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 2010, 2011, and 2012. 
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