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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7052 
To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational 
agencies to conduct demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure 
of children in kindergarten through grade 6. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. CARSON, Ms. NOR-
TON, and Mr. REICHERT) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to 
local educational agencies to conduct demonstration 
projects to screen the blood pressure of children in kin-
dergarten through grade 6. 
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 ‘‘Kids with Healthy 
Hearts Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR HYPERTENSION 
SCREENING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 
provide a total of 5 grants to local educational agencies 
(as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) to con-
duct demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure 
of children in kindergarten through grade 6 to identify 
those children with hypertension or early signs of hyper-
tension. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—To receive a grant for a dem-
onstration project under this section, an applicant shall 
certify to the Secretary the following: 
(1) The screening program will be voluntary. 
(2) Subject to parental permission, children 
participating in the program shall be screened every 
6 months during the academic year under the super-
vision of a licensed school nurse. 
(3) When screening children, the applicant will 
use the most recent hypertension guidelines pub-
lished by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood In-
stitute. 
(4) One month after the initial screening, chil-
dren who fall in the 95th percentile or above for stu-
dents with high blood pressure will be screened 
again. 
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(5) After a second screening, the applicant will 
provide the parents of those children who remain in 
the 95th percentile or above for students with high 
blood pressure the following: 
(A) A referral from a licensed school nurse 
to a health care provider that can consult with 
the parents about high blood pressure. 
(B) Written information provided by the 
Department of Health and Human Services re-
garding the risks of hypertension and how to 
implement lifestyle changes related to diet and 
exercise to improve overall health. 
(c) SELECTION OF GROUPS AT HIGH RISK FOR HY-
PERTENSION.—In selecting grant recipients under this 
section, the Secretary shall give preference to at least one 
local educational agency with a high percentage of Native 
American, Latino, or African-American students. 
(d) EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
completion of the demonstration projects carried out 
under this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress 
a report containing— 
(1) an evaluation of the success of the dem-
onstration projects carried out under this Act; 
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(2) information on the blood pressure informa-
tion taken and the number of referrals made under 
subsection (b)(5)(A); and 
(3) for each local educational agency receiving 
a grant under this Act, specific educational rec-
ommendations for such agency in the areas of nutri-
tion, physical activity, and overall health. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur-
poses of carrying out this Act, there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011. 
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