Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to establish programs that support heart disease research and awareness programs among communities disproportionately affected by heart disease, including the South Asian population of the United States.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to establish programs that support heart disease research and awareness among communities disproportionately affected by heart disease, including the South-Asian population of the United States (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the programs shall include the following, including, but not limited to (Sec. 2):

• Grants to states for awareness among communities disproportionately affected by heart disease; and

• Research regarding heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other heart related ailments with respect to the South Asian population and other at-risk populations.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text