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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 fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular 
health among the South Asian population of the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
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 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. HEART HEALTH PROMOTION GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, may award sup-
plemental grant funds to States receiving Federal funding 
for heart health activities. Such supplemental funds shall 
be used to promote awareness of the increasing prevalence 
of heart disease, including, where appropriate, its relation-
ship to type 2 diabetes, in communities disproportionately 
affected by heart disease, such as South Asian commu-
nities in the United States. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives supple-
mental grant funds under subsection (a) shall use such 
grant funds to— 
(1) develop culturally appropriate materials on 
evidence-based heart health promotion topics, such 
as nutrition education, optimal diet plans, and pro-
grams for regular exercise; 
(2) support heart health promotion activities of 
community organizations that work with or serve 
communities disproportionately affected by heart 
disease, such as South Asian communities in the 
United States; 
(3) support, with respect to research conducted 
relating to heart disease, conferences and workshops 
on how practices, methodologies, and designs of such 
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research should be changed to include in such re-
search more members of communities disproportion-
ately affected by heart disease, such as South Asian 
communities in the United States; or 
(4) 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. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives a report on activities sup-
ported under subsection (a) and data relating to heart dis-
ease in communities disproportionately affected by heart 
disease. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur-
poses of carrying out this section, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028. 
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