproportionately 
affected by heart disease, such as South Asian com-
munities in the United States, to prevent, treat, or re-
verse heart disease and diabetes. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur-
poses of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 450 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3131 
[Report No. 116–550] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
for research and improvement of cardiovascular 
health among the South Asian population of the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 
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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