IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3131 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 
increasing prevalence of heart disease, including, where 
appropriate, 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 exer-
cise; 
‘‘(2) to support heart health promotion activi-
ties of community organizations that work with or 
serve communities disproportionately affected by 
heart disease, such as South Asian communities in 
the United States; or 
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‘‘(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 com-
munities 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 annually thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on outreach efforts and data re-
lating to heart disease in communities disproportionately 
affected by heart disease, such as South Asian commu-
nities in the United States. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
purposes of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2025.’’. 
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— 
‘‘(1) conduct or support research and related 
activities regarding cardiovascular disease, type 2 di-
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abetes, and other heart health-related ailments 
among at-risk populations, including South Asian 
communities in the United States; and 
‘‘(2) establish an Internet clearinghouse to 
catalog existing evidence-based heart health research 
and treatment options for communities dispropor-
tionately affected by heart disease, such as South 
Asian communities in the United States, to prevent, 
treat, or reverse heart disease and diabetes. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
purposes of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2025.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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