In the Senate of the United States,
December 1, 2022.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1193) entitled “An Act to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a program under which the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes.”, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
This Act may be cited as the “Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act”.
SEC. 2. HHS valvular heart disease activities.
(a) In general.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall, as appropriate, continue activities related to research, education, and awareness of valvular heart diseases.
(b) NIH research related to valvular heart diseases.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, may support or conduct research regarding valvular heart diseases.
(2) SUPPORT FURTHER RESEARCH.—In order to improve information on, and understanding of, causation and risk factors for valvular heart diseases, research conducted or supported under this subsection for such diseases may include the following:
(A) Use of advanced technological imaging and other relevant methods to generate data related to valvular heart diseases.
(3) MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE WORKSHOP.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute shall, as appropriate, convene a workshop composed of subject matter experts and stakeholders to identify research needs and opportunities to develop recommendations for the identification and treatment of individuals with mitral valve prolapse, including such individuals who may be at risk for sudden cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death.
(c) Prevention activities to improve awareness of sudden cardiac death as a result of valvular heart diseases.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out activities to increase education and awareness of valvular heart diseases in order to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death caused by such diseases. The Secretary may—
(2) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—Upon availability of applicable data, projects carried out under paragraph (1) may include—
(A) continuing activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to valvular heart diseases;
(3) GRANT PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary may, in awarding grants or entering into contracts pursuant to paragraph (1), give priority to entities seeking to carry out projects for populations most impacted by valvular heart diseases.
Attest:
Secretary
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