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of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately af-
fected populations. 
‘‘(c) COMPILATION OF DATA.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall, in cooperation with State and local 
public health officials— 
‘‘(1) conduct asthma surveillance activities to 
collect data on the prevalence and severity of asth-
ma, the effectiveness of public health asthma inter-
ventions, and the quality of asthma management, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) collection of household data on the 
local burden of asthma; 
‘‘(B) surveillance of health care facilities; 
and 
‘‘(C) collection of data not containing indi-
vidually identifiable information from electronic 
health records or other electronic communica-
tions; 
‘‘(2) compile and annually publish data regard-
ing the prevalence and incidence of childhood asth-
ma, the child mortality rate, and the number of hos-
pital admissions and emergency department visits by 
children associated with asthma nationally and in 
each State and at the county level by age, sex, race, 
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and ethnicity, as well as lifetime and current preva-
lence; and 
‘‘(3) compile and annually publish data regard-
ing the prevalence and incidence of adult asthma, 
the adult mortality rate, and the number of hospital 
admissions and emergency department visits by 
adults associated with asthma nationally and in each 
State and at the county level by age, sex, race, eth-
nicity, industry, and occupation, as well as lifetime 
and current prevalence. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF DATA COLLECTION.—The 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, in conjunction with State and local health depart-
ments, shall coordinate data collection activities under 
subsection (c)(2) so as to maximize comparability of re-
sults. 
‘‘(e) COLLABORATION.—The Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention are encouraged to collaborate with 
national, State, and local nonprofit organizations to pro-
vide information and education about asthma, and to 
strengthen such collaborations when possible. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to any 
other authorization of appropriations that is available to 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
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to be appropriated to such Centers such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for 
the purpose of carrying out this section.’’. 
SEC. 763. INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA VACCINATION CAM-
PAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall— 
(1) enhance the annual campaign by the De-
partment of Health and Human Services to increase 
the number of people vaccinated each year for influ-
enza and pneumonia; and 
(2) include in such campaign the use of written 
educational materials, public service announcements, 
physician education, and any other means which the 
Secretary deems effective. 
(b) MATERIALS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.—In carrying 
out the annual campaign described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure 
that— 
(1) educational materials and public service an-
nouncements are readily and widely available in 
communities experiencing disparities in the incidence 
and mortality rates of influenza and pneumonia; and 
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(2) the campaign uses targeted, culturally ap-
propriate messages and messengers to reach under-
served communities. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2016. 
SEC. 764. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE 
ACTION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention shall conduct, support, 
and expand public health strategies, prevention, diagnosis, 
surveillance, and public and professional awareness activi-
ties regarding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 
(b) NATIONAL ACTION PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Insti-
tute, in consultation with the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop a 
national action plan to address chronic obstructive 
pulmonary disease in the United States with partici-
pation from patients, caregivers, health profes-
sionals, patient advocacy organizations, researchers, 
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providers, public health professionals, and other 
stakeholders. 
(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, such plan 
shall include recommendations for— 
(A) public health interventions for the pur-
pose of implementation of the national plan; 
(B) biomedical, health services, and public 
health research on chronic obstructive pul-
monary disease; and 
(C) inclusion of chronic obstructive pul-
monary disease in the health data collections of 
all Federal agencies. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—In developing such plan, 
the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
Institute shall consider the recommendations and 
findings of the Institute of Medicine in the report 
entitled ‘‘A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance 
of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases’’ (July 
22, 2011). 
(c) CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.— 
The Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood In-
stitute shall carry out the following: 
(1) Conduct public education and awareness ac-
tivities with patient and professional organizations 
to stimulate earlier diagnosis and improve patient 
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