S.Amdt. 2970

SA 2970. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE __PULMONARY HYPERTENSION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

SEC. _01. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Tom Lantos Pulmonary
Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009''.

Subtitle A--Research on Pulmonary Hypertension

SEC. _11. EXPANSION AND INTENSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
that--
(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary''), acting through the
Director of the National Institutes of Health and the
Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (in
this title referred to as the ``Institute''), should continue
aggressive work on pulmonary hypertension;
(2) as part of such work, the Director of the Institute
should continue research to expand the understanding of the
causes of, and to find a cure for, pulmonary hypertension;
and
(3) activities under paragraph (1) may include conducting
and supporting--
(A) basic research concerning the etiology and causes of
pulmonary hypertension;
(B) basic research on the relationship between scleroderma,
sickle cell anemia (and other conditions identified by the
Director of the Institute that can lead to a secondary
diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension), and pulmonary
hypertension;
(C) clinical research for the development and evaluation of
new treatments for pulmonary hypertension, including the
establishment of a ``Pulmonary Hypertension Clinical Research
Network'';
(D) support for the training of new clinicians and
investigators with expertise in the pulmonary hypertension;
and
(E) information and education programs for the general
public.
(b) Biennial Reports.--As part of the biennial report made
under section 403 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
283), the Secretary shall include information on the status
of pulmonary hypertension research at the National Institutes
of Health.

Subtitle B--Increasing Awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension

SEC. _21. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall
carry out an educational campaign to increase public
awareness of pulmonary hypertension. Print, video, and Web-
based materials distributed under this program may include--
(1) basic information on pulmonary hypertension and its
symptoms; and
(2) information on--
(A) the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension;
(B) diseases and conditions that can lead to pulmonary
hypertension as a secondary diagnosis;
(C) the importance of early diagnosis; and
(D) the availability, as medically appropriate, of a range
of treatment options and pulmonary hypertension.
(b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary is
encouraged to disseminate information under subsection (a)
through a cooperative agreement with a national nonprofit
entity with expertise in pulmonary hypertension.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 2010,
the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate on the status of activities under this
section.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of
carrying out this section, there is authorized to be
appropriated $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 2011,
and 2012.

SEC. _22. PROMOTING AWARENESS AMONG HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration and the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, shall carry out an educational
campaign to increase awareness of pulmonary hypertension
among health care providers. Print, video, and Web-based
materials distributed under this program may include
information on--
(1) the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension;
(2) the importance of early diagnosis;
(3) current diagnostic criteria; and
(4) Food and Drug Administration-approved therapies for the
disease.
(b) Targeted Health Care Providers.--Health care providers
targeted through the campaign under subsection (a) shall
include, but not be limited to, cardiologists,
pulmonologists, rheumatologists, primary care physicians,
pediatricians, and nurse practitioners.
(c) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary is
encouraged to disseminate information under subsection (a)
through a cooperative agreement with a national nonprofit
entity with expertise in pulmonary hypertension.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 2010,
the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate on the status of activities under this
section.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of
carrying out this section, there is authorized to be
appropriated $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 2011,
and 2012.
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