; and (2) in such updated version, address how racial and ethnic health disparities have changed since the publication of the original report. G Lung Disease 776. Expansion of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (a) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The prevalence of asthma has increased since 1980 and affects more than 26,000,000 people in the United States. (2) Significant disparities in asthma morbidity and mortality exist for both adults and children particularly for low-income and minority populations, particularly African Americans and Puerto Ricans. (3) African-American children are twice as likely to have asthma as White children. (4) In 2016, almost 4,500,000 non-Hispanic African Americans reported having asthma. African Americans with asthma are 3 times as likely to visit the emergency department and twice as likely to get hospitalized as White patients with asthma. (5) Puerto Ricans are 3.4 times as likely to die from asthma compared with all other Hispanic or Latino groups. Overall Hispanic Americans are 30 percent more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than non-Hispanic Whites. (6) The majority of adults with asthma are women. (b) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall convene a working group comprised of patient groups, nonprofit organizations, medical societies, and other relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities, including those that participate in the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, to develop a report to Congress that— (1) catalogs, with respect to asthma prevention, management, and surveillance— (A) the activities of the Federal Government, including identifying all Federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities, as well as assessment of the progress of the Federal Government and States, with respect to achieving the goals of Healthy People 2020