Union Calendar No. 153
117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 117–212]
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, shall 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.
February 22, 2021
Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
December 8, 2021
Additional sponsors: Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Timmons, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Arrington, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Comer, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bost, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Welch, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Peters, Mr. Rose, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Long, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Norman, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Young, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Dean, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Womack, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Hill, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dunn, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Posey, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hollingsworth, Ms. Waters, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Steil, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Bera, Mr. Banks, Mr. Trone, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Mast, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meijer, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Stevens, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Curtis, Ms. Ross, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Delgado, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Craig, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Mann, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Allen, Ms. Salazar, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Schneider, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Amodei, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Soto, Mr. Guest, Mr. Rush, Mr. Walberg, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Crow, and Mr. Casten
December 8, 2021
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 22, 2021]
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, shall 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act”.
SEC. 2. Grants for valvular heart disease research.
Subpart 2 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 424C (42 U.S.C. 285b–7c) the following:
“SEC. 424D. Grants for valvular heart disease research.
“(a) In general.—The Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the Institute, shall support or conduct research regarding valvular heart disease.
“(b) Support guidelines.—The distribution of funding authorized under subsection (a) may be used to pursue the following outcomes:
“(1) Using precision medicine and advanced technological imaging to generate data on individuals with valvular heart disease.
“(2) Identifying and developing a cohort of individuals with valvular heart disease and available data.
“(c) Mitral valve prolapse workshop.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Institute shall convene a workshop composed of subject matter experts and stakeholders to identify research needs and opportunities to develop prescriptive guidelines for treatment of individuals with mitral valve prolapse.
SEC. 3. Programs of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 312 the following section:
“SEC. 312A. Prevention of sudden cardiac death as a result of valvular heart disease.
“(a) In general.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may carry out projects to increase education, awareness, or diagnosis of valvular heart disease and to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death caused by valvular heart disease. Such projects may be carried out by the Secretary directly or through awards of grants or contracts to public or nonprofit private entities. The Secretary may directly (or through such awards) provide technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and operation of such projects.
“(b) Certain activities.—Upon availability of applicable data, projects carried out under subsection (a) may include—
“(1) continuing the activities at the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, including those related to valvular heart disease;
“(c) Grant prioritization.—The Secretary may, in awarding grants or entering into contracts pursuant to subsection (a), give priority to entities seeking to carry out projects that target populations most impacted by valvular heart disease.
“(d) Coordination of activities.—The Secretary shall ensure that activities under this section are coordinated, as appropriate, with other agencies of the Public Health Service that carry out activities regarding valvular heart disease.
Amend the title so as to read: “A bill 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.”.
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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, shall 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. | |||||
December 8, 2021 | |||||
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |