Frank Pallone: “Yes, I will be the designee in lieu of Ms. Sherrill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.…”

“Yes, I will be the designee in lieu of Ms. Sherrill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, strike lines 15 through 22 and insert the following: ``(c) Reports to Congress.-- ``(1) Study on relationship between certain rates of morbidity and mortality as a result of heart disease in at- risk populations.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or, if the National Academies decline to enter into the agreement, another appropriate entity) under which the National Academies (or other appropriate entity) will conduct a study of the relationship between COVID-19 and rates of morbidity and mortality as a result of heart disease in at-risk populations, such as South Asian communities in the United States. ``(B) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of the study under subsection (a). ``(2) Report on outreach.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on outreach efforts and data relating to heart disease in communities disproportionately affected by heart disease, such as South Asian communities in the United States.''.…”